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MFL 10: Hate vs Saint Louis PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Bolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Bolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Turner!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolan gets tackled into the cage by Turner. Turner maintains the clinch.
I was talking to Bolan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Turner tries for a takedown but Bolan manages to get underhooks.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Turner avoids the damage to the body.
Bolan lands a knee to the body.
Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turner blocks the elbow strike.
Bolan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bolan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner wants to stall.
Bolan lands an elbow inside that Turner shrugs off.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Turner has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Turner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Turner can't get the takedown.
Turner looks winded!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bolan obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bolan obliges.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Turner's face.
It looks like Michael Turner has been cut.
Bolan landing knees to the body.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolan scores a nice knee to the body.
Bolan lands a good knee to the midsection. Turner won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bolan obliges.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Bolan.
Bolan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bolan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bolan working Turner over with knees to the body.
Turner avoids the elbow strike from Bolan, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolan lands an elbow inside that Turner shrugs off.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Turner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Turner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Turner is rocked!
Bolan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Turner's face.
Turner is still on wobbly legs! Can Bolan finish him?
Bolan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Turner seems to have recovered his senses.
Turner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner blocks an elbow strike from Bolan.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Turner avoids a wild elbow strike from Bolan.
Bolan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bolan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bolan lands a nice knee to the body.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Bolan lands a nice knee to the body.
Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Turner's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bolan lands an elbow inside that Turner shrugs off.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan lands an elbow inside.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Turner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bolan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolan with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bolan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mack Bolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Turner.
Bolan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Bolan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Turner's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bolan drives through and clinches with Turner against the cage.
Turner tries to throw a body punch but Bolan avoids it by throwing Turner back against the cage.
Turner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bolan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Turner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolan.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turner shoots in looking for a takedown. Bolan tries to sprawl out of it but Turner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bolan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mack Bolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Turner.
Turner is breathing heavily.
Turner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bolan fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolan forces Turner back against the cage and clinches.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bolan landing knees to the head.
Mack Bolan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan lands a good knee to the midsection. Turner won't want to take too many of those.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan lands a good knee to the midsection. Turner won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Bolan.
Turner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bolan lands an elbow inside.
Bolan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
Turner misses with a punch to the body.
Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Turner's ribcage.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolan lands a knee to the body.
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolan lands a knee to the body.
Bolan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bolan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Turner's ribcage.
Bolan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan lands a knee to the body.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bolan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Bolan lands a nice knee to the body.
Bolan working Turner over with knees to the body.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Bolan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bolan scores with a knee to the head.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bolan landing knees to the head.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Turner presses Bolan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Turner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Turner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bolan lands an elbow that stopped Turner in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bolan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Bolan scores with a knee to the head.
Bolan lands a good knee to the midsection. Turner won't want to take too many of those.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Turner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolan working Turner over with knees to the body.
Bolan lands an elbow inside.
Bolan scores with a knee to the head.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Turner's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Bolan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Turner's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bolan tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bolan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bolan moves into the clinch.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Turner blocks it.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Turner's face.
Bolan trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bolan.
Bolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Turner avoids the damage to the body.
Turner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bolan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Turner lands a shot to the body.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Turner's face.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bolan lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turner blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Turner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bolan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolan.
Bolan doesn't manage to clinch there - Turner circles away.
Turner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bolan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bolan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bolan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Turner, pushing him back against the cage.
Bolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Turner takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Bolan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolan lands a good knee to the midsection. Turner won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Turner's face.
Bolan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bolan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bolan.
Knees to the body from Bolan.
Bolan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bolan landing knees to the body.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bolan.
Turner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mack Bolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Turner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Bolan.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Bolan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turner blocks it with crossed arms.
Turner tries for a takedown but Bolan manages to get underhooks.
Bolan lands a knee to the body.
Bolan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bolan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Turner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Turner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mack Bolan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bolan landing knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turner avoids a wild elbow strike from Bolan.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Bolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bolan lands an elbow just above Turner 's eye.
