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"Revolution" PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aloe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lleyton Stiels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stiels has chosen You're going down by Sick Puppies as his entrance music. Lleyton Stiels will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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130 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Aloe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lleyton Stiels!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiels tries to clinch but Aloe moves out of range.
Lleyton Stiels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stiels rushes Aloe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aloe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stiels fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stiels jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aloe walks away with a smile on his face. Stiels gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice sprawl there from Aloe as Stiels shoots in.
Jose Aloe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lleyton Stiels.
Stiels is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aloe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stiels shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aloe sprawls well. Aloe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stiels gets slowly back to his feet.
Aloe swings for the body but Stiels moves out of range.
Stiels gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stiels goes for a takedown attempt but Aloe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stiels tries to clinch but Aloe is having none of it.
Aloe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiels doesn't manage to clinch there - Aloe circles away.
Aloe moves into the clinch.
Stiels jumps guard but Aloe stands there with Stiels around his waist. Stiels gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aloe taking a breather.
Aloe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stiels's elbow.
Aloe slows down the pace here.
Aloe pushes Stiels back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stiels has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Aloe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stiels goes for a takedown in the clinch but Aloe prevents it.
Aloe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiels tries to pull guard but Aloe won't allow it.
Stiels manages to break the clinch.
Stiels tries to clinch up.
Aloe forces Stiels back against the cage and clinches.
Aloe tries a body shot but Stiels blocks it.
Stiels successfully pulls guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Aloe wants to control from the top but Stiels keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stiels is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aloe throwing strikes but missing.
Aloe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stiels swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aloe wants to control from the top but Stiels keeps moving.
Aloe throws a big right hand that misses.
Stiels has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Aloe off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Stiels throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aloe.
Stiels gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aloe leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiels misses with a knee strike.
Stiels successfully pulls guard.
Aloe tries to free his leg and advance position but Stiels is retaining full guard.
Aloe trying to control but Stiels is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stiels wants to get back to his feet but Aloe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stiels manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aloe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aloe pulls Stiels in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lleyton Stiels dominated that round.
That's time! Aloe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stiels drives through and clinches with Aloe against the cage.
Stiels is trying to pull guard but Aloe has him pressed against the cage.
Aloe has Stiels pressed against the cage.
Aloe blocks the elbow strike.
Stiels is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aloe is defending well.
Stiels changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Aloe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jose Aloe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lleyton Stiels.
Stiels connects with a solid leg kick.
Aloe closes the distance and pushes Stiels back into the cage.
Aloe stalling.
Stiels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aloe is keeping busy.
Aloe lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aloe has him pressed against the cage.
Aloe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stiels backwards.
Stiels is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aloe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aloe avoids a wild elbow strike from Stiels.
Aloe stalling against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stiels just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aloe's brow.
Stiels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aloe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Aloe struggles to land a body shot inside as Stiels controls his hands.
Stiels slowing the pace effectively.
Aloe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aloe avoids a wild elbow strike from Stiels.
Aloe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stiels lands a nice knee to the body.
Aloe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stiels up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aloe.
Stiels prevents a body shot from Aloe.
Stiels tries for a takedown. No joy.
Aloe has Stiels pressed against the cage.
Stiels is trying to pull guard but Aloe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stiels drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Aloe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stiels working Aloe over with knees to the body.
Aloe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stiels can't break the clinch.
Stiels being controlled against the cage.
Aloe lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aloe prevents Stiels from breaking the clinch.
Aloe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aloe stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Aloe.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aloe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stiels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aloe avoids it.
Aloe effectively controlling the action here.
Aloe lands a body punch in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stiels is trying to pull guard but Aloe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aloe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stiels.
Aloe is pushing Stiels up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiels stalling the fight.
Stiels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aloe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aloe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stiels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stiels scores a nice knee to the body.
Stiels tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stiels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aloe.
Stiels creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stiels has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Aloe after a bit of a struggle.
Stiels is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stiels is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Aloe.
Aloe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stiels up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aloe dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stiels gets tackled into the cage by Aloe. Aloe maintains the clinch.
Stiels misses with a knee strike.
Stiels is trying to pull guard but Aloe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stiels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stiels fails to pull guard.
Aloe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stiels lands a nice knee to the body.
Aloe managing to block the knees to the body from Stiels.
Aloe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Aloe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stiels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aloe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stiels or not.
Aloe pushes Stiels back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stiels tries to pull guard but Aloe won't allow it.
Jose Aloe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lleyton Stiels.
Aloe misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiels missing with knees to the body.
Aloe digs a right hand into Stiels's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stiels's gas tank.
Aloe lands a body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Aloe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stiels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aloe.
Aloe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aloe lands with a left to the head.
