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UFC12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Skidmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Says (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Skidmore!
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, Simon Says!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skidmore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Says misses with a wild combination.
Skidmore lands a really nice looking cross but Says seems unphased.
Skidmore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Says tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skidmore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Says closes the distance but Skidmore moves to the side
enabling Skidmore to counter with a crisp jab.
Says wants to clinch but Skidmore slips to the side
and Skidmore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Says clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Says.
Says misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skidmore taking a breather.
Says tries a knee to the head but Skidmore blocks it.
Says is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skidmore is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Says looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Says's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skidmore thows a body shot but no joy.
Says tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Skidmore swivels and escapes.
Says closes the distance and clinches up with Skidmore, looking for a takedown. Says pushes Skidmore against the cage but Skidmore circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Skidmore jabs Says to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Skidmore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skidmore gets tackled into the cage by Says. Says maintains the clinch.
Says is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Skidmore is keeping busy.
Skidmore leaning against his opponent.
Skidmore has Says pressed against the cage, preventing Says from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Skidmore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skidmore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skidmore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skidmore avoiding damage as Says throws knees to the body.
Skidmore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Says fails to pull guard.
Tim Skidmore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Says.
A short left from Skidmore.
Says is trying to break the clinch but Skidmore is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skidmore misses with some punches.
Skidmore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Skidmore.
Skidmore lands a nice uppercut.
Says tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Says is trying to maintain a safe position but Skidmore gets an underhook and turns Says into the cage.
Says is trying to break the clinch but Skidmore has him pressed against the cage.
Says tries a knee to the head but Skidmore blocks it.
Says misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skidmore keeps control of Says as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Skidmore swings wildly with an uppercut but Says uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Skidmore scores with a nice short uppercut.
Says tries a knee to the head but Skidmore blocks it.
Skidmore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Skidmore as Says tries to tie him up.
Says is trying to break the clinch but Skidmore has him pressed against the cage.
Skidmore stalling in the clinch.
Skidmore is looking to control Says's arms but Says gets an underhook and turns him. Now Skidmore has his back to the cage.
Skidmore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skidmore throws a head punch that misses.
Says blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skidmore lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Says.
Says wants to get back to striking at distance but Skidmore won't allow it.
Skidmore misses with the head strike.
Skidmore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Says has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Skidmore working aggressively here.
Skidmore stalling.
Says has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Skidmore is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Says misses with a knee strike.
A shot in the inside from Skidmore.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skidmore throws a head punch that misses.
Says fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Says tries a knee to the head but Skidmore blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Skidmore dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Says fails with a takedown attempt.
Says fails in his attempt to clinch.
Says misses with a head kick.
Says shoots for a takedown but Skidmore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Says connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Skidmore lands a leg kick that knocks Says off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skidmore. Says does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skidmore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tim Skidmore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Says.
Skidmore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Skidmore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Says is breathing heavily.
Skidmore thuds his right hand into Says's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skidmore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Says looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Skidmore uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Says has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Says takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Says misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tim Skidmore is winning the standup battle so far.
Skidmore jabs Says right on the nose. Says blinks but takes it well.
Skidmore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Says doesn't seem bothered though.
Skidmore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Says looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Skidmore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Says drops his hands momentarily and Skidmore takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooh!!! Skidmore has knocked Says down with a huge combo! Skidmore steps away and waves a wobbly Says back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Says is rocked!
Says leaves his chin hanging out and Skidmore seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Says crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tim Skidmore!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stig Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsson has chosen Raappana - Sensimilla as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Stig Karlsson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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177 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stig Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson throws a leg kick
and Kent counters with a slapping leg kick.
Karlsson is looking to clinch but Kent is avoiding it.
Karlsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Karlsson.
Stig Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlsson tries to clinch up but Kent circles away and keeps his distance.
Kent throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karlsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karlsson throws a leg kick but Kent sees it coming and moves out of range.
Karlsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kent swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson misses with a few strikes there.
Kent lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karlsson.
Mike Kent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Karlsson.
Mike Kent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stig Karlsson.
