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UPG 118: Epitome Of Torture PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven NZonzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Brit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brit's choice of entrance music: Same in the End. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven NZonzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Brit!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NZonzi misses with a body punch
and Brit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
NZonzi lands with a nice body kick.
Brit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from NZonzi. Brit does a little dance to reset his feet.
NZonzi has Brit up against the cage in a clinch.
NZonzi manages to pull guard.
Brit advances to half guard.
NZonzi is looking to escape.
Brit not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brit looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
NZonzi is trying to stand back up but Brit is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brit is looking to advance position but NZonzi won't allow it.
Brit not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
NZonzi is trying to stand back up but Brit is controlling him
NZonzi wants to improve his position but Brit is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
NZonzi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
NZonzi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
NZonzi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brit.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brit lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed NZonzi's head.
NZonzi is refusing to be controlled, as Brit sits in half guard.
Brit looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brit missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed NZonzi's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brit winds up and cracks NZonzi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brit is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brit stops NZonzi from getting back to his feet.
Brit wants to pass to mount but NZonzi is defending the position.
Brit thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
NZonzi regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Brit.
Brit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brit makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brit throwing strikes from guard but NZonzi blocks nicely.
Brit advances to half guard.
Brit not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brit looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
NZonzi moves into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brit trying to control the position from guard on top but NZonzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Brit dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Brit.
NZonzi blocks a head kick by Brit.
NZonzi misses with a body punch
and Brit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brit shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Brit was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
NZonzi is trying to get back to his feet.
Brit goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, NZonzi has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Brit but great work by NZonzi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brit is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NZonzi wants to stand but Brit has his arm trapped.
Brit is looking to reverse the position.
NZonzi trying to control the position but Brit is working away.
Brit regains half guard.
Brit is trying to control but can't.
Brit wants to get back to full guard.
NZonzi wants to stand but Brit has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brit wants to improve his position but NZonzi is controlling well.
Brit makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brit.
Brit working a defensive guard here.
NZonzi preventing the sweep.
Brit is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
NZonzi wants to stand but Brit has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
NZonzi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Steven NZonzi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
NZonzi gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Brit counter with a right hand.
A momentary lapse in concentration from NZonzi enables Brit to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. NZonzi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Brit scoring with some ground and pound.
Brit working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brit stopping the sweep attempt from NZonzi.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Brit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
NZonzi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brit throws a body kick that misses
and NZonzi counters with an inside leg kick.
NZonzi fails with an attempt to clinch.
NZonzi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brit circles away quickly and effectively.
Brit scoring well with a low kick there.
NZonzi shoots for a double leg takedown but Brit sprawls well. He's pushed NZonzi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brit lands a front kick.
NZonzi tries a head kick but it misses.
Brit sizes up NZonzi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
NZonzi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brit.
Brit shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as NZonzi sprawls well. NZonzi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brit gets slowly back to his feet.
Brit swats away the attempt to clinch by NZonzi.
Brit looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. NZonzi is keeping the position for now.
NZonzi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jimmy Brit has got the better of the ground game so far.
NZonzi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brit.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brit postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. NZonzi is keeping the position for now.
Jimmy Brit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brit stops NZonzi from standing up.
Brit slips nicely into half guard.
Brit slows the pace down in half guard.
Steven NZonzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brit wants to take a breather but NZonzi is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brit keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jimmy Brit was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Brit scores with a push kick.
NZonzi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brit lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and NZonzi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from NZonzi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
NZonzi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brit is looking to land body kicks.
Brit walks into a straight right hand from NZonzi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
NZonzi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brit circles away.
Brit avoids a kick to the body.
Brit scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Brit.
NZonzi throws a hook to the side of Brit's head but Brit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
NZonzi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Brit there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
NZonzi misses with a wild body shot.
Brit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
NZonzi moves out of range of the body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by NZonzi!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brit scores with a three punch combo!
The fight stays on the outside here - NZonzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Brit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brit 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Brit!
Our winner, Jimmy Brit, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Abaddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fresenius James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abaddon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Final Countdown.... Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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149 lbs
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165 lbs
19 - 11 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Abaddon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fresenius James!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Abaddon.
James is looking to clinch.
James plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
James ducks under a wild hook from Abaddon.
Abaddon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
James lands a body shot.
A combination from James does no damage.
Abaddon thows a left - swing and a miss!
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
James connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Abaddon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abaddon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abaddon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abaddon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
James throws a body punch but Abaddon moves out of range.
Abaddon cracks James with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abaddon tried to score with a low kick but James checks it.
James scores with a jab to the head.
Abaddon lands a really nice looking cross but James seems unphased.
A left lands for Abaddon.
James misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon is looking to chop away at James's legs.
James lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by James.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James pushes Abaddon up against the cage in a clinch.
Abaddon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abaddon. That's going to slow James down.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
James ducks under a wild hook from Abaddon.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abaddon.
James tries to bum rush Abaddon with a series of wild strikes but Abaddon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abaddon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but James is out of range.
James throws a hook but Abaddon avoids it easily.
Abaddon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming James to the mat! James manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abaddon looking to pass the guard.
Abaddon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of James's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
James is trying to keep Abaddon in close.
Abaddon tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.
Abaddon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Abaddon stopping the sweep attempt from James.
Abaddon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Abaddon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
Abaddon throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Abaddon wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abaddon drops back looking for a leg! James is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and James manages to kick Abaddon off! Abaddon jumps back into James's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Abaddon!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
James moves out of range as Abaddon strikes.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Abaddon circles away.
A swing and a miss from Abaddon.
Abaddon lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Abaddon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abaddon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abaddon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James lands with a right hand.
Abaddon ducks under a wild hook from James.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 The Abaddon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Abaddon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Abaddon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Abaddon misses the target.
James misses with a looping left.
Abaddon throws a big shot that misses.
James looks to throw the jab but Abaddon is out of range.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abaddon throws out the jab.
Abaddon misses with a jab, cross combination.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James lands a slapping body shot.
James tries to clinch up.
James punishes Abaddon's body with a nice straight punch.
Abaddon wants to slow James down by chopping away at his legs.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
James throws a hook but Abaddon blocks it.
Abaddon is really struggling to find his range with his punches. James's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fresenius James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abaddon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Abaddon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses the shot to the body.
James throws a series of punches but Abaddon avoids them all with ease.
Abaddon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abaddon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches James on the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Abaddon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and James has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from James and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Abaddon is just out of range.
James is looking to clinch but Abaddon is avoiding it.
Abaddon throws a jab when James was well out of range.
James is looking to clinch but Abaddon is avoiding it.
Abaddon avoids the body shot from James.
