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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Lil B : Charlie Sheen. Dave Thomas has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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257 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Anthony!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like William Anthony has been cut.
Anthony looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
Anthony slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Thomas misses with the combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.
Anthony fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anthony checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thomas gets caught flat footed, as Anthony shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet but Anthony is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anthony preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to stand up but Anthony isn't so interested in that idea.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Anthony from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. William Anthony was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anthony fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dave Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Anthony.
Anthony throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Anthony is in Thomas's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony looking to pass the guard.
Thomas trying to keep a closed guard but Anthony is proving a slippery customer.
Anthony wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Anthony should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Thomas is trying to control the position but Anthony postures up.
Anthony stands up from Thomas's guard - Anthony perhaps looking for a knockout.
Thomas throws a low kick, looking for Anthony's leg but Anthony calmly moves out of range.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Anthony avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anthony circles away quickly and effectively.
Anthony fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas throws a low kick but Anthony moves out of range easily.
Anthony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Anthony dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Anthony drives through with a takedown into Thomas's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas has control of Anthony's left arm, preventing Anthony from doing any damage.
Anthony postures up.
Anthony tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Thomas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anthony defends it easily.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Anthony stands and steps away. Thomas gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas clobbers Anthony with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Anthony misses with a double jab.
Nice takedown defense from Thomas. No joy for Anthony on that attempt.
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 Dave Thomas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Anthony's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anthony misses with a double jab.
Anthony pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Anthony moved away.
Anthony shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thomas sprawls well. Thomas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anthony gets slowly back to his feet.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Anthony's belly button to the back.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Anthony throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Anthony wants to clinch.
Anthony is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dave Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anthony.
Dave Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas is looking to chop away at Anthony's legs.
Thomas throws a low kick, looking for Anthony's leg but Anthony calmly moves out of range.
Anthony will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anthony tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dave Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Anthony.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas leaves Anthony with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thomas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Anthony's front leg but catches the back leg as Anthony tries to avoid it.
Anthony shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thomas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Anthony tries to move to full mount but Thomas actually manages to regain half guard.
Anthony is just content to waste time from the top position. Thomas takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
William Anthony has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thomas controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony wanted to stand there but Thomas had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas controls Anthony momentarily but Anthony frees himself.
Anthony missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anthony postures up in Thomas's guard and throws a big left but Thomas blocks it.
Anthony passes Thomas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
It looks like Anthony is going to stand back up.
Thomas trying to control but Anthony postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to stand.
Anthony wants to take a breather but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas is trying to stand up here but Anthony is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anthony stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Anthony checks the leg kick.
Dave Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anthony fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Thomas to the ground. Anthony is now in Thomas's guard.
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!
Anthony trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but William Anthony will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on William Anthony's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Anthony is controlling the position.
Anthony can't break the clinch.
Anthony successfully pulls guard.
Anthony is trying to control the position but Thomas postures up.
Thomas is looking to stand up but Anthony won't let him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Anthony throws his legs up looking for a submission but Thomas uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony looking for a sweep but Thomas has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Anthony regains half guard.
Anthony trying to control from the bottom.
Anthony is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Thomas controlling the position easily from mount.
Thomas wants to control the pace but Anthony is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Anthony is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Anthony is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anthony can't escape the position.
Thomas controlling the pace for now.
Thomas looking to control but Anthony is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anthony wants to control but Thomas is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Anthony.
I think Anthony has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... William Anthony!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Kazansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazansky has chosen Danger Zone as his entrance music. Tom Kazansky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 lbs
9 - 1 - 1 |
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185 lbs
13 - 31 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Brawler
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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
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabricio Thiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Kazansky!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiago throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kazansky was covering up waiting for the punch and Thiago finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Thiago stands up over Kazansky, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kazansky trying to keep a closed guard but Thiago is proving a slippery customer.
Kazansky wants to stand and escape but Thiago is having none of it.
Thiago loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kazansky looking for a guillotine here but Thiago defends easily.
Kazansky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thiago. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thiago in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thiago postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thiago lands a couple of elbows.
Thiago scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thiago with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thiago missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thiago is working Kazansky over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago is working Kazansky over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kazansky is rocked!
Thiago loads up on a big left hand. Kazansky felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Thiago looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Kazansky can't hide his disappointment, as Thiago celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fabricio Thiago!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Fabricio Thiago made sure he mentioned Kobra Clothing Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Trainor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lawrence Trainor was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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145 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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135 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hector Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lawrence Trainor!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Trainor with that takedown attempt.