Bolan scores with a knee to the head.
Michael Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bolan.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mack Bolan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bolan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mack Bolan!
An out of breath Mack Bolan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darius Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darius Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Machado!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado closes the distance and clinches.
Machado keeps control of Ellis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ellis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Machado walks away with a smile on his face. Ellis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Machado throws a jab but it's blocked by Ellis.
Good shot there by Machado.
We've been informed that Machado has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Manny Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machado looks to score with a jab to the body but Ellis is just out of range.
Machado cracks Ellis on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Ellis falls backwards against the cage. Machado follows up with more strikes that drop Ellis to his knees. Machado keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Ellis! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Machado!
Darius Ellis spoke after the fight, saying 'He is an excellent fighter and had a good gameplan. Nothing else to do now but get back in the gym'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Markakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dann McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald has chosen 'Til I collapse as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Markakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dann McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald drives through and clinches with Markakis against the cage.
Markakis is struggling to control the position.
McDonald has Markakis pressed against the cage, preventing Markakis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McDonald drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Markakis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McDonald avoids it.
Markakis fails to pull guard.
Markakis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Markakis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McDonald wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markakis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Markakis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Markakis tries to strike from the bottom.
Markakis has his hands on McDonald's head, controlling the position.
McDonald wants to pass the guard but Markakis is keeping the position.
Markakis 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.
Markakis is looking to stand back up but McDonald counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Markakis.
McDonald looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markakis is not content to let McDonald control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands strikes from half guard.
Markakis is controlling McDonald's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Markakis is pressing down on McDonald's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Markakis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McDonald can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Markakis is pulling down on McDonald's head. It's preventing any offense from McDonald, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markakis keeping full guard, as McDonald tries to pass.
Markakis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Markakis is on top in guard.
Markakis won't allow McDonald to get back to his feet.
McDonald can't keep his opponent in guard - Markakis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markakis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Markakis moves into full mount! McDonald won't be happy about that!
Markakis controlling the pace for now.
Markakis is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, McDonald has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markakis working McDonald over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Markakis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oooooh!!! Markakis has knocked McDonald down with a huge combo! Markakis steps away and waves a wobbly McDonald back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markakis plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops McDonald to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! McDonald just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nick Markakis!
Dann McDonald was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jones Bombaclad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Cena!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jones Bombaclad!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cena fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've been told by Cena's head coaches at Victory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones Bombaclad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bombaclad.
Cena on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cena tries to get out of the position.
Bombaclad working the ground and pound but Cena is defending the strikes.
Bombaclad working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cena is trying to control Bombaclad's posture but Bombaclad avoids it.
Cena is not content to let Bombaclad control the position.
Cena defending against the ground and pound.
Cena parries the strikes from Bombaclad easily there. Bombaclad is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cena to escape.
Bombaclad misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bombaclad working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes there by Bombaclad.
Bombaclad trying to control the action but Cena is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombaclad postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bombaclad is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cena has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cena is not content to let Bombaclad control the position.
Cena wants to get back to his feet.
Bombaclad works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bombaclad wants to control but Cena is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Bombaclad crashes against the mat.
Bombaclad is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cena has escaped the position, nice work there.
A lull in the action here as Bombaclad stalls from top position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bombaclad 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.
Cena is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bombaclad in side control, throwing shots but Cena defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombaclad tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The ground and pound from Bombaclad seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bombaclad trying to control the position but Cena is working away.
Bombaclad takes a little break here. Cena wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bombaclad should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bombaclad works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bombaclad landing a few strikes.
Cena is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bombaclad throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombaclad 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.
Cena wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bombaclad wants to control for a moment but Cena uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Bombaclad passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cena!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cena can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bombaclad looking to control but Cena is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Bombaclad dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bombaclad shoots in for a double leg but Cena sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bombaclad fails to land the takedown.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bombaclad. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bombaclad closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cena quickly recovers to half guard.
