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NWO 88 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pettis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pettis throws a sloppy head kick and Velasquez moves out of range easily.
No luck for Velasquez with that takedown attempt.
Velasquez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pettis circles away.
Pettis scores with a head kick. Velasquez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Velasquez avoids the head kick by Pettis.
Velasquez closes the distance and clinches up with Pettis, looking for a takedown. Velasquez pushes Pettis against the cage but Pettis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jake Pettis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kain Velasquez.
Velasquez misses with a takedown
and Pettis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Velasquez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Velasquez avoids a kick to the body.
Pettis throws a head kick but Velasquez 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!
Pettis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Velasquez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Velasquez shoots in looking for a takedown. Pettis tries to sprawl out of it but Velasquez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pettis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pettis feints a jab promting Velasquez to slip. Pettis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Velasquez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Velasquez closes the distance and clinches up with Pettis, looking for a takedown. Velasquez pushes Pettis against the cage but Pettis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez shoots in but Pettis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Velasquez looks winded!
Velasquez shoots in looking for a takedown but Pettis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Velasquez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Velasquez blocks a head kick by Pettis.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pettis.
Pettis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pettis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown but Pettis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pettis jabs at Velasquez's body.
A head kick from Pettis lands but Velasquez takes it in his stride.
Pettis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pettis lands a right hook to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pettis!
Jake Pettis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pettis lands a nice looking body shot.
Velasquez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pettis. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis looks to land a combination but Velasquez avoids it well.
Pettis lands with a cross.
Pettis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown but Pettis shows good takedown defense.
Pettis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pettis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice takedown defense from Pettis. No joy for Velasquez on that attempt.
Pettis tests Velasquez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pettis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Velasquez doesn't seem bothered though.
Velasquez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pettis.
Pettis lands with a kick to the temple. Velasquez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Velasquez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pettis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pettis lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis lands with a kick to the temple. Velasquez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pettis.
Velasquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pettis counters with a body kick.
Velasquez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pettis avoids it really well and circles away.
Velasquez fails to land the takedown.
Pettis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Velasquez.
Pettis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Velasquez will feel that in the morning.
Velasquez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pettis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pettis tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Velasquez closes the distance and clinches up with Pettis, looking for a takedown. Velasquez pushes Pettis against the cage but Pettis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pettis lands with a kick to the temple. Velasquez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pettis lands with a nice combination. Velasquez backs away looking to recover.
Velasquez is rocked!
Pettis cracks Velasquez with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Velasquez tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Pettis pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Velasquez is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Pettis!
Jake Pettis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Reagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reagan comes to the cage accompanied by I'm the president. Hogan has chosen Hulkamania as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronald Reagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogan !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reagan dives in and grabs Hogan 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hogan pushes down on Reagan's head and hops out.
Reagan has his takedown stuffed
and Hogan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Reagan's guard now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hogan drops back looking for a leg! Reagan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Reagan manages to kick Hogan off! Hogan jumps back into Reagan's guard.
Reagan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hogan drops back looking for a leg! Reagan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Reagan manages to kick Hogan off! Hogan jumps back into Reagan's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan stands and throws Reagan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hogan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Reagan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Reagan is looking to reverse the position.
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!
Hogan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hogan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reagan tries to escape but Hogan is in control.
Reagan throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Hogan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reagan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hogan prevents Reagan from escaping the position.
Reagan is trying to get back to half guard.
Hogan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Reagan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hogan but great work by Reagan.
Reagan is trying to get an arm triangle but Hogan is defending well.
Reagan tries to get to his feet but Hogan is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Reagan in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reagan throws an elbow that misses. Hogan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reagan's guard. Nice move by Hogan !
Hogan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Reagan's guard.
Hogan seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Reagan is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hulk Hogan !
An out of breath and clearly excited Hulk Hogan thanked ANABOLIC Nutrition 160Q and LAUNDRY 85% for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deine Mutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deine Mutter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ray Marsh's chin.
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187 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deine Mutter !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mutter but Mutter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mutter as he avoids it easily.
Marsh dives in and grabs Mutter 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mutter pushes down on Marsh's head and hops out.
Deine Mutter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Marsh.