Alves lands a jab to Trainor's midsection.
Alves pivots, looking for a leg kick but Trainor is out of range and Alves settles back down.
Trainor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Trainor wants it to stay on the feet.
Trainor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trainor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alves misses with an uppercut
and Trainor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Trainor.
Alves content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trainor misses with a knee strike.
Trainor has clasped his hands together around Alves's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Alves regains half guard, as Trainor was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor is looking for a kimura here.
Trainor wants to pass to mount but Alves is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alves is positioning himself well to prevent Trainor advancing to mount.
Trainor trying to control the action but Alves is working from the bottom.
Trainor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alves is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hector Alves wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Alves tries for a takedown but Trainor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Trainor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alves doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alves manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Trainor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alves trying to control but Trainor is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trainor can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alves stays in close to Trainor's body and controls the position.
Trainor is trying to keep Alves in close.
Alves is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Trainor keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hector Alves has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Alves 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.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trainor blocks a leg kick.
Trainor is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Trainor avoids the head kick by Alves.
Alves tries for a takedown but Trainor circles away easily
and Trainor counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves blocking some punches.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trainor misses with a body punch.
Trainor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alves gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trainor with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lawrence Trainor will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alves tries to score a power double leg takedown but Trainor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alves somewhat.
A nice combination there by Alves.
Alves 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.
Alves throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alves finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Trainor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alves throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alves attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alves lands with an uppercut that bounces Trainor off the cage and back into range.
Alves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Trainor blocks a head kick by Alves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves rushes Trainor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Trainor has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alves after a bit of a struggle.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alves avoids it.
Trainor misses with a knee to the head.
Alves is pushing Trainor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Trainor tries to pull guard but Alves forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Trainor looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
Alves stalls.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Trainor looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainor lands a knee to the body.
Alves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
Trainor lands a nice knee to the body.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
Trainor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Trainor looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
Trainor jumps guard but Alves stands there with Trainor around his waist. Trainor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hector Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawrence Trainor.
Alves stalling in the clinch but Trainor improves position.
Trainor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trainor tries to land knees in the clinch but Alves avoids the damage to the body.
Trainor tries to pull guard but Alves holds him up against the cage and eventually Trainor drops back down to his feet.
Trainor is trying to pull guard but Alves has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trainor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trainor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alves managing to block the knees to the body from Trainor.
Trainor is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Trainor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
Trainor is breathing heavily.
Trainor misses with a knee strike.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but Alves blocks it.
Alves stalling.
Trainor drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trainor lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Trainor throws a punch but it's blocked by Alves.
Trainor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
Trainor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
Trainor misses with a knee strike.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trainor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alves's face.
Alves controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trainor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Trainor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Trainor as Alves shoots in.
Alves is looking to land body kicks.
Trainor blocks a head kick by Alves.
Trainor blocks a head kick by Alves.
Alves connects with a leg kick. Trainor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Trainor slips under a jab from Alves.
Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trainor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hector Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves rushes Trainor and presses him up against the cage.
Trainor lands a knee to the head.
Trainor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alves is defending well for now.
Trainor looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
Alves avoiding damage as Trainor throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
Lawrence Trainor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alves takes a knee right on the jaw!
Trainor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trainor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alves pulls guard successfully.
Trainor throws a strike but Alves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alves postures up.
Alves advances to half guard.
Trainor is not content to let Alves control the position.
Alves tries to pass to full mount but Trainor defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Trainor is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hector Alves!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Sessions (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Weddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weddle comes into a darkened arena with his song building. remember the name - fort minor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Wes Weddle was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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156 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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150 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Sessions!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wes Weddle!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weddle throws a body kick that misses.
Weddle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sessions circles away.
Sessions gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sessions avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Weddle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Weddle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sessions swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sessions looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Weddle puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sessions is defending against the submission attempts here by Weddle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sessions moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Weddle throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weddle trying to control the position from guard on top but Sessions is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sessions preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sessions wants to stand but Weddle is controlling the position.
Weddle pushes down on Sessions's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Weddle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sessions knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Weddle on the ground.
Weddle prevents Sessions from improving his position.
Weddle wants to work for an arm triangle but Sessions is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weddle trying to control the action but Sessions is working from the bottom.
Sessions looks like he's trying to stand up.
Weddle is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sessions has managed to free his arm - good work.
Weddle stands up out of the half guard.
Weddle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weddle misses with a kick to the body.
