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Wednesday Wars 41 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Chunqiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chunqiao comes to the cage accompanied by You Can't Be Friends With Everyone by MAKE OUT. Benton has chosen N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zhang Chunqiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernard Benton!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chunqiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chunqiao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benton.
Chunqiao fails to land the takedown.
Benton misses with a looping right.
Chunqiao misses with a body kick.
Chunqiao tries to keep at a distance but Benton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Benton struggles to land a body shot inside as Chunqiao controls his hands.
Chunqiao goes for a takedown attempt but Benton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chunqiao shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Benton but Benton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhang Chunqiao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Benton wants it to stay on the feet.
Benton missing with a left hand there. Chunqiao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chunqiao closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Benton to the mat! Benton manages to get full guard.
Benton seems keen to control Chunqiao's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chunqiao throws an elbow that misses. Benton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chunqiao's guard. Nice move by Benton!
Benton won't allow Chunqiao to sweep him here.
Benton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chunqiao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton stands up over Chunqiao, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chunqiao looking for a sweep. Not yet Chunqiao, not yet.
Benton postures up in Chunqiao's guard and throws a big left but Chunqiao blocks it.
Benton throws a strike but Chunqiao rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chunqiao is one step ahead there.
Chunqiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Benton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chunqiao is one step ahead there.
Benton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chunqiao stopping the sweep attempt from Benton.
Benton is pulling down on Chunqiao's head to control his posture.
Bernard Benton has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Benton throws a hook to the side of Chunqiao's head but Chunqiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benton misses with a straight left.
Benton swings for the body but Chunqiao moves out of range.
Benton moves into the clinch.
Chunqiao fails to pull guard.
A right hand to the body from Benton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Benton.
Chunqiao has clasped his hands together around Benton's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Benton holds on to Chunqiao's head and controls the position momentarily.
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!
Chunqiao tries to advance to mount but can't.
Chunqiao fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chunqiao advances to mount.
Benton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chunqiao misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Chunqiao connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bernard Benton will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chunqiao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chunqiao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benton throws a sloppy head kick and Chunqiao moves out of range easily.
Chunqiao throws a series of punches but Benton avoids them all with ease.
Benton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chunqiao.
Benton tries to clinch but Chunqiao moves out of range.
Benton throws a nice looking combination but Chunqiao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chunqiao throws a combination. Benton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Benton lands a nice looking body shot.
Chunqiao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benton tries to clinch but Chunqiao moves out of range.
Bernard Benton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chunqiao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chunqiao slips under a jab from Benton.
Benton is looking to clinch but Chunqiao is avoiding it.
Chunqiao moves out of range of the strikes.
Chunqiao darts in looking for a takedown but Benton gets double underhooks and turns Chunqiao into the cage.
Chunqiao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chunqiao misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Benton.
Benton cracks Chunqiao with a nice body shot.
Chunqiao working hard to break the clinch.
Benton lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton digs a right hand underneath Chunqiao's ribcage. Chunqiao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chunqiao has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Benton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Benton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chunqiao backwards.
Chunqiao has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benton after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhang Chunqiao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benton scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Benton as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chunqiao tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chunqiao throws a head punch that misses.
Chunqiao has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Benton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Benton.
Chunqiao tries to pull guard but Benton holds him up against the cage and eventually Chunqiao drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chunqiao backwards.
Benton blocks an elbow strike from Chunqiao.
Benton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chunqiao is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chunqiao.
Oh Chunqiao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chunqiao blocking some punches.
Benton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benton.
Benton misses with the head strike.
Chunqiao tries to pull guard but Benton won't allow it.
Benton misses with a punch on the inside.
Benton misses with the head strike.
Benton has a couple of punches blocked by Chunqiao.
Benton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benton.
Benton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chunqiao tries to break the clinch but Benton is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chunqiao.
Chunqiao seems to have got his legs back now.
Benton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chunqiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Benton won't allow it.
Bernard Benton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benton lands a hook that snaps the head of Chunqiao backwards.
Chunqiao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Benton walks away with a smile on his face. Chunqiao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton wants to clinch up but Chunqiao keeps it at a distance.
Benton lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benton throws a lazy uppercut
and Chunqiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Benton swings for the body but Chunqiao moves out of range.