Abaddon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James blocks a low kick nicely.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
Abaddon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Abaddon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by James.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James scores with a shot to the body.
Abaddon shoots in looking for a takedown but James manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Abaddon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
James swings for the body but Abaddon moves out of range.
A jab from James misses.
Abaddon lands an overhand right.
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!
Abaddon just misses with a punch to the body.
Abaddon looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
James is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abaddon rather than just go for the knockout.
Abaddon slips a straight right by James.
Abaddon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abaddon just misses with a punch to the body.
James avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Abaddon shoots for a takedown but James saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Abaddon misses with a looping right.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abaddon throws out the jab.
James looks to land a right hand but Abaddon moved out of range.
James checks a leg kick.
James swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abaddon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
James swings for the body but Abaddon moves out of range.
Abaddon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and James is able to avoid easily.
Abaddon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James throws a good cross that connects.
James takes a swing at Abaddon's ribcage but misses.
Abaddon tries to land a leg kick but James saw it coming and moves away.
Abaddon staying out of range there.
James throws a hook but Abaddon avoids it easily.
James throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Abaddon to counter with a crisp jab.
Abaddon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Abaddon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abaddon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
Abaddon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abaddon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Abaddon thuds his right hand into James's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
James scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from James misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Abaddon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abaddon.
An inside leg kick from Abaddon misses.
Abaddon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abaddon looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
Abaddon connects with a body shot that sends James's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James takes one to the chin there.
James staying out of range there.
Abaddon misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Abaddon throws a front kick aimed at James's knee but James avoids it well.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abaddon.
Abaddon thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Abaddon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Abaddon.
James misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abaddon. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 The Abaddon will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Abaddon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
James takes a swing at Abaddon's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Abaddon tenderised James's leg. James is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abaddon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Abaddon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut there from James.
Abaddon gets a takedown into half guard.
James is trying to get back to full guard.
James is staying active underneath Abaddon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
James wants to get back to his feet.
Abaddon is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon works his way into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Abaddon.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if James can do anything to dispel that myth.
Abaddon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish James?
Abaddon looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James is working to get back to half guard.
Abaddon 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.
James is in a horrible position here. Abaddon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Abaddon looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James wants to control but Abaddon is having none of it.
Abaddon swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). The Abaddon!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, The Abaddon made sure he mentioned {R.W} Four Aces Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolad Kjeldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolad Kjeldsson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Hughs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rolad Kjeldsson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kjeldsson 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.
Hughs has managed to clinch.
Hughs prevents Kjeldsson from breaking the clinch.
Kjeldsson prevents a body shot from Hughs.
Hughs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Rolad Kjeldsson has been cut.
Hughs has Kjeldsson pressed against the cage, preventing Kjeldsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hughs trying to land knees to the body.
Kjeldsson can't break the clinch.
Hughs prevents Kjeldsson from breaking the clinch.
Hughs working Kjeldsson over with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kjeldsson.
Hughs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kjeldsson's efforts to push away.
Kjeldsson managing to block the knees to the body from Hughs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjeldsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kjeldsson is trying to break the clinch but Hughs has him pressed against the cage.
Kjeldsson is trying to force a seperation but Hughs has the dominant position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hughs obliges.
Hughs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hughs struggles to land a body shot inside as Kjeldsson controls his hands.
Hughs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kjeldsson is trying to push Hughs away but Hughs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kjeldsson working hard to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hughs.
Kjeldsson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjeldsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hughs has double underhooks.
Hughs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kjeldsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kjeldsson tries to circle away but Hughs has him pinned against the cage.
Kjeldsson can't break the clinch.
Hughs misses with a punch to the body.
Kjeldsson trying to control the position but instead, Hughs has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kjeldsson into the cage.
Kjeldsson is trying to force a seperation but Hughs has the dominant position.
Hughs lands a body punch.
Hughs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughs has Kjeldsson pressed against the cage, preventing Kjeldsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hughs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hughs tries a knee to the head but Kjeldsson blocks it.
Kjeldsson is trying to break the clinch but Hughs is controlling him.
Kjeldsson blocks an elbow strike from Hughs.
Hughs misses with a punch to the body.
Kjeldsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughs has him pressed against the cage.
Kjeldsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kjeldsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hughs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kjeldsson blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjeldsson tries to circle away but Hughs has him pinned against the cage.
Hughs struggles to land a body shot inside as Kjeldsson controls his hands.
Kjeldsson lands with a right to the head.
Hughs throws an elbow but it misses.
Kjeldsson avoiding damage as Hughs throws knees to the body.
Hughs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kjeldsson is trying to push Hughs away but Hughs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hughs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kjeldsson's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Kjeldsson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Hughs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rolad Kjeldsson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hughs feints and then cracks Kjeldsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kjeldsson down.
Hughs lands with a slapping head kick.
Kjeldsson throws a right and a left that Hughs avoids nicely.
Hughs wants to clinch.
Hughs moves into the clinch.
Hughs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kjeldsson's efforts to push away.
Hughs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kjeldsson avoiding damage as Hughs throws knees to the body.
Kjeldsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hughs misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Kjeldsson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughs missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hughs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kjeldsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Kjeldsson is trying to force a seperation but Hughs has the dominant position.
Hughs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hughs prevents Kjeldsson from breaking the clinch.
Kjeldsson blocks a body shot from Hughs.
Joe Hughs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kjeldsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kjeldsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Hughs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kjeldsson wants to break free but Hughs has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjeldsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughs has him pressed against the cage.
Kjeldsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hughs has double underhooks.
Hughs is working Kjeldsson over against the cage.
Kjeldsson avoiding damage as Hughs throws knees to the body.
Hughs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kjeldsson can't break the clinch.
Kjeldsson wants to break free but Hughs has control.
Kjeldsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughs has him pressed against the cage.
Hughs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kjeldsson is defending well for now.
Hughs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kjeldsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughs tries a knee to the head but Kjeldsson blocks it.
Kjeldsson is trying to break free.
Kjeldsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughs has him pressed against the cage.
Kjeldsson is trying to force a seperation but Hughs has the dominant position.
Hughs prevents Kjeldsson from breaking the clinch.
Hughs lands a shot to the body.
Hughs throws an elbow but it misses.
Kjeldsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hughs.
Kjeldsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kjeldsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kjeldsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hughs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kjeldsson lands with an overhand left.
Hughs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kjeldsson manages to avoid it.
Kjeldsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Kjeldsson swinging wildly here.
Kjeldsson misses with the combination.
Hughs wants to clinch.
Hughs is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kjeldsson.
Hughs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughs moves in looking to clinch but Kjeldsson pushes him off.
Kjeldsson misses with a double jab.
Hughs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kjeldsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Hughs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rolad Kjeldsson's cut.