Weddle looks to land a left hand but Sessions moved out of range nicely.
Weddle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sessions paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weddle misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sessions dodges the punch combination from Weddle.
Weddle doesn't manage to clinch there - Sessions circles away.
Sessions slips a straight right by Weddle.
Sessions stuffs the takedown.
Sessions throws a leg kick which misses Weddle's front leg but catches the back leg as Weddle tries to avoid it.
Weddle fails with a takedown attempt.
Manny Sessions has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wes Weddle.
Sessions misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weddle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Weddle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Weddle throws a jab but it's blocked by Sessions.
Sessions connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sessions throws a nice looking combination but Weddle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Weddle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Weddle thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Sessions.
Weddle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sessions swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sessions scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weddle scores with a nice right hand.
Weddle thuds his right hand into Sessions's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Weddle.
Weddle misses with a body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Weddle.
Weddle looks gassed!
A solid body kick from Weddle.
Sessions looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab lands there for Sessions.
Weddle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Weddle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sessions misses with a head kick.
Sessions scores with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sessions fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sessions throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Sessions as he connects with a hook.
Weddle throws a shot from downtown. Sessions moves away and avoids it.
Weddle's corner calls for a 1-2. Weddle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Weddle 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.
A shot to the liver by Sessions. Beautiful body shot.
Wes Weddle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Weddle moves out of range of the body kick from Sessions.
A shot to the liver by Sessions. Beautiful body shot.
Sessions cracks Weddle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Weddle avoids the body shot from Sessions.
Sessions slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Weddle misses with an uppercut. Sessions saw that one coming.
Sessions with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wes Weddle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weddle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sessions sprawls well. Sessions wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Weddle gets slowly back to his feet.
Weddle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sessions looks for the body kick but Weddle saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sessions. Weddle does a little dance to reset his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sessions.
Sessions scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Weddle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Weddle misses with a series of wild punches.
Weddle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sessions lands a nice shot to the body.
Sessions scores with a three punch combo!
Weddle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sessions throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Weddle's head.
Sessions slips under a jab.
Weddle throws a hook to the side of Sessions's head but Sessions sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sessions misses with a head kick.
Sessions misses with a body kick.
Sessions swats away the attempt to clinch by Weddle.
Sessions motions for Weddle to come forward. Sessions throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Weddle dives in and grabs Sessions's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sessions pushes down on Weddle's head and hops out.
Manny Sessions has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wes Weddle.
Sessions scores with a spinning back kick!
Sessions lands a slapping body shot.
Weddle misses with a straight left.
Weddle swinging wildly here.
Weddle misses with a double jab.
Weddle is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sessions thows a body kick. Weddle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sessions is looking to slow Weddle down with leg kicks.
Weddle misses with a two punch combination.
Weddle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sessions fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Weddle.
Sessions scores with a nice right hand.
Sessions scoring well with a low kick there.
Weddle throws a push kick but Sessions slaps the foot to one side.
Sessions takes a swing at Weddle's ribcage but misses.
Sessions throws a shot to the body.
Sessions fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Weddle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sessions is looking to wear down Weddle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Weddle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sessions.
Weddle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Weddle tries to clinch there but Sessions circles away.
Weddle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sessions as he avoids it easily.
Weddle looks to land a combination but Sessions avoids it well.
Sessions misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Weddle!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sessions connects with a jab.
Sessions misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weddle.
Weddle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Weddle tries to clinch but Sessions is having none of it.
Sessions thows a body shot but no joy.
Weddle looks to land a combination but Sessions avoids it well.
Sessions avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sessions cracks Weddle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sessions moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Weddle misses with an uppercut
and Sessions counters with a solid body kick.
Manny Sessions is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weddle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sessions as he avoids it easily.
Sessions throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Weddle shoots in for a takedown but Sessions shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sessions lunges at Weddle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Weddle's hand.
Weddle shoots for a takedown but Sessions saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sessions ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sessions. Weddle shrugs it off though.
Nice body kick from Sessions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weddle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sessions.
Weddle has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sessions.
Sessions bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weddle blocks a head kick by Sessions.
Weddle misses with the combination.
Weddle looks for a takedown but Sessions sprawls well.
Nice cross by Sessions.
Sessions lands with a shot to the body.
Weddle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sessions cracks a nice hook into Weddle's ribs.
Sessions slips under a jab from Weddle.
Sessions throws a leg kick which misses Weddle's front leg but catches the back leg as Weddle tries to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sessions darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Weddle misses the target.