Kent stuffs the takedown attempt from Karlsson. Karlsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Kent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kent tries to work over Karlsson's front leg with a kick but Karlsson checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karlsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kent scores with a push kick.
Karlsson checks a low kick from Kent.
Karlsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kent as he jumps to the side.
Kent explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Karlsson fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karlsson. That did some damage!
Kent lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kent attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kent misses with a low kick.
Karlsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kent misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson throws a leg kick
and Kent counters with a nice leg kick.
Karlsson fails with the takedown.
Kent keeps Karlsson at a distance using the push kick.
That kick from Kent tenderised Karlsson's leg. Karlsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice takedown defense from Kent. No joy for Karlsson on that attempt.
Karlsson looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kent connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A leg kick checked by Karlsson.
Karlsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Kent dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Karlsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karlsson moves into range and clinches up with Kent.
Karlsson keeps control of Kent as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kent manages to break the clinch.
Karlsson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kent as he avoids it easily.
Karlsson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kent is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Karlsson.
Karlsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kent swivels and escapes.
Karlsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kent throws a leg kick but Karlsson moved away.
Karlsson tries to clinch up but Kent circles away and keeps his distance.
Karlsson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kent gets back to full guard.
Kent controls Karlsson momentarily but Karlsson frees himself.
Kent on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kent tries to get out of the position.
Karlsson won't allow Kent to sweep him here.
Kent managing to control the position.
Karlsson wants to stand but Kent has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson is fighting to break Kent's control of his arms but Kent is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mike Kent.
Kent goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kent walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Karlsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Karlsson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kent but Kent pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mike Kent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stig Karlsson.
Karlsson shoots in looking for a takedown but Kent manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karlsson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stig Karlsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karlsson throws a leg kick
and Kent counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A good leg kick by Kent.
Kent throws the kick towards the body but Karlsson avoids it.
Karlsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karlsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karlsson tries to clinch there but Kent circles away.
Kent throws a leg kick which misses Karlsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Karlsson tries to avoid it.
Karlsson checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kent feints and then cracks Karlsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karlsson down.
Karlsson looks to clinch
and Kent counters with a low kick, right behind Karlsson 's knee.
Karlsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlsson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kent misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karlsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kent tries to avoid it but Karlsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kent to the ground. Kent escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Karlsson tries to clinch but Kent moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stig Karlsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kent keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck for Karlsson with that takedown attempt.
Kent lets loose with a powerful body kick. Karlsson will feel that in the morning.
Karlsson misses with a takedown attempt - Kent sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kent lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karlsson's sensitive parts.
Karlsson looks to clinch
and Kent counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kent fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Karlsson is out of range.
Karlsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kent swivels and escapes.
Mike Kent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stig Karlsson.
Karlsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kent as he jumps to the side.
Kent lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karlsson's sensitive parts.
Kent swats away the attempt to clinch by Karlsson.
Kent throws a head kick that Karlsson semi-blocks.
Karlsson throws a leg kick but Kent sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kent blocks a head kick by Karlsson.
Kent scores with a leg kick.
Kent fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karlsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kent explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kent throws a low kick but Karlsson moves out of range easily.
Karlsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kent.
Kent tries a head kick but it misses.
Kent lands a head kick!
Mike Kent is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Karlsson tries to clinch up but Kent circles away and keeps his distance.
Karlsson throws a low kick, looking for Kent's leg but Kent calmly moves out of range.
Kent scores with a head kick.
Karlsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kent sprawls well. Kent wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karlsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Karlsson looks for a takedown but Kent sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Karlsson is defended easily by Kent.
Good work by Karlsson as he checks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kent throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Karlsson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kent. That one must have hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Kent showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kent 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Kent!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mike Kent thanked Scotia Wear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julien Denis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cliff Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julien Denis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Harris.
Cliff Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris checks a low kick from Denis.
Denis is looking to clinch.
Denis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab by Harris.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
Harris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Denis fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Denis throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Harris looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Denis!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Harris landing shots from mount.
Harris 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.
Harris working the ground and pound effectively.
Denis is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Denis scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Harris land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Harris stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cliff Harris!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaito Rin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaito Rin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ian Nolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaito Rin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nolan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaito Rin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nolan swinging wildly here.