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.
Kjeldsson misses with the combination.
Kjeldsson throws a combination. Hughs tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kjeldsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hughs under the eye.
Hughs is rocked!
Kjeldsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughs.
Hughs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joe Hughs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hughs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kjeldsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joe Hughs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughs misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Kjeldsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hughs misses with a wild combination.
Joe Hughs is winning the standup battle so far.
Kjeldsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Hughs does no damage.
Hughs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hughs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oh Hughs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A combination from Kjeldsson does no damage.
Hughs seems to have got his legs back now.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hughs.
Hughs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kjeldsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kjeldsson drops Hughs with a beautiful combination! Hughs stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kjeldsson is looking for the KO!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjeldsson avoids the head kick by Hughs.
Hughs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kjeldsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kjeldsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hughs. Hughs obviously looking to wear him down.
Kjeldsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Kjeldsson tries to keep at a distance but Hughs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kjeldsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hughs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kjeldsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kjeldsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hughs has double underhooks.
Kjeldsson wants to break free but Hughs has control.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kjeldsson avoids it.
Rolad Kjeldsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjeldsson blocks an elbow strike from Hughs.
Hughs missing with knees to the body.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kjeldsson avoids it.
Hughs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kjeldsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hughs tries to land knees in the clinch but Kjeldsson avoids the damage to the body.
Hughs tries to land knees in the clinch but Kjeldsson avoids the damage to the body.
Hughs keeps control of Kjeldsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hughs misses with an elbow over the top.
Kjeldsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughs landing knees to the body.
Hughs working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjeldsson managing to block the knees to the body from Hughs.
Kjeldsson tries to circle away but Hughs has him pinned against the cage.
Hughs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hughs trying to land knees to the body.
Kjeldsson managing to block the knees to the body from Hughs.
Kjeldsson avoiding damage as Hughs throws knees to the body.
Hughs lands an elbow just above Kjeldsson 's eye.
Kjeldsson breaks the clinch.
Hughs doesn't manage to clinch there - Kjeldsson circles away.
Kjeldsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Kjeldsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjeldsson lands with a right hand.
Hughs lands a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hughs. That's going to slow Kjeldsson down.
Hughs swings for the body but Kjeldsson moves out of range.
Hughs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hughs swinging wildly here.
Hughs tries to clinch there but Kjeldsson circles away.
Hughs blocks a jab.
Kjeldsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kjeldsson punishes Hughs's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kjeldsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crunch! Hughs slams his shin into Kjeldsson's torso.
Kjeldsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughs was well out of range. Poor timing from Kjeldsson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kjeldsson tries to move into range but Hughs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kjeldsson swinging wildly here.
A big left from Hughs misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rolad Kjeldsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hughs 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Hughs!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bret McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Braun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mario Braun was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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184 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bret McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mario Braun!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Braun momentarily.
Braun misses with a takedown attempt - McKenzie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McKenzie thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Braun if he has to take too many more of those.
McKenzie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Braun at a distance.
McKenzie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McKenzie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Braun tries to score with a low kick but McKenzie moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from McKenzie misses.
Braun closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Braun is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McKenzie is defending well.
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!
McKenzie breaks the clinch.
Braun dives in and scores a takedown into McKenzie's guard.
Braun postures up in McKenzie's guard and throws a big left but McKenzie blocks it.
Braun forces his way into half guard.
Braun stops McKenzie from getting back to his feet.
McKenzie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McKenzie.
Braun landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie is looking to stand up but Braun isn't so interested in that idea.
McKenzie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Braun on the ground.
Braun distracts McKenzie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Braun postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Braun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Braun stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McKenzie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Braun trying to control the position from guard on top but McKenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McKenzie looking for a sweep. Not yet McKenzie, not yet.
Braun looking to pass the guard.
McKenzie keeping moving, preventing Braun from controlling successfully.
Braun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McKenzie uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Braun moves in looking to clinch but McKenzie pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McKenzie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McKenzie stuffs the takedown attempt from Braun. Braun gets slowly back to his feet.
Bret McKenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Braun.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braun scores with a jab. McKenzie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Braun forces McKenzie back against the cage and clinches.
McKenzie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McKenzie lands with a nice combination. Braun backs away looking to recover.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McKenzie.
McKenzie stuffs the takedown attempt from Braun. Braun gets slowly back to his feet.
Braun pushes McKenzie up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McKenzie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McKenzie wants it to stay on the feet.
McKenzie slips under a jab.
Braun fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jab, jab by McKenzie - just one landing.
McKenzie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Braun darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from McKenzie misses.
Braun throws a nice looking combination but McKenzie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McKenzie loads up on a big right hand but Braun slips the punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Braun misses with a head kick.
Braun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Braun's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McKenzie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Braun scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKenzie. Braun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bret McKenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Braun.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McKenzie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Braun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braun tries a head kick but it misses.
McKenzie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mario Braun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKenzie throws an overhand right that lands on Braun's shoulder, as Braun tries to avoid the shot.
McKenzie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Braun shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McKenzie as he jumps to the side.
Braun shoots for a double leg takedown but McKenzie sprawls well. He's pushed Braun's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Braun looks winded!
Braun doesn't manage to clinch there - McKenzie circles away.
Braun moves out of range of the strikes.
Braun avoids the body shot from McKenzie.
McKenzie throws a sloppy head kick and Braun moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKenzie misses with a hook. Braun ducked under it nicely.
McKenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McKenzie wants to clinch up but Braun keeps it at a distance.
McKenzie scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret McKenzie dominated that round.
That's time! McKenzie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McKenzie throws a jab when Braun was well out of range.
Braun scores with a hook.
It looks like Bret McKenzie has been cut.
Braun moves out of range as McKenzie strikes.
Braun slips a jab from McKenzie.
Braun closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McKenzie is trying to stand back up but Braun is controlling him
McKenzie kicks off Braun and gets to his feet.
Braun shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McKenzie but McKenzie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McKenzie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKenzie lands with a nice body kick.
Braun throws an overhand right that lands on McKenzie's shoulder, as McKenzie tries to avoid the shot.
Braun shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McKenzie as he jumps to the side.
McKenzie lands a nice shot that snaps Braun's head back.
McKenzie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Braun is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braun tries to clinch up.
Braun defending well as McKenzie loads up on a big left hand.
McKenzie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mario Braun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Braun misses with a takedown attempt - McKenzie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bret McKenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Braun.
McKenzie throws out a powerful jab.
Braun tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McKenzie swivels and escapes.
McKenzie throws a big shot that misses.
Braun tries to close the distance and clinch but McKenzie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McKenzie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Braun looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McKenzie lands a head kick!