Marsh closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mutter quickly recovers to half guard.
Mutter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marsh pulls his head out easily.
Marsh scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mutter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mutter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marsh pulls his head out easily.
Marsh working over Mutter with some ground and pound. Mutter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh wants to work for an arm triangle but Mutter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mutter won't allow Marsh to pass to mount.
Mutter actively working from the bottom here.
Marsh is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Marsh wants to stand up but Mutter is controlling the position.
Mutter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsh postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Mutter to stand up.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mutter as he avoids it easily.
Mutter stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mutter tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Marsh is in Mutter 's guard.
Marsh has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Mutter to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Marsh is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Mutter pulls down on the head and he's put Marsh to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Deine Mutter !
During a confident post fight interview, Deine Mutter 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Crook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Stolen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crook comes to the cage accompanied by Hall of Fame. The key to victory for Nate Crook has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Crook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Stolen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crook bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stolen's head.
Crook lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Crook lands with a hook. Stolen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stolen is rocked!
Crook lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Stolen head around and knocks him out cold! Crook hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nate Crook!
Nate Crook seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Zaylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Zaylor told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathaniel Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Zaylor!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins throws a hook but Zaylor blocks it.
Zaylor closes the distance and clinches.
Zaylor is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dawkins jumps guard but Zaylor stands there with Dawkins around his waist. Dawkins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zaylor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dawkins up against the cage.
Zaylor stops a takedown attempt from Dawkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaylor stalls.
Dawkins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathaniel Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaylor is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ben Zaylor.
Dawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zaylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dawkins gets tackled into the cage by Zaylor. Zaylor maintains the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins tries to pull guard but Zaylor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Zaylor leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dawkins is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zaylor to keep the fight standing.
Dawkins is trying to pull guard but Zaylor has him pressed against the cage.
Zaylor pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dawkins is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zaylor to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaylor stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ben Zaylor.
Zaylor is looking to clinch but Dawkins is avoiding it.
Dawkins tries to keep at a distance but Zaylor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dawkins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dawkins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zaylor pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zaylor closes the distance and clinches.
Dawkins is trying to break the clinch but Zaylor is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dawkins tries to stall but Zaylor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zaylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dawkins can't get the takedown.
Dawkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dawkins being controlled against the cage.
Zaylor tries to work over Dawkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Zaylor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dawkins has his takedown stuffed
and Zaylor moves into the clinch.
Dawkins taking a breather.
Zaylor has Dawkins pressed against the cage, preventing Dawkins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zaylor slowing the pace effectively.
Dawkins drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zaylor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ben Zaylor.
Zaylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zaylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Dawkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dawkins wants to clinch.
Ben Zaylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaylor takes the fight into the clinch.
Zaylor is pressed up against the cage. Dawkins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zaylor down to the mat. Zaylor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathaniel Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaylor tries to clinch but Dawkins moves out of range.
Zaylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawkins.
Dawkins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zaylor has him pressed against the cage.
Zaylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Zaylor to work.
Dawkins working hard to break the clinch.
Zaylor is struggling to control the position.
Ben Zaylor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ben Zaylor.
Zaylor has managed to clinch.
Zaylor tries to throw a body punch but Dawkins avoids it by throwing Zaylor back against the cage.
Dawkins tries to work over Zaylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dawkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zaylor stalling.
Zaylor gets underhooks to prevent Dawkins's takedown attempt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zaylor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zaylor avoiding damage as Dawkins throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaylor leaning his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dawkins can't break the clinch.
Zaylor misses with a body punch.
Dawkins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zaylor has him pressed against the cage.
Zaylor tries a knee to the head but Dawkins blocks it.
Dawkins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dawkins can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Zaylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Zaylor rushes Dawkins and presses him up against the cage.
Zaylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawkins working hard to break the clinch.
Zaylor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dawkins is trying to break the clinch but Zaylor has him pressed against the cage.
Zaylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dawkins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dawkins prevents a body shot from Zaylor.
Dawkins tries to pull guard but Zaylor holds him up against the cage and eventually Dawkins drops back down to his feet.
Dawkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dawkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zaylor lands a body punch.
Dawkins tries to break the clinch but Zaylor is controlling the position.