Stiels tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aloe lands a body shot.
Aloe lands a shoulder strike.
Stiels fails to pull guard.
Still in the clinch, Aloe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aloe controlling the action here for a moment.
Aloe lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aloe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stiels backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stiels wants a takedown.
Aloe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Aloe lands with a right to the head.
Stiels jumps guard but Aloe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aloe scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Aloe.
A short body shot lands from Aloe as the two fighters clinch.
Aloe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stiels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aloe stalls.
Stiels is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aloe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aloe pushes Stiels back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aloe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stiels letting Aloe take a breather here.
A right hook to the body lands for Aloe.
A right hand to the body from Aloe.
Aloe leaning his opponent against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Aloe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Aloe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stielss head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aloe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Aloe seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jose Aloe.
Stiels tries to keep at a distance but Aloe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aloe lands a nice uppercut.
Aloe looking to stall.
Stiels jumps guard but Aloe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Aloe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aloe takes an elbow to the temple.
Stiels wants a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stiels letting Aloe take a breather here.
Aloe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aloe controlling the action here for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Aloe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aloe 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Aloe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Argivas Kerenzikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Hustlin. Shawn Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Argivas Kerenzikov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerenzikov with a nice cross.
It looks like Shawn Jackson has been cut.
Kerenzikov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jackson shoots in but Kerenzikov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Kerenzikov, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Kerenzikov against the cage but Kerenzikov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kerenzikov to score with a decent uppercut.
Kerenzikov lands a leg kick and bounces back 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!
Jackson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Kerenzikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Kerenzikov missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kerenzikov.
Kerenzikov circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Jackson to the canvas! Jackson doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Kerenzikov keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Argivas Kerenzikov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Drone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Garcilazo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drone comes to the cage accompanied by t.i and ludacris-wish you would. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
28 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Drone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martin Garcilazo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Garcilazo coming out on top.
Garcilazo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martin Garcilazo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drone stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcilazo. Garcilazo gets slowly back to his feet.
Garcilazo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garcilazo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Garcilazo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drone's sensitive parts.
Drone is breathing heavily.
Both fighters circling a little - Garcilazo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Garcilazo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drone gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Garcilazo gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Drone is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Garcilazo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into the arena with Hustlin blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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263 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt.
Matthews tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matthews looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson rushes Matthews and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Matthews lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson jumps guard but Matthews stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jackson is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matthews ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Matthews no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson throws a strike but Matthews rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Matthews slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Matthews working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Matthews in side control, throwing shots but Jackson defends.
Matthews is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Matthews asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Matthews tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Matthews has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Matthews scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jackson to see if he's OK.
Matthews has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jackson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthews working the body and head with strikes.
Matthews thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Matthews trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Matthews is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Matthews crashes against the mat.
Matthews cracks Jackson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Matthews 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.
Matthews in side control, throwing shots but Jackson defends.
An elbow from Matthews crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews controlling from side mount.
Matthews working the ground and pound.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matthews on the ground.
Matthews trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthews working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Matthews lands a few punches from side control.
It looks like Shane Jackson has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee asks Matthews politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Matthews prefers to stall for the moment though.
Matthews creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jackson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Matthews tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jackson tries to escape but Matthews is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Matthews dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Jackson'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.
Matthews shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matthews fails to land the takedown.
Matthews manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jackson on his heels. He'll look to pass Jackson's guard now, I'm sure.
Matthews passes Jackson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Matthews uses his free foot to push down on Jackson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jackson.
Matthews scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackson?
Matthews is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jackson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthews putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Matthews's attempts to control the action.
Matthews dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews raining down shots from the mount!
Matthews scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
Shane Jackson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Matthews is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jackson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jackson shrugs it off.
Matthews trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Matthews working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jeez, Shane Jackson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shane Jackson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Max Matthews!
A relieved looking Max Matthews thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darrell Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Sleek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quaid's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Calm Like A Bomb- Rage Against The Machine. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sleek's choice of entrance music: Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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186 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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201 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darrell Quaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Sleek!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quaid throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sleek counters by moving into the clinch.
Sleek lands a good knee to the midsection. Quaid won't want to take too many of those.
Sleek throws an elbow that misses.
Quaid prevents the takedown attempt.
Quaid dodges an elbow strike from Sleek.
Quaid wants to get back to striking at distance but Sleek won't allow it.
Sleek looking to throw knees to the head but Quaid is blocking nicely.
Sleek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quaid trying to control the position but instead, Sleek has worked for underhooks and has pushed Quaid into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sleek throws an elbow but misses.
Sleek is working for takedown but Quaid is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sleek goes for a takedown in the clinch but Quaid prevents it.
Darrell Quaid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Sleek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleek pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sleek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Quaid's efforts to push away.
