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CCF 81: Li vs. Gattuso PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Kazansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Assange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kazansky might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Danger Zone. Assange is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Date Rape. Julian Assange has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tom Kazansky's chin.
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195 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Kazansky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julian Assange!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Assange. That snapped Kazansky's head back.
Assange defending well as Kazansky loads up on a big left hand.
Assange with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Assange lands a jab to Kazansky's midsection.
Kazansky misses with a takedown
and Assange counters with a low kick, right behind Kazansky 's knee.
Kazansky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kazansky is breathing heavily.
Assange drops Kazansky with a huge uppercut! Kazansky drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Assange is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Assange!
Julian Assange gave a mention to BioPharm Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Fedorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Great Cornholio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cornholio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Master of Puppets kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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159 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Fedorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Great Cornholio!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornholio wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cornholio is looking to clinch but Fedorov is avoiding it.
Cornholio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cornholio wants it to stay on the feet.
Cornholio tries to clinch up but Fedorov circles away and keeps his distance.
Fedorov tries for a takedown but Cornholio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fedorov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cornholio sprawls well. Cornholio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fedorov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Fedorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cornholio moves in looking to clinch but Fedorov pushes him off.
Fedorov shoots in but no luck this time.
Fedorov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cornholio looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fedorov working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fedorov throws an elbow but Cornholio slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cornholio is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fedorov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cornholio is looking for a sweep.
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!
Cornholio dodges the ground and pound from Fedorov.
Fedorov cracks Cornholio with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov looks up at the clock and then as Cornholio takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fedorov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cornholio tries to buck Fedorov off but Fedorov is having none of it.
Cornholio can't do much from the bottom here.
Cornholio wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Fedorov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cornholio is looking for a sweep.
Fedorov working the head and body with strikes.
Fedorov lands an elbow.
Fedorov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cornholio is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fedorov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cornholio struggling a bit here.
Fedorov looks up at the clock and then as Cornholio takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fedorov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fedorov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cornholio is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fedorov off and has taken his back!
Cornholio lands a shot to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cornholio loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Fedorov hold on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cornholio's guard. Nice work there by Fedorov.
Cornholio has his feet on Fedorov's thighs here. He's pushed Fedorov off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Fedorov screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Great Cornholio!
Great Cornholio gave a mention to 5th Round Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Adams might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Death Blooms By Mudvayne. Snake has chosen The Buffoon & The Dean Of Admissions as his entrance music. Jake Snake has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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270 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamie Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Snake!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Snake lands.
Snake bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Adams! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Jamie Adams has been cut.
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!
Snake trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Snake on the ground.
Adams wants to sweep here but Snake controlling him for the moment.
Adams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adams is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Snake dives into side control.
Snake cracks Adams with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Adams is trying to get back to half guard.
Snake controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake is looking to take a break and control but Adams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adams is trying to get back to half guard.
Snake passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Adams!
Snake raining down hammerfists from mount.
Snake can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Adams is looking to escape.
Adams taking shots to the head.
Adams is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snake loads up with a big shot that hurts Adams! He's pulled Snake in close but Snake has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Adams survive? More strikes from Snake and Adams is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jake Snake!
A victorious Jake Snake thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georgi Barnettov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Winslow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Georgi Barnettov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Georgi Barnettov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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271 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Georgi Barnettov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Winslow!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnettov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Winslow sprawls well initially but Barnettov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Barnettov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Winslow tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Barnettov manages to move to mount!
Barnettov throws some wild stikes that Winslow manages to avoid easily.
Winslow tries to buck Barnettov off but he can't manage it.
Winslow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barnettov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barnettov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Winslow has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Barnettov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Winslow is trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnettov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Winslow's face.
Barnettov is landing with some decent strikes but Winslow is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Winslow is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Barnettov working the ground and pound effectively.
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!
Barnettov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Barnettov lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winslow is trying to stand.
Barnettov lands a heavy elbow.
Winslow looks gassed!
Winslow takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Winslow is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big strike lands for Barnettov! That's really hurt Winslow and he's turned his back - Barnettov keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Barnettov jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Georgi Barnettov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salath Sar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by lunatic fringe. Michael Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Salath Sar!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Sar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Sar tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Sar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sar!