Bombaclad not doing much here.
Jones Bombaclad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bombaclad is nestled in close to Cena, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bombaclad throws a strike but Cena avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bombaclad is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bombaclad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cena looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bombaclad is one step ahead there.
Cena is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bombaclad defends well.
Cena will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombaclad trying to control but Cena is working from the bottom.
Cena has momentary wrist control but Bombaclad slips an elbow through the middle.
Bombaclad trying to control but Cena is working from the bottom.
Bombaclad prevents Cena from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bombaclad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cena wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bombaclad throws an elbow that misses. Cena uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bombaclad's guard. Nice move by Cena!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombaclad can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cena controls the pace.
Bombaclad wants to sweep but no luck.
Bombaclad trying to control the position.
Bombaclad has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cena can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bombaclad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cena postures up.
Bombaclad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cena trying to control but Bombaclad is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bombaclad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cena throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bombaclad is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cena sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
John Cena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jones Bombaclad.
Bombaclad stuffs the takedown attempt from Cena. Cena gets slowly back to his feet.
Cena darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cena wants to pass to mount but Bombaclad is defending the position.
Bombaclad wants to improve his position but Cena is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombaclad is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cena wants to stand up but Bombaclad has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Bombaclad looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bombaclad is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cena works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cena working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Bombaclad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cena's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cena tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bombaclad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bombaclad darts in looking for a takedown but Cena gets double underhooks and turns Bombaclad into the cage.
Bombaclad avoiding damage as Cena throws knees to the body.
Cena throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cena misses with an elbow over the top.
Bombaclad is trying to drag Cena to the mat but Cena just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bombaclad has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cena is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
John Cena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jones Bombaclad.
Bombaclad has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cena after a bit of a struggle.
Cena throws an elbow but it misses.
Cena drags the fight down to the ground.
Bombaclad wants to control from the top but Cena keeps moving.
Bombaclad postures up and lands a big shot to Cena's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombaclad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cena working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bombaclad.
Cena looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bombaclad is one step ahead there.
Cena wants to stand and escape but Bombaclad is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bombaclad is pushing down on Cena's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cena is fighting to maintain full guard but Bombaclad has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bombaclad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bombaclad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bombaclad wants to control but Cena is keeping him busy.
Bombaclad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cena defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombaclad lands strikes from half guard.
Cena avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bombaclad.
Bombaclad seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cena does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cena blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bombaclad.
Bombaclad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bombaclad lands with a punch from half guard.
Cena wants to get back to his feet.
Bombaclad scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cena is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bombaclad scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bombaclad lands a nice short elbow.
Bombaclad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bombaclad drops an elbow to the side of Cena's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombaclad thows a huge punch but Cena dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Bombaclad.
Bombaclad has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Cena that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bombaclad connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bombaclad wants to control the pace but Cena is squirming around nicely.
Bombaclad with shots to the head and body - Cena looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bombaclad trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bombaclad might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cena haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombaclad raining down shots from the mount!
Bombaclad working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bombaclad putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bombaclad lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cena hang on?
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Bombaclad has eaten all the pies!
Bombaclad working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bombaclad lands a big shot to the head and Cena winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jones Bombaclad!
Jones Bombaclad is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Jones Bombaclad 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Castellanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Coalman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Castellanos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Coalman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coalman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Castellanos, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castellanos.
Castellanos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coalman tries to clinch but Castellanos is having none of it.
Coalman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castellanos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coalman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Castellanos counters with an inside leg kick.
Coalman staying out of range there.
Castellanos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Coalman momentarily.
Coalman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
I was talking to Castellanos's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Castellanos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castellanos tries a knee to the head but Coalman blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Castellanos obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castellanos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castellanos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castellanos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Coalman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A good leg kick by Castellanos.