Dawkins tries to score a body lock takedown but Zaylor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathaniel Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawkins tries to circle away but Zaylor has him pinned against the cage.
Dawkins looking to stall.
Zaylor slowing the pace effectively.
Dawkins prevents a body shot from Zaylor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaylor's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ben Zaylor.
Zaylor has Dawkins up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaylor is pressed up against the cage. Dawkins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zaylor down to the mat. Zaylor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zaylor tries to clinch there but Dawkins circles away.
Zaylor tries to clinch there but Dawkins circles away.
Zaylor has managed to clinch.
Dawkins blocking some punches.
Dawkins tries to pull guard but Zaylor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dawkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Zaylor avoids the damage to the body.
Zaylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawkins avoiding damage as Zaylor throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaylor slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting on Zaylor's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Dawkins tries to pull guard but Zaylor won't allow it.
Zaylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zaylor lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dawkins is looking to control Zaylor's arms but Zaylor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dawkins has his back to the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Zaylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zaylor 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Zaylor!
Ben Zaylor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Indiana Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Givens comes to the cage accompanied by Slaughtered. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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213 lbs
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206 lbs
4 - 16 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Givens !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Indiana Jones!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Givens finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Nice sprawl there from Givens as Jones shoots in.
Givens lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Givens connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Givens throws out a powerful jab.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Givens .
Jones tries to clinch but Givens moves away
and Givens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Nice straight punches there by Givens . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Givens .
Givens tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Givens finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Jones is rocked!
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Givens finish him?
It looks like Indiana Jones has been cut.
Givens pounces like a tiger and cracks Jones with a vicious hook! Jones is down but not out! Givens follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tommy Givens !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Dray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dray comes to the cage accompanied by Champion. Jake Souza has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ricky Dray's chin.
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196 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Dray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Souza!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza is looking to clinch but Dray is avoiding it.
Dray works the jab nicely.
Dray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Souza as he avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Dray.
It looks like Jake Souza has been cut.
Souza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dray circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dray blocks the body kick.
Dray loads up on a big right hand but Souza slips the punch.
Dray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dray scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dray fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Souza sprawls well initially but Dray persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dray prevents Souza from improving his position.
Souza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dray.
Dray thows a huge punch but Souza dodges it nicely.
Souza moves into full guard.
Dray postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dray throws a big right hand that misses.
Souza wants to get back to his feet but Dray is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dray working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Souza's head.
Dray drops back looking for a leg! Souza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Souza manages to kick Dray off! Dray jumps back into Souza's guard.
Dray stands up over Souza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dray lands a couple of elbows.
Dray stopping the sweep attempt from Souza.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dray.
Dray preventing the sweep.
Souza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dray throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Souza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dray loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dray distracts Souza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
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!
Dray is working Souza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dray throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Souza thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Souza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dray.
Dray stands up over Souza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dray scoring with punches to the head and body.
Souza wants to stand but Dray is controlling the position.
Souza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dray manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Souza tries for a takedown but Dray circles away easily
and Dray counters with a straight right hand.
Ricky Dray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza looks winded!
Dray shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Souza napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dray throws an elbow but Souza slips to the side and avoids it well.
Souza is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza is pushing Dray's head away, looking to escape. Dray manages to hold on to the position though.
Dray is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Souza knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Souza taking punishment in the form of punches.
Souza is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dray 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.
Dray throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Souza on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Souza is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dray working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dray is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Souza knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dray landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Souza isn't going anywhere.
Dray thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dray working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Souza is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dray connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dray landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Souza wants to control but Dray postures up.
Dray scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Dray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Souza's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Souza as he avoids it easily.
Dray keeps the fight on the outside.
Souza is looking to land body kicks.
Dray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Souza can do to turn this around?
Souza tries to clinch up but Dray circles away and keeps his distance.
Souza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dray throws out the jab.
Souza tries to clinch but Dray moves out of range.
Dray misses with a two punch combination.
Dray slips a jab and a cross from Souza.
Souza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Souza wants it to stay on the feet.
Dray drives through with a takedown into Souza's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dray scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Souza wants to stand up but Dray is controlling him.