Johnson working the ground and pound effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Sar is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sar tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Sar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sar wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sar is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson dominating with strikes here.
Johnson prevents Sar from getting the reversal.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Sar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson prevents Sar from getting the reversal.
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Sar working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson looking to finish Sar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sar!
Johnson 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.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Sar is squirming around nicely.
Johnson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sar is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Johnson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sar really wants to buck Johnson off and get back to his feet.
Sar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.
Johnson with a couple of short strikes.
Johnson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sar is working to get back to half guard.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
Johnson cracks Sar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Johnson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sar?
Johnson unloading with bombs!
Sar is rocked!
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sar is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson working Sar over with strikes here.
Johnson won't let Sar get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.
Sar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Johnson prevents Sar from getting the reversal.
Johnson lands a big elbow - Sar is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Sar is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Michael Johnson!
Michael Johnson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kj Barakus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Rogan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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212 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Rogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kj Barakus!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogan feints a jab promting Barakus to slip. Rogan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barakus slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Kj Barakus has been cut.
Barakus gets the takedown into side control.
Barakus prevents Rogan from escaping the position.
Barakus has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rogan!
Barakus looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barakus jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rogan is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rogan and Barakus has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Rogan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ground and pound from Barakus seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Barakus trying to control the position but Rogan is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan is trying to buck Barakus off.
Rogan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Barakus looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rogan is avoiding damage well.
Barakus goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Rogan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Barakus but great work by Rogan.
Barakus wants to control but Rogan postures up.
Rogan tries to stand but Barakus controls the position and pulls Rogan into his guard.
Rogan wanted to stand there but Barakus had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barakus is looking for a triangle but Rogan pushes his legs off easily.
Barakus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barakus pulls Rogan in to control the position.
Barakus wants to sweep here but Rogan controlling him for the moment.
Rogan is looking to stand up but Barakus won't let him.
Rogan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Barakus scores with a takedown into Rogan's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rogan wants to stand and escape but Barakus is having none of it.
Barakus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barakus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rogan is looking to stand up but Barakus isn't so interested in that idea.
Barakus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rogan wants to get back to his feet but Barakus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barakus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rogan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barakus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barakus is looking to work some ground and pound but Rogan has wrist control.
Rogan wants to get back to his feet but Barakus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barakus wants to control from the top but Rogan keeps moving.
Barakus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rogan is keeping the position for now.
Barakus prevents Rogan from getting back to his feet.
Rogan keeping full guard, as Barakus tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogan wants to get back to his feet but Barakus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Barakus lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kj Barakus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kj Barakus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barakus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barakus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rogan leaves Barakus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rogan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barakus misses with a low kick.
Rogan slaps away a takedown attempt from Barakus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Joe Rogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kj Barakus.
Rogan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Rogan has cracked Barakus with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Rogan lands another huge swinging hook and Barakus tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Barakus, before Rogan can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Rogan!
Joe Rogan 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silco Deans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sniper Rifle (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silco Deans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sniper Rifle!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deans throws a lazy uppercut
and Rifle counters with a straight right hand.
Deans closes the distance and clinches up with Rifle, looking for a takedown. Deans pushes Rifle against the cage but Rifle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Deans throws a nice looking combination but Rifle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rifle avoids the body shot from Deans.
Deans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deans closes the distance and clinches up with Rifle, looking for a takedown. Deans pushes Rifle against the cage but Rifle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Deans misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rifle counters with a shoot takedown. Deans fights it but they end up in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Deans not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Deans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deans wants to stand but Rifle is controlling the position.
Rifle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Deans trying to keep a closed guard but Rifle is proving a slippery customer.
Rifle throws a strike but Deans rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deans stands up and waves to Rifle to follow him.
Deans displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rifle.
Deans leaves Rifle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Deans throws a shot from downtown. Rifle moves away and avoids it.
Rifle 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.
Deans looking for a sweep. Not yet Deans, not yet.
Deans wants to stand and escape but Rifle is having none of it.
Rifle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deans uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rifle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Deans.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silco Deans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rifle defending well as Deans loads up on a big left hand.
Deans thows a body shot but no joy.
Rifle defending well as Deans loads up on a big left hand.
