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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Hurt. Van Steyne has chosen When Angels Cry as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francois Van Steyne!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan looks to land a combination but Van Steyne avoids it well.
Morgan lands a leg kick that knocks Van Steyne off balance momentarily.
Van Steyne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Steyne's sensitive parts.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Steyne.
Morgan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Steyne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Steyne blocks a jab.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Van Steyne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne blocks a jab.
Morgan misses with a hook
and Van Steyne counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Steyne looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Morgan throws a shot to the body.
Van Steyne misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Morgan misses.
Morgan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Morgan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morgan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Steyne looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
Van Steyne is looking to land body kicks.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Morgan throws a hook but Van Steyne avoids it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Morgan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Steyne - the referee stops the clock and Morgan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Steyne. Morgan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Some wild striking there from Van Steyne.
Morgan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Steyne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Morgan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan throws a chopping leg kick but Van Steyne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Morgan thumps Van Steyne with a low kick.
Van Steyne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Van Steyne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Van Steyne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morgan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morgan throws a leg kick which misses Van Steyne's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Steyne tries to avoid it.
Morgan lands the left hand.
Van Steyne misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
Morgan connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Steyne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A combination from Van Steyne does no damage.
Morgan throws the left hand but Van Steyne avoids the punch easily.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Steyne.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Van Steyne moves out of range easily.
Van Steyne misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Morgan misses.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Van Steyne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Van Steyne.
Morgan looks to throw a body kick
and Van Steyne counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Van Steyne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan needs to keep his hands up - Van Steyne had a free shot at his head there.
Van Steyne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Steyne pushes Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Steyne throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morgan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Morgan is looking to land body kicks.
Van Steyne thumps Morgan with a low kick.
Van Steyne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Van Steyne.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morgan moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Steyne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan dominated 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.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Van Steyne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Steyne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Steyne.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morgan, right into the meat.
Morgan lands a front kick.
Van Steyne slips a jab from Morgan.
Nice body kick there by Van Steyne.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Morgan scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Steyne should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Steyne.
Nice cross by Van Steyne.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Steyne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Steyne, right into the meat.
Van Steyne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morgan. Morgan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Van Steyne has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Morgan.
Morgan misses with an uppercut. Van Steyne saw that one coming.
Van Steyne missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Steyne moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morgan thuds his right hand into Van Steyne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Van Steyne connects with a leg kick. Morgan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Morgan takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Steyne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morgan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Van Steyne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Van Steyne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Van Steyne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Van Steyne moves out of range as Morgan throws a body kick.
Van Steyne scores with a nice head shot.
Van Steyne scores with a leg kick.
Morgan stuns Van Steyne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Steyne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Steyne lands a jab to Morgan's midsection.
Morgan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morgan is rocked!
Morgan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Van Steyne scores with a push kick.
Francois Van Steyne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Steyne is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Morgan 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a hook but Van Steyne blocks it.
Van Steyne takes a kick to the side of the head.
Van Steyne drops Morgan with a huge uppercut! Morgan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Van Steyne is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francois Van Steyne!
Francois Van Steyne spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis comes to the cage accompanied by Shut'Em Down. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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181 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, CJ Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilkins throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wilkins throws a body kick that misses.
Lewis moves out of range as Wilkins throws a body kick.
Lewis tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilkins misses with a leg kick
and Lewis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lewis misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wilkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lewis circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilkins connects with a high kick.
It looks like Mike Lewis has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wilkins is looking to score with low kicks.
Wilkins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lewis moves out of range of the body kick.
Wilkins throws a body kick that misses
and Lewis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins lands a head shot.
A low kick from Wilkins misses
and Lewis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lewis avoids the head kick by Wilkins.
Wilkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilkins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lewis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mike Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilkins throws a head kick that misses.
Wilkins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wilkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lewis's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lewis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wilkins lands a leg kick that knocks Lewis off balance momentarily.
Wilkins misses the shot to the body.
Wilkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lewis. Lewis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wilkins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins drives through with a takedown into Lewis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lewis is rocked!
Lewis wants to stand but Wilkins is controlling the position.
