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BFE: Wednesday Wars 9 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Kalawit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Zidel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zidel has chosen Are You In? - Incubus as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Kalawit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Zidel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zidel is looking to clinch but Kalawit is avoiding it.
Kalawit looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Zidel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kalawit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kalawit throws a nice looking combination but Zidel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zidel tries to clinch up.
Kalawit throws a combination that misses
and Zidel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zidel closes the distance and clinches.
Zidel with a knee to the head.
Zidel with a knee to the head.
Kalawit can't break the clinch.
Zidel looking to throw knees to the head but Kalawit is blocking nicely.
Zidel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kalawit to keep the fight standing.
Kalawit is trying to break the clinch but Zidel has him pressed against the cage.
Zidel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kalawit walks away with a smile on his face. Zidel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kalawit swats away the attempt to clinch by Zidel.
Sloppy strikes from Kalawit. Those never looked like landing.
Zidel has closed the distance and engaged Kalawit in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zidel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jorge Kalawit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Zidel.
Zidel is trying to pull guard but Kalawit has him pressed against the cage.
Zidel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zidel wants to clinch.
Zidel has managed to clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zidel.
Kalawit takes an elbow to the temple.
Zidel landing knees to the head.
Zidel breaks from the clinch.
Zidel tries to close the distance and clinch but Kalawit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zidel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zidel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kalawit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zidel is looking to clinch but Kalawit is avoiding it.
Zidel throws a nice head kick!
Zidel takes the fight into the clinch.
Zidel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalawit is trying to break the clinch but Zidel has him pressed against the cage.
Kalawit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zidel lands a good knee to the midsection. Kalawit won't want to take too many of those.
Kalawit tries to work over Zidel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zidel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zidel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kalawit falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zidel finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Zidel wants to clinch up but Kalawit keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalawit blocks a head kick by Zidel.
Kalawit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zidel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zidel tries to clinch but Kalawit is having none of it.
Kalawit swats away the attempt to clinch by Zidel.
Zidel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kalawit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zidel has Kalawit up against the cage in a clinch.
Zidel tries to pull guard but Kalawit holds him up against the cage and eventually Zidel drops back down to his feet.
Zidel misses with a knee strike.
Zidel jumps guard and drags Kalawit to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kalawit decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zidel, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kalawit.
Kalawit keeps the fight on the outside.
Kalawit keeps the fight on the outside.
Kalawit throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zidel finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Zidel doesn't manage to clinch there - Kalawit circles away.
Kalawit swats away the attempt to clinch by Zidel.
Kalawit misses with a combination
and Zidel counters with a leg kick.
Zidel tries to clinch but Kalawit is having none of it.
Zidel wants to clinch up but Kalawit keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zidel wants to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zidel rushes Kalawit and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Zidel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kalawit misses with a double jab
and Zidel moves into the clinch.
Kalawit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zidel lands a good knee to the midsection. Kalawit won't want to take too many of those.
Zidel pulls guard successfully.
Zidel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kalawit postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kalawit prevents Zidel from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalawit is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Zidel is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Zidel has escaped and now he's on top!
Zidel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kalawit is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zidel creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kalawit sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Zidel tries to score with some ground and pound. Kalawit controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Zidel lands a few punches from side control.
Zidel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kalawit. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kalawit is working to avoid the ground and pound but Zidel connects with a decent elbow.
Kalawit manages to work his way to half guard, despite Zidel's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zidel wants to stand up but Kalawit has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Zidel wants to pass to mount but Kalawit is defending the position.
Kalawit is staying active underneath Zidel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zidel throwing shots but Kalawit is blocking nicely.
Zidel is looking to take a break and control but Kalawit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalawit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zidel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zidel is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Zidel thows a huge punch but Kalawit dodges it nicely.
Zidel trying to control the action but Kalawit is working from the bottom.
Zidel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kalawit actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zidel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kalawit keeps working.
Kalawit looking for submissions off his back.
Zidel has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zidel working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalawit is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Zidel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Zidel throws a head kick that misses.
Zidel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kalawit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zidel wants to clinch.
Zidel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kalawit takes a step back to recover.
Kalawit misses with a double jab
and Zidel counters with a head kick. That will keep Kalawit thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kalawit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zidel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kalawit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jorge Kalawit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zidel wants to clinch.
Zidel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zidel fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalawit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kalawit takes an elbow to the temple.