Rin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nolan in his tracks.
Nolan misses with a hook. Rin ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Nolan.
Nolan misses the shot to the body.
Nolan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rin tries to avoid it but Nolan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rin to the ground. Rin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nolan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rin as he avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Rin finds it's target.
Rin misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Nolan does no damage.
Nolan closes the distance and clinches up with Rin, looking for a takedown. Nolan pushes Rin against the cage but Rin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Nolan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rin.
Nolan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nolan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rin misses with a wild body shot.
Rin digs a good hook to Nolan's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan shoots in looking for a takedown. Rin tries to sprawl out of it but Nolan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nolan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rin blocks a low kick nicely.
Rin lands a really nice looking cross but Nolan seems unphased.
Nolan misses with a takedown attempt
and Nolan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rin scores with a one two! Nolan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nolan misses with a takedown
and Rin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nolan shoots and misses
and Rin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking cross lands there for Rin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rin pushes down on Nolan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rin 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. Nolan tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Rin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kaito Rin!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kaito Rin waved his t-shirt featuring Catch Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey ONiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm
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200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey ONiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy King!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but ONiel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
Horrible takedown by King or perhaps it was just good defense by ONiel which made him look bad.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
ONiel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
ONiel throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King shoots in but ONiel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mickey ONiel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy King.
King 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.
ONiel misses with a double jab.
King closes the distance and clinches up with ONiel, looking for a takedown. King pushes ONiel against the cage but ONiel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
King shoots and misses
and ONiel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
King shoots in for a takedown but ONiel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
ONiel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
ONiel throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from ONiel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ONiel stalks King and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into King's face. King staggers backwards, shaken.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
ONiel lands a nice shot to the body.
ONiel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from ONiel as King shoots in.
King looks gassed!
ONiel stalks King and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into King's face. King staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is on the wrong end of a nice combination from ONiel.
ONiel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but ONiel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King takes a kick to the side of the head.
ONiel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
ONiel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as King backs up against the cage.
ONiel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
King misses with a takedown attempt - ONiel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but ONiel avoids it really well and circles away.
ONiel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A thudding body kick lands there by ONiel!
ONiel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
ONiel looks to land a combination. King sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
ONiel scores with a head kick.
ONiel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONiel tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
ONiel scores with a nice body kick.
ONiel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
ONiel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
ONiel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
ONiel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
ONiel misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick from ONiel lands but King takes it in his stride.
ONiel lands a two punch combo.
ONiel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
ONiel throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
King throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around ONiel's waist but ONiel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing King off to one side.
King tries to keep at a distance but ONiel has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but ONiel is defending well.
ONiel manages to break the clinch.
King has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
ONiel looks to land a combination. King sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
ONiel lunges at King with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King's hand.
ONiel has King up against the cage in a clinch.
King tries to pull guard but ONiel won't allow it.
King can't get the takedown.
ONiel breaks the clinch.
ONiel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by ONiel.
King is trying hard to land a takedown here. ONiel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ONiel misses with a few strikes there.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from ONiel.
ONiel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
ONiel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
ONiel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces King back to the cage. ONiel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
ONiel misses with a two punch combination.
King blocks a head kick by ONiel.
King has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A punch combination from ONiel misses.
ONiel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
ONiel moves into range and clinches up with King.
ONiel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
ONiel lands a nice shot that snaps King's head back.
King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by ONiel. ONiel obviously looking to wear him down.
King fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
King fails to land the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ONiel throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
ONiel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as King backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey ONiel 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.
ONiel connects with a nice looking jab.
King's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
King slips a jab and a cross from ONiel.
ONiel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King shoots in for a takedown but ONiel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
King shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and ONiel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
ONiel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of King's head.
ONiel slaps away a takedown attempt from King, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mickey ONiel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy King.
ONiel tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
ONiel misses with a double jab.
ONiel misses with a jab, cross combination.
ONiel slaps away a takedown attempt from King, before circling back to the center of the mat.
ONiel lands a jab-cross combination.
King is breathing heavily.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as ONiel sprawls well. ONiel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
ONiel is working the combinations to good effect here.
King takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONiel lands with a nice combination. King backs away looking to recover.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
ONiel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
A right-left combo lands from ONiel.
An inside leg kick lands from ONiel.
Mickey ONiel is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
ONiel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
ONiel lands a jab to the nose.
ONiel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. King eats them both and turns towards ONiel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
ONiel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf.
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
That kick from ONiel tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ONiel.
ONiel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
ONiel scores with a one two! King had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
ONiel misses with a double jab.
King dives in and grabs ONiel's left leg, looking for a takedown. ONiel pushes down on King's head and hops out.
ONiel takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONiel slowing the pace effectively.
King tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. ONiel smiles and moves away.
ONiel misses with a few strikes there.
ONiel lands a nice looking body kick.
A left and a right from King both land. Nice combination.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from ONiel.
ONiel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mickey ONiel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ONiel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by ONiel.
ONiel throws a combination. King tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has ONiel pinned against the cage. ONiel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
ONiel thumps King with a low kick.
ONiel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONiel stalks King and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into King's face. King staggers backwards, shaken.
ONiel ducks under a wild hook from King.
ONiel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mickey ONiel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ONiel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
ONiel's corner calls for a 1-2. ONiel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
ONiel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King is trying desperately to land a takedown but ONiel is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for King.
ONiel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
ONiel thuds his shin into the meat of King's side.
ONiel scores with a spinning back kick!
ONiel closes the distance and clinches.
King tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. ONiel just stands there and leans against the cage.
ONiel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
ONiel misses with a jab, cross combination.
King takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
ONiel throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONiel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ONiel scores with a one two! King had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
ONiel lands a head kick!
King has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from ONiel.
ONiel clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
ONiel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by ONiel. Beautiful body shot.
ONiel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and ONiel wants it to stay on the feet.
ONiel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ONiel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
ONiel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
ONiel tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey ONiel dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
ONiel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
ONiel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and ONiel duly obliges.
ONiel tries to clinch up.
ONiel throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
ONiel falls off balance throwing a combination
and King counters with a shoot takedown. ONiel fights it but they end up in guard.
King sitting in guard here, content to control.
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!
ONiel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if ONiel tries to get out of the position.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONiel is looking to stand up but King isn't so interested in that idea.
King looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jeremy King wasn't active enough on the ground.
ONiel throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King shoots in for a takedown but ONiel shows good takedown defense.
King slips a jab and a cross from ONiel.
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice takedown defense from ONiel. No joy for King on that attempt.
Mickey ONiel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy King.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by ONiel.
No joy there for ONiel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONiel throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
ONiel misses with a wild combination.
ONiel closes the distance and clinches.
ONiel breaks from the clinch.
King feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King trying to control but ONiel is working from the bottom.
ONiel controlling King's posture.
ONiel looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONiel keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jeremy King wasn't active enough on the ground.
ONiel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King tries for a takedown but ONiel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from ONiel.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
King takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
King shoots for a double leg takedown but ONiel sprawls well. He's pushed King's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
King tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jeremy King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from ONiel tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on.
King dodges the punch combination from ONiel.
King closes this distance looking for a takedown but ONiel circles away.
ONiel drives through and clinches with King against the cage.
King jumps guard but ONiel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
ONiel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
ONiel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King is trying to pull guard but ONiel has him pressed against the cage.
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!
ONiel stalling in the clinch.
King pulls guard effortlessly.
ONiel is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
ONiel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as ONiel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
ONiel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mickey ONiel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
ONiel wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
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 Mickey ONiel.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for ONiel, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey ONiel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quatro Teenth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Trejo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trejo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dire Straits- Six Blade Knife. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quatro Teenth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Trejo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teenth throws a push kick but Trejo slaps the foot to one side.
Trejo has Teenth up against the cage in a clinch.
Trejo tries a knee to the head but Teenth blocks it.
Trejo wants to get back to striking at distance but Teenth won't allow it.
Teenth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trejo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teenth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trejo breaks from the clinch.
Trejo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Trejo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Teenth.
Trejo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trejo thuds a left hand into Teenth's body.