Lewis is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lewis prevents a body shot from Wilkins.
Wilkins can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch but Wilkins keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wilkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lewis wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilkins won't allow it.
Lewis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lewis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Wilkins.
I was talking to Lewis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lewis can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
Wilkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilkins tries a low kick but Lewis avoids it.
Wilkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lewis.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lewis.
Wilkins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A shot to the body from Wilkins misses
and Lewis counters with a series of strikes. Wilkins will be more careful next time no doubt.
Good leg kick by Wilkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lewis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilkins.
Wilkins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lewis is able to avoid easily.
Lewis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wilkins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilkins is looking to chop away at Lewis's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins throws a body kick that misses.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Wilkins avoids them all with ease.
Lewis checks a leg kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wilkins.
Wilkins looks for the body kick but Lewis saw that one coming.
Wilkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wilkins tried to score with a low kick but Lewis checks it.
Wilkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilkins throws the kick towards the body but Lewis avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lewis pinned against the cage. Lewis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wilkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CJ Wilkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Lewis's cut.
That's time! Lewis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wilkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Wilkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wilkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
Wilkins misses with a head kick.
CJ Wilkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkins tries to land a front kick but Lewis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wilkins misses with a body kick.
Wilkins avoids the head kick by Lewis.
Wilkins misses with a looping right.
Wilkins motions for Lewis to come forward. Wilkins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wilkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mike Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Wilkins avoids them all with ease.
Wilkins connects with the punch.
Wilkins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wilkins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wilkins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lewis rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis avoids a kick to the body.
Wilkins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wilkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lewis lands a nice shot to the body.
Wilkins throws a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wilkins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lewis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilkins throws a head kick that misses.
Wilkins thows a leg kick but Lewis checks it
and Lewis counters with a series of strikes. Wilkins will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wilkins shoots in for a takedown but Lewis shows good takedown defense.
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!
Wilkins throws a leg kick but Lewis checks it.
Lewis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lewis misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lewis counters with a leg kick.
Wilkins jabs at Lewis's body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wilkins lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lewis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lewis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Wilkins punishes Lewis's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilkins scores with a nice strike.
Wilkins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lewis avoids it really well and circles away.
Wilkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Lewis counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wilkins misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Wilkins misses.
Wilkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wilkins cracks Lewis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Lewis scores with a four punch combination!
Wilkins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lewis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wilkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilkins wants to land a leg kick but Lewis is out of range.
Wilkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lewis counters with a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wilkins, right into the meat.
Wilkins throws an overhand right that lands on Lewis's shoulder, as Lewis tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lewis.
Wilkins misses with a low kick.
Lewis moves out of range of the leg kick from Wilkins.
Wilkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
CJ Wilkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilkins misses with a takedown attempt - Lewis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mike Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Wilkins.
Wilkins thows a leg kick but Lewis checks it
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Lewis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wilkins throws a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wilkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Wilkins.
Wilkins misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilkins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lewis throws a wild body kick that Wilkins sees coming a mile off.
Wilkins fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lewis to the ground. Wilkins is now in Lewis's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CJ Wilkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Lewis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wilkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lewis can pounce on him.
Wilkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Wilkins moves out of range easily.
Wilkins connects with a leg kick. Lewis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wilkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wilkins scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oh Lewis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilkins drops Lewis with a huge uppercut! Lewis drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Wilkins is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). CJ Wilkins!
An out of breath CJ Wilkins 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Slevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slevin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Metallica - Enter Sandman. Tony Slevin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Brady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Slevin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slevin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brady.
Slevin lands an overhand right.
Slevin connects with a high kick.
It looks like Bobby Brady has been cut.
Slevin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slevin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brady is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Brady misses with a lunging right hand
and Slevin counters with a three punch combo that has Brady backing up. Brady nods at Slevin to acknowledge the strikes.
Bobby Brady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Slevin scores with a four punch combination!
Brady looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brady clinches with his opponent.
Slevin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slevin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brady definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Slevin scores with a hook to the body. Brady takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brady swinging wildly here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Slevin, right into the meat.