Dray postures up in Souza's guard and throws a big left but Souza blocks it.
Souza is looking to stand up but Dray isn't so interested in that idea.
Souza is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dray with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dray working some strikes from top position.
Dray landing some decent shots from guard.
Souza has momentary wrist control but Dray slips an elbow through the middle.
Dray with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dray lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Souza wants to get back to his feet but Dray is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dray working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Souza's head.
Dray chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dray is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dray is working Souza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dray thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dray 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.
Dray in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dray postures up and lands a big shot to Souza's brow.
Souza trying to keep a closed guard but Dray is proving a slippery customer.
Ricky Dray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dray with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dray keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Souza's head.
Dray throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dray is one step ahead there.
Dray distracts Souza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dray throws a big right hand that misses.
Dray works over Souza with some ground and pound from guard.
Dray works over Souza with some ground and pound from guard.
Souza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza wants to sweep but no luck.
Dray 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.
Dray postures up.
Dray with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Souza wants to stand and escape but Dray is having none of it.
Dray lands a couple of elbows.
Dray landing some decent shots from guard.
Souza wants to stand but Dray is controlling the position.
Dray is working Souza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dray lands a couple of elbows.
Dray stands up over Souza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza controls Dray momentarily but Dray frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dray trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Souza wants to get back to his feet but Dray is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dray 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.
Dray missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dray lands a couple of digs.
Dray is looking to work some ground and pound but Souza has wrist control.
Dray prevents Souza from getting back to his feet.
Dray postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dray postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dray lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Souza wants to stand and escape but Dray is having none of it.
Dray postures up and lands a big shot to Souza's brow.
Souza wants to stand up but Dray is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Dray dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake Souza's cut.
That's time! Dray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dray throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Souza on the side of the head.
Dray shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Souza blocks a head kick by Dray.
Souza tries to bum rush Dray with a series of wild strikes but Dray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut lands for Dray. That snapped Souza's head back.
Souza misses with a leg kick
and Dray counters with a nice uppercut.
Souza is rocked!
Dray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Souza avoids it really well and circles away.
Souza is still on wobbly legs! Can Dray finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dray getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Souza looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Souza is looking to clinch but Dray is avoiding it.
Souza seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Dray misses.
Ricky Dray is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza misses with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Souza. No joy for Dray on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Dray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dray shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Souza defends it nicely.
Souza tries to clinch but Dray moves out of range.
Dray changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Souza tries to avoid it but Dray manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Souza to the ground. Souza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Souza tries to clinch there but Dray circles away.
Dray tests Souza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souza throws a head kick that half lands.
Souza slips under a jab.
Jake Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souza has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza with a jab.
Souza tries to clinch up.
Souza stuffs the takedown attempt from Dray. Dray gets slowly back to his feet.
Souza tries for a takedown but Dray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for Dray.
Souza throws a sloppy head kick and Dray moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza swings for the body but Dray moves out of range.
Dray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Souza slaps away a takedown attempt from Dray, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Souza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dray throws a sloppy head kick and Souza moves out of range easily.
Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Dray throws a right and a left that Souza avoids nicely.
Souza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dray finds it's way round the side to connect with Souza's head.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Dray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Dray there.
Souza fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dray sprawls well initially but Souza persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Souza wants to pass to mount but Dray is defending the position.
Souza prevents Dray from standing back up.
Dray is refusing to be controlled, as Souza sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jake Souza was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Souza displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dray.
Dray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Souza swivels and escapes.
Ricky Dray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dray circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dray counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Souza is defended easily by Dray.
Jake Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dray moves out of range of the body kick from Souza.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Dray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dray has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Dray!
After the big win, Ricky Dray made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors New World Order Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex Kaizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Zhukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhukov has chosen Russian Army Choir - National Anthem of the Russian Federation as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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30
290 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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265 lbs
19 - 7 - 1 |
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Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rex Kaizer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Zhukov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaizer throws a right and a left that Zhukov avoids nicely.
Kaizer misses with a kick to the body.
Zhukov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zhukov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kaizer misses with a combination
and Zhukov counters with a body kick that stops Kaizer in his tracks momentarily.