Benton misses with an uppercut. Chunqiao saw that one coming.
Benton throws a monster overhand right that drops Chunqiao! Benton follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernard Benton!
A victorious Bernard Benton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hilio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izzy Cumming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Back In Black. Cumming comes into a darkened arena with his song building. White America kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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162 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hilio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Cumming!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Cumming.
Cumming misses with a body shot.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cumming 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.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
letting Cumming counter with a right hand.
Gracie with a jab.
Cumming connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cumming gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Cumming moved out of range nicely.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cumming moves away.
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!
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cumming counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Cumming takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cumming misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie throws a hook but Cumming blocks it.
Cumming takes the fight into the clinch.
Cumming is pushing Gracie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cumming is working Gracie over against the cage.
Cumming scores with a knee to the head.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cumming is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cumming breaks from the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cumming, as that shot connected.
Cumming lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Gracie is rocked!
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!
Cumming tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cumming takes the fight into the clinch.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Cumming landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gracie has Cumming pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cumming manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Cumming manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hilio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cumming escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cumming pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cumming slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Cumming.
Cumming punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Cumming throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Cumming counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cumming drops Gracie with a huge uppercut! Gracie drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Cumming is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Izzy Cumming!
Our winner, Izzy Cumming, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Hilio Gracie stepped up to the mic, saying 'IM DISAPOINTED IN MY PROFORMENCE.... TODAY JUST WASNT MY DAY. I NEVER LOST 2 FIGHTS IN A ROW BEFORE SO THIS IS REAL UPSETTING FOR ME TODAY. "BUT I'LL BE BACK!"'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Safforn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abraham Safforn has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Safforn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Safforn thumps Hicks with a low kick.
Safforn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hicks.
Safforn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Safforn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hicks finds it's way round the side to connect with Safforn's head.
Safforn takes one on the button.
Abraham Safforn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Safforn misses
and Hicks counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Abraham Safforn has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hicks fails in his attempt to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Safforn!
Hicks doesn't manage to clinch there - Safforn circles away.
Hicks looking to score a takedown here. Safforn is defending well but Hicks drives through and ends up in Safforn's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hicks throws a big elbow that misses.
Hicks stopping the sweep attempt from Safforn.
Safforn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks trying to control but Safforn is working from the bottom.
Safforn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hicks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Safforn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Safforn working a defensive guard here.
Hicks has gone for a leg lock! Safforn slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hicks's guard.
Safforn looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Hicks manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Safforn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
Safforn swings wildly with an uppercut but Hicks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hicks blocks an uppercut.
Hicks jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Safforn walks away with a smile on his face. Hicks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Safforn tries to land a front kick but Hicks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hicks throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hicks blocks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Hicks blocks the low kick.
Hicks wants to clinch but Safforn slips to the side
and Safforn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hicks ducks under a wild hook from Safforn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safforn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hicks loads up on a big right hand but Safforn slips the punch.
Safforn connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Safforn.
Safforn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Safforn ducks under a wild hook from Hicks.
Safforn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hicks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Safforn circles away.
Safforn lands a slapping body shot.
Hicks moves out of range as Safforn throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Safforn throws a body kick that misses.
Hicks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hicks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hicks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Safforn. Safforn obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hicks shoots in but Safforn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Abraham Safforn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Hicks.
Safforn scores with the left hand. Hicks knows he should have avoided that one.
Safforn throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Safforn forces Hicks back against the cage and clinches.
Safforn stops a takedown attempt from Hicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Safforn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abraham Safforn's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Safforn. That's going to slow Hicks down.
Hicks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Safforn misses with a punch on the inside.
Hicks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Safforn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Safforn misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hicks goes for a takedown attempt but Safforn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Hicks.
Safforn forces Hicks back against the cage and clinches.
Safforn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hicks goes for a takedown in the clinch but Safforn prevents it.
Abraham Safforn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Hicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Safforn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hicks tries to pull guard but Safforn won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hicks.
Hicks goes for a takedown in the clinch but Safforn prevents it.
Hicks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hicks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Safforn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Safforn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Safforn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Safforn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Safforn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
Hicks jumps guard but Safforn stands there with Hicks around his waist. Hicks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hicks being controlled against the cage.