Quaid tries to circle away but Sleek has him pinned against the cage.
Sleek landing knees to the head.
It looks like Darrell Quaid has been cut.
Sleek misses with an elbow over the top.
Sleek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sleek is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Quaid is defending well.
Sleek misses with a knee strike.
Quaid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sleek has him pressed against the cage.
Sleek wants a takedown but no success here.
Quaid tries to break the clinch but Sleek is controlling the position.
Sleek tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid gets underhooks to prevent Sleek's takedown attempt.
Sleek drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Quaid gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sleek has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Quaid avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sleek is trying to drag Quaid to the mat but Quaid just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sleek.
Sleek has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Quaid avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Quaid trying to stall but Sleek improves his position.
Quaid has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sleek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sleek misses with a knee to the head.
Sleek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleek looking for a takedown.
Sleek tries to land knees in the clinch but Quaid avoids the damage to the body.
Quaid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quaid's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sleek under the eye.
Nice jab there from Quaid.
It looks like Jay Sleek has been cut.
Sleek misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Quaid throws a leg kick that misses.
Sleek tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sleek takes the fight into the clinch.
Sleek stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quaid is pressed up against the cage. Sleek has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Quaid down to the mat. Quaid avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sleek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quaid throws a sloppy head kick and Sleek moves out of range easily.
Quaid swats away the attempt to clinch by Sleek.
Jay Sleek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quaid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quaid gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sleek drops back, looking for a kneebar! Quaid looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Quaid looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Quaid!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Sleek dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sleek moves to clinch but Quaid breaks away
and Quaid counters with an inside leg kick.
Quaid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sleek fails with the takedown.
Quaid throws a push kick but Sleek slaps the foot to one side.
Sleek drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sleek tries to close the distance and clinch but Quaid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sleek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quaid.
Sleek avoids the body shot from Quaid.
Sleek doesn't manage to clinch there - Quaid circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sleek is looking to clinch.
Jay Sleek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quaid circles away from the clinch attempt
and Quaid counters with a slapping leg kick.
Quaid fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sleek checks it well.
Sleek clinches with his opponent.
Quaid is trying to push Sleek away but Sleek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Quaid wants to break free but Sleek has control.
Sleek goes for a takedown in the clinch but Quaid prevents it.
Sleek drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Quaid gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Darrell Quaid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Sleek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleek is working for takedown but Quaid is calmly controlling the position for now.
Quaid wants to get back to striking at distance but Sleek won't allow it.
Quaid is looking to break free of the clinch but Sleek has double underhooks.
Quaid tries to break free but Sleek pushes him back against the cage.
Sleek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quaid lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quaid prevents a takedown attempt there.
Quaid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darrell Quaid is winning the standup battle so far.
Quaid tries a head kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sleek.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sleek.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sleek asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Quaid tries to improve position but can't.
Quaid being controlled for a moment.
Quaid is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleek is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Quaid knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Quaid knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sleek on the ground.
Sleek wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Quaid, who protects the arm well.
Quaid is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sleek goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Quaid rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sleek's guard! Nice work there by Quaid!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Darrell Quaid will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sleek looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Quaid!
Sleek working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sleek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quaid keeps working.
Sleek misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleek goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Quaid has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sleek but great work by Quaid.
Quaid tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sleek tries to improve position but can't.
Sleek sneaks back into half guard.
Sleek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleek works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jay Sleek has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sleek had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Quaid defends it easily.
Quaid content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sleek is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleek wants to sweep but no luck.
Sleek looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Quaid is defending well. Sleek quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Quaid has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Sleek celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jay Sleek!
Jay Sleek really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brute logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Materson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mike Materson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mike Materson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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200 lbs
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Materson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dakota Weston!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Weston.
Materson clinches.
Weston working hard to break the clinch.
Materson wants the takedown. Weston is fighting it off but Materson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Weston's guard against the cage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Materson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Weston keeping moving, preventing Materson from controlling successfully.
Materson forces his way into half guard.
Materson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Weston is just riding it out for now. Materson eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Materson prevents Weston from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Materson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Weston defending well though.
Materson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Weston defending well though.
Materson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Materson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Weston's head.
Materson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Weston defending well though.
Weston is trying to stand.
Materson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Weston's head.
Materson misses with a head shot. Weston uses the momentum to regain guard.
Materson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Materson throwing strikes but missing.
Materson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Materson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Weston wants to get back to his feet but Materson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Weston keeping moving, preventing Materson from controlling successfully.
Materson throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Materson lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weston keeping moving, preventing Materson from controlling successfully.
Weston has Materson pulled in close to control his posture.
Materson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Weston wants to stand but Materson is controlling the position.