Castellanos tries a head kick but it misses.
Castellanos misses with a low kick as Coalman jumps back.
Coalman has Castellanos up against the cage in a clinch.
Coalman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellanos has had enough of the clinch but Coalman keeps him there for the moment.
Castellanos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Castellanos tries to circle away but Coalman has him pinned against the cage.
Coalman tries to land a knee to the head but Castellanos blocks with his arms.
Castellanos looking to throw knees to the head but Coalman is blocking nicely.
Coalman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castellanos blocks it with crossed arms.
Coalman scores a nice knee to the body.
Coalman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castellanos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Castellanos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coalman backwards.
Coalman misses with a knee to the head.
Coalman is looking to control Castellanos's arms but Castellanos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Coalman has his back to the cage.
Castellanos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Coalman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Castellanos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Castellanos with a knee to the head.
Coalman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Castellanos is looking to take this one to the mat.
Coalman lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Castellanos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coalman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coalman is pressed up against the cage. Castellanos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Coalman down to the mat. Coalman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Castellanos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coalman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Coalman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castellanos is defending well for now.
Coalman misses with an elbow strike.
Castellanos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Castellanos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castellanos can't find room to land a body shot as Coalman controls the action.
Coalman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Castellanos misses with a punch to the body.
Coalman stalling in the clinch but Castellanos improves position.
Coalman blocks an elbow strike.
Castellanos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Castellanos wants a takedown.
Castellanos scores with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Coalman.
Castellanos manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coalman tries to clinch but Castellanos is having none of it.
Coalman moves in looking to clinch but Castellanos pushes him off.
Coalman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crunch! Castellanos slams his shin into Coalman's torso.
Castellanos misses with a head kick.
Castellanos lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Castellanos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coalman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castellanos.
Coalman is looking to clinch but Castellanos is avoiding it.
Coalman pushes Castellanos up against the cage in a clinch.
Coalman tries to land knees in the clinch but Castellanos avoids the damage to the body.
Coalman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Coalman stops a takedown attempt from Castellanos.
Coalman is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos lands a left hand.
Castellanos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coalman crunches a lovely knee into Castellanos's ribcage.
Coalman scores a nice knee to the body.
Coalman stalls.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castellanos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Coalman looks winded!
Coalman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Coalman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castellanos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castellanos lands with a light punch inside.
Coalman looking to stall.
Castellanos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chad Castellanos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Castellanos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Coalman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Coalman swinging wildly here.
Castellanos scores with the left hand. Coalman knows he should have avoided that one.
Castellanos swings for the body but Coalman moves out of range.
Castellanos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Coalman is out of range and Castellanos settles back down.
Coalman looks to score with a jab to the body but Castellanos is just out of range.
Castellanos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coalman manages to avoid it.
Castellanos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coalman.
Coalman moves out of range of the strikes.
Castellanos misses with a jab to the body
and Coalman counters with a nice kick to the body.
Crunch! Castellanos slams his shin into Coalman's torso.
Chad Castellanos is winning the standup battle so far.
Coalman wants to clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Coalman in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Coalman wants to clinch up but Castellanos keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellanos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mark Coalman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castellanos misses with a head kick.
Coalman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Castellanos counters with a nice body kick.
Castellanos throws the left hand but Coalman avoids the punch easily.
Mark Coalman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters circling a little - Castellanos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Castellanos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castellanos tries to keep at a distance but Coalman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Castellanos is looking for a takedown.
Castellanos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Castellanos managing to block the knees to the body from Coalman.
Castellanos manages to break the clinch.
Castellanos throws a lazy body kick
and Coalman counters with a low kick, right behind Castellanos 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coalman tries to clinch but Castellanos moves out of range.
Castellanos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coalman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Castellanos counters with a thumping low kick.
Castellanos throws a low kick but Coalman avoids it.
Coalman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Castellanos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castellanos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castellanos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Coalman 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.