Slevin lands with a nice combination. Brady backs away looking to recover.
Slevin lands a big uppercut and Brady crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Brady looks OK. Slevin waves Brady back to his feet!
Brady is rocked!
Brady darts in trying to clinch
and Slevin counters with a huge left! Brady is in big trouble! He's backing up but Slevin isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Brady from any more damage. A dominating finish by Slevin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Slevin!
An out of breath Tony Slevin 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmonray Flauta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Hackenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Hackenburg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dmonray Flauta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Hackenburg!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flauta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hackenburg sprawls well. Hackenburg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Flauta gets slowly back to his feet.
Hackenburg tries to land a leg kick but Flauta saw it coming and moves away.
Hackenburg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hackenburg displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Flauta.
Hackenburg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hackenburg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Flauta has been working on his balance at Demon's Elite Gym (9 Elite), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Hackenburg.
Hackenburg throws a lazy head kick
and Flauta counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hackenburg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hackenburg keeping moving, preventing Flauta from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hackenburg holds on and takes a little breather.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hackenburg looking for a sweep. Not yet Hackenburg, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackenburg is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hackenburg controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christian Hackenburg has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Flauta swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Flauta misses with a takedown
and Hackenburg counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmonray Flauta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flauta walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hackenburg.
Flauta misses with a low kick as Hackenburg jumps back.
Hackenburg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hackenburg throws a push kick but Flauta slaps the foot to one side.
Hackenburg tries a low kick but Flauta avoids it.
Flauta doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hackenburg makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Flauta really felt that one!
Hackenburg shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Flauta manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hackenburg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flauta is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackenburg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hackenburg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Flauta can't keep his opponent in guard - Hackenburg advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hackenburg tries to pass to full mount but Flauta defends it.
Hackenburg moves into full mount! Flauta won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flauta slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hackenburg wants to take a breather but Flauta is having none of it.
Hackenburg might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Flauta haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Flauta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hackenburg.
Flauta is looking to control Hackenburg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Flauta avoid being mounted?
Hackenburg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Flauta wants to improve his position but Hackenburg is controlling well.
My spies in Ballas Only inform me that Hackenburg has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackenburg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hackenburg is taking a breather. Flauta says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hackenburg wants to pass to mount but Flauta is defending the position.
Hackenburg is trying to control the action in half guard but Flauta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps 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.
Hackenburg wants to pass to mount but Flauta is defending the position.
Flauta is trying to maintain the position but Hackenburg is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Hackenburg dominated that round.
That's time! Flauta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Flauta checks a low kick from Hackenburg.
Flauta with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hackenburg counters with an inside leg kick.
Flauta shoots in looking for a takedown but Hackenburg manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Flauta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dmonray Flauta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hackenburg is looking to slow Flauta down with leg kicks.
Hackenburg throws a low kick but Flauta avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Hackenburg.
Flauta shoots for a double leg takedown but Hackenburg sprawls well. He's pushed Flauta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmonray Flauta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flauta checks the leg kick.
Flauta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hackenburg's waist but Hackenburg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flauta off to one side.
Hackenburg throws the kick towards the body but Flauta avoids it.
Flauta gets a takedown into half guard.
Hackenburg is holding on to half guard well.
Flauta wants to work for an arm triangle but Hackenburg is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackenburg is controlling Flauta's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Flauta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Flauta with the ground and pound but Hackenburg uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Flauta throws an elbow that misses. Hackenburg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Flauta's guard. Nice move by Hackenburg!
Flauta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hackenburg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flauta is not content to let Hackenburg control the position.
Hackenburg landing a few strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hackenburg cracks Flauta with a big right hand but Flauta just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hackenburg passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Flauta!
Hackenburg with the ground and pound from mount.
Hackenburg raining down shots from the mount!
Flauta is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackenburg drops a big elbow. That's hurt Flauta! More shots from Hackenburg and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Hackenburg!
A very excited looking Christian Hackenburg made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trinidad Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez comes to the cage accompanied by Dan Balan Beautiful Girl. Jackson has chosen Nelly - Here Comes the Boom as his entrance music. 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 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roberto Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trinidad Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Rodriguez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson has Rodriguez pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson tries to stand but Rodriguez is controlling from the bottom.