Materson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Weston swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Weston wants to stand up but Materson is controlling him.
Materson throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Materson throws a big elbow that misses.
Weston pushes Materson off and gets back to his feet.
Weston clinches.
Materson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Weston. Those never looked like landing.
Weston gets a clinch.
Materson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Materson thows a huge punch but Weston dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Materson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Materson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Weston missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Materson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Weston looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Materson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Weston manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Materson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Materson trying to control but Weston is working from the bottom.
Materson throwing strikes but missing.
Materson throws a big right hand that misses.
Weston scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Weston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Weston looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Materson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Weston to the mat! Weston manages to get full guard.
Materson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Materson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Weston wriggles free and stands up.
Materson slips a jab and a cross from Weston.
Weston shoots in for a double leg but Materson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mike Materson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dakota Weston.
Materson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weston.
Materson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Weston was covering up waiting for the punch and Materson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Materson with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Materson passes Weston's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Materson tries to pass to full mount but Weston defends it.
Materson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Weston with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mike Materson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Weston is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Materson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Weston tries to kick Materson off but Materson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Materson working over Weston with some ground and pound. Weston looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Materson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Materson stops Weston from getting back to his feet.
Materson throwing shots but Weston is blocking nicely.
Weston looks like he's trying to stand up.
Materson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Weston sees it coming and defends easily.
Materson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Weston is defending against the submission attempts here by Materson.
Weston is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Materson throwing shots but Weston is blocking nicely.
Materson trying to pass the guard but Weston defending well.
Materson is looking for a kimura but Weston is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Materson to get the leverage.
Materson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Weston with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Materson is stalling here. Weston is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Materson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Weston has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Weston stands up and beckons Materson to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Materson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Materson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Weston sprawls well initially but Materson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Materson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Materson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Weston manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Weston, under a barage of strikes from Materson.
Weston is trying to stand back up but Materson is controlling him
Materson wants to pass to mount but Weston is defending the position.
Materson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Weston defending well though.
Materson trying to control from half guard but Weston is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston looks like he's trying to stand up.
Materson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Weston defending well though.
Weston tries to kick Materson off but Materson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Materson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Weston keeps working.
Weston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Materson looks to land a strike but Weston avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Materson throws a strike but Weston rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Weston wants to stand but Materson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weston stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Weston looks to land a right hand but Materson moved out of range.
Weston looks to throw the jab but Materson is out of range.
Materson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Weston was covering up waiting for the punch and Materson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Weston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Materson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Materson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Materson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Weston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Weston is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Weston wriggles free and stands up.
Materson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Weston on his heels. He'll look to pass Weston's guard now, I'm sure.
Materson throwing strikes from guard but Weston blocks nicely.
Materson slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Materson wants to take a breather but Weston is having none of it.
Weston pushes Materson off looking to stand but Materson dives back in and keeps control.
Materson is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Weston to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Materson trying to control the position from guard on top but Weston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Weston wants to stand but Materson is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Materson clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Weston scores with a jab to the head.
Materson has Weston up against the cage in a clinch.
Materson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Materson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Weston did well to prevent Materson getting side control.
Materson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Materson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Weston blocking the ground and pound attempt from Materson.
Materson slips a nice elbow through Weston's hands, connecting with Weston's forehead.
Materson with the ground and pound but Weston uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Materson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Materson is in close to Weston's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Materson wants to control from the top but Weston keeps moving.
Materson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Weston keeping moving, preventing Materson from controlling successfully.
Weston wants to get back to his feet but Materson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Materson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Weston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weston wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Materson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Weston swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Materson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Materson wants to stand but Weston has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Materson trying to control the position from guard on top but Weston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Materson tries to free his leg and advance position but Weston is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Weston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Weston connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Materson scrambles back to his feet.
Materson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Materson lands in his opponent's guard.
Materson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Weston swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Weston wants to get back to his feet but Materson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Materson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Materson throws a big elbow that misses.
Materson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Weston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Materson postures up in Weston's guard and throws a big left but Weston blocks it.
Materson is looking to work some ground and pound but Weston has wrist control.
Materson wants to pass the guard but Weston is keeping the position.
Weston has his feet on Materson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
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.
Weston rushes Materson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Materson has clasped his hands together around Weston's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Materson had his way with Dakota Weston in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Weston looks to land a combination but Materson avoids it well.
Weston gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Materson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Materson postures up in Weston's guard and throws a big left but Weston blocks it.
Weston wants to stand but Materson is controlling the position.
Materson trying to control the position from guard on top but Weston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Materson landing some decent shots from guard.
Materson wants to stand but Weston is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materson stops Weston from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Materson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Materson postures up and lands a big shot to Weston's brow.