A jab from Castellanos finds it's way through Coalman's defenses.
Castellanos misses with a hook. Coalman ducked under it nicely.
Coalman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Coalman tries to clinch but Castellanos moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coalman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castellanos thuds his right hand into Coalman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Coalman forces Castellanos back against the cage and clinches.
Coalman trying to land knees to the body.
Mark Coalman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Castellanos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Coalman has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Castellanos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coalman is defending well for now.
Castellanos tries for a takedown but Coalman manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Castellanos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coalman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castellanos is defending well for now.
Castellanos tries a knee to the head but Coalman blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castellanos landing knees to the head.
Castellanos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Coalman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Castellanos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coalman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Castellanos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Coalman is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coalman lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Castellanos - that landed with a thud.
Coalman prevents a body shot from Castellanos.
Castellanos goes for a takedown attempt but Coalman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coalman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castellanos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coalman throws a nice looking combination but Castellanos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Coalman tries to close the distance and clinch but Castellanos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coalman is looking to clinch but Castellanos is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coalman checks a low kick from Castellanos.
Coalman moves into the clinch.
Castellanos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coalman avoids it.
Coalman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Castellanos.
Coalman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Castellanos dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Coalman throws a head kick that misses
and Castellanos counters with a good low kick that Coalman was not able to check.
Coalman throws a jab when Castellanos was well out of range.
Coalman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Castellanos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Castellanos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Coalman's hands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Castellanos checks a leg kick.
Castellanos scoring well with a low kick there.
Castellanos misses with a leg kick.
Coalman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Castellanos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coalman tries to clinch
and Castellanos counters with a straight right hand.
Coalman moves out of range of the body kick.
Castellanos thows a leg kick but Coalman checks it
and Coalman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Coalman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Castellanos.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coalman obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellanos landing knees to the head.
Coalman tries a knee to the head but Castellanos blocks it.
Coalman with a knee to the head.
Coalman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castellanos lands a right hand.
Coalman blocks an elbow strike from Castellanos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castellanos.
Coalman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Coalman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castellanos is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Castellanos.
Coalman blocks an elbow strike from Castellanos.
Coalman lands an elbow inside that Castellanos shrugs off.
The referee is keeping an eye on Coalman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Coalman looking to throw knees to the head but Castellanos is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Castellanos fails to land.
Castellanos avoiding damage as Coalman throws knees to the body.
Castellanos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coalman avoids it.
Castellanos is trying to drag Coalman to the mat but Coalman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Castellanos working Coalman over with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castellanos.
Coalman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castellanos is defending well for now.
Coalman misses with a knee strike.
Castellanos is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Castellanos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castellanos pushes Coalman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Castellanos as Coalman tries to tie him up.
Castellanos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coalman avoids it.
Castellanos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Castellanos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coalman tries a knee to the head but Castellanos blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Castellanos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coalman.
Coalman stalling.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Castellanos as Coalman tries to tie him up.
Castellanos throws a head punch that misses.
Coalman blocking some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Coalman managing to block the knees to the body from Castellanos.
Castellanos missing with knees to the body.
Castellanos misses with a body punch.
Castellanos tries to land a knee to the head but Coalman blocks with his arms.
Castellanos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coalman backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coalman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coalman is defending well for now.
Castellanos avoiding damage as Coalman throws knees to the body.
Castellanos takes an elbow to the temple.
Castellanos avoiding damage as Coalman throws knees to the body.
Castellanos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Coalman.
Coalman controlling the action here for a moment.
Castellanos tries for a takedown but Coalman manages to get underhooks.
Coalman misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castellanos misses with an elbow strike.
Coalman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Coalman throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Chad Castellanos did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Castellanos swats away the attempt to clinch by Coalman.
Castellanos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Coalman doesn't seem bothered though.
Castellanos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coalman circles away quickly and effectively.