Deans misses with a double jab
and Rifle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deans is refusing to be controlled, as Rifle sits in half guard.
Deans punching from the bottom.
Deans looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deans keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Deans is not content to let Rifle control the position.
Deans is trying to stand back up but Rifle is controlling him
Rifle prevents Deans from improving his position.
Rifle stops Deans from getting back to his feet.
Deans is looking to get back to is feet but Rifle passes into side control.
Rifle lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rifle is putting a hurting on Deans here, landing some big shots from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rifle in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Deans is breathing heavily.
Rifle working the ground and pound.
Rifle working away.
Rifle in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Rifle scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Deans to see if he's OK.
Rifle advances to mount.
Deans is desperately trying to improve his position but Rifle has a good base and remains in mount.
Rifle working Deans over with strikes here.
Rifle landing strikes from the mount.
Rifle lands a big shot there that rocks Deans but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rifle is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Deans can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Deans is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rifle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rifle postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Deans looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rifle cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Deans is rocked!
Rifle working Deans over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sniper Rifle dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rifle is defended easily by Deans.
Deans tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rifle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Deans somewhat.
Rifle fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Deans to the ground. Rifle is now in Deans's guard.
Deans is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rifle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rifle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rifle throws a big right hand that misses.
Rifle stopping the sweep attempt from Deans.
Rifle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deans wants to hit a switch here but Rifle passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Deans there!
Rifle lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Deans hang on?
Rifle postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Deans looks a forlorn figure.
Rifle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rifle is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rifle is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Deans goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Rifle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sniper Rifle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ygor Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage's entrance music is The Silent Comedy - Bartholomew. A fine choice. Tank has chosen Destiny as his entrance music. Frank Tank has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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300 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ygor Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Tank!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage throws a lazy head kick
and Tank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Savage blocks a low kick nicely.
Savage misses with a body kick.
Savage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Savage throws a leg kick which misses Tank's front leg but catches the back leg as Tank tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Tank misses.
Savage moves out of range of the body kick from Tank.
Tank throws a hook but Savage blocks it.
Savage misses the jab.
Savage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tank checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tank misses with a low kick.
Tank moves into the clinch successfully.
Tank tries a body shot but Savage blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tank scores with a shot to the side of Savage's head.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but Tank blocks with his arms.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but Tank blocks with his arms.
Savage throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank can't find room to land a body shot as Savage controls the action.
Tank tries a body shot but Savage blocks it.
Savage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tank avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Savage just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tank's brow.
Tank misses with a punch to the body.
Savage tries a knee to the head but Tank blocks it.
Tank tries a body shot but Savage blocks it.
Tank tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Savage's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Savage throws an elbow but misses.
Savage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Savage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Savage stalling against the cage.
Savage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tank blocks it with crossed arms.
Tank throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank tries to throw a body punch but Savage avoids it by throwing Tank back against the cage.
Tank misses with a body punch.
Savage landing knees to the body.
Tank doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Savage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Savage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Savage looking to throw knees to the head but Tank is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savage with a knee to the head.
It looks like Frank Tank has been cut.
Savage pushes off an throws an elbow but Tank leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but Tank blocks with his arms.
Savage prevents a body shot from Tank.
Savage throws an elbow but it misses.
Savage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tank in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tank scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tank avoids it.
Savage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tank lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tank cracks Savage with a nice body shot.
Savage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Savage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Savage throws a leg kick but Tank moved away.
Savage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tank on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Savage misses with a low kick as Tank jumps back.
Savage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tank.
Tank stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Savage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tank throws a right and a left that Savage avoids nicely.
Tank scores with a crisp jab that stopped Savage in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tank moves away from the strike by Savage.
Tank works over Savage's head and body with a nice combination.
Tank looks for the body kick but Savage saw that one coming.
Tank misses with a low kick.
Savage misses with a low kick.
Savage feints and then cracks Tank's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tank down.
A head kick misses from Savage.
Tank throws a looping overhand right but Savage ducks down to avoid it.
Savage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Savage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tank looks gassed!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Savage.
Savage pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tank is out of range and Savage settles back down.
Savage throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tank gets tackled into the cage by Savage. Savage maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ygor Savage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Tank's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Savage rushes Tank and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Savage lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Savage missing with knees to the body.