Zidel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zidel breaks the clinch.
Kalawit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zidel counters with a head kick.
Kalawit is rocked!
Zidel pushes Kalawit up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Kalawit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zidel manages to pull guard.
Zidel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zidel with a couple of short strikes.
Zidel controlling his opponent.
Zidel cracks Kalawit with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zidel unloading with bombs!
Zidel lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kalawit is desperately trying to improve his position but Zidel has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zidel lands a heavy elbow.
Kalawit takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kalawit is trying desperately to improve position.
Zidel with good strikes from the mount here!
Zidel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zidel scoring with strikes but Kalawit is staying in there.
Zidel wants to finish this one by submission but Kalawit is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Zidel.
Zidel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zidel working the ground and pound effectively.
Zidel with good strikes from the mount here!
Zidel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zidel cracks Kalawit with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalawit takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zidel scoring with strikes but Kalawit is staying in there.
Zidel working the ground and pound effectively.
Zidel is landing with some decent strikes but Kalawit is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zidel lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kalawit takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zidel goes for an armbar but Kalawit turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kalawit.
Zidel manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Zidel tries a head kick but it misses.
Zidel throws a head kick but Kalawit moves out of range.
Zidel rushes Kalawit and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zidel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zidel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kalawit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zidel counters with a head kick.
Kalawit avoids the head kick by Zidel.
Zidel pushes Kalawit up against the cage in a clinch.
Zidel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kalawit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zidel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zidel tries to land a knee to the head but Kalawit blocks with his arms.
Zidel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zidel misses with a knee to the head.
Zidel misses with a knee strike.
Zidel ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Zidel no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kalawit is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Zidel is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Zidel has escaped and now he's on top!
Zidel stands up over Kalawit, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zidel works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Zidel with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Zidel is nestled in close to Kalawit, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kalawit has hold of Zidel's hands but Zidel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalawit is not content to let Zidel control the position.
Zidel 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.
Zidel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zidel moves into full mount! Kalawit won't be happy about that!
Kalawit taking shots to the head.
Zidel lands a big shot there that rocks Kalawit but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zidel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Zidel connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zidel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Zidel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! Zidel connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kalawit wants to get back to his feet.
Zidel looking for a guillotine from mount but Kalawit is having none of it.
Zidel working the ground and pound effectively.
Kalawit is desperately trying to improve his position but Zidel has a good base and remains in mount.
Kalawit in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kalawit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kalawit is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Zidel unloading with bombs!
Zidel working the ground and pound effectively.
Zidel lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kalawit working to try and regain half guard.
Kalawit in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zidel scoring with strikes but Kalawit is staying in there.
Zidel looking for a guillotine from mount but Kalawit is having none of it.
Zidel connects with a bit shot that sees Kalawit covering up! More strikes from Zidel and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Zidel is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Zidel!
Paul Zidel took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Ah... ah, my friend, after that loss, I'm sure you're quite miserable. But worry not-ah - for I can make you happy again-ah... join me! Join the House of Ever-Lasting Love-ah!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Uriah Heep - The Wizard. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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197 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Ricardo!
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, Tyron Willis!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis works Ricardo's body with a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Willis.
Ricardo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ricardo avoiding damage as Willis throws knees to the body.
Ricardo keeps control of Willis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Willis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Willis breaks from the clinch.
Willis keeps the fight on the outside.
Willis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricardo is looking to clinch.
Ricardo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ricardo tries to keep at a distance but Willis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Willis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ricardo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Willis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Willis avoids a wild elbow strike from Ricardo.
Ricardo pushes off an throws an elbow but Willis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Willis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ricardo.
Ricardo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Willis avoids a wild elbow strike from Ricardo.
A frustrated look appears on Willis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Willis is looking to control Ricardo's arms but Ricardo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Willis has his back to the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ricardo throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Willis breaks the clinch.
Ricardo forces Willis back against the cage and clinches.
Ricardo blocking some punches.
Ricardo lands a damaging elbow.
Ricardo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Willis takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ricardo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Willis's brow.
Nice elbow from Ricardo.
Willis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ricardo tries to clinch but Willis moves away
and Willis counters with a nice body shot.
Willis clinches.
Ricardo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Willis's defenses.
Willis dodges an elbow strike from Ricardo.
Ricardo lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willis is trying to force a seperation but Ricardo has the dominant position.