Hicks lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks can't get the takedown.
Safforn misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Safforn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hicks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Safforn after a bit of a struggle.
Hicks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Safforn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hicks is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hicks blocks a body shot from Safforn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Safforn scores with a hook to the body.
Hicks is breathing heavily.
Hicks wants a takedown.
Hicks is trying to stall.
Safforn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abraham Safforn is winning the standup battle so far.
Hicks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safforn lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Dante Hicks has been cut.
Safforn cracks Hicks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Safforn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hicks checks a leg kick.
Safforn drives through and clinches with Hicks against the cage.
Hicks pulls Safforn into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Safforn cracks Hicks with a solid left hand.
Safforn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hicks striking off his back but it's not causing Safforn any problems.
Hicks tries to strike from the bottom.
Safforn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hicks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Safforn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hicks's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks keeping full guard, as Safforn tries to pass.
Safforn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Hicks manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
A short uppercut from Safforn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, Safforn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hicks is trying to drag Safforn to the mat but Safforn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Safforn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Safforn dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Safforn misses with a low kick.
Hicks lands a head shot.
Safforn thows a body shot but no joy.
Safforn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hicks moves away.
Hicks misses with a hook. Safforn ducked under it nicely.
Safforn's corner calls for a 1-2. Safforn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hicks lunges at Safforn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Safforn's hand.
A jab from Safforn does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Safforn.
Safforn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hicks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Safforn avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks avoids a kick to the body.
Safforn moves out of range as Hicks strikes.
Safforn rushes Hicks and presses him up against the cage.
Hicks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Safforn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Dante Hicks's cut even more.
Hicks blocks an uppercut.
Safforn can't find room to land a body shot as Hicks controls the action.
Hicks blocks a body shot from Safforn.
Hicks manages to break the clinch.
Safforn ducks under a wild hook from Hicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safforn clinches up with Hicks and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hicks.
Safforn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Safforn.
Safforn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hicks leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hicks wants a takedown.
Safforn prevents the takedown attempt.
Abraham Safforn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Hicks.
Safforn prevents the takedown attempt.
Hicks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hicks drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Safforn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Safforn looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks jumps guard.
Safforn stands and throws Hicks's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hicks is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Abraham Safforn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Safforn advances to mount.
Safforn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hicks is looking to escape.
Hicks tries to reverse the position but Safforn maintains control.
Safforn landing strikes from the mount and Hicks is in trouble!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dante Hicks's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Abraham Safforn!
During a confident post fight interview, Abraham Safforn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ric Landeverde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landeverde's entrance music is Napalm & Erruption- In San Francisco. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Burton's choice of entrance music: Trip Like I Do. Colin Burton has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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26
147 lbs
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33
147 lbs
17 - 18 - 2 |
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Solid boxing
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ric Landeverde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Colin Burton!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton forces Landeverde back against the cage and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Burton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Landeverde is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Landeverde on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burton keeps control of Landeverde as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burton lands a right hand.
Landeverde tightens his grip and picks Burton up, before dumping him to the ground. Burton manages to land in guard.
Landeverde chips away with some ground and pound.
Burton wants to sweep here but Landeverde controlling him for the moment.
Landeverde stops Burton from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Landeverde accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Landeverde looking to pass the guard.
Burton looking to control.
Landeverde is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burton keeping moving, preventing Landeverde from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landeverde lands a couple of elbows.
Landeverde looking to pass the guard.
Landeverde throws a big elbow that misses.
Burton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Landeverde won't allow Burton to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Landeverde wants to control from the top but Burton keeps moving.
Landeverde slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ric Landeverde just wasn't active enough.
Burton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burton ducks under a wild hook from Landeverde.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landeverde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burton tries to clinch up but Landeverde circles away and keeps his distance.
Burton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Landeverde misses with a few strikes there.
Landeverde scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Burton felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Landeverde throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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!
Burton desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Landeverde seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Landeverde uses his free foot to push down on Burton's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Burton.
Landeverde misses with a head shot.
Burton wants to hold on but Landeverde pushes him away.
Burton sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Burton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Burton tries to kick Landeverde off but Landeverde keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Burton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Landeverde.