Castellanos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Coalman throws a poor cross that misses
and Castellanos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Coalman moves in looking to clinch but Castellanos pushes him off.
Coalman tries to clinch but Castellanos is having none of it.
Coalman connects with a solid leg kick.
Castellanos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Castellanos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Coalman.
Castellanos thumps Coalman with a low kick.
Coalman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Coalman moves out of range of the body kick from Castellanos.
Castellanos just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coalman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Castellanos to score with a decent uppercut.
A big left from Castellanos misses.
Coalman wants to clinch.
Castellanos misses with a low kick.
Coalman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castellanos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castellanos connects with a single shot there.
Coalman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castellanos.
Coalman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castellanos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coalman tries to clinch up.
Castellanos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coalman moves away.
Castellanos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Coalman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Castellanos misses with a body kick.
Coalman moves in looking to clinch but Castellanos pushes him off.
Coalman tries to clinch there but Castellanos circles away.
Coalman moves away from the strike by Castellanos.
Coalman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castellanos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coalman manages to avoid it.
Castellanos throws a leg kick
and Coalman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Coalman.
Coalman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Castellanos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castellanos missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Castellanos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Coalman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Coalman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Castellanos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Castellanos counters with a nice leg kick.
Coalman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castellanos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coalman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Coalman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coalman tries to clinch but Castellanos moves out of range.
Castellanos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Castellanos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castellanos throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Castellanos keeps the fight on the outside.
Coalman tries to close the distance and clinch but Castellanos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castellanos lands a body shot.
Coalman wants to clinch.
Coalman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Coalman lands with a kick to the temple. Castellanos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coalman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Castellanos.
Coalman throws a leg kick but Castellanos checks it.
Castellanos connects with a leg kick. Coalman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Coalman checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Castellanos had his way with Mark Coalman in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Coalman moves to clinch but Castellanos breaks away
and Castellanos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coalman's knee momentarily.
Coalman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Castellanos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castellanos lands with a right hand.
Castellanos is looking to land body kicks.
Castellanos misses the shot to the body.
Castellanos lands with a slapping head kick.
Coalman is looking to clinch.
Coalman wants to clinch up but Castellanos keeps it at a distance.
Castellanos slips a jab and a cross from Coalman.
Coalman is looking to clinch.
Coalman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Coalman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellanos scores with a body shot.
Castellanos jabs at Coalman's body.
Castellanos swats away the attempt to clinch by Coalman.
Castellanos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coalman was well out of range. Poor timing from Castellanos.
Castellanos connects with a leg kick. Coalman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castellanos, right into the meat.
Castellanos misses with a wild body shot.
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.
Castellanos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coalman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Castellanos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Castellanos connects with a solid leg kick.
Coalman wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coalman clinches with his opponent.
Coalman trying to land knees to the body.
Castellanos landing knees to the head.
Castellanos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Coalman has Castellanos pressed against the cage, preventing Castellanos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castellanos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castellanos breaks from the clinch.
Coalman tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coalman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castellanos.
Coalman tries to close the distance and clinch but Castellanos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coalman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castellanos.
Castellanos throws a leg kick but Coalman moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coalman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Coalman fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Coalman misses.
Coalman moves in looking to clinch but Castellanos pushes him off.
Castellanos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Coalman.
Castellanos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Castellanos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coalman is looking to clinch but Castellanos is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Coalman.
Coalman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Castellanos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castellanos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coalman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castellanos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Castellanos lands a jab to the head.
Chad Castellanos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Castellanos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Coalman counters with a good low kick that Castellanos was not able to check.
Coalman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coalman moves into range and clinches up with Castellanos.
Coalman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castellanos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castellanos scores with a knee to the head.
Coalman connects with a knee to the head.
Coalman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Coalman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castellanos avoids it.
Coalman avoids a wild elbow strike from Castellanos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coalman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Coalman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castellanos avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chad Castellanos.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Castellanos, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Castellanos!