Willis avoids the elbow strike from Ricardo, against the cage.
Willis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Willis lands a front kick.
Ricardo is breathing heavily.
Ricardo gets tackled into the cage by Willis. Willis maintains the clinch.
Willis lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo has Willis pressed against the cage, preventing Willis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Willis missing with knees to the body.
Willis tries to pull guard but Ricardo won't allow it.
Ricardo lands an elbow that stopped Willis in his tracks for a moment.
Willis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ricardo moves into the clinch successfully.
Willis presses Ricardo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ricardo misses with an elbow over the top.
Willis manages to break the clinch.
Willis lands with a kick to the temple. Ricardo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Willis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ricardo.
Willis pushes Ricardo up against the cage in a clinch.
Willis wants to get back to striking at distance but Ricardo won't allow it.
Ricardo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Willis breaks the clinch.
Ricardo wants to clinch
and Willis counters with a crisp one two that drops Ricardo! Willis thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ricardo to his feet! Ricardo is in big trouble!
Ricardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Willis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ricardo wants to clinch
and Willis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ricardo prevents Willis from breaking the clinch.
Willis lands a left hand.
Willis has had enough of the clinch but Ricardo keeps him there for the moment.
Willis gets through Ricardo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Willis.
Willis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ricardo clinches up against the cage.
Ricardo lands a damaging elbow.
Ricardo misses with an elbow over the top.
Ricardo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ricardo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Willis's brow.
Willis blocks an elbow strike from Ricardo.
Willis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Willis connects with a single shot there.
Ricardo is rocked!
Ricardo gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tyron Willis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evan Better (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Turnbuckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Better might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mother by Danzig. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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191 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Better!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Turnbuckle!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Better moves out of range of the strikes.
Better has closed the distance and engaged Turnbuckle in a clinch.
Turnbuckle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Better breaks from the clinch.
Turnbuckle keeps the fight on the outside.
Better has closed the distance and engaged Turnbuckle in a clinch.
Better tries to pull guard but Turnbuckle holds him up against the cage and eventually Better drops back down to his feet.
Better pulls guard.
Turnbuckle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Better swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turnbuckle won't allow Better to get back to his feet.
Better pulls Turnbuckle in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Better slips under a jab from Turnbuckle.
Some wild striking there from Turnbuckle.
Turnbuckle throws a leg kick but Better checks it.
Turnbuckle throws a shot from downtown. Better moves away and avoids it.
Better moves into the clinch successfully.
Better has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Turnbuckle is trying to keep an underhook but Better manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Turnbuckle keeping control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turnbuckle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better stands up from half guard.
Turnbuckle misses with a wild body shot.
Dexter Turnbuckle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Better with a poor takedown
and Turnbuckle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turnbuckle just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Better tries to score a power double leg takedown but Turnbuckle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Better somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Better. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turnbuckle throws a body punch but Better moves out of range.
Better bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turnbuckle misses with a looping right.
Turnbuckle is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Turnbuckle thows a leg kick but Better checks it
and Better counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbuckle slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Turnbuckle pulls Better in close to his closed guard and prevents Better from doing any damage or advancing position.
Turnbuckle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Better.
Turnbuckle wants to sweep but no luck.
Better trying to control but Turnbuckle is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Better 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.
Better seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Evan Better wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Turnbuckle misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Better instigates a clinch.
Better jumps guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Better dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Better fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Turnbuckle misses with a straight right.
Better tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turnbuckle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Better shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Turnbuckle is trying to defend but Better finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Better wants to stand up but Turnbuckle manages to regain full guard.
Better throws a big right hand that misses.
Better trying to control but Turnbuckle is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbuckle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Turnbuckle keeps trying to improve his position.
Turnbuckle is working an open guard so Better takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better tries to score a power double leg takedown but Turnbuckle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Better somewhat.
Better scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Better content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Better decides to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbuckle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Better is able to avoid easily.
Turnbuckle misses with an uppercut. Better saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Turnbuckle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Better checks a leg kick.
Better tries to clinch up.
Better dips to his left and cracks Turnbuckle with an uppercut!
Turnbuckle looks to land a combination but Better avoids it well.
Turnbuckle misses with a lunging right hand
and Better counters with a head kick. That will keep Turnbuckle thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Turnbuckle thows a leg kick but Better checks it
and Better counters with a low kick, right behind Turnbuckle 's knee.
Better shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Better showed some decent athleticism there.