Ground and pound from Landeverde.
Burton pushes Landeverde off looking to stand but Landeverde dives back in and keeps control.
Burton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Burton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Landeverde prevents Burton from improving his position.
Burton won't allow Landeverde to pass to mount.
Burton gets full guard.
Burton is trying to keep Landeverde in close.
Burton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Landeverde.
Landeverde stopping the sweep attempt from Burton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landeverde postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Burton holds on and takes a little breather.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Landeverde drops back, looking for a kneebar! Burton looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Burton looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Burton!
Landeverde is looking to regain half guard here but Burton keeps moving and retains side control.
Landeverde can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burton stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Landeverde dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Landeverde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burton wants to clinch.
Colin Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burton tries to clinch but Landeverde is having none of it.
Burton tries to clinch but Landeverde moves out of range.
Landeverde dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Landeverde throws a head kick but Burton moves out of range.
Burton tries to clinch but Landeverde moves out of range.
Landeverde looks to land a right hand but Burton moved out of range.
Burton wants to clinch.
Burton doesn't manage to clinch there - Landeverde circles away.
Burton doesn't manage to clinch there - Landeverde circles away.
Burton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Landeverde finds it's way round the side to connect with Burton's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton wants to clinch.
Landeverde throws a looping overhand right but Burton ducks down to avoid it.
Burton tries to clinch up.
Burton tries to close the distance and clinch but Landeverde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burton wants to clinch.
Burton tries to clinch up
and Landeverde counters with a two punch combo.
Landeverde misses with a low kick.
Burton is looking to clinch.
Burton tries to clinch but Landeverde moves away
and Landeverde counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burton looks to clinch
and Landeverde counters with a straight right hand.
Burton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burton wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton is looking to clinch but Landeverde is avoiding it.
Burton blocks a jab.
Landeverde circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burton lands an uppercut.
Burton taking a breather.
Burton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burton leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burton lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ric Landeverde has been cut.
Burton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Burton.
Burton scores with a shoulder strike.
Landeverde being controlled against the cage.
Burton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Burton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Landeverde in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Landeverde tries for a takedown but Burton manages to get underhooks.
Landeverde blocks a body shot from Burton.
Burton scores with a shot to the side of Landeverde's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landeverde managing to block the knees to the body from Burton.
Burton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Landeverdes head.
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!
Burton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Burton looking to throw knees to the head but Landeverde is blocking nicely.
Landeverde throws an elbow but it misses.
Landeverde taking a breather.
Landeverde is trying to break the clinch but Burton has him pressed against the cage.
Burton lands a body punch.
Burton is struggling to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burton looking to throw knees to the head but Landeverde is blocking nicely.
Landeverde swings wildly with an uppercut but Burton uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Burton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ric Landeverde's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Burton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burton is looking to clinch but Landeverde is avoiding it.
A head kick from Landeverde lands but Burton takes it in his stride.
Ric Landeverde is winning the standup battle so far.
Burton wants to clinch but Landeverde slips to the side
and Burton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Colin Burton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burton tries to clinch up but Landeverde circles away and keeps his distance.
Burton doesn't manage to clinch there - Landeverde circles away.
Burton closes the distance and clinches.
Landeverde has had enough of the clinch but Burton keeps him there for the moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Burton.
Burton lands an elbow inside.
Burton stalling the fight.
Landeverde pushes Burton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Landeverdes head.
Burton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Landeverde wants to break free but Burton has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landeverde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burton has him pressed against the cage.
Burton looking to stall.
Burton landing knees to the body.
Landeverde tries to break the clinch but Burton is controlling the position.
Landeverde is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Burton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Burton digs a right hand underneath Landeverde's ribcage. Landeverde let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Burton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Landeverde.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burton obliges.
Burton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Landeverde is trying to break free.
Burton avoiding damage.
Burton tries a knee to the head but Landeverde blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Burton.
Burton slows down the pace here.
Burton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Landeverde is keeping busy.
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!
Burton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Landeverde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Landeverde wants to stall.
Burton tries a body shot but Landeverde blocks it.
Burton lands a good knee to the midsection. Landeverde won't want to take too many of those.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Burton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Landeverde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Landeverde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burton lands a nice elbow.
Burton lands a body punch.