Teenth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teenth lands a big head kick that sends Trejo tumbling to the mat! Teenth takes a step backwards and waves Trejo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Danny Trejo has been cut.
Trejo throws a combination that misses
and Teenth counters with a low kick, right behind Trejo 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo darts in and clinches Teenth up against the cage.
Teenth lands a knee to the head.
Teenth stalls.
Teenth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trejo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trejo tries to land a knee to the head but Teenth blocks with his arms.
Trejo is trying to break the clinch but Teenth has him pressed against the cage.
Teenth keeps control of Trejo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Teenth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trejo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Trejo.
Teenth tries to land a knee to the head but Trejo blocks with his arms.
Trejo working hard to break the clinch.
Trejo wants to break free but Teenth has control.
Trejo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trejo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Teenth takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Teenth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Teenth keeps control of Trejo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trejo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trejo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Teenth has Trejo pressed against the cage.
Teenth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Teenth with a knee to the head.
Trejo is rocked!
Trejo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Teenth has him pressed against the cage.
Trejo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Teenth misses with the head strike.
Teenth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trejo scores with a knee to the head.
Trejo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trejo closes the distance and clinches.
Teenth missing with knees to the body.
Teenth prevents Trejo from breaking the clinch.
Trejo lands a good knee to the midsection. Teenth won't want to take too many of those.
Trejo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trejo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Teenth misses with a knee to the head.
Trejo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Teenth's face.
Teenth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trejo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trejo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Teenth has him pressed against the cage.
Teenth has Trejo pushed against the cage.
Trejo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teenth dodges an elbow strike from Trejo.
Nice body punch from Teenth.
Trejo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trejo checks a low kick from Teenth.
Trejo closes the distance and pushes Teenth back into the cage.
The referee calls for Teenth to work.
Teenth misses with a knee to the head.
Teenth taking a breather.
Trejo tries to break the clinch but Teenth is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trejo tries to circle away but Teenth has him pinned against the cage.
Trejo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Teenth misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Trejo.
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 Quatro Teenth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Trejo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Trejo feints a jab promting Teenth to slip. Trejo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Teenth slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Trejo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Teenth throws a front kick aimed at Trejo's knee but Trejo avoids it well.
Trejo is looking to land body kicks.
Trejo lands a big head kick that sends Teenth tumbling to the mat! Trejo takes a step backwards and waves Teenth back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Teenth is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Trejo misses with a wild combination.
Oh Teenth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trejo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Teenth takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Teenth connects with an inside leg kick.
Teenth seems to have got his legs back now.
Teenth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trejo.
Teenth tries to land a front kick but Trejo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Teenth tries to keep at a distance but Trejo has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teenth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teenth lands a knee to the head.
Trejo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Teenth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trejo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Teenth avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trejo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Teenth's brow.
Teenth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trejo blocks it with crossed arms.
Trejo tries to break the clinch but Teenth is controlling the position.
Danny Trejo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Teenth misses with a knee to the head.
Trejo manages to break the clinch.
Teenth feints and then cracks Trejo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trejo down.
Teenth throws a push kick but Trejo slaps the foot to one side.
Trejo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trejo misses with a wild body shot.
Trejo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Danny Trejo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teenth finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Trejo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danny Trejo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Teenth throws a jab when Trejo was well out of range.
Trejo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teenth drives through and clinches with Trejo against the cage.
Teenth avoiding damage as Trejo throws knees to the body.
Trejo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trejo trying to land knees to the body.
Trejo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Teenth is defending well for now.
Teenth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trejo tries a knee to the head but Teenth blocks it.
Trejo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo missing with knees to the body.
Trejo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Trejo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Teenth cracks the inside of Trejo's front leg.
Teenth throws a leg kick
and Trejo counters with a solid body kick.
Trejo throws a head kick that misses.
Trejo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trejo throws a head kick that misses
and Teenth counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Trejo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Trejo misses with a kick to the body.
Danny Trejo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trejo tries a head kick but it misses.
Trejo is breathing heavily.
Trejo moves into the clinch.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trejo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Teenth's brow.
