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RING WARS 19 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josh Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Kashmere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Ferguson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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128 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Kashmere!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kashmere has closed the distance and engaged Ferguson in a clinch.
Ferguson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kashmere looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kashmere just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ferguson's brow.
Kashmere is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ferguson is defending well for now.
Kashmere is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
Kashmere prevents Ferguson from breaking the clinch.
Ferguson looking to slow down the pace here.
Kashmere gets underhooks to prevent Ferguson's takedown attempt.
Ferguson wants to break free but Kashmere has control.
Kashmere with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kashmere is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ferguson is defending well for now.
Ferguson blocks an elbow strike.
Kashmere with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kashmere pushes off an throws an elbow but Ferguson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kashmere throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kashmere looking to throw knees to the head but Ferguson is blocking nicely.
Kashmere creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ferguson's defenses.
It looks like Josh Ferguson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kashmere gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ferguson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kashmere tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ferguson avoids it.
Kashmere unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ferguson jumps guard but Kashmere stands there with Ferguson around his waist. Ferguson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kashmere working Ferguson over with knees to the body.
Kashmere throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kashmere tries a knee to the head but Ferguson blocks it.
Kashmere tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ferguson avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kashmere tries to land a knee to the head but Ferguson blocks with his arms.
Ferguson takes an elbow to the temple.
Kashmere trying to land knees to the body.
Kashmere misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson manages to break the clinch.
Johnny Kashmere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson thows a body kick. Kashmere tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ferguson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kashmere sprawls well initially but Ferguson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ferguson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Kashmere looks to clinch
and Ferguson counters with a one-two to the body.
Kashmere closes the distance but Ferguson moves to the side
and Ferguson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kashmere's guard.
Ferguson stopping the sweep attempt from Kashmere.
Ferguson advances to half guard.
Kashmere tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Ferguson manages to move to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ferguson blocks Kashmere's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ferguson with shots to the head and body - Kashmere looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ferguson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kashmere is trying to reverse the position but instead Ferguson has taken his back - oops!
Ferguson scores with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Ferguson has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Kashmere is defending well but eventually Ferguson manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Kashmere has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Josh Ferguson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry The Hatchett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the ring accompanied by pride. 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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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry The Hatchett!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Hatchett shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as The Hatchett shoots in.
The Hatchett looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Mr Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry The Hatchett.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Hatchett momentarily.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from The Hatchett, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows The Hatchett to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The Hatchett is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Smith controls The Hatchett momentarily but The Hatchett frees himself.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Hatchett on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hatchett trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but The Hatchett is proving a slippery customer.
Smith is looking to stand up but The Hatchett isn't so interested in that idea.
The Hatchett drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Hatchett jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
The Hatchett passes Smith's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The Hatchett is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smith pushes The Hatchett off looking to stand but The Hatchett dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smith is breathing heavily.
The Hatchett wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Smith looks like he's trying to stand up.
The Hatchett passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Smith!
The Hatchett forces the positional change into back control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hatchett is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Smith is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Harry The Hatchett!
Harry The Hatchett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Jaeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atlas MacDowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacDowell has chosen Face The Pain as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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166 lbs
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157 lbs
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Great wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Jaeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Atlas MacDowell!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Jaeson or perhaps it was just good defense by MacDowell which made him look bad.
Jaeson takes a swing at MacDowell's ribcage but misses.
Jaeson throws a looping overhand right but MacDowell ducks down to avoid it.
MacDowell misses with a kick to the body.
MacDowell ducks right into an uppercut from Jaeson.
MacDowell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
MacDowell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
MacDowell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jaeson avoids the head kick by MacDowell.
MacDowell blocks a jab.
Jaeson swings for the body but MacDowell moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDowell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
MacDowell dodges the punch combination from Jaeson.
Jaeson misses with a left hand
and MacDowell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Justin Jaeson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaeson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
MacDowell throws a head kick but Jaeson moves out of range.