Landeverde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burton has him pressed against the cage.
Landeverde is working for takedown but Burton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Landeverde is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ric Landeverde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Landeverde lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Burton.
Burton lands a knee to the head.
Burton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burton lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burton with a knee to the head.
Landeverde goes for a takedown in the clinch but Burton prevents it.
Nice body punch from Burton - that landed with a thud.
Come on Burton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Still in the clinch, Burton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burton blocking some punches.
Burton lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Burton.
Burton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colin Burton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin Burton!
Colin Burton really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Unique Wear and Custom Design logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seth Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wray's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Leprechan Song. Fleming has chosen T.N.T. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
195 lbs
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195 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Wray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Fleming!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wray looks to throw the jab but Fleming is out of range.
Wray 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.
Wray misses with an uppercut.
Fleming shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wray defends it nicely.
Fleming throws a chopping leg kick but Wray manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fleming misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fleming tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wray throws a sloppy head kick and Fleming moves out of range easily.
Fleming swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fleming cracks Wray with an open hand slap.
Wray throws a head kick but Fleming moves out of range.
Fleming fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wray sprawls well initially but Fleming persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wray is pressing down on Fleming's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wray looking for a guillotine here but Fleming defends easily.
Fleming distracts Wray with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fleming postures up.
Wray looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fleming throwing strikes from guard but Wray blocks nicely.
Fleming working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wray escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fleming gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fleming is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wray pulls Fleming in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming works over Wray with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wray wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fleming's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wray looking for a guillotine here but Fleming defends easily.
Fleming trying to control the position from guard on top but Wray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fleming connects with a couple of short punches.
Fleming avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wray wants to get back to his feet but Fleming is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wray looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fleming loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming postures up and lands a big shot to Wray's brow.
Wray will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wray pulls Fleming in close to prevent any damage.
Fleming works over Wray with some ground and pound from guard.
Wray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fleming postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wray has his foot on Fleming's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fleming works his way back into a safe position though.
Fleming stands up over Wray, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fleming lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fleming postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wray has his foot on Fleming's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fleming works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wray working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fleming.
Fleming landing some decent shots from guard.
Fleming has gone for a leg lock! Wray slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fleming's guard.
Wray preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleming looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fleming is on top in guard.
Wray looking for a sweep. Not yet Wray, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fleming throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wray keeping moving, preventing Fleming from controlling successfully.
Wray has his hands on Fleming's head, controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wray is on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fleming is keeping the position for now.
Fleming wants to hit a switch here but Wray passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fleming there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Fleming 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.
Wray lands a jab to the head.
Fleming moves out of range as Wray strikes.
Fleming drives through with a takedown into Wray's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wray working for a triangle but Fleming defends it easily.
Fleming postures up and lands a big shot to Wray's brow.
Wray bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fleming's guard.
Fleming wants to sweep here but Wray controlling him for the moment.
Fleming trying to keep a closed guard but Wray is proving a slippery customer.
Wray trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fleming's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray postures up in Fleming's guard and throws a big left but Fleming blocks it.
Fleming wants to control the position but Wray says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Scott Fleming has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wray is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fleming has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wray is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wray thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fleming's head.
Wray seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming is positioning himself well to prevent Wray advancing to mount.
Fleming moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wray tries to stand but Fleming is controlling from the bottom.
Fleming keeping moving, preventing Wray from controlling successfully.
Wray postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fleming is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wray, into his guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fleming's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray controls Fleming momentarily but Fleming frees himself.
Fleming trying to control the position from guard on top but Wray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fleming connects with a couple of short punches.
Fleming loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wray has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fleming can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fleming landing with the ground and pound.
Fleming stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fleming with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fleming working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wray had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fleming defends it easily.
Fleming has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fleming with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fleming postures up in Wray's guard and throws a big left but Wray blocks it.
Wray is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fleming throwing strikes but missing.
Fleming working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fleming chips away with some ground and pound.
Fleming stops Wray from standing up.
Wray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wray is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fleming defends well.
Fleming distracts Wray with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Fleming showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Fleming moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wray scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Wray.
Wray just misses with a punch to the body.
Fleming connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Wray to the floor! Fleming dives in looking for the finish!