Rodriguez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
Rodriguez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rodriguez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rodriguez 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.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rodriguez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson postures up.
Rodriguez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rodriguez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jackson is defending well. Rodriguez quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jackson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Rodriguez celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roberto Rodriguez!
Roberto Rodriguez took some time post fight to say the following; 'Submit'em all'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gomer Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margera comes into the arena with Clutch - The Regulator blaring out of the sound system. Jacobs has chosen Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gomer Jacobs enters the cage!
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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
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bam Margera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gomer Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jacobs has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Margera is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jacobs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Margera's waist but Margera gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jacobs off to one side.
Margera has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Margera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Margera looks to land a body kick but Jacobs moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Margera. Jacobs does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for Jacobs with that takedown attempt.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown but Margera shows good takedown defense.
Bam Margera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gomer Jacobs.
Margera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Margera keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Margera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Margera wants it to stay on the feet.
Margera forces Jacobs back against the cage and clinches.
Margera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Margera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Margera.
Margera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Margera lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Margera misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs wants to take the fight to the mat but Margera manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jacobs blocks a body shot from Margera.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Margera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jacobs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Margera smiles and moves away.
Jacobs with a poor takedown
and Margera counters with a good low kick that Jacobs was not able to check.
Margera cracks a nice hook into Jacobs's ribs.
Gomer Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Gomer Jacobs has been cut.
Margera drops Jacobs with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jacobs looks back up at him and smiles so Margera waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Jacobs is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Margera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jacobs is still on wobbly legs! Can Margera finish him?
Jacobs has a takedown stuffed.
Jacobs is trying desperately to land a takedown but Margera is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jacobs.
Jacobs looks winded!
Jacobs walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Jacobs limp body while Margera jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bam Margera!
An out of breath Bam Margera 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aigars Senko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mecha Reagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Senko comes to the cage accompanied by will.i.am T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever) . Reagan has chosen The Reaganator Lives!!! as his entrance music. 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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144 lbs
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148 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aigars Senko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mecha Reagan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Senko ducks under a wild hook from Reagan.
Reagan with a hook.
Senko moves forwards but Reagan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Reagan slips a straight right by Senko.
Reagan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Reagan throws a shot from downtown. Senko moves away and avoids it.
Reagan throws a right hand that misses
and Senko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Senko stuns Reagan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reagan throws a sloppy head kick and Senko moves out of range easily.
Senko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Mecha Reagan has been cut.
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!
Senko lands with a big left! Reagan is wobbled badly! Senko comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Reagan to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aigars Senko!
Aigars Senko is the new bantamweight champion!
Aigars Senko decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Mecha Reagan spoke after the fight, saying 'Well, at least we had fun.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Digital (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark comes into the arena with All Fired Up blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Digital's choice of entrance music: Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F'Wit . 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 welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Clark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Digital!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Digital misses with a wild combination.
Clark throws a low kick but Digital moves out of range easily.
Clark attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Clark - just one landing.
Digital waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clark.
Digital checks a leg kick.
Digital just misses with a punch to the body.
Digital throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Digital fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch but Digital swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Digital throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Clark on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Clark slips a straight right by Digital.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Clark.
Digital throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Digital throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clark counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark is looking to control Digital's arms but Digital gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clark has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
Clark tries to work over Digital's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clark misses with some punches.
Digital's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clark gets through Digital's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clark misses with some punches.
Clark looking to stall.
Digital swings wildly with an uppercut but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clark is trying to force a seperation but Digital has the dominant position.
Clark breaks from the clinch.
Clark misses the jab.
Clark wants to slow Digital down by chopping away at his legs.
Digital swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Digital fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Clark has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Datsik's Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Clark misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch but Digital swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Digital swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clark misses with a body kick.
Clark checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Clark blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Clark.
Clark lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark tries to land a leg kick but Digital saw it coming and moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Clark. That snapped Digital's head back.
Clark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Digital sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clark gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Clark misses with an attempted mid kick.