Materson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Weston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Weston has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Materson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Materson moves into the clinch.
Weston tries to break the clinch but Materson is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weston shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Weston is looking to work some ground and pound but Materson has wrist control.
Weston wants to stand and escape but instead Materson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Weston is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Materson won't allow Weston to get back to his feet.
Materson throwing strikes from guard but Weston blocks nicely.
Materson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weston can do to turn this around?
Materson is fighting to break Weston's control of his arms but Weston is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Materson throws a big elbow that misses.
Dakota Weston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materson trying to control but Weston is working from the bottom.
Materson looking to pass the guard.
Weston keeping moving, preventing Materson from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Materson prevents Weston from getting back to his feet.
Weston is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Weston wants to break the clinch but can't.
Materson tightens his grip and picks Weston up, before dumping him to the ground. Weston manages to land in guard.
Materson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Materson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Weston's head.
Materson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Materson throwing strikes from guard but Weston blocks nicely.
Mike Materson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Materson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Materson wants to control from the top but Weston keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Materson looking to sit in guard and control but Weston gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Materson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Materson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Materson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Materson!
Mike Materson is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the big win, Mike Materson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Just Fight (Everything 7$) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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208 lbs
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197 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Raven!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raven connects with an inside leg kick.
Raven connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones is leaning against Raven and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones jumps guard but Raven turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jones jumps into guard, dragging Raven to the mat.
Raven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Raven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Raven is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raven won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Raven manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Raven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raven is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Raven keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones trying to control but Raven is working from the bottom.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Raven wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raven trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Conan Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Raven counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Raven controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Raven seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Raven is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Raven has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Raven working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Raven scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Raven seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raven.
Jones has hold of Raven's hands but Raven slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raven.
Raven thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Raven missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones pushes Raven off looking to stand but Raven dives back in and keeps control.
Raven thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Raven thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Raven working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Raven looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Raven not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Raven not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raven controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raven lands a couple of digs.
Raven loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Raven throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Raven 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.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Raven displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Thomas Raven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raven fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Raven throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Raven misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raven. That's going to slow Jones down.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raven shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raven is one step ahead there.
Raven postures up.
Raven throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
Raven trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven scoring with some ground and pound.
Raven looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones trying to control but Raven is working from the bottom.
Raven is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Raven.
Raven looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Raven keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wanted to stand there but Raven had control of the position.
Raven 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.
Thomas Raven has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raven throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Raven is pulling down on Jones's head to control his posture.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Raven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Conan Jones wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Raven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raven just misses with a punch to the body.
Raven circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Raven.
Raven fails to land with a series of punches.
Raven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Raven as he jumps to the side.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Raven moved out of range.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven connects with a single shot there.
Raven on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones lands a head shot.
Raven slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raven works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raven displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Raven is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Raven is controlling Jones's position as best he can from this difficult position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones content to control rather than advance.
Jones is looking to stall here but Raven recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Raven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Raven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raven misses the shot to the body.
Raven circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones cracks Raven with a good jab.
Raven is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Raven throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jones wants to control but Raven is keeping him busy.
Jones advances to full mount.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Raven is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jones lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven can't escape the position.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Raven is looking to escape.
Raven tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Raven sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones content to control rather than advance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raven has his hands clasped together around Jones's back. He's all about the action.
Raven is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Jones prevents Raven from improving his position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jones content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jones working over Raven with some ground and pound. Raven looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Raven is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Raven trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Raven looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones trying to mount his opponent but Raven defends it.
Thomas Raven is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones controlling the action here.
Jones trying to pass the guard but Raven defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Conan Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raven regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conan Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Raven 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Raven!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bushido Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bushido Brown comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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31
190 lbs
8 - 12 - 0 |
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165 lbs
21 - 14 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bushido Brown!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobby Brown tries to score with a low kick but Bushido Brown moves his leg out of the way.
Bushido Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bushido Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bobby Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice shot by Bushido Brown.
Bushido Brown loads up on a big right hand but Bobby Brown slips the punch.
Nice takedown defense from Bushido Brown. No joy for Bobby Brown on that attempt.
A head kick misses from Bobby Brown.
Bushido Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bobby Brown makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bushido Brown really felt that one!
Bobby Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bushido Brown scores with a hook.
Bushido Brown lands a slapping body shot.
Bobby Brown fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bushido Brown closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bobby Brown's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bushido Brown gets to his feet. Bobby Brown looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bushido Brown circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Bobby Brown to the canvas! Bobby Brown doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Bushido Brown keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bushido Brown!
Bushido Brown is the new middleweight champion!