Braun is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKenzie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Braun on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McKenzie lands a nice hook to Braun's body. Braun takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie throws a hook but Braun avoids it easily.
McKenzie cracks Braun with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Braun is still on wobbly legs! Can McKenzie finish him?
McKenzie cracks Braun with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Braun falls to his knees and McKenzie doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bret McKenzie!
Bret McKenzie really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that DoofenshmirtzDoofenshmirtz All 160 Supplements Inc logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi's entrance music is Scary. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hank Cole!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Cole with that takedown attempt.
Gomi throws an off balance right hand
and Cole counters with a series of strikes. Gomi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gomi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cole.
Cole tries to clinch up.
Cole moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cole has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cole lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cole working aggressively here.
Cole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cole lands a shoulder strike.
Cole tries to work over Gomi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gomi is trying to force a seperation but Cole has the dominant position.
Gomi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cole tries a knee to the head but Gomi blocks it.
Cole missing with knees to the body.
Cole lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi is trying to break free.
Cole scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cole manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cole misses with a body punch.
Gomi manages to break the clinch.
Cole drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gomi lands the left hand.
Cole fails with a takedown attempt.
Cole darts in trying to clinch
and Gomi counters with a nice body shot.
Cole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole rushes Gomi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gomi working hard to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomi working hard to break the clinch.
Gomi trying to land knees to the body.
Gomi cracks Cole with a nice body shot.
Cole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gomi is trying to push Cole away but Cole has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomi.
Cole leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gomi stalling in the clinch but Cole improves position.
Gomi blocks a body shot from Cole.
Cole lands a left hand.
Cole keeps control of Gomi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cole stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi wants to break free but Cole has control.
Cole lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Gomi is trying to break the clinch but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
Cole trying to stall but Gomi improves his position.
Gomi is trying to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cole - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gomi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
Cole lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cole stalling in the clinch but Gomi improves position.
Gomi stalling against the cage.
Cole is looking to control Gomi's arms but Gomi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cole has his back to the cage.
Gomi is trying to maintain a safe position but Cole gets an underhook and turns Gomi into the cage.
Cole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi blocks the elbow strike.
Gomi blocks a body shot from Cole.
Gomi works on Cole's body with a couple of short punches.
Cole misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cole closes the distance but Gomi moves to the side
and Gomi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gomi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cole's head.
Cole shoots in and drives through. Gomi sprawls well.
Takanori Gomi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Cole.
Cole feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gomi's calf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gomi misses with a body shot
and Cole counters by clinching up.
Gomi wants to get back to striking at distance but Cole won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hank Cole will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gomi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cole defends it nicely.
Cole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cole doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomi circles away.
Cole is looking to clinch but Gomi is avoiding it.
Cole lands a nice hook to Gomi's body. Gomi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cole tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gomi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gomi takes a swing at Cole's ribcage but misses.
Gomi misses with a hook
and Cole cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomi connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gomi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cole - the referee stops the clock and Gomi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cole. Gomi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gomi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cole can pounce on him.
Cole avoids the body shot from Gomi.
Takanori Gomi is winning the standup battle so far.
Cole tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gomi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gomi has a takedown stuffed.
Gomi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cole lands a leg kick that knocks Gomi off balance momentarily.
Gomi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cole.
Gomi keeps the fight on the outside.
Cole is looking to clinch but Gomi is avoiding it.
Cole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomi keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gomi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cole tries to clinch but Gomi moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole takes the fight into the clinch.
Cole can't find room to land a body shot as Gomi controls the action.
Cole misses with some punches.
Cole working aggressively here.
Gomi looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takanori Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cole scores with a hook to the body.
Cole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomi is defending well for now.
Gomi can't get the takedown.
Cole tries to throw a body punch but Gomi avoids it by throwing Cole back against the cage.
Cole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries a body shot but Gomi blocks it.
Gomi blocking some punches.
Cole lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomi misses with a knee to the head.
Cole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cole scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cole scores with a shot to the side of Gomi's head.
Gomi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice left hand lands by Cole.
Cole stalling in the clinch.
Gomi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cole is defending well.
Cole is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gomi is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cole just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gomi's brow.
Gomi trying to control the position but instead, Cole has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gomi into the cage.
Gomi wants to break free but Cole has control.
Cole has a couple of punches blocked by Gomi.
Cole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cole pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cole closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole presses Gomi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gomi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cole is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Cole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gomi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cole.
Gomi misses with a straight left.
Cole ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
Gomi closes the distance and clinches up with Cole, looking for a takedown. Gomi pushes Cole against the cage but Cole circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hank Cole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomi looks to score with a jab to the body but Cole is just out of range.
Cole ducks right into an uppercut from Gomi.
Cole throws a body punch but Gomi moves out of range.
Gomi connects with a right hand. Cole shakes it off.
Nice sprawl there from Cole as Gomi shoots in.
Cole shoots for a double leg takedown but Gomi sprawls well. He's pushed Cole's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gomi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cole is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi takes one to the side of the head.
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hank Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cole.
Takanori Gomi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Cole.
Cole has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gomi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cole is pressed up against the cage. Gomi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cole down to the mat. Cole avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Gomi.
Cole takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A punch combination from Gomi misses.
Nice takedown defense from Gomi. No joy for Cole on that attempt.
Cole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab, jab by Gomi - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole moves in looking to clinch but Gomi pushes him off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole tries a head kick but it misses.
Cole wants to clinch but Gomi slips to the side
and Gomi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomi throws out the jab.
Cole connects with a leg kick. Gomi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gomi swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
Gomi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gomi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cole is rocked!
Cole shoots in for a takedown but Gomi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gomi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cole tries to clinch there but Gomi circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Cole moves out of range.
Cole throws a big shot that misses.
Cole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cole tries to clinch there but Gomi circles away.
Cole tries to clinch there but Gomi circles away.
Cole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cole tries to clinch
and Gomi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cole's guard now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cole wants to get back to his feet but Gomi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Cole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takanori Gomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cole pushes Gomi off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole misses with an attempted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gomi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takanori Gomi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cole has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roland Deschain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Dmitrigorbachovovonovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deschain comes to the cage accompanied by Giving In-- As made famous by Adema. Dmitrigorbachovovonovich has chosen Wai Khru ram muay as his entrance music. Sergei Dmitrigorbachovovonovich has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roland Deschain's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roland Deschain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergei Dmitrigorbachovovonovich!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws out a leg kick but Deschain moves out of range and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich only half commits.
Sergei Dmitrigorbachovovonovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deschain shoots in and bounces Dmitrigorbachovovonovich off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Deschain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Deschain wants to pass the guard but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is keeping the position.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich looking to control.
Deschain looking to pass the guard.