MacDowell motions for Jaeson to come forward. MacDowell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
MacDowell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
MacDowell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDowell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
MacDowell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaeson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MacDowell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jaeson.
MacDowell tries to work over Jaeson's front leg with a kick but Jaeson checks it.
MacDowell throws a head kick that Jaeson semi-blocks.
MacDowell gets caught flat footed, as Jaeson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jaeson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jaeson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacDowell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jaeson is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaeson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jaeson postures up and lands a big shot to MacDowell's brow.
MacDowell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
MacDowell controls Jaeson momentarily but Jaeson frees himself.
MacDowell wants to sweep here but Jaeson controlling him for the moment.
Jaeson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jaeson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacDowell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jaeson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jaeson throws a big right hand that misses.
MacDowell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jaeson looking to pass the guard.
Jaeson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MacDowell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jaeson postures up and lands a big shot to MacDowell's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaeson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
MacDowell is trying to keep Jaeson in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Jaeson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
MacDowell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and MacDowell wants it to stay on the feet.
Jaeson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaeson sizes up MacDowell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jaeson jabs MacDowell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jaeson fails to land the takedown.
Jaeson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jaeson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
MacDowell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDowell just misses with a punch to the body.
MacDowell staying out of range there.
MacDowell gets caught napping as Jaeson dives in and scores a takedown. MacDowell manages to retain guard.
Jaeson throwing strikes but missing.
MacDowell is looking to stand back up but Jaeson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by MacDowell.
Jaeson trying to advance position but MacDowell counters by regaining guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jaeson cracks MacDowell with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaeson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MacDowell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jaeson trying to control the position from guard on top but MacDowell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaeson distracts MacDowell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jaeson won't allow MacDowell to sweep him here.
Jaeson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacDowell regains half guard there - taking advantage of Jaeson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaeson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jaeson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed MacDowell's head.
MacDowell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jaeson is working away from the top position though.
Jaeson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jaeson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks MacDowell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jaeson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
MacDowell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jaeson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaeson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jaeson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed MacDowell's head.
Jaeson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing MacDowell to regain full guard.
MacDowell has momentary wrist control but Jaeson slips an elbow through the middle.
Jaeson landing some decent shots from 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!
Jaeson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaeson trying to control the position from guard on top but MacDowell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaeson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MacDowell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Jaeson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jaeson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacDowell moves away.
A combination from MacDowell does no damage.
MacDowell wants to clinch up but Jaeson keeps it at a distance.
Jaeson shoots in looking for a takedown but MacDowell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jaeson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
MacDowell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaeson throws a predictable looking body shot
and MacDowell counters with a head kick.
Jaeson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jaeson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as MacDowell sprawls well. MacDowell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jaeson gets slowly back to his feet.
MacDowell scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MacDowell.
Jaeson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jaeson misses the shot to the body.
Jaeson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacDowell.
Jaeson avoids a kick to the body.
Jaeson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacDowell.
Jaeson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacDowell 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.
Atlas MacDowell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDowell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Atlas MacDowell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaeson misses with a straight right.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jaeson.
MacDowell defending against the ground and pound.
MacDowell avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jaeson.
An elbow from Jaeson crashes against the mat.
Jaeson in side control, throwing shots but MacDowell defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaeson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jaeson cracks MacDowell with a big elbow.
Jaeson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
MacDowell managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jaeson.
Jaeson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but MacDowell is avoiding damage well.
Jaeson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jaeson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused MacDowell some visible discomfort.
Jaeson with the ground and pound but MacDowell regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
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!
Jaeson throwing shots but MacDowell is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaeson is looking to take a break and control but MacDowell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jaeson moves nicely into side control.
Jaeson working the head with strikes.
MacDowell is pushing Jaeson's head away, looking to escape. Jaeson manages to hold on to the position though.
Jaeson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jaeson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaeson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jaeson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear MacDowell down.