Sessions scores with a shot to the body.
Weddle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Weddle blocks a head kick by Sessions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Sessions dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sessions throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Weddle does no damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sessions.
Sessions leaves Weddle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Weddle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sessions.
Weddle misses with a series of wild punches.
Weddle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sessions!
Weddle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sessions lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A combination from Weddle does no damage.
Weddle takes a kick to the side of the head.
Weddle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weddle shoots in looking for a takedown. Sessions tries to sprawl out of it but Weddle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sessions manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Weddle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab by Sessions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weddle throws a nice looking combination but Sessions bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sessions scores with a jab to the head.
Weddle moves out of range as Sessions throws a body kick.
Weddle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sessions fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weddle manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Sessions.
Sessions tries to land a front kick but Weddle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sessions's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sessions duly obliges.
Some wild striking there from Weddle.
A leg kick checked by Weddle.
Sessions thows a body shot but no joy.
Weddle misses with a two punch combination.
Weddle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Weddle scores with a one two! Sessions had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sessions scores with a nice strike.
Sessions scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Weddle walks into a jab.
Weddle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sessions chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Weddle walks into a jab.
Sessions goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sessions connects with a looping right hand.
Sessions throws a lazy head kick
and Weddle counters with a series of strikes. Sessions will be more careful next time no doubt.
Weddle closes the distance and pushes Sessions back into the cage.
Sessions tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Weddle avoids it.
Weddle tries to throw a body punch but Sessions avoids it by throwing Weddle back against the cage.
Sessions throws an elbow that misses.
Weddle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sessions scores with a body shot.
Weddle digs a good body shot into Sessions's ribs.
Sessions moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sessions.
Sessions scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sessions lands a head shot.
Sessions throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Weddle throws a right and a left that Sessions avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sessions scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sessions keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sessions stuns Weddle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Weddle defending well as Sessions loads up on a big left hand.
Sessions throws a right hand that Weddle ducks under and follows up with a left that Weddle also avoids with ease.
Weddle fails to land the takedown.
Manny Sessions has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wes Weddle.
Weddle misses the jab.
Weddle needs to keep his hands up - Sessions had a free shot at his head there.
Sessions lands a nice shot that snaps Weddle's head back.
Weddle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sessions stuffs the takedown attempt from Weddle. Weddle gets slowly back to his feet.
Sessions misses with a wild body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Sessions 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sessions getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sessions slips a straight right by Weddle.
Weddle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Weddle.
Sessions leaves Weddle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Weddle misses its intended target.
Weddle 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.
Sessions throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Weddle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Weddle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sessions sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sessions connects with a jab.
Weddle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weddle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Weddle misses with a left hand
and Sessions cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weddle tries to land a front kick but Sessions steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sessions moves out of range as Weddle throws a body kick.
Sessions stuns Weddle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Sessions showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sessions has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Sessions!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calvin Carter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Winters's chin.
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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
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Calvin Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Winters!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winters throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Carter. Those never looked like landing.
Winters looks to land a combination. Carter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Calvin Carter has been cut.
Winters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid body kick from Carter.
A combination from Winters does no damage.
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winters has a takedown stuffed.
Winters scores with a sloppy right hand. Carter should have avoided that one.
Winters takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Carter misses with a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Winters.
Carter misses with a hook
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Calvin Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winters throws out the jab.
Winters misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Winters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winters misses with a combination
and Carter counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Carter smiles and moves away.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Winters pushes him off.
Winters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Winters.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carter.
Winters looks gassed!
Carter throws a wild body kick that Winters sees coming a mile off.
Carter lands with a nice body kick.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
Carter has closed the distance and engaged Winters in a clinch.
Winters fails to pull guard.
Calvin Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Winters.
Winters jumps guard but Carter stands there with Winters around his waist. Winters gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Winters jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Carter walks away with a smile on his face. Winters gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter darts in and clinches Winters up against the cage.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Calvin Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Winters misses with a straight left.
Winters looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Carter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Winters's head.
Carter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Winters. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Winters.
Winters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter throws a push kick but Winters slaps the foot to one side.
Carter moves into range and clinches up with Winters.
Winters tries to pull guard but Carter holds him up against the cage and eventually Winters drops back down to his feet.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Winters jumps guard but Carter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Winters is rocked!
Carter throws a big uppercut that drops Winters! More strikes from Carter and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Winters lies dazed against the cage as Carter celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin Carter!