Deschain postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sergei Dmitrigorbachovovonovich hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a lazy right hand but Deschain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Deschain lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dmitrigorbachovovonovich backs up against the cage.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich duly obliges.
Deschain swings for the body but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves out of range.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to land a leg kick but Deschain saw it coming and moves away.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a leg kick that knocks Deschain off balance momentarily.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deschain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Deschain looks to score with a jab to the body but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is just out of range.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a wild body shot.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich swings for the body but Deschain moves out of range.
Deschain blocks a head kick by Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Deschain misses with a straight right.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Deschain blocks the low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deschain closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Deschain throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Deschain working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Deschain has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is looking for a sweep.
Deschain working the ground and pound but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is defending the strikes.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Deschain 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.
Deschain is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich pulls his head out easily.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Deschain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deschain manages to get to full guard.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to stand but Deschain is controlling from the bottom.
Deschain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Deschain is trying to keep Dmitrigorbachovovonovich in close.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is looking to stand up but Deschain won't let him.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Deschain, up you get!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Deschain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich instigates a clinch.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Deschain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries a knee to the head but Deschain blocks it.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich trying to land knees to the body.
Deschain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deschain blocks the elbow strike.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a head punch that misses.
Deschain tries for a takedown but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich manages to get underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of stalling here from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deschain.
Deschain blocks an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is trying to maintain a safe position but Deschain gets an underhook and turns Dmitrigorbachovovonovich into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Dmitrigorbachovovonovich dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich stuffs the takedown attempt from Deschain. Deschain gets slowly back to his feet.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice uppercut lands for Deschain. That snapped Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's head back.
Deschain shoots in for a takedown but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries a head kick but it misses.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a head kick that misses.
Deschain blocks a low kick nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to move into range but Deschain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Deschain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deschain misses with a looping right.
Deschain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a leg kick that knocks Deschain off balance momentarily.
Deschain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dmitrigorbachovovonovich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Deschain throws the kick towards the body but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich avoids it.
Deschain throws a hook to the side of Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's head but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to clinch up.
Deschain closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dmitrigorbachovovonovich to the mat! Dmitrigorbachovovonovich manages to get full guard.
Deschain cracks Dmitrigorbachovovonovich with a solid left hand.
Deschain tries to free his leg and advance position but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is retaining full guard.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich pulls Deschain in close to prevent any damage.
Deschain is looking to work some ground and pound but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich has wrist control.
Deschain cracks Dmitrigorbachovovonovich with a solid left hand.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich working a defensive guard here.
Deschain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dmitrigorbachovovonovich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Deschain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain stands and throws Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is being controlled here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deschain tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Deschain trying to control the position but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is working away.
Deschain looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is avoiding damage well.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to buck Deschain off but Deschain is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deschain tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Check out the look on Deschain's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deschain scoring with punches and elbows.
Deschain working the ground and pound.
Deschain in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is looking for a sweep.
Deschain throws a strike aimed at the side of Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's head but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich avoids it well.
Deschain trying to control the position but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is working away.
Deschain misses with the ground and pound.
Deschain scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dmitrigorbachovovonovich to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich dodges the ground and pound from Deschain.
Deschain trying to control the action but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is working from the bottom.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to buck Deschain off but Deschain is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich wants to control but Deschain postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Deschain dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich slips under a jab.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to clinch but Deschain is having none of it.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws out a loose jab but Deschain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deschain darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich wants to get back to his feet.
Deschain thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Deschain.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich trying to hold on to Deschain's head to control him but Deschain postures up.
Deschain is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Deschain is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Deschain throws a strike but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Deschain distracts Dmitrigorbachovovonovich with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is trying to hold Deschain in close to prevent damage but Deschain has managed to pass into half guard.
Deschain is keen to just control but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is a slippery customer.
Deschain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Deschain 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.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain is just content to waste time from the top position. Dmitrigorbachovovonovich takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Deschain lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deschain passes Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is trying to control but Deschain passes into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich parries the strikes from Deschain easily there. Deschain is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dmitrigorbachovovonovich to escape.
Deschain tries to score with some ground and pound. Dmitrigorbachovovonovich controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich parries the strikes from Deschain easily there. Deschain is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dmitrigorbachovovonovich to escape.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Deschain postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Deschain wants to take a breather but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Deschain.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deschain working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Deschain landing some decent shots from guard.
Deschain wants to control from the top but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich keeps moving.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roland Deschain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Deschain wants to pass the guard but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roland Deschain showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Deschain 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roland Deschain!
An out of breath Roland Deschain thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Ochoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Pep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ochoa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ice Cube - I Rep That West. Pep has chosen Iron Theme Song (Here Comes The Boom - Nelly) as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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145 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Ochoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Pep!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pep tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ochoa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pep misses with a two punch combination.
Pep swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ochoa.
Ochoa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pep paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pep takes a swing at Ochoa's ribcage but misses.
Pep shoots in and bounces Ochoa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pep stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ochoa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pep landing with the ground and pound.
Pep tries to free his leg and advance position but Ochoa is retaining full guard.
Ochoa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pep!
Ochoa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ochoa trying to control but Pep is having none of it.
Ochoa wants to finish this one by submission but Pep is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ochoa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ochoa unloads with some shots from mount but Pep bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep tries to lock up and control but Ochoa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ochoa throws some wild stikes that Pep manages to avoid easily.
Pep defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ochoa.
Ochoa misses with a head shot.
Pep wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ochoa.
Ochoa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pep bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ochoa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pep lands a couple of digs.
Pep working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pep scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa is trying to keep Pep in close.
Pep in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ochoa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pep tries to hold on but Ochoa pushes him away.
Ochoa throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Pep bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ochoa looking to control.
Pep is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pep loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pep keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ochoa's head.
Ochoa is trying to keep Pep in close.
Pep avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa keeping moving, preventing Pep from controlling successfully.
Pep working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ochoa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ochoa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ochoa wants to pass the guard but Pep is defending well.
Pep gets full guard.
Pep is pulling down on Ochoa's head. It's preventing any offense from Ochoa, at least for the moment.
Ochoa postures up.
Pep controlling Ochoa's posture.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ochoa wants to pass the guard but Pep is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pep seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Frankie Pep wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ochoa tries to move into range but Pep moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pep lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ochoa circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Pep misses.
Pep misses the jab.
Ochoa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Ochoa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ochoa.
Pep misses with a hook
and Ochoa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ochoa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pep swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ochoa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pep has a couple of punches blocked by Ochoa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pep misses with a punch on the inside.
Pep lands a shot to the body.
Pep tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ochoa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frankie Pep will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ochoa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body kick there by Ochoa.