Better not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbuckle is looking to control Better's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Turnbuckle avoid being mounted?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turnbuckle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Better.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Better is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Better dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Better on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turnbuckle. Turnbuckle obviously looking to wear him down.
Turnbuckle swings for the body but Better moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Turnbuckle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Better pulls guard effortlessly.
Turnbuckle trying to control but Better is working from the bottom.
Better manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Turnbuckle manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turnbuckle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Better has gone for a leg lock! Turnbuckle slips out almost immediately though and dives into Better's guard.
Better managing to control the position.
Dexter Turnbuckle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Evan Better.
Better uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turnbuckle.
Turnbuckle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Better, pushing him back against the cage.
Turnbuckle is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Turnbuckle is looking to control Better's arms but Better gets an underhook and turns him. Now Turnbuckle has his back to the cage.
Better can't get the takedown.
Turnbuckle struggles to land a body shot inside as Better controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Better blocks an uppercut.
Better pulls Turnbuckle into guard.
Turnbuckle passes Better's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Better regains full guard. Nicely done.
Evan Better is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Better controls Turnbuckle momentarily but Turnbuckle frees himself.
Better is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Turnbuckle is controlling him.
Turnbuckle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Better manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Turnbuckle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Better looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turnbuckle throws a low kick but Better moves out of range easily.
Dexter Turnbuckle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turnbuckle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Better has his takedown stuffed
and Turnbuckle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Better. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnbuckle tries to land a leg kick but Better saw it coming and moves away.
Better shoots in for a takedown but Turnbuckle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dexter Turnbuckle.
I think Better 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Better!
A less than humble Evan Better misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Studd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Studd is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I stand alone!. John Studd will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Studd!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Studd tries to clinch but Anthony is having none of it.
Anthony slips a jab and a cross from Studd.
Anthony lands a head kick. Studd smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like John Studd has been cut.
Anthony moves out of range of the body kick from Studd.
Studd misses with a wild combination.
Anthony takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anthony lands a nice looking kick to the body. Studd takes a step back to recover.
Studd moves into the clinch.
Studd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Studd breaks the clinch.
Studd fails to land with a series of punches.
Studd moves in looking to clinch but Anthony pushes him off.
Oooooh!!! Studd has knocked Anthony down with a huge combo! Studd steps away and waves a wobbly Anthony back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Anthony is rocked!
It looks like Greg Anthony has been cut.
Studd has Anthony up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Anthony is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anthony keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Studd's efforts to push away.
Anthony seems to have got his legs back now.
Anthony throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Studd blocks it with crossed arms.
Studd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Studd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anthony scores with a kick to the midsection.
Studd tries to clinch there but Anthony circles away.
Anthony goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Studd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anthony.
Studd looks winded!
No joy there for Studd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Studd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anthony keeps Studd at a distance using the push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anthony lands a big head kick that sends Studd tumbling to the mat! Anthony takes a step backwards and waves Studd back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That kick from Anthony tenderised Studd's leg. Studd is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anthony scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anthony uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Studd has time to react.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anthony. That's going to slow Studd down.
Anthony scores with a jab to the body.
Anthony thuds his shin into the meat of Studd's side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anthony.
Anthony feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Studd's calf.
Anthony connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Studd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anthony can pounce on him.
Anthony lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Studd doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
John Studd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anthony lands a big head kick that sends Studd tumbling to the mat! Anthony takes a step backwards and waves Studd back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Studd is rocked!
Studd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anthony.
Studd is still on wobbly legs! Can Anthony finish him?
Anthony connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Anthony throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Studd is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Greg Anthony!
During a confident post fight interview, Greg Anthony 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Bjorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton's entrance music is N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
158 lbs
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154 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernard Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ragnar Bjorn!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjorn throws a lazy head kick
and Benton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bjorn wants to clinch
and Benton counters with a nice uppercut.
Bjorn moves to clinch but Benton breaks away
and Benton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bjorn won't be happy with that.
Bjorn is trying to get back to his feet.
Benton in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Benton is working Bjorn over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjorn parries the strikes from Benton easily there. Benton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bjorn to escape.
Benton controlling the position.
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.
Benton 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bernard Benton just wasn't active enough.
Bjorn darts in trying to clinch
and Bjorn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjorn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bjorn tries to clinch up
and Benton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bjorn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Benton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ragnar Bjorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benton scores with a nice head shot.