Zhukov connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Rex Kaizer has been cut.
Kaizer throws a right and a left that Zhukov avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zhukov.
Kaizer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaizer is breathing heavily.
Zhukov fakes the leg kick and cracks Kaizer in the body.
Zhukov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zhukov lands with a nice combination. Kaizer backs away looking to recover.
Rex Kaizer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhukov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kaizer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kaizer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
BOOM! Zhukov lands a beautiful left hook that drops Kaizer. Kaizer tries to recover but Zhukov is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Kaizer lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Zhukov! Ivan Zhukov retains his super heavyweight title!
Ivan Zhukov very nearly forgot to thank New World Order Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Hendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggler comes into the arena with kick my ass......rehab 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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26
200 lbs
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22
190 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Diggler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Hendo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hendo counters by clinching up.
Hendo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hendo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hendo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diggler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diggler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hendo blocks it with crossed arms.
Hendo misses with a knee strike.
Hendo avoiding damage as Diggler throws knees to the body.
Diggler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hendo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diggler misses with a knee strike.
Diggler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Diggler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hendo is defending well for now.
Hendo working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hendo.
Diggler is pressed up against the cage. Hendo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diggler down to the mat. Diggler avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hendo misses with a series of wild punches.
Hendo wants to clinch up but Diggler keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler closes the distance and pushes Hendo back into the cage.
Hendo can't get the takedown.
Diggler lands a knee to the head.
Hendo managing to block the knees to the body from Diggler.
Hendo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diggler scores a nice knee to the body.
Hendo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diggler backwards.
A knee to the head by Diggler.
Diggler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hendo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hendo breaks the clinch.
Hendo tries to clinch but Diggler is having none of it.
Diggler moves in looking to clinch but Hendo pushes him off.
Hendo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hendo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diggler misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler tries to land knees in the clinch but Hendo avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hendo.
Hendo lands with a left to the head.
Hendo is trying to break the clinch but Diggler is controlling him.
Hendo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hendo is trying to break free.
Hendo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hendo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diggler looking to throw knees to the head but Hendo is blocking nicely.
Hendo is working for takedown but Diggler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dirk Diggler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Hendo.
Diggler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hendo.
Diggler displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hendo up against the cage.
Hendo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Diggler throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendo avoiding damage as Diggler throws knees to the body.
Hendo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hendo avoiding damage as Diggler throws knees to the body.
Diggler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hendo can't find room to land a body shot as Diggler controls the action.
Diggler misses with a knee strike.
Diggler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hendo.
Diggler crunches a lovely knee into Hendo's ribcage.
Hendo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Diggler after a bit of a struggle.
Diggler tries a knee to the head but Hendo blocks it.
Hendo controlling the action here for a moment.
Diggler misses with an elbow strike.
Hendo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diggler avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hendo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler misses with a knee to the head.
Hendo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diggler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hendo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Diggler looking to throw knees to the head but Hendo is blocking nicely.
Hendo connects with a knee to the head.
Diggler is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Diggler obliges.
Hendo is trying to trip Diggler. He has hold of a leg but Diggler is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hendo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Diggler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hendo is controlling him.
Diggler trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hendo connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hendo prevents Diggler from getting back to his feet.
Hendo wants to control from the top but Diggler keeps moving.
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 Dirk Diggler will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hendo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diggler throws a right and a left that Hendo avoids nicely.
Diggler throws a series of punches but Hendo avoids them all with ease.
Diggler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hendo tries to bum rush Diggler with a series of wild strikes but Diggler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diggler throws a nice looking combination but Hendo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hendo tries to clinch but Diggler is having none of it.
Diggler throws a right hand that Hendo ducks under and follows up with a left that Hendo also avoids with ease.
Diggler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hendo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diggler blocks a head kick by Hendo.
Diggler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hendo misses with a wild body shot.
Diggler misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler throws a leg kick that misses.
Diggler throws a right and a left that Hendo avoids nicely.
A big right from Diggler misses.
Diggler throws out a powerful jab.
Hendo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diggler tries to bum rush Hendo with a series of wild strikes but Hendo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick lands from Diggler.