Pep misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ochoa.
Pep just misses with a punch to the body.
Frankie Pep seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pep shoots in looking for a takedown but Ochoa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pep's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pep throws a series of strikes that have Ochoa backpedaling.
Pep takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A good leg kick by Ochoa.
Ochoa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pep looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pep bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Ochoa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pep, as that shot connected.
Ochoa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Danny Ochoa is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab by Pep.
Ochoa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep swinging wildly here.
Pep throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ochoa staying out of range there.
Ochoa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pep swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ochoa moves out of range of the strikes.
Pep uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ochoa.
Ochoa misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Pep misses the target.
Pep will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pep throws a shot to the body.
Ochoa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pep swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Ochoa as Pep shoots in.
Danny Ochoa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Pep.
Pep will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ochoa avoids the body shot from Pep.
Pep showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ochoa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pep lands a glancing blow to the side of Ochoa's head.
Ochoa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pep fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ochoa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pep fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ochoa manages to avoid it.
Pep looks to land a right hand but Ochoa moved out of range.
Pep misses with a lunging right hand
and Ochoa counters by moving into the clinch.
Pep takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pep misses with the head strike.
Pep scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pep.
Pep goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ochoa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pep.
Pep tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ochoa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ochoa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pep backwards.
Pep lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ochoa backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pep backwards.
Pep on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ochoa missing with knees to the body.
Ochoa swings wildly with an uppercut but Pep uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pep softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ochoa with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pep.
Ochoa tries a body shot but Pep blocks it.
Ochoa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pep doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pep tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pep lands with a short shot to the head.
Ochoa pushes Pep back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pep blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pep misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ochoa blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pep misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pep goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pep softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ochoa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Frankie Pep seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ochoa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ochoa tries a body shot but Pep blocks it.
Pep fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ochoa lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pep.
Pep lands with a right to the head.
Pep lands a body shot.
Ochoa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pep swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ochoa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ochoa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pep takes an elbow to the temple.
Pep looking to stall.
Ochoa misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frankie Pep will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pep throws a shot to the body.
Ochoa swats away the attempt to clinch by Pep.
Pep scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ochoa in his tracks.
Pep misses with the combination.
Ochoa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ochoa wants it to stay on the feet.
Pep tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ochoa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pep tries to clinch up.
Both fighters circling a little - Ochoa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pep checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pep throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pep loads up on a big right hand but Ochoa slips the punch.
Pep jabs Ochoa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ochoa slips under a jab from Pep.
Pep misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ochoa misses with a leg kick.
Danny Ochoa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa moves in looking to clinch but Pep pushes him off.
Pep swats away the attempt to clinch by Ochoa.
Ochoa slips a jab from Pep.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ochoa. That's going to slow Pep down.
Pep throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ochoa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pep on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pep comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good shot there by Pep.
Pep throws the left hand but Ochoa avoids the punch easily.
Ochoa throws a head kick but Pep moves out of range.
Ochoa just misses with a punch to the body.
Pep moves out of range of the body kick from Ochoa.
Pep scores with a nice head shot.
Ochoa cracks Pep with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pep throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ochoa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa is looking to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ochoa.
Pep fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ochoa, pushing him back against the cage.
Pep avoids the elbow strike from Ochoa, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pep fails to land.
Pep tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ochoa tries a body shot but Pep blocks it.
Pep misses with a punch on the inside.
Ochoa lands an elbow inside.
Pep misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ochoa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pep's defenses.
Ochoa lands a nice elbow.
Ochoa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pep in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Pep as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ochoa as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ochoa fails to land.
Pep lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pep fails to land.
Ochoa blocking some punches.
Ochoa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ochoa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pep working aggressively here.
Ochoa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pep tries to stall but Ochoa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pep misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ochoa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Peps head.
Ochoa misses with a knee strike.
Ochoa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pep fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pep swings wildly with an uppercut but Ochoa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pep prevents a body shot from Ochoa.
Pep presses Ochoa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pep working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ochoa tries a knee to the head but Pep blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pep blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pep's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pep tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Ochoa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ochoa takes a shot to the head.
Ochoa has a couple of punches blocked by Pep.
Pep blocking some punches.
Ochoa lands with a left to the head.
Pep swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ochoa throws an elbow but it misses.
Pep blocks an uppercut.
Pep fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ochoa throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pep wants to stall.
Ochoa connects with a knee to the head.
Pep blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ochoa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 Danny Ochoa.
Well Pep has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Pep!
After the fight, Frankie Pep was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viacheslav Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett has chosen She Hates Me as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viacheslav Datsik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett slips under a jab from Datsik.
Sackett closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Datsik did well to prevent Sackett getting side control.
Datsik keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Datsik is refusing to be controlled, as Sackett sits in half guard.
Ground and pound from Sackett.
Sackett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sackett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Datsik's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Datsik blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sackett.
Datsik keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sackett is keen to just control but Datsik is a slippery customer.
Datsik gets full guard.
Sackett looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a big elbow that misses.
Sackett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sackett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sackett is looking to stand up but Datsik won't let him.
Sackett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sackett throws a strike but Datsik rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Datsik showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Viacheslav Datsik wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A slow jab from Datsik misses its intended target.
Sackett feints and then cracks Datsik's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Datsik down.
A lazy left from Sackett finds it's target.
Datsik paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Datsik checks the leg kick nicely there.
Datsik tries to clinch up but Sackett circles away and keeps his distance.
Sackett scores with a jab to the body.
Datsik lands a nice shot that snaps Sackett's head back.
It looks like Logan Sackett has been cut.
Datsik avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Sackett swats away the attempt to clinch by Datsik.
Datsik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Viacheslav Datsik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Datsik.
Datsik pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sackett back to the cage. Datsik follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett scores with a head kick. Datsik tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Viacheslav Datsik has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Sackett.
Datsik thumps Sackett with a low kick.
Datsik misses the shot to the body.
Sackett misses with a head kick.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
Sackett looking to score a takedown here. Datsik is defending well but Sackett drives through and ends up in Datsik's guard.
Datsik avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett throws a big right hand that misses.
Sackett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Datsik controlling Sackett's posture.
Sackett stopping the sweep attempt from Datsik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Datsik wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sackett landing with the ground and pound.
Datsik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sackett trying to control the position from guard on top but Datsik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Datsik sees it coming and moves out of range.
Datsik moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Sackett dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Datsik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Datsik checks a leg kick.
Sackett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Datsik.
Datsik misses the shot to the body.
Sackett takes one to the chin there.
Datsik scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett throws a right hand that Datsik ducks under and follows up with a left that Datsik also avoids with ease.