Benton throws a head kick that misses.
Bjorn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Benton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bjorn at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benton throws a shot from downtown. Bjorn moves away and avoids it.
Benton cracks Bjorn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjorn tries to clinch
and Benton counters with a head kick.
Bjorn is rocked!
Benton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bjorn on the side of the head.
Bjorn is still on wobbly legs! Can Benton finish him?
Bjorn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Benton counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Bjorn! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bernard Benton!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bernard Benton waved his t-shirt featuring //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dyriek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Jeremy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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169 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Dyriek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Jeremy!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyriek connects with a leg kick. Jeremy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dyriek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jeremy clinches with his opponent.
Jeremy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jeremy throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Dyriek.
Jeremy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jeremy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dyriek throws a low kick but Jeremy avoids it.
Dyriek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dyriek lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Dyriek.
Jeremy throws a big shot that misses.
Dyriek lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Jeremy misses.
Dyriek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dyriek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dyriek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jeremy forces Dyriek back against the cage and clinches.
Jeremy breaks from the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jeremy checks a leg kick.
Jeremy stuns Dyriek with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremy throws a lazy right hand but Dyriek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dyriek takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dyriek slips under a jab.
Jeremy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dyriek, pushing him back against the cage.
Jeremy lands an uppercut.
Jeremy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivan Dyriek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jeremy - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jeremy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Jeremy.
A head kick misses from Dyriek.
Jeremy lands a left and a right that send Dyriek crashing to the mat, dazed. Jeremy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Dyriek is rocked!
It looks like Ivan Dyriek has been cut.
Dyriek is breathing heavily.
Dyriek fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jeremy on the side of the head.
Oh Dyriek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dyriek misses with a head kick.
Dyriek seems to have got his legs back now.
Dyriek ducks right into an uppercut from Jeremy.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Jeremy! Dyriek is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Jeremy!
A less than humble Ron Jeremy misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Clarksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darwin France (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). France has chosen You Suck as his entrance music. Isaac Clarksdale could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Darwin France's chin.
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151 lbs
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Clarksdale!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darwin France!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarksdale connects with a right hand. France shakes it off.
France drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
France throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clarksdale's waist but Clarksdale gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing France off to one side.
France lands with a shot to the body.
France shoots in and bounces Clarksdale off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
France tries to free his leg and advance position but Clarksdale is retaining full guard.
France is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
France drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Clarksdale dives on top into guard.
France looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clarksdale is one step ahead there.
Clarksdale has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Clarksdale got a little sloppy there for a moment and France has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Clarksdale has managed to get both his arms back between France's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
France looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
France looking for a guillotine here but Clarksdale defends easily.
Clarksdale avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Clarksdale not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Clarksdale trying to control the position from guard on top but France is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
France looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Clarksdale passes into half guard.
France is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
France makes his way to full guard. A much better position for France.
Clarksdale wants to stand but France is controlling his posture from full guard.
France not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
France keeping moving, preventing Clarksdale from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
France is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Clarksdale defends well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clarksdale stands up from France's guard - Clarksdale perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
France fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice defenses there by Clarksdale.
Darwin France seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Clarksdale misses.
Clarksdale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
France misses with a jab to the body
and Clarksdale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clarksdale keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Isaac Clarksdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darwin France.
France needs to keep his hands up - Clarksdale had a free shot at his head there.
France throws a lazy right hand but Clarksdale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
France throws an overhand right that lands on Clarksdale's shoulder, as Clarksdale tries to avoid the shot.
France wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
France moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - France throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Clarksdale does no damage.
Horrible takedown by France or perhaps it was just good defense by Clarksdale which made him look bad.
France shoots in for a double leg but Clarksdale sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
France takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Clarksdale throws a series of punches but France moves out of range.
No joy there for Clarksdale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clarksdale stuffs the takedown attempt from France. France gets slowly 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!
France shoots in but Clarksdale avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
France throws a series of punches but Clarksdale avoids them all with ease.
Clarksdale with a nice cross.
Clarksdale avoids the body shot from France.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darwin France dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clarksdale gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows France to score an easy takedown into full guard.
France drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and France jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Darwin France has got the better of the ground game so far.
France stopping the sweep attempt from Clarksdale.
France looking to pass the guard.
France drops back, looking for a kneebar! Clarksdale looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Clarksdale looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Clarksdale!