Wray is rocked!
It looks like Seth Wray has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wray looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Oh Wray is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fleming slips a nice elbow through Wray's hands, connecting with Wray's forehead.
Fleming lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Wray! More strikes land and this one is all over! Fleming jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Fleming!
Scott Fleming made sure to mention his sponsor, Hellbent in his post fight interview.
Seth Wray spoke after the fight, saying 'Grumble, grumble, grumble'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Koral Creyonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dawid Rafal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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177 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koral Creyonte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dawid Rafal!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Rafal.
Creyonte checks a leg kick nicely.
Creyonte dives in and scores a takedown into Rafal's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rafal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've been hearing that Creyonte has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Creyonte is fighting to break Rafal's control of his arms but Rafal is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Creyonte controlling from the top position.
Creyonte wants to control from the top but Rafal keeps moving.
Creyonte showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Koral Creyonte wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Creyonte tries to clinch up but Rafal circles away and keeps his distance.
Creyonte avoids the head kick by Rafal.
Rafal misses with a looping left.
Creyonte misses with the combination.
Creyonte shoots in for a takedown but Rafal shows good takedown defense.
Creyonte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Rafal lands.
Dawid Rafal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Creyonte tries to close the distance and clinch but Rafal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rafal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Creyonte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rafal lands a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rafal 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 Creyonte has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Creyonte and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rafal connects with a solid leg kick.
Rafal lands a nice hook to Creyonte's body. Creyonte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Rafal there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rafal, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck for Creyonte with that takedown attempt.
Rafal throws a head kick but Creyonte moves out of range.
Rafal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Creyonte checks a leg kick.
Rafal misses the jab.
Rafal misses with a body shot.
Creyonte takes a swing at Rafal's ribcage but misses.
Rafal throws a head kick but Creyonte moves out of range.
Creyonte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Creyonte looks to land a combination but Rafal avoids it well.
Rafal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Creyonte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rafal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rafal throws a leg kick which misses Creyonte's front leg but catches the back leg as Creyonte tries to avoid it.
Creyonte scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rafal keeps the fight on the outside.
Rafal throws out a loose jab but Creyonte uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Creyonte.
Creyonte connects with a nice looking jab.
Rafal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Creyonte misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rafal.
Rafal misses with a leg kick
and Creyonte counters with a stiff right hand.
Creyonte drops his hands momentarily and Rafal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Koral Creyonte has been cut.
Creyonte throws a nice looking combination but Rafal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rafal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koral Creyonte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rafal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rafal misses the jab.
Rafal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Creyonte misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Creyonte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Creyonte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rafal lands a front kick.
Rafal throws a head kick that Creyonte semi-blocks.
Creyonte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rafal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rafal is looking to land body kicks.
Creyonte tries to clinch but Rafal is having none of it.
Creyonte on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Creyonte throws an overhand right that lands on Rafal's shoulder, as Rafal tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dawid Rafal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Koral Creyonte's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rafal slips a jab and a cross from Creyonte.
Creyonte moves in looking to clinch but Rafal pushes him off.
Creyonte wants to clinch up but Rafal keeps it at a distance.
Rafal lands with a good body shot.
Rafal is looking to slow Creyonte down with leg kicks.
Creyonte tries to clinch up.
Dawid Rafal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rafal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Creyonte takes a swing at Rafal's ribcage but misses.
Creyonte is looking to clinch.
Rafal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rafal swings for the body but Creyonte moves out of range.
Rafal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Creyonte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rafal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Creyonte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rafal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Creyonte looks to throw the jab but Rafal is out of range.
A low kick from Rafal misses
and Creyonte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafal throws a hook but Creyonte avoids it easily.
Rafal gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Creyonte throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rafal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rafal looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Creyonte puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Creyonte is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Creyonte is trying to control the action in half guard but Rafal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Creyonte is really struggling to control Rafal but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rafal's head.
Creyonte working over Rafal with some ground and pound. Rafal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rafal won't allow Creyonte to pass to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rafal is holding on to half guard well.
Creyonte wants to pass the guard but Rafal is defending well.
Creyonte throwing shots but Rafal is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte content to control rather than advance.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Creyonte checks a leg kick.
Rafal misses with a hook.