Chad Castellanos is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lil Hate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Saint Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Hate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Saint Louis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hate misses with an uppercut
so Saint Louis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Saint Louis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Saint Louis preventing the sweep.
Saint Louis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saint Louis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hate pulls Saint Louis in close to prevent any damage.
Saint Louis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Martin Saint Louis wasn't active enough on the ground.
Saint Louis lands a lovely overhand right.
Saint Louis digs a good hook to Hate's body.
Saint Louis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lil Hate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hate manages to avoid it.
Hate takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saint Louis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hate rushes Saint Louis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Saint Louis tries to stall but Hate uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Saint Louis's coach down at Average Joes was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Saint Louis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Saint Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hate has Saint Louis pushed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Louis throws a head punch that misses.
Saint Louis is looking to control Hate's arms but Hate gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saint Louis has his back to the cage.
Saint Louis is trying to break the clinch but Hate has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint Louis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hate.
Saint Louis misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saint Louis.
Hate misses with some punches.
Hate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saint Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Hate blocks a body shot from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis is looking to break free of the clinch but Hate has double underhooks.
Saint Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hate blocks an uppercut.
Saint Louis is trying to maintain a safe position but Hate gets an underhook and turns Saint Louis into the cage.
Saint Louis seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Saint Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hate's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hate blocking some punches.
Saint Louis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saint Louis working aggressively here.
Saint Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hate's elbow.
Hate tries for a takedown. No joy.
Saint Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Hate controls his hands.
Saint Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hate will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saint Louis up against the cage.
Hate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hate tries a body shot but Saint Louis blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch lands to the side of Hate 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Saint Louis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hate.
Saint Louis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saint Louis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saint Louis.
Hate jabs at Saint Louis's body.
Hate moves in looking to clinch but Saint Louis pushes him off.
Hate throws an overhand right that lands on Saint Louis's shoulder, as Saint Louis tries to avoid the shot.
Saint Louis dips to his left and cracks Hate with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Louis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hate throws out the jab.
Hate looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hate just misses with a punch to the body.
Hate displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saint Louis.
Hate doesn't manage to clinch there - Saint Louis circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hate thows a body shot but no joy.
Hate tries to close the distance and clinch but Saint Louis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saint Louis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Saint Louis lands a lovely overhand right.
Saint Louis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saint Louis stuffs the takedown attempt from Hate. Hate gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hate avoids the body shot from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis lands a nice looking body shot.
Hate closes the distance and clinches up with Saint Louis, looking for a takedown. Hate pushes Saint Louis against the cage but Saint Louis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Hate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hate misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Saint Louis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hate 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.
Hate working for a triangle but Saint Louis defends it easily.
Hate looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saint Louis is one step ahead there.
Saint Louis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis won't allow Hate to sweep him here.
Saint Louis trying to control but Hate is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Saint Louis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Martin Saint Louis hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Saint Louis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hate moves into the clinch.
Hate misses with a punch to the body.
Hate misses with a body punch.
Hate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hate keeps control of Saint Louis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saint Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Hate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hate tries to work over Saint Louis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saint Louis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saint Louis misses with a body punch.
Saint Louis blocks a body shot from Hate.
Saint Louis blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hate has Saint Louis pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hate tries to clinch there but Saint Louis circles away.
Hate pushes Saint Louis up against the cage in a clinch.
Saint Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Louis prevents a body shot from Hate.
Hate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hate turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hate manages to end up in side control.
Saint Louis manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hate's best efforts.
Saint Louis wants to improve his position but Hate is controlling well.
Hate working Saint Louis over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Louis trying to hold on to Hate's head to control him but Hate postures up.
Hate trying to pass the guard but Saint Louis defending well.
Hate is working hard here to advance position.
Hate is trying to control the action in half guard but Saint Louis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hate stalling.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Lil Hate wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Saint Louis throws a hook but Hate blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint Louis misses the target.