Justin Jaeson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MacDowell is not content to let Jaeson control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Jaeson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jaeson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Justin Jaeson!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Justin Jaeson!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Justin Jaeson!
Justin Jaeson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ste McGhee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crowley Osbourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osbourne has chosen Mr Crowley as his entrance music. Ste McGhee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ste McGhee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crowley Osbourne!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osbourne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Osbourne scores with a body shot.
A head kick from Osbourne lands but McGhee takes it in his stride.
Osbourne tests McGhee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Osbourne.
Osbourne bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops McGhee! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
McGhee is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Osbourne distracts McGhee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oh McGhee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGhee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Osbourne scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Osbourne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Osbourne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Osbourne connects with a couple of short punches.
Osbourne with a nice head shot there.
Osbourne loads up on a big left hand. McGhee felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Osbourne looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! McGhee can't hide his disappointment, as Osbourne celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crowley Osbourne!
A very excited looking Crowley Osbourne made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joel Edgerton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Kaliniev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joel Edgerton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexei Kaliniev!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaliniev shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Edgerton is trying to defend but Kaliniev finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Edgerton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Edgerton won't allow Kaliniev to pass to mount.
Kaliniev is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kaliniev is looking to advance position but Edgerton won't allow it.
Kaliniev prevents Edgerton from improving his position.
Edgerton is trying to maintain the position but Kaliniev is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaliniev wants to pass the guard but Edgerton is defending well.
Kaliniev working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Edgerton's thigh. Edgerton counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kaliniev passes Edgerton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kaliniev is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Edgerton bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kaliniev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Edgerton wants to control from the top but Kaliniev keeps moving.
Edgerton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgerton wants to control from the top but Kaliniev keeps moving.
Edgerton won't allow Kaliniev to sweep him here.
Kaliniev keeping moving, preventing Edgerton from controlling successfully.
Kaliniev isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Edgerton stacks Kaliniev on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Edgerton!
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!
Edgerton has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Kaliniev is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Edgerton yanks on the arm and Kaliniev is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Edgerton.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joel Edgerton!
After the fight, Joel Edgerton was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snabbo Smido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munoz comes into the arena with Mga kababayan ko blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Snabbo Smido enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snabbo Smido!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz shoots and misses
and Smido counters with a straight right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Munoz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smido has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smido and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Munoz shoots in but Smido avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Munoz fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Munoz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smido stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smido wants it to stay on the feet.
Munoz fails with the takedown.
Munoz shoots in but Smido avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Munoz tries to clinch but Smido moves out of range.
Smido cracks Munoz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smido scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smido connects with an inside leg kick.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown but Smido shows good takedown defense.
Smido fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Munoz with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Munoz is breathing heavily.
Smido lands with a nice body punch.
Smido throws a leg kick which misses Munoz's front leg but catches the back leg as Munoz tries to avoid it.
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!
Smido lands with a good body shot.
Smido fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smido scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Munoz misses with a takedown
letting Smido counter with a right hand.
Munoz is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smido ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Munoz out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Snabbo Smido!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chase Beebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zimmerman has chosen Linkin Park-- What Ive Done as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Beebe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Zimmerman!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beebe gets the takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Beebe avoids the strikes from the bottom by Zimmerman.
Beebe decides to stand back up. Beebe steps back and let's Zimmerman get back to his feet.
Beebe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zimmerman gets a double leg takedown into Beebe's guard.
Beebe has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Zimmerman off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Zimmerman fails with the takedown.
Beebe tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Zimmerman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zimmerman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Beebe to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Beebe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zimmerman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Beebe has managed to get both his arms back between Zimmerman's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beebe stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Zimmerman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Beebe is trying to buck Zimmerman off.
Zimmerman tries to score with some ground and pound. Beebe controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Zimmerman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zimmerman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Beebe is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Zimmerman fails with a takedown attempt.