Hendo moves into range and clinches up with Diggler.
Hendo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diggler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hendo.
Diggler tries to land a knee to the head but Hendo blocks with his arms.
Hendo is working for takedown but Diggler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hendo wants a takedown but no success here.
Diggler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hendo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diggler throws a nice looking combination but Hendo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hendo takes a swing at Diggler's ribcage but misses.
Diggler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendo circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diggler tries to close the distance and clinch but Hendo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diggler misses with a two punch combination.
Hendo thows a body shot but no joy.
Diggler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diggler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hendo misses with a hook. Diggler ducked under it nicely.
Diggler swinging wildly here.
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!
Diggler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hendo.
Dirk Diggler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Hendo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler misses with a few strikes there.
Hendo slips a jab and a cross from Diggler.
Hendo tries to close the distance and clinch but Diggler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hendo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hendo dodges the punch combination from Diggler.
Diggler doesn't manage to clinch there - Hendo circles away.
Diggler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hendo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hendo.
Diggler keeping full guard, as Hendo tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendo stands up over Diggler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hendo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hendo stops Diggler from standing up.
Hendo landing with the ground and pound.
Diggler is looking to stand up but Hendo isn't so interested in that idea.
Hendo throws a big elbow that misses.
Hendo trying to control but Diggler is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diggler's head.
Hendo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Hendo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hendo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hendo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dirk Diggler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggler tries to land a front kick but Hendo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hendo takes the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Diggler.
Hendo managing to block the knees to the body from Diggler.
Hendo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diggler keeps the fight on the outside.
Hendo throws a lazy right hand but Diggler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hendo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hendo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diggler pushes Hendo up against the cage in a clinch.
Hendo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diggler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo stalling the fight.
Diggler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hendo is trying to break free.
Diggler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hendo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diggler tries to land knees in the clinch but Hendo avoids the damage to the body.
Diggler tries to land a knee to the head but Hendo blocks with his arms.
Hendo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diggler backwards.
Hendo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hendo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diggler is rocked!
Hendo breaks the clinch.
Oh Diggler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hendo closes the distance and pushes Diggler back into the cage.
Hendo blocks the elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Hendo.
Hendo lands a takedown into guard.
Hendo wants to control from the top but Diggler keeps moving.
Diggler wants to stand up but Hendo is controlling him.
Hendo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diggler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hendo with a nice head shot there.
Hendo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hendo cracks Diggler with a solid left hand.
Hendo connects with a couple of short punches.
Hendo postures up and lands a big shot to Diggler's brow.
Hendo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hendo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendo is in close to Diggler's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hendo wants to control from the top but Diggler keeps moving.
Diggler is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hendo with a nice head shot there.
Hendo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Diggler is looking to stand up but Hendo isn't so interested in that idea.
Hendo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hendo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Diggler wants to stand up but Hendo is controlling him.
Hendo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diggler's head.
Diggler wants to stand and escape but Hendo is having none of it.
Hendo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hendo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hendo controlling from the top position.
Hendo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diggler's head.
Hendo won't allow Diggler to get back to his feet.
Hendo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hendo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Diggler's guard.
Diggler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hendo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Danny Hendo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diggler is trying to stand.
Hendo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hendo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler kicks Hendo off and gets back to his feet.
Hendo connects with a body shot that sends Diggler's belly button to the back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diggler.
Hendo looks to land a combination but Diggler avoids it well.
Diggler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendo circles away quickly and effectively.
Diggler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diggler is looking to clinch but Hendo is avoiding it.
Hendo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diggler misses with a double jab.
Diggler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hendo clinches up against the cage.
Hendo misses with a knee to the head.
Hendo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hendo is taking a breather. Diggler says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggler scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hendo manages to mount him!
Hendo with a couple of short strikes.
Hendo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hendo won't let Diggler get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hendo lands a nice shot to the head.
Diggler is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hendo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hendo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hendo unloading with bombs!
Hendo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hendo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hendo with shots to the head and body - Diggler looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hendo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hendo raining down shots from the mount!
Hendo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hendo landing strikes from the mount.
Hendo landing punches.
Diggler is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendo working the ground and pound effectively.