Bushido Brown gave a mention to BeastMode in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jay Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen call to prayer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
140 lbs
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135 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
Jackson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Paul Smith has been cut.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Smith.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Jackson is rocked!
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Jackson throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith throws an overhand right that drops Jackson like a sack of potatoes! Smith dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Smith!
Post fight, an emotional Paul Smith said 'The Jihad has arrived. The Order 777 is ready to fight. The future will judge us as the resistance when liberals were begging the enemy to takeover. No surrender, ever!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Sniddlegrass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lashley has chosen Hustlin as his entrance music. Lashley has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Luke Lashley enters the cage!
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153 lbs
17 - 19 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benjamin Sniddlegrass!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Lashley!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sniddlegrass throws a head kick that half lands.
Lashley looks winded!
Nice body kick there by Sniddlegrass.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sniddlegrass.
Lashley shoots in looking for a takedown but Sniddlegrass manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lashley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lashley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sniddlegrass feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lashley's calf.
Sniddlegrass gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sniddlegrass.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sniddlegrass lands a nice knee to the body.
Sniddlegrass stalling.
Sniddlegrass scores a nice knee to the body.
Sniddlegrass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lashley avoids it.
Lashley avoiding damage as Sniddlegrass throws knees to the body.
Sniddlegrass lands a knee to the body.
Sniddlegrass looking to stall.
Sniddlegrass throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sniddlegrass has Lashley pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass connects with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sniddlegrass throws an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lashley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sniddlegrass has him pressed against the cage.
Lashley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sniddlegrass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sniddlegrass stalling.
Sniddlegrass tries to throw a body punch but Lashley avoids it by throwing Sniddlegrass back against the cage.
Sniddlegrass stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lashley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass misses with a body punch.
Sniddlegrass lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass landing knees to the head.
Sniddlegrass is stalling here.
Sniddlegrass lands a nice knee to the body.
Sniddlegrass lands with a left to the head.
Lashley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sniddlegrass holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sniddlegrass wants to stall.
Lashley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sniddlegrass utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sniddlegrass misses with an elbow over the top.
Sniddlegrass looking to throw knees to the head but Lashley is blocking nicely.
Sniddlegrass is looking to control Lashley's arms but Lashley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sniddlegrass has his back to the cage.
Sniddlegrass unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lashley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sniddlegrass obliges.
Sniddlegrass stalling in the clinch but Lashley improves position.
Sniddlegrass lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sniddlegrass - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sniddlegrass scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees to the body from Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sniddlegrass stalling in the clinch but Lashley improves position.
Sniddlegrass tries to land a knee to the head but Lashley blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lashley as Sniddlegrass tries to tie him up.
Sniddlegrass connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lashley's face.
Sniddlegrass with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass throws an elbow that misses.
Sniddlegrass lands a nice knee to the body.
Sniddlegrass crunches a lovely knee into Lashley's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sniddlegrass wants to stall.
Lashley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lashley tries to break free but Sniddlegrass pushes him back against the cage.
Sniddlegrass tries a knee to the head but Lashley blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass landing knees to the head.
Sniddlegrass lands a nice shot to the body.
Sniddlegrass landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass connects with a knee to the head.
Sniddlegrass digs a right hand into Lashley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lashley's gas tank.
Sniddlegrass landing knees to the body.
Sniddlegrass throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Sniddlegrass dominated that round.
That's time! Sniddlegrass's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sniddlegrass lands a head shot.
Luke Lashley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sniddlegrass stuffs the takedown.
Sniddlegrass lands with an uppercut that bounces Lashley off the cage and back into range.
Sniddlegrass feints and then cracks Lashley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lashley down.
Luke Lashley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sniddlegrass throws a head kick that half lands.
Lashley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sniddlegrass scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lashley doesn't seem bothered though.
Sniddlegrass scores with a head kick.
Sniddlegrass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lashley.
Sniddlegrass bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sniddlegrass lands a nice looking body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sniddlegrass.
Lashley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lashley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lashley is breathing heavily.
Sniddlegrass lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sniddlegrass lands a nice hook to Lashley's body. Lashley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass throws a head kick but Lashley moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice body kick from Sniddlegrass.
Lashley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lashley avoids the head kick by Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sniddlegrass moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass lands with a light punch inside.
Sniddlegrass working Lashley over with knees to the body.
Lashley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lashley working hard to break the clinch.
Sniddlegrass with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sniddlegrass will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lashley up against the cage.
Sniddlegrass gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass is trying to stall.
Sniddlegrass is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lashley wants a takedown but no success here.
Benjamin Sniddlegrass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Lashley.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sniddlegrass just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lashley's brow.
Benjamin Sniddlegrass has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sniddlegrass is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sniddlegrass content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lashley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lashley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sniddlegrass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lashley avoids it.