Zimmerman keeps the fight on the outside.
Beebe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zimmerman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zimmerman is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Beebe's best efforts.
Beebe seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Beebe decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Zimmerman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Beebe pinned against the ropes. Beebe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chase Beebe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Zimmerman.
Beebe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman looks to land a right hand but Beebe moved out of range.
Beebe drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman is striking but Beebe is not phased and passes to half guard.
Beebe stands up from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zimmerman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Beebe sprawls well. Beebe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zimmerman gets slowly back to his feet.
Beebe tries to clinch up but Zimmerman circles away and keeps his distance.
Zimmerman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beebe throws a right and a left that Zimmerman avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zimmerman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beebe misses with a series of wild punches.
Beebe tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Zimmerman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Beebe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zimmerman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zimmerman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beebe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zimmerman shoots in for a takedown but Beebe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zimmerman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Beebe is fending him off so far but Zimmerman persists. Nope, Beebe circles away and we're back to standing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beebe.
Beebe is looking to clinch.
Beebe tries to close the distance and clinch but Zimmerman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beebe instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beebe.
Beebe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beebe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beebe rushes Zimmerman and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Beebe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zimmerman.
Beebe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beebe cracks Zimmerman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Beebe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zimmerman.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zimmerman.
Chase Beebe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Zimmerman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beebe has managed to clinch.
Zimmerman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Beebe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beebe takes the fight into the clinch.
Zimmerman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Beebe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Eric Zimmerman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beebe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beebe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zimmerman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Beebe as Zimmerman shoots in.
Zimmerman shoots in but no luck this time.
Beebe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zimmerman pinned against the ropes. Zimmerman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zimmerman throws a jab when Beebe was well out of range.
Beebe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zimmerman doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beebe shoots in looking for a takedown. Zimmerman tries to sprawl out of it but Beebe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Zimmerman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zimmerman avoids the head kick by Beebe.
Zimmerman throws a head kick but Beebe moves out of range.
Zimmerman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beebe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zimmerman but Zimmerman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Beebe closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beebe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zimmerman shoots in and drives through. Beebe sprawls well.
Beebe has a takedown stuffed.
Zimmerman instigates a clinch.
Beebe slows down the pace here.
Zimmerman is trying to drag Beebe to the mat but Beebe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman tries to break free but Beebe pushes him back against the ropes.
Beebe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chase Beebe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beebe rushes Zimmerman and presses him up against the ropes.
Zimmerman is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Beebe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Beebe breaks from the clinch.
Beebe rushes Zimmerman and presses him up against the ropes.
Beebe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Zimmerman fails to land.
Beebe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zimmerman drives through with a takedown into Beebe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Beebe scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Zimmerman moves out of range of the body kick from Beebe.
Beebe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zimmerman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beebe moves into the clinch successfully.
Zimmerman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beebe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Zimmerman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zimmerman is looking for a sweep.
Zimmerman is breathing heavily.
Beebe decides to stand up, so the ref orders Zimmerman to his feet.
Beebe tries to clinch there but Zimmerman circles away.
Beebe falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Beebe keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zimmerman works over Beebe's head and body with a nice combination.
Beebe tries to clinch up but Zimmerman circles away and keeps his distance.
Zimmerman misses with a leg kick
and Beebe counters with a stiff right hand.
Beebe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zimmerman slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Beebe dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Beebe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zimmerman manages to avoid it.
Zimmerman fails with a takedown attempt.
Beebe wants to clinch.
Zimmerman avoids the head kick by Beebe.
Zimmerman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zimmerman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zimmerman shoots in but no luck this time.
Chase Beebe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Zimmerman.
Beebe has managed to clinch.
Beebe is pressed up against the ropes. Zimmerman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Beebe down to the mat. Beebe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Beebe closes the distance and clinches.
Beebe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zimmerman is keeping busy.