Hendo landing strikes from the mount and Diggler is in trouble!
Hendo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Diggler is working to get back to half guard.
Hendo with shots to the head and body - Diggler looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hendo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diggler looks a forlorn figure.
Hendo looking to control but Diggler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hendo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diggler's face.
Diggler trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hendo with the ground and pound from mount.
Diggler really wants to buck Hendo off and get back to his feet.
Hendo tries to control but Diggler wriggling away.
Hendo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Diggler is bucking up trying to escape but Hendo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hendo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Diggler is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hendo with the ground and pound from mount.
Diggler seems to have got his legs back now.
Diggler is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diggler looks a forlorn figure.
Hendo wants to control the pace but Diggler is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Hendo really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diggler moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Diggler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hendo counters with a left and a right that stings Diggler.
Diggler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hendo as he jumps to the side.
Diggler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hendo dodges the punch combination from Diggler.
Diggler thuds a left hand into Hendo's body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diggler misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo has Diggler pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diggler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hendo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hendo as Diggler tries to tie him up.
Diggler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hendo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hendo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diggler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diggler tries a knee to the head but Hendo blocks it.
Hendo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dirk Diggler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Hendo.
Diggler looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler crunches a lovely knee into Hendo's ribcage.
Hendo tries to break the clinch but Diggler is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Diggler obliges.
Diggler landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggler connects with a knee to the head.
Diggler with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diggler displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hendo up against the cage.
Diggler trying to land knees to the body.
Diggler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hendo.
Diggler tries to land knees in the clinch but Hendo avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diggler as Hendo tries to tie him up.
Hendo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendo goes for a takedown attempt but Diggler pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hendo instigates a clinch.
Diggler missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Diggler.
Diggler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dirk Diggler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diggler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hendo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diggler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hendo is defending well for now.
Hendo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Diggler is trying to keep an underhook but Hendo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Diggler is looking to escape.
Hendo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diggler defending well though.
Diggler wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendo working Diggler over with strikes.
Diggler wants to get back to his feet.
Hendo thows a huge punch but Diggler dodges it nicely.
Diggler wants to get back to his feet.
Hendo is nestled in close to Diggler, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggler is trying to stand back up but Hendo is controlling him
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendo slips a nice elbow through Diggler's hands, connecting with Diggler's forehead.
Hendo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diggler's head.
Hendo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Diggler had his way with Danny Hendo in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hendo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diggler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hendo is looking to clinch.
Hendo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diggler throws a one two combo.
Diggler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hendo's sensitive parts.
Dirk Diggler is winning the standup battle so far.
Diggler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Hendo scores with a four punch combination!
Diggler lands a lovely overhand right.
Diggler cracks Hendo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hendo tries to clinch up but Diggler circles away and keeps his distance.
Hendo swinging wildly here.
Hendo misses with a wild combination.
Hendo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler throws a nice looking combination but Hendo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diggler misses with a few strikes there.
Diggler feints and then cracks Hendo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hendo down.
Hendo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hendo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dirk Diggler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diggler tries to clinch there but Hendo circles away.
Diggler instigates a clinch.
Diggler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hendo avoids it.
Hendo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hendo throws a jab when Diggler was well out of range.
Diggler misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler slips a jab and a cross from Hendo.
Diggler throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diggler tries to bum rush Hendo with a series of wild strikes but Hendo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Diggler.
Diggler misses with a two punch combination.
Hendo misses with a series of wild punches.
Hendo is looking to clinch.
Hendo slips a jab and a cross from Diggler.
Diggler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Hendo. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler throws a series of punches but Hendo moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diggler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diggler is looking to clinch but Hendo is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Hendo.
Hendo lands a really nice looking cross but Diggler seems unphased.
Diggler throws a right and a left that Hendo avoids nicely.
Hendo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diggler clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diggler as Hendo tries to tie him up.
Diggler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diggler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hendo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hendo landing a few strikes.
Diggler is pushing Hendo's head away, looking to escape. Hendo manages to hold on to the position though.
Hendo wants to control but Diggler is keeping him busy.
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.
Diggler regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danny Hendo.
I think Hendo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Danny Hendo!