Savage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tank.
Tank swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Savage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tank blocks it with crossed arms.
Savage misses with a knee to the head.
Savage misses with a knee strike.
Savage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tank misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Tank.
Ygor Savage has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tank looking to slow down the pace here.
Savage misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but Tank blocks with his arms.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Savage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tank blocks it with crossed arms.
Tank is trying to break free.
Savage tries a knee to the head but Tank blocks it.
Savage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tank is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Savage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Savage is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tank is keeping busy.
Savage misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage pushes off an throws an elbow but Tank leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tank tries to throw a body punch but Savage avoids it by throwing Tank back against the cage.
Tank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Savage is looking to clinch.
Tank has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tank slows down the pace here.
Tank wants to break free but Savage has control.
Savage trying to land knees to the body.
Savage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tank stalling against the cage.
Savage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tank working hard to break the clinch.
Savage misses with an elbow over the top.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but Tank blocks with his arms.
Savage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Savage tries a knee to the head but Tank blocks it.
Savage trying to land knees to the body.
Savage blocks a body shot from Tank.
Savage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Savage throws an elbow but misses.
Tank lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Savage has Tank pressed against the cage, preventing Tank from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Savage misses with an elbow strike.
Savage keeps control of Tank as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Savage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tank has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tank misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tank.
Savage misses with an elbow over the top.
Tank managing to block the knees to the body from Savage.
Savage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Savage throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Savage throws an elbow but misses.
Tank misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tank tries to work over Savage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tank tries to work over Savage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tank tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Savage's elbow.
Tank throws a punch but it's blocked by Savage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage working Tank over with knees to the body.
Tank is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savage lands a knee to the head.
Savage blocks a body shot from Tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ygor Savage dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Tank's cut.
That's time! Savage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Savage, right into the meat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tank crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Savage - the referee stops the clock and Tank gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Savage. Tank manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jab by Tank.
Tank lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tank takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tank walks forward, straight into a front kick from Savage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage connects with an inside leg kick.
Tank is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Savage clinches.
Savage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tank blocks it with crossed arms.
Savage looking to throw knees to the head but Tank is blocking nicely.
Savage slows down the pace here.
Tank takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Savage misses with a knee strike.
Savage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tank blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tank tries to break free but Savage pushes him back against the cage.
Savage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tank lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Savage.
Tank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frank Tank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Savage has closed the distance and engaged Tank in a clinch.
Savage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Tank.
Tank misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tank tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Savage missing with knees to the body.
Savage tries a knee to the head but Tank blocks it.
Tank is trying to force a seperation but Savage has the dominant position.
Frank Tank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tank tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Savage's elbow.
Tank's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Savage missing with knees to the body.
Tank tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Savage's elbow.
Tank misses with a body punch.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but Tank blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tank tries a body shot but Savage blocks it.
Tank struggles to land a body shot inside as Savage controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Tank.
Savage misses with a knee strike.
Savage looking to throw knees to the head but Tank is blocking nicely.
Savage tries a knee to the head but Tank blocks it.
Tank on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tank has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Savage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Savage connects with a knee to the head.
Tank working aggressively here.
Tank is trying to break free.
Savage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tank managing to block the knees to the body from Savage.
Tank on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tank on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tank wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but Tank blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Savage.
Ygor Savage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tank tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage trying to land knees to the body.
Savage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tank blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Tank.
Tank misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savage.
Tank tries to stall but Savage uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Savage tries a knee to the head but Tank blocks it.
Savage is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Savage throws an elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage looking to throw knees to the head but Tank is blocking nicely.
Tank swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ygor Savage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Savage 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Ygor Savage!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Ygor Savage!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Ygor Savage!
Ygor Savage wins by unanimous decision!
Ygor Savage was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Svensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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282 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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24
260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Crow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sven Svensen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crow moves out of range of the body kick from Svensen.
Crow fails to land with a series of punches.
Crow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body kick there by Svensen.
Svensen shoots in and gets a takedown into Crow's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Crow wants to stand and escape but Svensen is having none of it.
Svensen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Svensen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Svensen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Svensen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Crow's shoulder. That is not cool.
Crow is trying to buck Svensen off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Crow, who protects the arm well.