Trejo is trying to push Teenth away but Teenth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Teenth avoiding damage as Trejo throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teenth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trejo.
Teenth looking to throw knees to the head but Trejo is blocking nicely.
Trejo throws a head punch that misses.
Trejo pushes off an throws an elbow but Teenth leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Trejo managing to block the knees to the body from Teenth.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trejo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Teenth's brow.
Teenth misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Trejo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teenth swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teenth feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trejo's calf.
Trejo rushes Teenth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Trejo avoiding damage as Teenth throws knees to the body.
Trejo working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Trejo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Danny Trejo's cut.
That's time! Teenth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Trejo throws a sloppy head kick and Teenth moves out of range easily.
Trejo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Teenth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trejo closes the distance and clinches.
Trejo is trying to push Teenth away but Teenth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Teenth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trejo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trejo manages to break the clinch.
Teenth throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Trejo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Teenth has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Trejo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trejo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Trejo is trying to break the clinch but Teenth has him pressed against the cage.
Trejo 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!
Teenth misses with a knee strike.
Teenth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Trejo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo wants to break free but Teenth has control.
Trejo trying to land knees to the body.
Teenth prevents Trejo from breaking the clinch.
Teenth lands a knee to the head.
Teenth missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Trejo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Trejo breaks the clinch.
Trejo blocks a head kick by Teenth.
Teenth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Trejo checks it well.
Teenth looks for the body kick but Trejo saw that one coming.
Trejo checks a low kick from Teenth.
Trejo cracks the inside of Teenth's front leg.
Trejo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teenth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trejo throws the left hand but Teenth avoids the punch easily.
Trejo is pawing at Teenth, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Teenth's nose. Teenth is badly hurt! Trejo pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Teenth tries desperately to hold on but Trejo is relentless in his assault! As Teenth receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Trejo away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Trejo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Danny Trejo made sure he mentioned >>> Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 (159++ Recovery $32), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Fresh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Tupper Vi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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214 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Fresh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Tupper Vi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fresh misses with a few strikes there.
Fresh misses with an uppercut.
Fresh throws a right hand that Tupper Vi ducks under and follows up with a left that Tupper Vi also avoids with ease.
Vlad Fresh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fresh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tupper Vi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fresh tries to work over Tupper Vi's front leg with a kick but Tupper Vi checks it.
Fresh jabs Tupper Vi right on the nose. Tupper Vi blinks but takes it well.
Tupper Vi moves away from the strike by Fresh.
Tupper Vi dodges the punch combination from Fresh.
Fresh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Fresh misses its intended target.
Fresh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fresh misses with a combination
so Tupper Vi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tupper Vi throws a big elbow that misses.
Tupper Vi gets to his feet. Fresh looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tupper Vi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fresh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Fresh does no damage.
Vlad Fresh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Fresh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tupper Vi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fresh defends it nicely.
Fresh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tupper Vi.
A big left from Fresh misses.
Tupper Vi moves away from the strike by Fresh.
Fresh throws a sloppy head kick and Tupper Vi moves out of range easily.
Fresh tries a head kick but it misses.
Fresh misses with a leg kick
and Tupper Vi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tupper Vi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tupper Vi is looking to take a break and control but Fresh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tupper Vi tries to pass to full mount but Fresh defends it.
Fresh wants to improve his position but Tupper Vi is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper Vi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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!
Tupper Vi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tupper Vi is looking for a kimura but Fresh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tupper Vi to get the leverage.
Tupper Vi is pressing down on Fresh's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fresh is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupper Vi is working for a submission of some sort.
Tupper Vi is trying to work for a kimura but Fresh is defending well.
Tupper Vi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tupper Vi seems to be looking for submissions.
Tupper Vi is trying to control the action in half guard but Fresh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tupper Vi throwing shots but Fresh is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupper Vi prevents Fresh from standing back up.
Tupper Vi tries to pass to full mount but Fresh defends it.
Tupper Vi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fresh is just riding it out for now. Tupper Vi eventually gives up the hold.
Tupper Vi wants to work for an arm triangle but Fresh is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fresh tries to roll over but Tupper Vi keeps him under control.