That's one minute gone in the round.
France tries to get back to half guard but can't.
France manages to get back to half guard.
Clarksdale scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
France looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Clarksdale is trying to control. France wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Clarksdale content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
France looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Clarksdale wants to stand but France has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
France looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Clarksdale controlling the action here.
France looking for submissions off his back.
Clarksdale prevents France from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
France moves into full guard.
Clarksdale is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
France keeping full guard, as Clarksdale tries to pass.
France is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Clarksdale defends well.
France has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Clarksdale can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
France is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Clarksdale avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
France looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
France trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarksdale showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Clarksdale passes France's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darwin France showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
A left lands for Clarksdale.
France showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clarksdale.
Clarksdale bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of France's head.
Clarksdale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
France swings and misses with a hook to the body.
France is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Clarksdale rather than just go for the knockout.
France looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Clarksdale looks to land a left hand but France moved out of range nicely.
France swings and misses with a hook to the body.
France shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
France wants to control from the top but Clarksdale keeps moving.
France thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
France trying to control the position from guard on top but Clarksdale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clarksdale wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
France is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Clarksdale looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Clarksdale as France shoots in.
Clarksdale fails to land with a series of punches.
France fails with the takedown.
Isaac Clarksdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darwin France.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Clarksdale.
France tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clarksdale was well out of range. Poor timing from France.
Isaac Clarksdale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
France throws a jab when Clarksdale was well out of range.
France shoots for a takedown but Clarksdale saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
France takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
France throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clarksdale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clarksdale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clarksdale stuffs the takedown.
Clarksdale scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some wild striking there from France.
Clarksdale lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Clarksdale tenderised France's leg. France is trying to keep his angry face on.
France manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Clarksdale on his heels. He'll look to pass Clarksdale's guard now, I'm sure.
France preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarksdale wriggles free and stands up.
Clarksdale slips a jab and a cross from France.
France tries to bum rush Clarksdale with a series of wild strikes but Clarksdale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clarksdale tries to bum rush France with a series of wild strikes but France uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
France gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and France takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clarksdale misses with a few strikes there.
France 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.
Clarksdale lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
France fails with the takedown.
Clarksdale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from France.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarksdale's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Clarksdale duly obliges.
Clarksdale moves out of range as France strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Clarksdale. France shrugs it off though.
Clarksdale listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Isaac Clarksdale is winning the standup battle so far.
France avoids a punch combination nicely.
France misses with a straight left.
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!
France shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Clarksdale eats them both and turns towards France to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Clarksdale closes the distance and lands a one-two.
France throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clarksdale.
Clarksdale throws a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
France avoids a punch combination nicely.
Isaac Clarksdale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
France shoots for a takedown but Clarksdale saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Isaac Clarksdale did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Clarksdale throws a good cross that connects.
Clarksdale stalks France and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into France's face. France staggers backwards, shaken.
France is rocked!
Clarksdale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
France is still on wobbly legs! Can Clarksdale finish him?
France scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clarksdale in his tracks.
France seems to have recovered his senses.
France scores with a jab to the head.
Clarksdale misses with a jab, cross combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Clarksdale.
France slips under a jab.
France takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Clarksdale on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Clarksdale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from France.
France doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Clarksdale counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarksdale throws a series of punches but France avoids them all with ease.
Clarksdale lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Clarksdale slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
France misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clarksdale.
France lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clarksdale circles away quickly and effectively.
France is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clarksdale sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
France is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from France.
Isaac Clarksdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darwin France.
France closes the distance and clinches up with Clarksdale, looking for a takedown. France pushes Clarksdale against the cage but Clarksdale circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
France is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Clarksdale throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent France stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
France on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Clarksdale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from France.
France misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
France shoots in but no luck this time.
Clarksdale avoids the body shot from France.
Sloppy strikes from Clarksdale. Those never looked like landing.
Clarksdale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clarksdale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
France throws out a loose jab but Clarksdale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clarksdale lands with a nice combination. France backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Clarksdale catches France right on the button with a cross.
France on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clarksdale. France does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clarksdale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but France moves away.
France shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clarksdale as he jumps to the side.
A left and a right from Clarksdale both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
France has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
France has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Clarksdale connects with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by France or perhaps it was just good defense by Clarksdale which made him look bad.
Clarksdale throws a series of punches but France avoids them all with ease.