A knee to the head by Sniddlegrass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley blocks an elbow strike from Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lashley.
Sniddlegrass scores a nice knee to the body.
Lashley dodges an elbow strike from Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lashley avoids a wild elbow strike from Sniddlegrass.
Lashley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sniddlegrass using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lashley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lashley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sniddlegrass throws an elbow but misses.
Sniddlegrass has Lashley pushed against the cage.
Sniddlegrass lands an elbow inside that Lashley shrugs off.
Lashley blocks the elbow strike.
Lashley tries for a takedown but Sniddlegrass manages to get underhooks.
Lashley wants to get back to striking at distance but Sniddlegrass won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lashley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sniddlegrass lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lashley backwards.
Sniddlegrass tries a knee to the head but Lashley blocks it.
Sniddlegrass taking a breather.
Sniddlegrass keeps control of Lashley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lashley jumps guard but Sniddlegrass stands there with Lashley around his waist. Lashley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sniddlegrass tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sniddlegrass throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sniddlegrass misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sniddlegrass missing with knees to the body.
Lashley tries to break free but Sniddlegrass pushes him back against the cage.
Lashley wants to get back to striking at distance but Sniddlegrass won't allow it.
Sniddlegrass can't find room to land a body shot as Lashley controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Sniddlegrass dominated that second round.
That's time! Sniddlegrass's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sniddlegrass lands with a slapping head kick.
Lashley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Benjamin Sniddlegrass is winning the standup battle so far.
Lashley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sniddlegrass cracks the inside of Lashley's front leg.
Sniddlegrass thuds his right hand into Lashley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sniddlegrass tries a head kick but it misses.
Lashley closes the distance and clinches up with Sniddlegrass, looking for a takedown. Lashley pushes Sniddlegrass against the cage but Sniddlegrass circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sniddlegrass jabs at Lashley's body.
Sniddlegrass with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lashley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - Sniddlegrass finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sniddlegrass is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lashley can do to turn this around?
Sniddlegrass throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sniddlegrass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sniddlegrass looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sniddlegrass feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lashley's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sniddlegrass scores with a sloppy right hand. Lashley should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass feints and then cracks Lashley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lashley down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sniddlegrass.
Lashley 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.
Sniddlegrass punishes Lashley's body with a nice straight punch.
Sniddlegrass tries a head kick but it misses.
Sniddlegrass tries a head kick but it misses.
Sniddlegrass scores with a head kick.
Lashley closes the distance and clinches up with Sniddlegrass, looking for a takedown. Lashley pushes Sniddlegrass against the cage but Sniddlegrass circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sniddlegrass works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sniddlegrass tries to keep at a distance but Lashley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sniddlegrass utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lashley fails to pull guard.
Benjamin Sniddlegrass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Lashley.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass tries a knee to the head but Lashley blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sniddlegrass fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lashley tries to keep at a distance but Sniddlegrass has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sniddlegrass leaning against his opponent.
Lashley has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sniddlegrass uses from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sniddlegrass decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lashley, up you get!
Lashley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good shot there by Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass scores with a body shot.
Sniddlegrass lands a really nice looking cross but Lashley seems unphased.
Sniddlegrass lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sniddlegrass lands with a kick to the temple. Lashley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice sprawl there from Sniddlegrass as Lashley shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sniddlegrass, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Sniddlegrass.
That kick from Sniddlegrass tenderised Lashley's leg. Lashley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sniddlegrass lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lashley throws a head kick that misses.
Lashley throws the kick towards the body but Sniddlegrass avoids it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lashley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sniddlegrass gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sniddlegrass trying to land knees to the body.
Sniddlegrass lands a right hand.
Lashley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lashley is looking to break free of the clinch but Sniddlegrass has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass tries to throw a body punch but Lashley avoids it by throwing Sniddlegrass back against the cage.
Sniddlegrass swings wildly with an uppercut but Lashley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sniddlegrass.
Lashley avoiding damage as Sniddlegrass throws knees to the body.
Sniddlegrass wants to stall.
Sniddlegrass tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sniddlegrass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lashley is defending well for now.
Sniddlegrass keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lashley's efforts to push away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lashley avoiding damage as Sniddlegrass throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lashley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lashley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lashley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Sniddlegrass clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sniddlegrass clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass working Lashley over with knees to the body.
Sniddlegrass misses with a punch to the body.
Sniddlegrass throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Sniddlegrass on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sniddlegrass lands an elbow inside.
Sniddlegrass landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sniddlegrass working aggressively here.
Lashley is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Sniddlegrass pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lashley wants to take the fight to the mat but Sniddlegrass manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sniddlegrass has Lashley pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sniddlegrass throws an elbow but misses.