Crow is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensen controls the position.
Crow parries the strikes from Svensen easily there. Svensen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Crow to escape.
Svensen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Crow has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Svensen but great work by Crow.
Crow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Crow wants to stand but Svensen is controlling his arm.
Svensen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Crow's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Svensen trying to control here.
Crow tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crow preventing the sweep.
Svensen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Crow!
Crow is bucking up trying to escape but Svensen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensen controlling from the full mount.
Svensen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Crow manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Svensen lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow is letting Svensen control him for a moment.
Crow pushes Svensen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Svensen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Svensen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Crow is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Svensen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Crow is letting Svensen control him for a moment.
Svensen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Crow rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Svensen's guard! Nice work there by Crow!
Crow wanted to stand there but Svensen had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Svensen is on top in guard.
Svensen passes Crow's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Svensen is keen to just control but Crow is a slippery customer.
Svensen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svensen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Svensen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Svensen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svensen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crow defending well though.
Ground and pound from Svensen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Svensen dominated that round.
That's time! Crow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Svensen.
Svensen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crow keeps working.
Crow is trying to buck Svensen off.
Crow takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Crow takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Svensen tries for a kimura but Crow is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crow regains half guard there - taking advantage of Svensen's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow taking some punishment here, with Svensen in his half guard.
Svensen is looking to take a break and control but Crow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Svensen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Crow kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Svensen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Svensen is looking for a kimura here.
Svensen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensen is trying to control. Crow wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Svensen is trying to work for a kimura but Crow is defending well.
Crow kicks Svensen off and gets back to his feet.
Svensen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Svensen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Svensen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Crow sees it coming and defends easily.
Crow tries to kick Svensen off but Svensen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Crow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Crow is trying to stand.
Crow is staying active underneath Svensen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Svensen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Crow is trying to stand back up but Svensen is controlling him
Svensen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Svensen lands with a punch from half guard.
Svensen moves nicely into side control.
Svensen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Crow some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow is letting Svensen control him for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svensen landing strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Svensen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Svensen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Crow knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Svensen controls the position from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svensen wants to control but Crow is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Svensen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Crow does no damage.
Crow connects with a body shot that sends Svensen's belly button to the back.
Crow scores with a head kick.
Crow misses with a head kick.
Svensen gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensen throwing shots but Crow is blocking nicely.
Crow is trying to stand back up but Svensen is controlling him
Svensen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svensen is trying to control. Crow wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Svensen prevents Crow from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Svensen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Svensen trying to control from half guard but Crow is working away.
Crow tries to kick Svensen off but Svensen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Svensen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Crow tries to kick Svensen off but Svensen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Svensen is pressing down on Crow's thigh, looking to free his foot. Crow is holding on for now.
Svensen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Crow tries to kick Svensen off but Svensen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensen controlling the action here.
Crow pushes Svensen off looking to stand but Svensen dives back in and keeps control.
Svensen is trying to control. Crow wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Crow is defending against the submission attempts here by Svensen.
Svensen slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensen seems to be working for a kimura but Crow defends the submission attempt.
Svensen is trying to control. Crow wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Crow is trying to stand up here but Svensen is controlling him well.
Svensen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Svensen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Svensen slows the pace down in half guard.
Svensen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Crow sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Svensen connects with a nice short shot to Crow's temple.
Svensen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Svensen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Svensen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Andy Crow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crow actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Svensen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Svensen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Sven Svensen!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Sven Svensen!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Sven Svensen!
Sven Svensen wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Sven Svensen 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jia Le Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li comes to the cage accompanied by Die Monster Die!. Gattuso comes into a darkened arena with his song building. WAR-Low Rider kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jia Le Li!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Li fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gattuso, pushing him back against the cage.
Gattuso working aggressively here.
Li is trying to pull guard but Gattuso has him pressed against the cage.
Li blocks a body shot from Gattuso.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Li tries for a takedown but Gattuso manages to get underhooks.
Gattuso tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gattuso misses with a body punch.
Li drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gattuso gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jia Le Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gattuso taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gattuso.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gattuso blocks it with crossed arms.
Li slowing the pace effectively.
Li misses with an elbow strike.
Gattuso misses with a punch to the body.