Clarksdale digs a good body shot into France's ribs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from France is defended easily by Clarksdale.
Clarksdale misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown by France or perhaps it was just good defense by Clarksdale which made him look bad.
France throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
France ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clarksdale moves away.
France uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clarksdale.
France looks to throw the jab but Clarksdale is out of range.
France swings and misses with a hook to the body.
France tries for a takedown but Clarksdale circles away easily
and Clarksdale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
France throws a big shot that misses.
France takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
France closes the distance and clinches up with Clarksdale, looking for a takedown. France pushes Clarksdale against the cage but Clarksdale circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
France tries for a takedown but Clarksdale sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
France fails with the takedown
letting Clarksdale counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Clarksdale had his way with Darwin France in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
France doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Clarksdale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
France shoots in looking for a takedown. Clarksdale tries to sprawl out of it but France keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clarksdale manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Clarksdale lunges at France with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by France's hand.
France tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clarksdale was well out of range. Poor timing from France.
Clarksdale tries to sprawl but France drives through with a takedown into half guard.
France is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
France wants to pass to mount but Clarksdale is defending the position.
France is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
France seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarksdale is controlling France's trapped leg to prevent France from advancing to side control.
Clarksdale trying to control but France postures up.
France seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
France 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.
France wants to pass the guard but Clarksdale is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
France trying to control the action but Clarksdale is working from the bottom.
Clarksdale is defending against the submission attempts here by France.
France is looking to take a break and control but Clarksdale is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
France is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Clarksdale sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
France trying to work for an americana but Clarksdale has managed to regain full guard.
France trying to control the position from guard on top but Clarksdale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
France stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clarksdale swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clarksdale is on top in guard.
Clarksdale is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
France had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clarksdale defends it easily.
France looking for subs off his back but Clarksdale has passed one foot through into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Clarksdale in particular looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
France has his hands clasped together around Clarksdale's back. He's all about the action.
France actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darwin France comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think France 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darwin France!
Darwin France is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Darwin France rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Melton Sr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jase Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melton Sr comes into the arena with Kanye West - All Of The Lights blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Melton Sr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jase Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Michael Melton Sr has been cut.
Melton Sr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Robertson misses with a left hand
and Melton Sr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Melton Sr.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Melton Sr trying to control but Robertson is working from the bottom.
Melton Sr wants to pass the guard but Robertson is keeping the position.
Melton Sr trying to control but Robertson is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robertson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Robertson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Melton Sr is one step ahead there.
Melton Sr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Melton Sr wants to control from the top but Robertson keeps moving.
Melton Sr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Melton Sr pushing down on Robertson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Melton Sr 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.
Robertson is controlling Melton Sr's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melton Sr is keen to just control but Robertson is a slippery customer.
Robertson gets back to full guard.
Robertson keeping moving, preventing Melton Sr from controlling successfully.
Melton Sr is fighting to break Robertson's control of his arms but Robertson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Melton Sr shoots for a double leg takedown but Robertson sprawls well. He's pushed Melton Sr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Robertson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robertson tries a head kick but it misses.
Robertson throws a push kick but Melton Sr slaps the foot to one side.
Robertson throws a leg kick which misses Melton Sr's front leg but catches the back leg as Melton Sr tries to avoid it.
Robertson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melton Sr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robertson digs a good body shot into Melton Sr's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Robertson.
Robertson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jase Robertson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robertson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Robertson misses with a low kick.
Melton Sr fails to land with a series of punches.
Robertson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Robertson connects with a body shot that sends Melton Sr's belly button to the back.
Robertson throws a leg kick but Melton Sr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Robertson cracks Melton Sr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Robertson throws a head kick but Melton Sr moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Melton Sr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Melton Sr passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Robertson defending against the ground and pound.
Robertson tries to bench press Melton Sr off him but Melton Sr keeps the position.
Melton Sr throws an elbow but Robertson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Robertson is looking for a sweep.
Robertson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melton Sr tries to score with some ground and pound. Robertson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Robertson is looking to reverse the position.
Melton Sr misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Robertson wants to control but Melton Sr postures up.
Melton Sr cracks Robertson with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melton Sr controlling the position from side mount.
Robertson holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Robertson taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melton Sr advances nicely into full mount.
Melton Sr is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Robertson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Robertson tries to hold on but Melton Sr postures up.