Hate looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saint Louis lands a head shot.
Saint Louis lands a jab to the head.
Saint Louis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint Louis cracks Hate with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Saint Louis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hate is out of range.
Hate throws a looping overhand right but Saint Louis ducks down to avoid it.
Saint Louis moves out of range as Hate strikes.
Saint Louis lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hate throws the left hand but Saint Louis avoids the punch easily.
Hate checks a leg kick nicely.
Saint Louis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Saint Louis trying to control but Hate is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hate striking off his back but it's not causing Saint Louis any problems.
Saint Louis trying to control but Hate is working from the bottom.
Hate wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Saint Louis is now in half guard.
Saint Louis is thwarting Hate's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hate tries to get to full guard but Saint Louis has control of the leg.
Saint Louis controlling the action here.
Saint Louis trying to pass the guard but Hate defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis really dominated that round.
That's time! Hate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hate misses with a low kick.
Saint Louis with a hook.
Saint Louis lands a nice shot that snaps Hate's head back.
Hate fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Saint Louis. No joy for Hate on that attempt.
Saint Louis darts in and clinches Hate up against the cage.
Saint Louis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hate dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hate.
Saint Louis tries to throw a body punch but Hate avoids it by throwing Saint Louis back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saint Louis working aggressively here.
Saint Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saint Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Hate stalling.
Saint Louis manages to break the clinch.
Hate ducks right into an uppercut from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hate throws a shot from downtown. Saint Louis moves away and avoids it.
Hate on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hate throws the left hand but Saint Louis avoids the punch easily.
Hate takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hate avoids the body shot from Saint Louis.
Hate loads up on a big right hand but Saint Louis slips the punch.
Saint Louis forces Hate back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hate tries to pull guard but Saint Louis holds him up against the cage and eventually Hate drops back down to his feet.
Hate has a couple of punches blocked by Saint Louis.
Hate wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Hate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saint Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Hate controls his hands.
Hate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saint Louis tries to break the clinch but Hate is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saint Louis throws a head punch that misses.
Saint Louis is looking to break free of the clinch but Hate has double underhooks.
Hate misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hate.
Hate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saint Louis working hard to break the clinch.
Martin Saint Louis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Saint Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Hate controls his hands.
Saint Louis prevents a body shot from Hate.
Saint Louis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Hate has denied him.
Saint Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Hate controls his hands.
Saint Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hate tries a body shot but Saint Louis blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Hate fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hate working aggressively here.
Hate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Saint Louis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saint Louis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hate.
Hate tries to close the distance and clinch but Saint Louis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hate throws a front kick aimed at Saint Louis's knee but Saint Louis avoids it well.
Saint Louis thows a body shot but no joy.
Hate checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Saint Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hate.
Hate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hate thuds his right hand into Saint Louis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saint Louis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hate in his tracks.
Hate is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hate takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Donk. Saint Louis catches Hate right on the button with a cross.
Hate is rocked!
Hate shoots in looking for a takedown but Saint Louis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hate's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hate takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oh Hate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hate was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
Hate wants to clinch up but Saint Louis keeps it at a distance.
Hate thows a leg kick but Saint Louis checks it
and Saint Louis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hate had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Saint Louis defends it easily.
Hate wants to sweep but no luck.
Lil Hate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hate can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Saint Louis controls the pace.
Hate seems to have got his legs back now.
Saint Louis advances position into side control!
Saint Louis trying to control the action but Hate is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint Louis has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Saint Louis trying to control but Hate is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hate can't escape the position.
Martin Saint Louis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Saint Louis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Saint Louis controlling from mount.
Hate is looking to improve his position but Saint Louis isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Hate that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Saint Louis swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hate is now in Saint Louis's guard. A big mistake from Saint Louis there, giving up the dominant position!
Saint Louis controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint Louis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Saint Louis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saint Louis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Saint Louis!
Martin Saint Louis is the new bantamweight champion!
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