Li prevents a body shot from Gattuso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gattuso avoids it.
Li softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gattuso avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Gattuso looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Li creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Gattuso fails to land.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Gattuso misses with a body punch.
Li has Gattuso pressed against the cage.
Li keeps control of Gattuso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Li stalling the fight.
Li scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gattuso misses with a punch to the body.
Gattuso pushes Li back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gattuso misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Li.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Li is looking to control Gattuso's arms but Gattuso gets an underhook and turns him. Now Li has his back to the cage.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gattuso wants to stall.
Gattuso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Li backwards.
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!
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Gattuso won't want to take too many of those.
Gattuso is looking to break free of the clinch but Li has double underhooks.
Li pushes off an throws an elbow but Gattuso leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gattuso lands with a right to the head.
Gattuso cracks Li with a nice body shot.
Gattuso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Gattuso.
Li blocks an uppercut.
Gattuso misses with a body punch.
Gattuso avoids the elbow strike from Li, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying to pull guard but Gattuso turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gattuso tries to break free but Li pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Li.
Gattuso avoids the elbow strike from Li, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Li.
Gattuso blocks a body shot from Li.
Gattuso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li's elbow.
Li stalls.
Gattuso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li's elbow.
Gattuso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gattuso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gattuso misses with a looping right.
Gattuso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Li.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso works Li's body with a nice hook.
Li moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Li checks a leg kick nicely.
Javier Gattuso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Li avoids the body shot from Gattuso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Gattuso finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gattuso connects with a good right hand that stumbles Li. Li circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Li takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Li takes a swing at Gattuso's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Li misses.
Li attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li misses with a low kick.
Gattuso connects with a solid leg kick.
Li is breathing heavily.
Gattuso throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Gattuso dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Li looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice jab there from Li.
Gattuso swinging wildly here.
Li wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Li tried to score with a low kick but Gattuso checks it.
Gattuso defending well as Li loads up on a big left hand.
Li misses with a leg kick.
Li pushes Gattuso up against the cage in a clinch.
Gattuso throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
Li scores with a shot to the side of Gattuso's head.
Gattuso has Li pushed against the cage.
Gattuso wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Li is trying to maintain a safe position but Gattuso gets an underhook and turns Li into the cage.
Gattuso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Li wants to stall.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gattuso avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gattuso.
Gattuso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gattuso lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gattuso looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Li.
Li stalling.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gattuso taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Li creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gattuso's defenses.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li throws an elbow but it misses.
Li lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Javier Gattuso has been cut.
Gattuso lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gattuso wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gattuso trying to stall but Li improves his position.
Gattuso lands a shoulder strike.
Gattuso tries to throw a body punch but Li avoids it by throwing Gattuso back against the cage.
Gattuso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gattuso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Li looking to slow down the pace here.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Li misses with some punches.
Gattuso lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gattuso tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gattuso blocks it with crossed arms.
Li lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Li.
Gattuso is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Li is keeping busy.
Li effectively controlling the action here.
Jia Le Li has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gattuso is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gattuso lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Li with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Li.
A right hook to the body lands for Li.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Li throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gattusos head.
Nice elbow from Li.
Li lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gattuso lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gattuso struggles to land a body shot inside as Li controls his hands.
Li is working Gattuso over against the cage.
Gattuso avoids the elbow strike from Li, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jia Le Li dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Javier Gattuso's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gattuso checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gattuso takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some bone on bone action there as Gattuso checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Li throws a hook to the side of Gattuso's head but Gattuso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Li lands a front kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Li finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Li thows a leg kick but Gattuso checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gattuso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Li.
Gattuso gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jia Le Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li scores with a jab. Gattuso acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gattuso tries a head kick but it misses.
Gattuso throws a hook but Li avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li throws a leg kick
enabling Gattuso to counter with a crisp jab.
Li fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gattuso, pushing him back against the cage.
Gattuso looking to slow down the pace here.
Li is looking to control Gattuso's arms but Gattuso gets an underhook and turns him. Now Li has his back to the cage.
Li lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gattuso lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Gattuso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Li just leaning against Gattuso, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Li - that landed with a thud.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gattuso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li stalling in the clinch.