Digital lands a nice looking body shot.
Clark misses with a low kick.
Digital throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Digital.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Digital rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clark counters with a shoot takedown. Digital fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Clark chips away with some ground and pound.
Clark working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Digital utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Digital looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clark is one step ahead there.
Clark not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Digital keeping moving, preventing Clark from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark sitting in guard here, content to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Eddie Clark wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Digital lunges at Clark with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Clark's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Digital throws a shot from downtown. Clark moves away and avoids it.
Digital scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clark getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Clark digs a good body shot into Digital's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Digital throws a leg kick
and Clark counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Digital throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Digital tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Clark dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Digital moves out of range of the body kick from Clark.
Clark throws a lazy right hand but Digital sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Digital doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Digital takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Digital blocks the body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Clark crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Digital - the referee stops the clock and Clark gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Digital. Clark manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Clark throws a leg kick
and Digital counters with a left to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Digital.
Digital misses with a left hand
so Clark counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Digital is trying to keep Clark in close.
Clark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Digital looking for a sweep. Not yet Digital, not yet.
Clark trying to control the position from guard on top but Digital is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Digital trying to keep a closed guard but Clark is proving a slippery customer.
Digital looking for a sweep. Not yet Digital, not yet.
Digital bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Clark's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark is trying to control the position but Digital postures up.
Digital is looking to work some ground and pound but Clark has wrist control.
Digital won't allow Clark to sweep him here.
Digital stays in close to Clark's body and controls the position.
Digital working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Digital looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Digital trying to control the position from guard on top but Clark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Digital looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Digital has passed into side control.
Digital works to advance to full mount. Clark defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Clark slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Digital wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clark keeps working.
Clark is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Digital trying to control the action but Clark is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark wants to improve his position but Digital is controlling well.
Digital is trying to control the action in half guard but Clark is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Clark is trying to get back to full guard.
Digital winds up and cracks Clark with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Digital thows a huge punch but Clark dodges it nicely.
Clark is looking for a sweep. Digital is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Digital trying to control the action but Clark is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Digital keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bobby Digital will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clark looks to land a body kick but Digital moved away.
The fighters circling - Digital throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Digital throws a jab when Clark was well out of range.
Digital lands a jab to Clark's midsection.
Clark misses with a straight left.
Clark throws an off balance right hand
and Digital counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Digital lands with a shot to the body.
Digital wants to clinch
and Clark counters by clinching up.
Digital tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow.
Clark taking a breather.
Digital blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Clark.
Digital's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Digital finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Clark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Digital misses with a wild body shot.
Digital throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clark scores with a crisp jab that stopped Digital in his tracks.
Clark takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clark misses the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Clark.
Clark lands with a hook. Digital tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Digital moves out of range of the body kick from Clark.
Clark bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Clark misses with a looping right.
Digital lands with a straight right. Clark didn't see that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Clark.
Clark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Clark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Digital ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clark moves away.
Clark does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Digital fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clark looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Clark misses the target.
Digital lands a leg kick that knocks Clark off balance momentarily.
Clark throws a good cross that connects.
A big left from Clark misses.
Clark pivots, looking for a leg kick but Digital is out of range and Clark settles back down.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Digital moves away.
Eddie Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
Clark digs a good body shot into Digital's ribs.
Digital scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clark doesn't seem bothered though.
Clark moves in looking to clinch but Digital pushes him off.
Digital slips under a jab.
Digital throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Digital misses with a left hand
and Clark counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark postures up.
Clark has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Digital looking for a sweep. Not yet Digital, not yet.
Digital trying to control the position.
Digital escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Clark gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Digital wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Digital keeping moving, preventing Clark from controlling successfully.
Clark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clark trying to control but Digital is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Clark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark trying to control the position from guard on top but Digital is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eddie Clark wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Digital moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Clark clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Clark misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Clark misses its intended target.
Digital swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Digital scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clark lands a nice looking body kick.
Digital checks a low kick from Clark.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clark.
Digital has closed the distance and engaged Clark in a clinch.
Clark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Digital.