Beebe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beebe tries to avoid it but Zimmerman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beebe to the ground. Beebe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No joy there for Beebe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beebe forces Zimmerman back against the ropes and clinches.
Beebe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Zimmerman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beebe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zimmerman clinches up against the ropes.
Beebe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zimmerman gets a double leg takedown into Beebe's guard.
Zimmerman throws a big right hand that misses.
Zimmerman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beebe kicks Zimmerman off and gets to his feet.
Beebe gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beebe is looking to control Zimmerman's arms but Zimmerman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Beebe has his back to the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Beebe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beebe shoots in looking for a takedown. Zimmerman tries to sprawl out of it but Beebe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Zimmerman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Beebe is looking to clinch but Zimmerman is avoiding it.
Zimmerman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zimmerman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zimmerman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Beebe's half guard.
Zimmerman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beebe defending well though.
Zimmerman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beebe's head.
Zimmerman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beebe wants to get back to his feet.
Zimmerman stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Beebe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beebe moves into range and clinches up with Zimmerman.
Zimmerman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Beebe lands a knee to the head.
Zimmerman wants to take the fight to the mat but Beebe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chase Beebe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Beebe lands a nice elbow.
Beebe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beebe takes the fight into the clinch.
Zimmerman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Beebe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zimmerman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Beebe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beebe prevents Zimmerman from breaking the clinch.
Beebe manages to break the clinch.
Zimmerman throws the kick towards the body but Beebe avoids it.
Beebe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Beebe shoots in for a double leg but Zimmerman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
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!
Zimmerman keeps the fight on the outside.
Eric Zimmerman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beebe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Beebe thumps Zimmerman with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd cheers as Beebe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zimmerman doesn't seem phased though.
Beebe tries to clinch up but Zimmerman circles away and keeps his distance.
Beebe throws a good cross that connects.
Beebe throws a chopping leg kick but Zimmerman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chase Beebe.
Well Beebe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Chase Beebe!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Chase Beebe!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Chase Beebe!
Chase Beebe wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Chase Beebe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Two comes to the ring accompanied by North Korean army Girls Just Want To Have Fun. Nate Holyfield has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Two!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Holyfield!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Two looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Two preventing the sweep.
Two trying to control but Holyfield is working from the bottom.
Holyfield looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Two trying to control but Holyfield is working from the bottom.
Holyfield is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Two slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Two got a little sloppy there for a moment and Holyfield has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Two has managed to get both his arms back between Holyfield's legs - danger averted.
Two with a flurry of punches that miss.
Holyfield is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Holyfield looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield keeping moving, preventing Two from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mark Two has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Holyfield displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Two.
Holyfield wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Two swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holyfield makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Two moves away from the strike by Holyfield.
Two shoots in and drives through. Holyfield sprawls well.
Two shoots in and drives through. Holyfield sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Two. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holyfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Two fails with a takedown attempt.
Holyfield buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holyfield. Two does a little dance to reset his feet.
Two shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Holyfield but Holyfield pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Two takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nate Holyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holyfield looks to land a right hand but Two moved out of range.
Holyfield throws a hook but Two blocks it.
Holyfield lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Two avoids the body shot from Holyfield.
Holyfield paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Holyfield defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Two.
Two scores with a takedown into Holyfield's guard.
Holyfield looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Two passes Holyfield's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield manages to get to full guard.
Holyfield manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Holyfield wants to control the pace but Two is squirming around nicely.
Holyfield is looking to work his way around to Two's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Two is wriggling around trying to escape.
Two bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Holyfield bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Two's guard.
Holyfield won't allow Two to sweep him here.
Two is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Two keeping moving, preventing Holyfield from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Two wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Holyfield. No joy for Two on that attempt.
Holyfield lands with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Two scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Holyfield misses with an uppercut
and Two counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Two takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Holyfield slaps away a takedown attempt from Two, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nate Holyfield will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Two closes the distance and clinches up with Holyfield, looking for a takedown. Two pushes Holyfield against the ropes but Holyfield circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Holyfield lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Two scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Holyfield's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Two wants to control but Holyfield is keeping him busy.