Melton Sr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robertson is squirming around, avoiding Melton Sr's attempts to control the action.
Robertson tries to hold on but Melton Sr postures up.
Melton Sr with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
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 Michael Melton Sr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Melton Sr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Robertson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melton Sr moves away.
Melton Sr checks a leg kick.
Melton Sr defending well as Robertson loads up on a big left hand.
Robertson thows a leg kick but Melton Sr checks it
and Melton Sr counters with a shoot takedown. Robertson fights it but they end up in guard.
Melton Sr passes into half guard.
Michael Melton Sr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robertson trying to control but Melton Sr postures up.
Melton Sr is keen to just control but Robertson is a slippery customer.
Robertson trying to control here.
Melton Sr wants to pass to mount but Robertson is defending the position.
Melton Sr is working for a kimura but Robertson is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melton Sr is pressing down on Robertson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Robertson is holding on for now.
Robertson is trying to stand up here but Melton Sr is controlling him well.
Melton Sr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Robertson trying to control here.
Robertson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Robertson has control of Melton Sr's left arm, preventing Melton Sr from doing any damage.
Robertson is trying to keep Melton Sr in close.
Melton Sr trying to control the position from guard on top but Robertson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson pulls Melton Sr in close to prevent any damage.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jase Robertson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Melton Sr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robertson manages to avoid it.
Melton Sr just misses with a punch to the body.
Robertson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Robertson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robertson avoids the body shot from Melton Sr.
A combination from Robertson does no damage.
Robertson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robertson connects with a high kick.
Robertson swings for the body but Melton Sr moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melton Sr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Melton Sr missing with a left hand there. Robertson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Melton Sr gets a double leg takedown into Robertson's guard.
Melton Sr works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Robertson trying to hold on to Melton Sr's head to control him but Melton Sr postures up.
Robertson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Robertson is trying to control but can't.
Robertson tries to kick Melton Sr off but Melton Sr keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Robertson kicks Melton Sr off and gets back to his feet.
Melton Sr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Robertson but Robertson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Melton Sr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melton Sr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melton Sr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robertson.
Robertson sizes up Melton Sr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Robertson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Melton Sr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Robertson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Melton Sr wants to improve his position but Robertson is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in half guard, Robertson seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jase Robertson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michael Melton Sr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Melton Sr ducks right into an uppercut from Robertson.
Robertson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Melton Sr dives in and scores a takedown into Robertson's guard.
Robertson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Melton Sr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Melton Sr wants to control from the top but Robertson keeps moving.
Robertson trying to keep a closed guard but Melton Sr is proving a slippery customer.
Melton Sr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robertson is keeping the position for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Melton Sr blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melton Sr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robertson manages to avoid it.
Robertson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Robertson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robertson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Melton Sr. That did some damage!
Melton Sr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Melton Sr throws a body punch but Robertson moves out of range.
Jase Robertson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robertson throws a head kick that misses.
Robertson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Robertson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Melton Sr throws a looping overhand right but Robertson ducks down to avoid it.
Robertson cracks Melton Sr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Michael Melton Sr's cut is getting worse.
Robertson feints and then cracks Melton Sr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Melton Sr down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robertson throws a jab when Melton Sr was well out of range.
Robertson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robertson cracks Melton Sr with a good jab.
Melton Sr moves in looking to clinch but Robertson pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Melton Sr.
Good leg kick by Robertson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Robertson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jase Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Robertson misses
and Melton Sr moves into the clinch.
Robertson tries to work over Melton Sr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Melton Sr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robertson breaks the clinch.
Robertson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson thumps Melton Sr with a low kick.
Robertson throws a body kick that misses.
Melton Sr ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
Robertson cracks Melton Sr with an open hand slap.
Melton Sr slips a jab and a cross from Robertson.
Melton Sr scores with a punch to the head.
Robertson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Melton Sr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Melton Sr thows a body shot but no joy.
Melton Sr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Robertson as he avoids it easily.
Melton Sr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Melton Sr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melton Sr gets a takedown into half guard.
Melton Sr is thwarting Robertson's attempts to control the position.
Melton Sr wants to free his trapped foot but Robertson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Robertson is looking to improve his position.
Robertson tries to kick Melton Sr off but Melton Sr keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robertson is looking to improve his position.
Melton Sr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jase Robertson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Robertson 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jase Robertson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jase Robertson made sure he mentioned TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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hype
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
98% |
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