A relieved looking Calvin Carter thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vpered kPobede (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kPobede's entrance music is Kalinka. A fine choice. Sanderson has chosen Dope - Debonair as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vpered kPobede!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cael Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanderson tries to work over kPobede's front leg with a kick but kPobede checks it.
Sanderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
kPobede misses with a head kick.
Sanderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but kPobede swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanderson shoots for a double leg takedown but kPobede sprawls well. He's pushed Sanderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sanderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but kPobede paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanderson looks for a takedown but kPobede sprawls well.
Vpered kPobede has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cael Sanderson.
Sanderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
kPobede throws a sloppy head kick and Sanderson moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but kPobede swivels and escapes.
Sanderson has a takedown stuffed.
Sanderson moves out of range of the body kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sanderson enables kPobede to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sanderson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
kPobede is fighting to break Sanderson's control of his arms but Sanderson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sanderson is trying to keep kPobede in close.
Sanderson looking for a guillotine here but kPobede defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
kPobede pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanderson is keeping the position for now.
Sanderson is looking to stand up but kPobede isn't so interested in that idea.
kPobede postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Cael Sanderson.
Sanderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
kPobede is looking for a sweep. Sanderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
kPobede is trying to stand back up but Sanderson is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanderson prevents kPobede from improving his position.
Sanderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but kPobede does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
kPobede is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanderson pulls his head out easily.
Sanderson working kPobede over with strikes.
kPobede tries to get to full guard but Sanderson has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
kPobede pushes Sanderson off looking to stand but Sanderson dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanderson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Sanderson dodges the punch combination from kPobede.
kPobede stuffs the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
kPobede feints and as Sanderson raises his hands in defense, kPobede changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
kPobede looking to pass the guard.
kPobede trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Vpered kPobede will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sanderson dives in and grabs kPobede's left leg, looking for a takedown. kPobede pushes down on Sanderson's head and hops out.
kPobede throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
kPobede throws a half hearted mid kick.
kPobede slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanderson looking to score a takedown here. kPobede is defending well but Sanderson drives through and ends up in kPobede's guard.
kPobede is looking to stand up but Sanderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanderson gets to his feet. kPobede looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sanderson is looking to land body kicks.
Cael Sanderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kPobede slips a jab from Sanderson.
kPobede throws a low kick, looking for Sanderson's leg but Sanderson calmly moves out of range.
kPobede tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanderson is able to avoid easily.
Sanderson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and kPobede counters with a leg kick.
Sanderson is looking to clinch but kPobede is avoiding it.
A head kick by kPobede misses
and Sanderson counters with a left to the body.
Sanderson tries to close the distance and clinch but kPobede swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
kPobede throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
kPobede avoids the head kick by Sanderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with kPobede but kPobede pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vpered kPobede has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cael Sanderson.
kPobede throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanderson tries to clinch but kPobede moves out of range.
Cael Sanderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
kPobede throws a head kick that misses.
kPobede feints and then cracks Sanderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanderson down.
kPobede lands a head kick!
Sanderson dives in and grabs kPobede's left leg, looking for a takedown. kPobede pushes down on Sanderson's head and hops out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
kPobede throws a leg kick
and Sanderson counters with a single leg into guard. kPobede didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson trying to control the position from guard on top but kPobede is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanderson wants to pass the guard but kPobede is keeping the position.
kPobede lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sanderson!
Sanderson tries to hold on but kPobede pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sanderson wants to get back to his feet.
kPobede prevents Sanderson from improving his position.
Sanderson has one foot on kPobede's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Sanderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but kPobede circles away.
Sanderson shoots in looking for a takedown but kPobede manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanderson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
kPobede throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
kPobede keeps the fight on the outside.
kPobede misses with a body kick.
kPobede thows a body shot but no joy.
kPobede throws a leg kick which misses Sanderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanderson tries to avoid it.
Sanderson moves in looking to clinch but kPobede pushes him off.
kPobede lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sanderson will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. kPobede defends it nicely.
Vpered kPobede has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cael Sanderson.
Sanderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
kPobede throws an overhand right that lands on Sanderson's shoulder, as Sanderson tries to avoid the shot.
Sanderson tries to clinch but kPobede moves out of range.
Sanderson with a poor takedown
and kPobede makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
kPobede throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sanderson's head.
Sanderson walks into a stiff left hand from kPobede.
kPobede connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. kPobede defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
kPobede lands a really nice looking cross but Sanderson seems unphased.