Holyfield is trying to improve his position.
Holyfield takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Two tries to move to mount but Holyfield blocks the move with his legs.
Two is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Holyfield is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Holyfield is looking for a sweep.
Two tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Two off and has taken his back!
Two breaks Holyfield's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Holyfield looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Two trying to control the position from guard on top but Holyfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holyfield looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Two passes into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Two is looking to take a break and control but Holyfield is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Holyfield is looking for a sweep. Two is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mark Two overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Two works his way into full mount!
Two scoring with strikes but Holyfield is staying in there.
Two controlling from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Two working Holyfield over with strikes here.
Two controlling the pace for now.
Two wants to control the pace but Holyfield is squirming around nicely.
Holyfield is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Two is landing with some decent strikes but Holyfield is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Two raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two wants to finish this one by submission but Holyfield is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Two.
Holyfield is working to get back to half guard.
Two jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Holyfield manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Two moves into full mount!
Holyfield is desperately trying to improve his position but Two has a good base and remains in mount.
Two controlling the pace for now.
Holyfield is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield tries to hold on but Two pushes him away.
Holyfield is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Two connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Two is working for a guillotine from mount but Holyfield frees his head quite easily.
Holyfield is squirming around, avoiding Two's attempts to control the action.
Two sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holyfield is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Two raining down shots from the mount!
Two content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Two dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Two loads up on a big right hand but Holyfield slips the punch.
Two takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Two shoots in but Holyfield avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Holyfield drives through with a takedown into guard.
Holyfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Two is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Two is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Holyfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Two is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holyfield is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Holyfield preventing the sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nate Holyfield.
Holyfield misses with a kick to the body.
Holyfield scores with the left hand. Two knows he should have avoided that one.
Holyfield stuffs the takedown.
Two throws a sloppy head kick and Holyfield moves out of range easily.
Nate Holyfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Two shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Holyfield defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Two. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Holyfield.
Holyfield dodges the punch combination from Two.
Holyfield stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holyfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Two shoots for a takedown but Holyfield saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Holyfield.
Two lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Holyfield lands with a slapping head kick.
Two will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Holyfield stuns Two with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good exchange - Holyfield coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holyfield lands a nice looking kick to the body. Two takes a step back to recover.
Holyfield throws a head kick that misses.
Two blocks a low kick nicely.
Two pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holyfield misses the shot to the body.
Holyfield misses with a takedown attempt - Two sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Holyfield connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Holyfield.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Two has time to react.
Two tries to clinch but Holyfield is having none of it.
Holyfield tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Two looks for a takedown but Holyfield sprawls well.
Holyfield scores with a decent looking hook.
Two shoots in for a takedown but Holyfield shows good takedown defense.
Holyfield leaves Two with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Holyfield looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Two is fending him off so far but Holyfield persists. Nope, Two circles away and we're back to standing.
Two cracks the inside of Holyfield's front leg.
A punch combination from Two misses.
A big right from Holyfield misses.
Holyfield stuffs the takedown.
Two shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holyfield as he jumps to the side.
Holyfield thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Two takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body punch from Holyfield.
Two has his takedown stuffed
and Holyfield counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holyfield connects with a high kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holyfield.
Holyfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Two slips under a jab from Holyfield.
Two shoots for a double leg takedown but Holyfield sprawls well. He's pushed Two's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Two avoids the head kick by Holyfield.
Holyfield lands with a cross.
Holyfield looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Horrible takedown by Two or perhaps it was just good defense by Holyfield which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Holyfield really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Holyfield shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Holyfield in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Two tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Holyfield!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nate Holyfield!
Nate Holyfield is the new welterweight champion!
Nate Holyfield made sure to mention his sponsor, Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q in his post fight interview.
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