Datsik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sackett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Datsik does it's job there.
Datsik misses the shot to the body.
Sackett circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sackett counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett drops Datsik with a naaaaasty hook - Datsik is in real trouble here! Sackett dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Logan Sackett!
Our winner, Logan Sackett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Dunowevil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jethro Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunowevil comes into the arena with If You're Gonna Be Dumb You Gotta Be Tough blaring out of the sound system. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Dunowevil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jethro Savage!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Savage manages to break the clinch.
Dunowevil lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dunowevil lands with a straight right. Savage didn't see that one coming.
Dunowevil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savage moves away.
Roger Dunowevil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage avoids a kick to the body.
Dunowevil avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dunowevil slips under a jab from Savage.
Dunowevil tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Savage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunowevil manages to avoid it.
Dunowevil throws a looping overhand right but Savage ducks down to avoid it.
Dunowevil with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dunowevil misses with a hook. Savage ducked under it nicely.
Savage checks a leg kick.
Dunowevil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunowevil looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunowevil moves away.
Savage throws a lazy right hand but Dunowevil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Savage misses with a body kick.
Dunowevil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savage.
Dunowevil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Savage takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Dunowevil.
Savage misses with a straight right.
Dunowevil rushes Savage and presses him up against the cage.
Savage tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dunowevil just stands there and leans against the cage.
Savage struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunowevil controls his hands.
Savage is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Dunowevil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Savage is looking to break free of the clinch but Dunowevil has double underhooks.
Savage manages to break the clinch.
Dunowevil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
Roger Dunowevil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savage throws a body punch but Dunowevil moves out of range.
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!
Savage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunowevil.
Dunowevil tests Savage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dunowevil misses with a two punch combination.
Savage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savage connects with a single shot there.
Savage throws a lazy right hand but Dunowevil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dunowevil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Savage drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage throws a strike but Dunowevil rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dunowevil stands and steps away. Savage gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Savage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dunowevil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dunowevil throws a low kick but Savage moves out of range easily.
Savage tries for a takedown but Dunowevil sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dunowevil blocks a jab.
Savage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dunowevil.
Dunowevil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Savage does it's job there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Savage.
Savage takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Savage misses with a hook. Dunowevil ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil looks to land a combination but Savage avoids it well.
Dunowevil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savage.
Savage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dunowevil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
Dunowevil throws a leg kick which misses Savage's front leg but catches the back leg as Savage tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage misses with a kick to the body
and Dunowevil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dunowevil is looking to clinch.
Dunowevil lands a lovely overhand right.
Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savage keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savage takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dunowevil lands a jab to the nose.
Dunowevil ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Dunowevil dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dunowevil throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dunowevil. That's going to slow Savage down.
Savage is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dunowevil takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Savage cracks Dunowevil with a right hand to the side of the head.
Savage throws a series of strikes that have Dunowevil backpedaling.
It looks like Roger Dunowevil has been cut.
Roger Dunowevil is winning the standup battle so far.
Savage throws a poor cross that misses
and Dunowevil counters with a stiff right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Savage, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savage checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dunowevil!
Savage throws a jab when Dunowevil was well out of range.
Dunowevil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dunowevil slips a jab from Savage.
Savage ducks under a wild hook from Dunowevil.
Dunowevil lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunowevil staying out of range there.
Savage is looking to land body kicks.
Dunowevil scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Savage takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dunowevil takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dunowevil takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Savage swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunowevil.
Savage throws a sloppy head kick and Dunowevil moves out of range easily.
Savage gets tackled into the cage by Dunowevil. Dunowevil maintains the clinch.
Dunowevil misses with a body punch.
Savage looking for a takedown.
Dunowevil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dunowevil prevents Savage from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage blocks a body shot from Dunowevil.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dunowevil creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Dunowevil scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dunowevil keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Savage's efforts to push away.
Savage lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Savage digs a right hand underneath Dunowevil's ribcage. Dunowevil let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Savage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Dunowevil.
Savage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut there from Dunowevil.
Savage circles away from the clinch attempt
and Savage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dunowevil lands a jab to the head.
Savage looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil works Savage's body with a nice hook.
Savage moves out of range of the strikes.
Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunowevil.
Dunowevil throws a solid leg kick but Savage takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dunowevil.
Dunowevil is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Savage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dunowevil takes the fight into the clinch.
Savage drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dunowevil gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dunowevil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Savage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dunowevil's elbow.
Dunowevil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Savage's elbow.
Dunowevil keeps control of Savage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dunowevil lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Savage tries to throw a body punch but Dunowevil avoids it by throwing Savage back against the cage.
Roger Dunowevil has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dunowevil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Savage.
A short uppercut from Dunowevil.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunowevil lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Dunowevil.
Nice body punch from Dunowevil - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dunowevil.
Savage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dunowevil lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Savage tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dunowevil just stands there and leans against the cage.
Roger Dunowevil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jethro Savage.
Savage jumps guard but Dunowevil stands there with Savage around his waist. Savage gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dunowevil softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunowevil throws a knee to the head but misses.
Savage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dunowevil trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Dunowevil dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roger Dunowevil's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dunowevil tries to clinch but Savage is having none of it.
Dunowevil feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Savage's calf.
Dunowevil lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dunowevil scores with a leg kick.
Savage misses with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Savage there.
A low kick from Dunowevil is predictable there
letting Savage counter with a right hand.
Dunowevil moves in looking to clinch but Savage pushes him off.
Dunowevil pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Savage attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dunowevil is looking to clinch but Savage is avoiding it.
Nice jab there from Dunowevil.
Savage throws a poor cross that misses
and Dunowevil makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Savage swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunowevil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savage moves away.
Savage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dunowevil counters with a stiff right hand.
Savage throws a shot from downtown. Dunowevil moves away and avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dunowevil.
Savage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Savage avoids the body shot from Dunowevil.
Dunowevil connects with a nice looking jab.
Dunowevil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savage shoots in but Dunowevil avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dunowevil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Savage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dunowevil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Savage's calf.
Dunowevil throws a hook to the side of Savage's head but Savage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dunowevil.
A telegraphed right hand from Savage misses the target.
Good shot there by Dunowevil.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Dunowevil.
Dunowevil works Savage's body with a nice hook.
Dunowevil fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dunowevil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savage.
Savage's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Savage staying out of range there.
Savage takes a swing at Dunowevil's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for Dunowevil.
Savage throws a looping overhand right but Dunowevil ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savage throws out the jab.
Dunowevil tries to land a body kick
and Savage counters with a nice uppercut.
Savage gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dunowevil moves in looking to clinch but Savage pushes him off.
Dunowevil moves into the clinch.