Gattuso takes an elbow to the temple.
Gattuso looking to stall.
Li tries to throw a body punch but Gattuso avoids it by throwing Li back against the cage.
Li effectively controlling the action here.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gattuso.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gattuso is trying to push Li away but Li has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Li is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gattuso is keeping busy.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gattuso blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Gattuso can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
Nice elbow from Li.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gattuso is defending well for now.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gattuso is defending well for now.
Li has Gattuso pressed against the cage.
Gattuso swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gattuso wants to get back to striking at distance but Li won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gattuso backwards.
Gattuso tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gattuso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gattuso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gattuso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Li.
Li thuds a left hand into Gattuso's body.
Jia Le Li is winning the standup battle so far.
Li scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li connects with a body shot that sends Gattuso's belly button to the back.
Li goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Li throws a chopping leg kick but Gattuso manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gattuso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Li.
Gattuso throws the kick towards the body but Li avoids it.
Li lands with a thumping leg kick.
Li avoids the head kick by Gattuso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jia Le Li clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Gattuso's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A good leg kick by Li.
A chopping leg kick lands by Li.
Gattuso walks into a stiff left hand from Li.
Li smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Li thuds his right hand into Gattuso's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Li blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gattuso. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gattuso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick from Li misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gattuso slips under a jab from Li.
Li throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Li throws a shot from downtown. Gattuso moves away and avoids it.
Gattuso 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.
Li thumps Gattuso with a low kick.
Gattuso is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Li tries to land a front kick but Gattuso steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gattuso's hands.
Gattuso checks a low kick from Li.
Gattuso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Both fighters circling a little - Li finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Li cracks Gattuso with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gattuso avoids the body shot from Li.
Li lands a really nice looking cross but Gattuso seems unphased.
Li tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gattuso is able to avoid easily.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gattuso can do to turn this around?
Gattuso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Li.
Li ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Li changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gattuso keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gattuso was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Li.
Gattuso moves out of range of the body kick from Li.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gattuso.
Li lands with an overhand left.
Li misses the shot to the body.
Li connects with a leg kick. Gattuso looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gattuso throws a low kick but Li avoids it.
Li is looking to slow Gattuso down with leg kicks.
Li tries to work over Gattuso's front leg with a kick but Gattuso checks it.
Li fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gattuso is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Gattuso.
Li throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gattuso misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li throws out a leg kick but Gattuso moves out of range and Li only half commits.
Gattuso steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Li. That one must have hurt.
Li attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gattuso jabs Li right on the nose. Li blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Gattuso misses.
Li lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gattuso avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Li is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gattuso's half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gattuso has one foot on Li's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Li ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gattuso defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Li.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with a low kick.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Gattuso there.
Li chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Li attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gattuso moves out of range of the body kick from Li.
Li scores with a hook.
Li throws a leg kick but Gattuso checks it.
Nice defenses there by Li.
Li slips under a jab from Gattuso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Li misses its intended target.
Gattuso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Li.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jia Le Li had his way with Javier Gattuso in that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Gattuso's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Li, right into the meat.
Li takes a swing at Gattuso's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Gattuso.
Li feints and then cracks Gattuso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gattuso down.
An inside leg kick lands from Li.
Li turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Li connects with a nice looking jab.
Li darts in trying to clinch
and Li takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Li lands a nice looking body kick.
Li is looking to slow Gattuso down with leg kicks.
Gattuso is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
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!
Gattuso avoids the body shot from Li.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A combination from Li does no damage.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gattuso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Li chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Li is looking to slow Gattuso down with leg kicks.
Li throws a quick inside leg kick.
Li looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Li attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gattuso looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Li throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gattuso.
Gattuso digs a good body shot into Li's ribs.
Li takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gattuso has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Li.
Jia Le Li is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li dips to his left and cracks Gattuso with an uppercut!
Li tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Li lands with an uppercut that bounces Gattuso off the cage and back into range.
Gattuso tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Li steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gattuso.
Gattuso tests Li's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Li is rocked!
Li bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Gattuso comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Li falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Li was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Javier Gattuso!
Javier Gattuso is the new light heavyweight champion!
Javier Gattuso decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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