Sanderson is rocked!
kPobede is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Sanderson is in big trouble! kPobede is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Sanderson. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Vpered kPobede!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Plank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Hershey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hershey has chosen Aztechnical as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Plank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Hershey!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plank lands a front kick.
Plank connects with a nice looking jab.
Hershey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hershey misses with a looping left.
Hershey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Plank counters with an outside leg kick.
Hershey misses with a few strikes there.
Hershey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Plank counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hershey looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plank chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hershey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Plank throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hershey's head.
Plank lands a right hook to the body.
Plank closes the distance and clinches.
Hershey takes an elbow to the temple.
Plank prevents Hershey from breaking the clinch.
Plank lands a nice knee to the body.
Plank lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Steve Hershey has been cut.
Plank landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Plank.
Plank lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Plank lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Plank.
Plank unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hershey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Plank putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hershey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plank lands a nice knee to the body.
Plank creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hershey's defenses.
A knee to the head by Plank.
Plank lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hershey or not.
Plank unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hershey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Plank with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Plank working Hershey over with knees to the body.
Plank lands an elbow that stopped Hershey in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Plank obliges.
Nice elbow from Plank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plank crunches a lovely knee into Hershey's ribcage.
Plank lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Plank.
Plank lands an elbow just above Hershey 's eye.
Hershey wants to get back to striking at distance but Plank won't allow it.
Plank utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Plank works on Hershey's body with a couple of short punches.
Plank scores with a knee to the head.
Plank lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Plank with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hershey is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Plank.
Hershey is still on wobbly legs! Can Plank finish him?
Plank makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Plank lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Plank unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hershey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Plank lands an elbow just above Hershey 's eye.
Plank is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plank creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hershey's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Plank.
Plank lands a knee to the body.
Plank throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Plank.
Plank lands an elbow that stopped Hershey in his tracks for a moment.
Plank scores a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Plank.
Hershey has had enough of the clinch but Plank keeps him there for the moment.
Plank lands a damaging elbow.
Plank lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Plank lands a good knee to the midsection. Hershey won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plank comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Plank lands an elbow that stopped Hershey in his tracks for a moment.
Plank prevents Hershey from breaking the clinch.
Plank gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Plank lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Plank lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Plank is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinched against the cage, Plank lands a big elbow that drops Hershey! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Hershey is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Plank!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlito Castilho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Marcus Johnson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlito Castilho!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castilho throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Johnson darts in and clinches Castilho up against the cage.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castilho controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Castilho.
Castilho blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castilho has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Castilho won't allow it.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson cracks Castilho with a nice body shot.
Castilho blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Castilho is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Castilho has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Castilho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Castilho.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Castilho circles away.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Castilho counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Castilho keeps it at a distance.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Castilho circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castilho manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castilho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson closes the distance but Castilho moves to the side
enabling Castilho to counter with a crisp jab.
Castilho misses with a looping left.
Johnson moves to clinch but Castilho breaks away
and Castilho counters with a solid body kick.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Castilho pushes him off.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Castilho is avoiding it.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Castilho misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castilho works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Castilho - that landed with a thud.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castilho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castilho.
Castilho taking a breather.
Castilho manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Castilho counters with an inside leg kick.
Johnson closes the distance but Castilho moves to the side
and Castilho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Castilho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Castilho counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Castilho thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnson if he has to take too many more of those.
Castilho throws a head kick that misses.
Castilho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castilho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Castilho counters with a head kick.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Castilho avoids them all with ease.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Castilho seems unphased.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castilho has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Castilho backwards.
Castilho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Castilho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Castilho's defenses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Castilho.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Castilho knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson tries to clinch but Castilho moves away
and Castilho counters with a nice body kick.
Castilho keeps the fight on the outside.
Castilho lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Castilho misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Castilho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castilho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castilho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson throws a body punch but Castilho moves out of range.
Castilho gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Castilho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castilho lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Castilho's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
Johnson jabs at Castilho's body.
Castilho keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Castilho is avoiding it.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castilho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Castilho cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Castilho keeps it at a distance.
Johnson darts in and clinches Castilho up against the cage.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Castilho uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Castilho.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Castilho tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
A short left from Castilho.
A head punch on the inside from Castilho fails to land.
Castilho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castilho.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castilho's elbow.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Castilho.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castilho blocks an uppercut.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson wants to clinch but Castilho slips to the side
and Castilho counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Castilho slips the punch.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Castilho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castilho counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castilho.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Castilho finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Johnson tries to clinch but Castilho is having none of it.