Dunowevil lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Savage pushes Dunowevil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jethro Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savage is looking to break free of the clinch but Dunowevil has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savage.
Dunowevil scores with a nice hook to the head.
Savage drags the fight down to the ground.
Savage wants to improve his position but instead Dunowevil has moved into half guard.
Dunowevil tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Savage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil is looking to take a break and control but Savage is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savage trying to hold on to Dunowevil's head to control him but Dunowevil postures up.
Savage looking for submissions off his back.
Roger Dunowevil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Savage tries to roll over but Dunowevil keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dunowevil is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Dunowevil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dunowevil, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Dunowevil!
During a confident post fight interview, Roger Dunowevil thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Lefleaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Will T. Bear - For a Few Dollars More. 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 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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordon Lefleaur!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lefleaur has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lefleaur fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jab from Johnson.
Lefleaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Luke Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lefleaur doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Lefleaur walks into a left hand.
Lefleaur cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Lefleaur down.
Lefleaur misses with a straight right.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lefleaur as he avoids it easily.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson wants to take the fight to the mat but Lefleaur manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lefleaur controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefleaur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lefleaur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Lefleaur fails to land.
Lefleaur prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Lefleaur prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lefleaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Lefleaur misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Lefleaur.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Lefleaur blocks an uppercut.
Lefleaur has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson is working for takedown but Lefleaur is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lefleaur can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Lefleaur lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson tries to work over Lefleaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Lefleaur controls the action.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Lefleaur misses with some punches.
Johnson tries a body shot but Lefleaur blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Lefleaur fails to land.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Lefleaur controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Lefleaur as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson tries to work over Lefleaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lefleaur scores with a hook to the body.
Lefleaur misses with a body punch.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lefleaur lands with a right to the head.
Lefleaur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lefleaur tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Lefleaur avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Lefleaur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Nice body punch from Lefleaur - that landed with a thud.
Lefleaur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Lefleaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Lefleaur as the two fighters clinch.
Lefleaur lands a body shot.
Lefleaur taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lefleaur pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lefleaur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lefleaur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Good body shot from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur blocks a body shot from Johnson.
A short uppercut from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Lefleaur scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lefleaur controls his hands.
Lefleaur blocking some punches.
Lefleaur prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lefleaur is trying to keep an underhook but Johnson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lefleaur defending well though.
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 trying to control from half guard but Lefleaur is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson thows a huge punch but Lefleaur dodges it nicely.
Johnson is looking to pass Lefleaur's guard but actually Lefleaur recovers to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gordon Lefleaur will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johnson scores with a kick to the body.
Lefleaur throws out a powerful jab.
Lefleaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lefleaur.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lefleaur lands a nice uppercut.
Lefleaur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Lefleaur prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Lefleaur trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Johnson tries to work over Lefleaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lefleaur.
Lefleaur misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lefleaur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Lefleaur controls the action.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Lefleaur pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Lefleaur saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Gordon Lefleaur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for Lefleaur.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lefleaur was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lefleaur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lefleaur working a defensive guard here.
Johnson trying to control but Lefleaur is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Luke Johnson just wasn't active enough.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lefleaur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Luke Johnson has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur swinging wildly here.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lefleaur tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Lefleaur manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses with a hook. Lefleaur ducked under it nicely.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Lefleaur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lefleaur misses the shot to the body.
Lefleaur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
A bone on bone clash there as Lefleaur blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lefleaur lands a jab to the head.
Johnson looks to clinch
enabling Lefleaur to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lefleaur has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lefleaur and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Lefleaur sprawls well.
Lefleaur throws a shot to the body.
Lefleaur tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lefleaur keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Lefleaur. Lefleaur maintains the clinch.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lefleaur lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lefleaur lands with a right to the head.
Lefleaur pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Lefleaur.
A nice left hand lands by Lefleaur.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Lefleaur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luke Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lefleaur misses with the combination.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice sprawl there from Lefleaur as Johnson shoots in.
Lefleaur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Lefleaur misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson trying to control but Lefleaur is working from the bottom.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lefleaur is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Lefleaur is keeping the position.
Johnson pushes down on Lefleaur's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lefleaur's head.
Lefleaur regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Johnson.
Lefleaur pulls Johnson in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Lefleaur is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lefleaur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lefleaur is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gordon Lefleaur hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Lefleaur lands a nice looking body kick.
Lefleaur misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lefleaur tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lefleaur is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Luke Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Lefleaur is working away.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Lefleaur dodges it nicely.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Lefleaur is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Lefleaur is defending well.
Johnson trying to control the action but Lefleaur is working from the bottom.
Johnson is really struggling to control Lefleaur but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Luke Johnson.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Johnson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Johnson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lefleaur moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Johnson moves out of range as Lefleaur strikes.
Lefleaur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lefleaur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Lefleaur is keeping the position.
Lefleaur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lefleaur wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stays in close to Lefleaur's body and controls the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lefleaur keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Luke Johnson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Lefleaur moves away and avoids it.
Lefleaur stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Lefleaur tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lefleaur manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lefleaur throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Lefleaur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lefleaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Lefleaur sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lefleaur throws a big shot that misses.
Lefleaur moves into the clinch.
Lefleaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lefleaur can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson wants to take a breather but Lefleaur is having none of it.
Lefleaur tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lefleaur is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Lefleaur is having none of it.
Lefleaur won't allow Johnson to pass to mount.
Johnson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Lefleaur reverses the position - he's now on top in Johnson's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lefleaur is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lefleaur swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson is standing up over Lefleaur. Lefleaur looks to escape but Johnson dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Johnson had his way with Gordon Lefleaur in that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Johnson's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lefleaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lefleaur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lefleaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lefleaur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson gets a double leg takedown into Lefleaur's guard.
Lefleaur keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lefleaur works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Lefleaur is keeping the position.
Johnson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lefleaur is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lefleaur has escaped and now he's on top!
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Lefleaur from controlling successfully.
Lefleaur gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Lefleaur's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Lefleaur looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lefleaur looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lefleaur will feel that in the morning.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Lefleaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gordon Lefleaur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Lefleaur counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lefleaur is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Lefleaur circles away and we're back to standing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nice body kick there by Johnson.
Lefleaur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lefleaur wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Lefleaur blocks the low kick.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Lefleaur blocks the body kick.
Lefleaur stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lefleaur.
Lefleaur throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Lefleaur misses its intended target.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lefleaur moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Lefleaur tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lefleaur manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lefleaur quickly recovers to half guard.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Lefleaur defending well.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Lefleaur is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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 Luke Johnson.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 49:47
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 47:48
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Luke Johnson!
Luke Johnson retains his welterweight title!
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