Clark is looking to control Digital's arms but Digital gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clark has his back to the cage.
Digital just leaning against Clark, taking a breather.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clark taking a breather.
Clark slowing the pace effectively.
Clark tries to work over Digital's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clark as Digital tries to tie him up.
Digital wants to get back to striking at distance but Clark won't allow it.
Clark looking to stall.
Clark tries a body shot but Digital blocks it.
Digital is trying to break the clinch but Clark has him pressed against the cage.
Clark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clark misses with some punches.
Digital escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Digital thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Clark.
Digital loads up on a big right hand but Clark slips the punch.
An inside leg kick from Clark misses.
Digital digs a good body shot into Clark's ribs.
Digital throws a hook but Clark blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark feints and then cracks Digital's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Digital down.
Digital misses with a straight left.
Good leg kick by Clark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Digital.
A nice inside leg kick there by Digital. That's going to slow Clark down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Digital.
Digital takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clark turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clark throws a leg kick but Digital sees it coming and moves out of range.
Clark tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clark attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Clark blocks a leg kick.
Clark throws a body kick that misses
and Digital counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Digital has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clark.
Clark looks for the body kick but Digital saw that one coming.
Digital lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Clark slips a jab and a cross from Digital.
Digital checks the leg kick nicely there.
Digital throws a right and a left that Clark avoids nicely.
Digital's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Clark moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Clark throws a body punch but Digital moves out of range.
A combination from Digital does no damage.
Digital throws a big shot that misses.
Clark scores with the left hand. Digital knows he should have avoided that one.
Clark swings for the body but Digital moves out of range.
Digital attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Digital looks to land a combination. Clark sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Digital feints and then cracks Clark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clark down.
Digital tries to land a leg kick but Clark saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Clark.
Digital throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clark on the side of the head.
Clark scores with a punch to the head.
Clark throws the kick towards the body but Digital avoids it.
Digital tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Digital.
Clark staying out of range there.
Clark changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Digital.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clark moves out of range as Digital strikes.
Digital tries to clinch
and Clark counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Digital's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Eddie Clark will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Digital blocks a low kick nicely.
Digital walks into a straight right hand from Clark.
Digital feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clark's calf.
Digital misses the jab.
Clark lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clark moves away from the strike by Digital.
Digital misses with a few strikes there.
Clark slips a jab from Digital.
Clark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Digital.
Clark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Digital.
Clark misses the jab.
Clark slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Digital connects with an inside leg kick.
Clark cracks Digital with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Digital lands with a thumping leg kick.
Digital falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clark holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Digital can't break the clinch.
Digital misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Clark.
Digital is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Clark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Digital throws out a leg kick but Clark moves out of range and Digital only half commits.
Digital misses with a right hand
and Clark counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Clark.
Digital throws a head punch that misses.
Digital scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Digital misses with the head strike.
Clark breaks the clinch.
Clark moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark dips to his left and cracks Digital with an uppercut!
Clark thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Digital if he has to take too many more of those.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clark, right into the meat.
Clark throws a front kick aimed at Digital's knee but Digital avoids it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Digital blocks the leg kick.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Digital throws out the jab.
Digital has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clark finds it's way round the side to connect with Digital's head.
Digital scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Clark misses with a wild combination.
Clark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Digital manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eddie Clark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Digital needs to keep his hands up - Clark had a free shot at his head there.
Clark avoids the body shot from Digital.
Nice straight punches there by Clark. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clark.
Digital tries to score with a low kick but Clark moves his leg out of the way.
Digital misses with a body shot.
Clark paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Clark needs to keep his hands up - Digital had a free shot at his head there.
Good shot there by Clark.
Clark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clark scoring well with a low kick there.
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Digital.
Digital misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Clark blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Digital throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Digital misses.
Digital's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Digital duly obliges.
Digital finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Digital swings for the body but Clark moves out of range.
Digital takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
Digital takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Digital.
Clark sizes up Digital with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bobby Digital has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Digital closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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 Eddie Clark.
Well Clark 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Clark!
Eddie Clark retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Eddie Clark 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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