Danny Hendo is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Danny Hendo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Michaels might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sexy Boy. 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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135 lbs
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140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Michaels!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch but Michaels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jacobs throws a lazy uppercut
and Michaels counters with a left and a right that stings Jacobs.
Peter Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Jacobs. Those never looked like landing.
Jacobs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jacobs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jacobs wants it to stay on the feet.
Michaels takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Shawn Michaels has been cut.
Jacobs clinches.
Jacobs missing with knees to the body.
Michaels is trying to drag Jacobs to the mat but Jacobs just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jacobs taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Jacobs's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Jacobs throws an elbow that misses.
Michaels being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Peter Jacobs.
Jacobs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Michaels counters with a single leg into guard. Jacobs didn't expect that.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Michaels prevents Jacobs from getting back to his feet.
Michaels drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Michaels jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Michaels has gone for a leg lock! Jacobs slips out almost immediately though and dives into Michaels's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jacobs can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Michaels swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Michaels throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jacobs escapes and throws Michaels's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jacobs tries to stand but Michaels is controlling his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Jacobs wants to stand but Michaels is controlling his arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Jacobs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Michaels's cut.
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.
A punch combination from Jacobs misses.
Michaels changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jacobs tries to avoid it but Michaels manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jacobs to the ground. Jacobs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jacobs has closed the distance and engaged Michaels in a clinch.
Michaels dodges an elbow strike from Jacobs.
Jacobs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Michaels avoids it.
Jacobs stalling the fight.
Jacobs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Michaels.
Jacobs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Michaels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Michaels, pushing him back against the cage.
Jacobs breaks from the clinch.
Jacobs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michaels checks a low kick from Jacobs.
Jacobs misses with the combination.
Jacobs throws a series of punches but Michaels avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacobs tries to clinch but Michaels moves out of range.
Jacobs moves to clinch but Michaels breaks away
and Michaels counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jacobs won't be happy with that.
Michaels tries for a kimura but Jacobs is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Michaels tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Michaels swings around for an armbar but Jacobs sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Michaels's guard.
Jacobs wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Jacobs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Michaels, up you get!
Michaels slips a jab and a cross from Jacobs.
Jacobs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jacobs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jacobs wants to clinch
and Michaels counters with a three punch combo that has Jacobs backing up. Jacobs nods at Michaels to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacobs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jacobs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jacobs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Jacobs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shawn Michaels'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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jacobs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jacobs misses with a head kick.
Jacobs has closed the distance and engaged Michaels in a clinch.
Michaels changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jacobs fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Michaels misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jacobs is looking to clinch.
Michaels gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jacobs counters with a left and a right that stings Michaels.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peter Jacobs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Michaels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jacobs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jacobs closes the distance and pushes Michaels back into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Jacobs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jacobs can't break the clinch.
Jacobs breaks the clinch.
Jacobs throws a right hand that Michaels ducks under and follows up with a left that Michaels also avoids with ease.
Jacobs tries to clinch up but Michaels circles away and keeps his distance.
Peter Jacobs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacobs throws a push kick but Michaels slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Jacobs. Those never looked like landing.
Jacobs works over Michaels's head and body with a nice combination.
Jacobs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jacobs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jacobs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jacobs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shawn Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jacobs tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels swats away the attempt to clinch by Jacobs.
Nice shot lands for Jacobs.
Jacobs lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Michaels tries for a takedown but Jacobs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Michaels shoots in but no luck this time.
Jacobs goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Jacobs really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Michaels's cut.
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.
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch but Michaels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Jacobs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jacobs falls off balance throwing a combination
so Michaels counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Michaels 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.
Michaels drops back looking for a leg! Jacobs is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jacobs manages to kick Michaels off! Michaels jumps back into Jacobs's guard.
Michaels sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jacobs's guard.
Michaels is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jacobs sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels seems to be looking for submissions.
Jacobs is trying to stand up here but Michaels is controlling him well.
Michaels is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jacobs defends it well.
Jacobs wants to get back to his feet.
Michaels seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Jacobs is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Shawn Michaels!
Shawn Michaels retains his bantamweight title!
Shawn Michaels managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, New World Order Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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