Tupper Vi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fresh sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Tupper Vi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fresh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fresh misses with a low kick as Tupper Vi jumps back.
Fresh scores with a sloppy right hand. Tupper Vi should have avoided that one.
Nice sprawl there from Fresh as Tupper Vi shoots in.
Fresh misses with a low kick.
Tupper Vi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fresh missing with a left hand there. Tupper Vi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tupper Vi is defended easily by Fresh.
Fresh throws a head kick but Tupper Vi moves out of range.
Tupper Vi moves out of range as Fresh throws a body kick.
Tupper Vi is looking to clinch.
Fresh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fresh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vlad Fresh is winning the standup battle so far.
Fresh tries a low kick but Tupper Vi avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tupper Vi.
Vlad Fresh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Tupper Vi.
Fresh throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tupper Vi.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tupper Vi.
Fresh throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Fresh misses.
Fresh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tupper Vi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fresh throws a leg kick but Tupper Vi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fresh throws a head kick but Tupper Vi moves out of range.
Tupper Vi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fresh avoids it really well and circles away.
Fresh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tupper Vi's head.
It looks like Bobby Tupper Vi has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tupper Vi.
Fresh misses the jab.
Fresh stuffs the takedown.
Fresh throws the left hand but Tupper Vi avoids the punch easily.
Fresh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tupper Vi. Tupper Vi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tupper Vi avoids the head kick by Fresh.
Fresh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tupper Vi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fresh.
Fresh lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fresh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fresh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fresh misses with a shot to the body
and Tupper Vi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fresh's guard.
Tupper Vi advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupper Vi has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Fresh defend it? Tupper Vi steps over the head and cranks it - Fresh is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Tupper Vi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bobby Tupper Vi!
Bobby Tupper Vi very nearly forgot to thank Catch Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Dobrzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dobrzynski's entrance music is Sabaton - Uprising. A fine choice. Maciej Dobrzynski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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201 lbs
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196 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maciej Dobrzynski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobrzynski misses with a looping left.
Maciej Dobrzynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dobrzynski fails with a takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dobrzynski.
Dobrzynski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rocha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dobrzynski misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dobrzynski controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobrzynski in side control, throwing shots but Rocha defends.
Dobrzynski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dobrzynski throwing strikes but Rocha manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Rocha controls the position.
Dobrzynski is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobrzynski stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Dobrzynski is looking to reverse the position.
Rocha really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dobrzynski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dobrzynski regains half guard.
Dobrzynski is not content to let Rocha control the position.
Dobrzynski works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha tries to stand but Dobrzynski is controlling from the bottom.
Rocha controlling from the top position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Felix Rocha hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dobrzynski shoots in but no luck this time.
Dobrzynski shoots for a takedown but Rocha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maciej Dobrzynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rocha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rocha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dobrzynski throws a good cross that connects.
Dobrzynski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rocha as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha tries to land a leg kick but Dobrzynski saw it coming and moves away.
Rocha connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dobrzynski doesn't manage to clinch there - Rocha circles away.
Rocha connects with a solid leg kick.
Dobrzynski is breathing heavily.
Rocha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rocha.
Rocha lands a big head kick that sends Dobrzynski tumbling to the mat! Rocha takes a step backwards and waves Dobrzynski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Maciej Dobrzynski has been cut.
Rocha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dobrzynski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rocha.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rocha throws a quick head kick that knocks Dobrzynski silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Rocha is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Felix Rocha! Felix Rocha retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Felix Rocha 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Eulalio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roma Kucherov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kucherov's choice of entrance music: The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid. The key to victory for Eulalio Gonzalez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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175 lbs
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27
177 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eulalio Gonzalez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roma Kucherov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kucherov.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Kucherov is avoiding it.
Kucherov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gonzalez sprawls well initially but Kucherov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gonzalez is staying active underneath Kucherov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gonzalez is trying to get back to full guard.
Gonzalez is looking to control Kucherov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gonzalez avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez is not content to let Kucherov control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roma Kucherov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gonzalez.
Kucherov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gonzalez regains half guard.
Kucherov throws a strike but Gonzalez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gonzalez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kucherov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kucherov looking to pass the guard.