Johnson tries to clinch but Castilho moves away
and Castilho counters with a left to the body.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Castilho swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castilho lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Castilho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Castilho counters with a stiff right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Castilho.
Castilho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson tries to clinch but Castilho moves away
and Castilho counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
Castilho throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Marcus Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Castilho counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Castilho keeps it at a distance.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Castilho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castilho swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Castilho ducks down to avoid it.
Castilho misses with a wild body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Castilho in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Castilho to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson tries to clinch but Castilho is having none of it.
Johnson closes the distance but Castilho moves to the side
and Castilho counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castilho cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castilho finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Castilho moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Castilho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Castilho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castilho cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Johnson tries to clinch
and Castilho counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Castilho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Castilho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Castilho counters with a nice kick to the body.
Castilho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castilho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castilho missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carlito Castilho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Castilho scores with a kick to the midsection.
Castilho connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Castilho counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Castilho lands the left hand.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Castilho swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Castilho moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Castilho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castilho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Castilho controlling the action here for a moment.
Castilho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castilho misses with a body punch.
Castilho stalling.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castilho manages to break the clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson pushes Castilho up against the cage in a clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Castilho misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Castilho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Castilho is controlling him.
Castilho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Castilho.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Castilho.
Castilho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson is looking to clinch but Castilho is avoiding it.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Castilho misses.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson closes the distance but Castilho moves to the side
and Castilho counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Castilho counters with a nice body shot.
Castilho looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Castilho counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson looks to clinch
and Castilho counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Castilho momentarily.
Castilho throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Castilho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Castilho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Castilho scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson rushes Castilho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Castilho tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Castilho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castilho blocks an uppercut.
Castilho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castilho thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Castilho counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Castilho throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson tries to clinch but Castilho is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Castilho walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Castilho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Castilho is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Castilho.
Castilho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson is looking to clinch but Castilho is avoiding it.
Johnson tries to clinch but Castilho is having none of it.
Castilho looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Castilho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlito Castilho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson checks a low kick from Castilho.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Castilho shakes it off.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castilho.
Castilho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Castilho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castilho has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castilho lands a left hand.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Castilho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castilho presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Castilho blocks an uppercut.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Castilho.
Castilho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Castilho controls his hands.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Castilho misses with a body punch.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Castilho scores with a hook to the body.
Castilho tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Castilho back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castilho tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Castilho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Castilho breaks the clinch.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson clinches up with Castilho and pushes him back against the cage.
Castilho manages to break the clinch.
Castilho swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Castilho throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson wants to clinch but Castilho slips to the side
and Castilho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Castilho in his tracks.
Castilho tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Castilho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Johnson closes the distance but Castilho moves to the side
letting Castilho counter with a right hand.
Castilho tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Castilho dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch
and Castilho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castilho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castilho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Castilho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson moves to clinch but Castilho breaks away
and Castilho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Castilho circles away.
Castilho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castilho circles away quickly and effectively.
Castilho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson misses with a hook
enabling Castilho to counter with a crisp jab.
Castilho slips a straight right by Johnson.
Castilho moves away from the strike by Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Castilho counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A jab from Johnson misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to clinch but Castilho slips to the side
and Castilho counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnson moves to clinch but Castilho breaks away
and Castilho counters with a head kick. That will keep Johnson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Castilho counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castilho.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Castilho has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Castilho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson tries a body shot but Castilho blocks it.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castilho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Castilho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Castilho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castilho's elbow.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castilho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Castilho controls his hands.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castilho's elbow.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castilho breaks from the clinch.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castilho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castilho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Castilho circles away and keeps his distance.
Castilho looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Castilho pushes him off.
Castilho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Castilho counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Castilho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Castilho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson tries to clinch but Castilho moves away
and Castilho counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A punch lands to the side of Castilho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Castilho counters with a straight right hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson wants to clinch but Castilho slips to the side
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castilho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castilho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Castilho pushes him off.
Castilho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson closes the distance but Castilho moves to the side
and Castilho counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Johnson clearly takes that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Castilho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Castilho's hands.
Johnson closes the distance but Castilho moves to the side
and Castilho makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Johnson really felt that one!
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson closes the distance but Castilho moves to the side
and Castilho counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Johnson misses with a hook. Castilho ducked under it nicely.
Castilho has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Castilho there as he acknowledges the shot.
Castilho lands a nice looking body kick.