Lashley blocks an elbow strike from Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass lands a damaging elbow.
Sniddlegrass is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sniddlegrass misses with a knee to the head.
Lashley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lashley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sniddlegrass tries to land a knee to the head but Lashley blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sniddlegrass throws an elbow but misses.
Sniddlegrass crunches a lovely knee into Lashley's ribcage.
Sniddlegrass works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sniddlegrass putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lashley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sniddlegrass landing knees to the body.
Sniddlegrass is looking to control Lashley's arms but Lashley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sniddlegrass has his back to the cage.
Sniddlegrass lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley fails to pull guard.
Sniddlegrass missing with knees to the body.
Lashley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lashley managing to block the knees to the body from Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lashley.
Lashley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sniddlegrass to keep the fight standing.
Benjamin Sniddlegrass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Lashley.
Lashley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sniddlegrass tries to land knees in the clinch but Lashley avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lashley blocks a body shot from Sniddlegrass.
Lashley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lashley as Sniddlegrass tries to tie him up.
Sniddlegrass trying to land knees to the body.
Lashley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lashley has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sniddlegrass uses from the top position.
Sniddlegrass with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass trying to control the position from guard on top but Lashley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lashley keeping full guard, as Sniddlegrass tries to pass.
Sniddlegrass stands up from Lashley's guard - Sniddlegrass perhaps looking for a knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sniddlegrass. Lashley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sniddlegrass thumps Lashley with a low kick.
Sniddlegrass scores with a head kick. Lashley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lashley shoots in looking for a takedown. Sniddlegrass tries to sprawl out of it but Lashley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sniddlegrass manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Benjamin Sniddlegrass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass lands a head kick. Lashley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sniddlegrass lands with an uppercut that bounces Lashley off the cage and back into range.
Lashley shoots in but Sniddlegrass avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sniddlegrass throws a sloppy head kick and Lashley moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Sniddlegrass as he connects with a hook.
Sniddlegrass lands a jab to the nose.
Sniddlegrass feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lashley's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lashley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lashley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sniddlegrass can pounce on him.
Sniddlegrass lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sniddlegrass throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lashley has Sniddlegrass up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Sniddlegrass had his way with Luke Lashley in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lashley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sniddlegrass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lashley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sniddlegrass lands with a kick to the temple. Lashley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sniddlegrass scores with a push kick.
Sniddlegrass lands a high kick!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Sniddlegrass.
Lashley blocks an elbow strike.
Lashley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sniddlegrass prevents it.
Sniddlegrass with a knee to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sniddlegrass throws an elbow but it misses.
Sniddlegrass lands an elbow inside that Lashley shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass with a knee to the head.
Sniddlegrass throws a head punch that misses.
Lashley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lashley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sniddlegrass stalling in the clinch.
Sniddlegrass lands a knee to the body.
Sniddlegrass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lashley is defending well for now.
Sniddlegrass wants to stall.
Sniddlegrass landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Come on Sniddlegrass - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sniddlegrass can't find room to land a body shot as Lashley controls the action.
Lashley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Benjamin Sniddlegrass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass struggles to land a body shot inside as Lashley controls his hands.
Sniddlegrass works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lashley wants a takedown.
Sniddlegrass with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sniddlegrass lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sniddlegrass'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.
Lashley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sniddlegrass pulls his leg out and moves away.
Luke Lashley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benjamin Sniddlegrass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Lashley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass scores with a jab. Lashley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good leg kick by Sniddlegrass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lashley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sniddlegrass lands a jab-cross combination.
Sniddlegrass misses with a few strikes there.
Sniddlegrass defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lashley.
Lashley tries to move into range but Sniddlegrass moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A combination from Lashley does no damage.
Lashley moves forwards but Sniddlegrass connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sniddlegrass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lashley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lashley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sniddlegrass to score with a decent uppercut.
Sniddlegrass connects with an inside leg kick.
Sniddlegrass fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A cross from Sniddlegrass lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sniddlegrass fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sniddlegrass cracks the inside of Lashley's front leg.
Lashley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lashley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sniddlegrass to score with a decent uppercut.
Sniddlegrass darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sniddlegrass scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lashley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sniddlegrass defends it nicely.
Sniddlegrass dips to his left and cracks Lashley with an uppercut!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lashley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sniddlegrass scores with a jab to the body.
Sniddlegrass connects with a high kick.
Sniddlegrass moves into range and clinches up with Lashley.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Sniddlegrass showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sniddlegrass has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:44
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:44
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Sniddlegrass!
Benjamin Sniddlegrass is the new lightweight champion!
Benjamin Sniddlegrass made sure to mention his sponsor, Mango Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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