Gonzalez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gonzalez is pulling down on Kucherov's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eulalio Gonzalez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Kucherov moves out of range.
Kucherov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzalez wants to clinch up but Kucherov keeps it at a distance.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kucherov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kucherov trying to control the action but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Gonzalez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gonzalez is looking to regain half guard here but Kucherov keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roma Kucherov 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.
Kucherov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gonzalez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gonzalez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gonzalez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gonzalez seems to be working for a kimura but Kucherov defends the submission attempt.
Kucherov holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kucherov is looking for a sweep. Gonzalez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gonzalez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gonzalez is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kucherov defends it well.
Gonzalez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gonzalez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kucherov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gonzalez wants to pass to mount but Kucherov is defending the position.
Gonzalez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kucherov has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is looking to advance position but Kucherov won't allow it.
Kucherov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gonzalez is working away from the top position though.
Gonzalez stalling away here and it's allowed Kucherov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kucherov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kucherov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kucherov moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kucherov trying to control the action but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kucherov is looking to pass Gonzalez's guard but actually Gonzalez recovers to full guard.
Gonzalez managing to control the position.
Kucherov looking to sit in guard and control but Gonzalez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eulalio Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gonzalez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kucherov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kucherov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gonzalez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Gonzalez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kucherov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gonzalez keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kucherov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kucherov is looking to take a break and control but Gonzalez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kucherov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gonzalez rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kucherov's guard! Nice work there by Gonzalez!
Kucherov trying to keep a closed guard but Gonzalez is proving a slippery customer.
Gonzalez trying to control but Kucherov is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kucherov keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez throwing strikes but missing.
Gonzalez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kucherov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gonzalez throwing strikes but missing.
Gonzalez is looking to work some ground and pound but Kucherov has wrist control.
Kucherov has Gonzalez pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kucherov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eulalio Gonzalez just wasn't active enough.
Kucherov shoots in and bounces Gonzalez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gonzalez looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Roma Kucherov just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kucherov.
Gonzalez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kucherov off and has taken his back!
Kucherov manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gonzalez's guard. Nice work there by Kucherov.
Kucherov throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
Gonzalez is pulling down on Kucherov's head. It's preventing any offense from Kucherov, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kucherov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gonzalez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kucherov is not content to let Gonzalez control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez stalling away here and it's allowed Kucherov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gonzalez stopping the sweep attempt from Kucherov.
Gonzalez lands a couple of elbows.
Kucherov is trying to keep Gonzalez in close.
Gonzalez trying to control but Kucherov is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez stands and throws Kucherov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a nice forearm strike.
Gonzalez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gonzalez swings around for an armbar but Kucherov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gonzalez's guard.
Gonzalez working a defensive guard here.
Gonzalez is really struggling to control Kucherov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kucherov wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Eulalio Gonzalez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kucherov swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzalez.
Kucherov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kucherov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eulalio Gonzalez had his way with Roma Kucherov in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gonzalez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kucherov is fending him off so far but Gonzalez persists. Nope, Kucherov circles away and we're back to standing.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up but Kucherov circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kucherov manages to avoid it.
Kucherov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kucherov stays in close to Gonzalez's body and controls the position.
Kucherov trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gonzalez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to pass the guard but Kucherov is keeping the position.
Gonzalez stopping the sweep attempt from Kucherov.
Gonzalez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kucherov looking to control.
Gonzalez is pushing down on Kucherov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kucherov is fighting to maintain full guard but Gonzalez has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to advance position but Kucherov counters by regaining guard.
Kucherov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gonzalez looking to sit in guard and control but Kucherov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kucherov looking to pass the guard.
Gonzalez is looking for a triangle but Kucherov pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kucherov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonzalez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gonzalez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gonzalez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kucherov defends it well.
Gonzalez passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is looking to take a break and control but Kucherov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Kucherov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kucherov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gonzalez looking to control but instead Kucherov has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Kucherov keeping hold of Gonzalez's head, controlling as best he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eulalio Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gonzalez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:47
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eulalio Gonzalez!
Eulalio Gonzalez retains his welterweight title!
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