Castilho ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Castilho keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Castilho is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castilho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castilho throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Castilho keeps it at a distance.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson tries to bum rush Castilho with a series of wild strikes but Castilho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Castilho counters with a body kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson closes the distance but Castilho moves to the side
and Castilho counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to clinch but Castilho slips to the side
and Castilho counters with a right hand to the body.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Castilho lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson cracks Castilho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Castilho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson darts in and clinches Castilho up against the cage.
Castilho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Castilho off the cage and back into range.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Castilho keeps it at a distance.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castilho throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Castilho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castilho circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Castilho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Castilho counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Castilho keeps it at a distance.
Castilho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Castilho slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson wants to clinch
enabling Castilho to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Castilho on the side of the head.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson tries to clinch but Castilho moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Castilho.
Johnson cracks Castilho with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Castilho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Castilho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Castilho's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Castilho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Castilho tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson sizes up Castilho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson throws a hook but Castilho blocks it.
Castilho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Castilho with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Castilho counters with a right hand to the body.
Castilho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Castilho is avoiding it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Castilho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Castilho counters with a body kick.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castilho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castilho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Castilho counters with an inside leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Castilho circles away.
Castilho throws a body kick that misses.
Castilho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Castilho keeps it at a distance.
Castilho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Castilho counters with a right hand to the body.
Castilho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Castilho throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Johnson wants to clinch but Castilho slips to the side
and Castilho counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson misses with a hook. Castilho ducked under it nicely.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castilho wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson tries a body shot but Castilho blocks it.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Castilho.
Johnson pushes Castilho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Castilho won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castilho throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Castilho counters with a big head kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Castilho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castilho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson tries to clinch
and Castilho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castilho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castilho throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Castilho throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice defenses there by Castilho.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castilho throws a half hearted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Castilho keeps it at a distance.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Castilho's head.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Castilho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Johnson had his way with Carlito Castilho in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Castilho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Castilho keeps the fight on the outside.
Castilho misses with an attempted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Castilho, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castilho.
Castilho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Castilho counters with a nice kick to the body.
Johnson moves to clinch but Castilho breaks away
and Castilho finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Castilho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Castilho counters with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Castilho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Castilho circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson scores with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Castilho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castilho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Castilho.
Castilho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castilho has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Castilho counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Castilho counters with a body kick.
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.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws the left hand but Castilho avoids the punch easily.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Castilho counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Castilho is avoiding it.
Castilho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Castilho.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Castilho is avoiding it.
Castilho swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Castilho circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Castilho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castilho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Johnson.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Castilho.
Johnson tries to bum rush Castilho with a series of wild strikes but Castilho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Castilho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Castilho. Castilho obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Castilho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab when Castilho was well out of range.
Castilho lands with a nice body kick.
Castilho tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Castilho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castilho slips under a jab.
Castilho scores with a leg kick.
Castilho lands with an overhand left.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Castilho is out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Castilho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Castilho circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Castilho finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castilho.
Castilho tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Castilho circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castilho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Castilho throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Castilho moves away and avoids it.
Castilho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Castilho counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Castilho slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Castilho swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson tries to clinch but Castilho moves away
and Castilho counters with a body kick that stops Johnson in his tracks momentarily.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Castilho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Castilho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Castilho circles away and keeps his distance.
Castilho throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Castilho doesn't seem phased though.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Castilho.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castilho breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carlito Castilho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson tries to clinch there but Castilho circles away.
Marcus Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Castilho counters with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Castilho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Johnson!
Marcus Johnson retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Marcus Johnson 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 Hatsu Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hatsu Ishikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael Rua!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishikawa tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
Ishikawa gets a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ishikawa.
Ishikawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ishikawa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rua or not.
Ishikawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Ishikawa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Ishikawa.
Rua looks gassed!
Ishikawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Rafael Rua has been cut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ishikawa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rua drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ishikawa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ishikawa clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Ishikawa on the inside.
Ishikawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua wants a takedown but no success here.
Ishikawa stops a takedown attempt from Rua.
Hatsu Ishikawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Rua.
Ishikawa lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ishikawa turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ishikawa manages to end up in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ishikawa working the ground and pound from side control.
Ishikawa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishikawa working the head and body with strikes.
Ishikawa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rua is rocked!
Ishikawa working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rua is still in real trouble! Can Ishikawa finish him?
A big shot lands for Ishikawa! That's hurt Rua! Will he recover? Ishikawa fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hatsu Ishikawa!
Hatsu Ishikawa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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pop
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