Creyonte tries to clinch but Rafal is having none of it.
Rafal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Creyonte manages to avoid it.
Rafal fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Creyonte is out of range.
Creyonte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rafal.
Rafal lands a glancing blow to the side of Creyonte's head.
Creyonte lands a jab-cross combination.
Creyonte takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rafal tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte clinches up with Rafal and pushes him back against the cage.
Creyonte lands with a short shot to the head.
Rafal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Creyonte on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rafal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rafal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Creyonte has him pressed against the cage.
Rafal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rafal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rafal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Creyonte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rafal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Creyonte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Creyonte - that landed with a thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rafal swings wildly with an uppercut but Creyonte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Creyonte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rafal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Creyonte is pushing Rafal up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Koral Creyonte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Koral Creyonte's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Creyonte.
Both fighters circling a little - Creyonte finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rafal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rafal throws a leg kick that misses.
Creyonte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rafal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Creyonte checks a leg kick.
Creyonte slips under a jab.
Creyonte misses the shot to the body.
Creyonte avoids the head kick by Rafal.
Creyonte throws a chopping leg kick but Rafal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rafal scores with a push kick.
Rafal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab lands there for Creyonte.
Creyonte shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rafal manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Creyonte trying to control but Rafal is working from the bottom.
Creyonte has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Creyonte throwing strikes from guard but Rafal blocks nicely.
Creyonte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rafal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Creyonte wants to control from the top but Rafal keeps moving.
Koral Creyonte has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Good work by Creyonte as he checks the leg kick.
Creyonte tries to close the distance and clinch but Rafal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rafal throws a leg kick but Creyonte sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Creyonte looks to clinch
and Rafal counters with a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rafal.
Koral Creyonte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Creyonte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creyonte wants to clinch up but Rafal keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafal tries to land a front kick but Creyonte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rafal misses with an uppercut. Creyonte saw that one coming.
Creyonte moves out of range of the leg kick from Rafal.
Rafal thows a body kick. Creyonte tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rafal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Creyonte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rafal can pounce on him.
Rafal takes a swing at Creyonte's ribcage but misses.
Rafal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Creyonte checks a leg kick.
Rafal misses with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Creyonte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rafal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rafal misses with a low kick as Creyonte jumps back.
Creyonte with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte checks a low kick from Rafal.
Rafal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rafal throws a front kick aimed at Creyonte's knee but Creyonte avoids it well.
Rafal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creyonte tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rafal swivels and escapes.
Creyonte wants to clinch up but Rafal keeps it at a distance.
Creyonte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rafal.
Creyonte jabs Rafal right on the nose. Rafal blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rafal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rafal thows a body shot but no joy.
Rafal misses with a hook. Creyonte ducked under it nicely.
Creyonte fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koral Creyonte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rafal looks to score with a jab to the body but Creyonte is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dawid Rafal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rafal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dawid Rafal!
An out of breath Dawid Rafal thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Koral Creyonte stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to my teammates for helping me, this guy is really tough, I did my best and gave my all! See you later guys..'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Mauti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ava Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noel has chosen A Moment 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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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Mauti !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ava Noel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauti connects with a solid leg kick.
Mauti misses with a low kick.
Noel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mauti counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Noel blocks an elbow strike from Mauti .
Mauti looking to throw knees to the head but Noel is blocking nicely.
Mauti working Noel over with knees to the body.
Mauti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noel wants to get back to striking at distance but Mauti won't allow it.
Noel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mauti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Noel's efforts to push away.
Noel working hard to break the clinch.
Noel blocks an elbow strike.
Mauti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ava Noel has been cut.
Noel is looking to break free of the clinch but Mauti has double underhooks.
Mauti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Noel is trying to break the clinch but Mauti has him pressed against the cage.
Noel is trying to break free.
Noel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Noel misses with a straight left.
Noel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mauti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Noel throws a big shot that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mauti . Noel shrugs it off though.
Mauti closes the distance and pushes Noel back into the cage.
Mauti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti pushes off an throws an elbow but Noel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mauti .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mauti lands an elbow that stopped Noel in his tracks for a moment.
Mauti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Noel.
Noel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mauti clinches up against the cage.
Noel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mauti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Noel's defenses.
Noel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Noel blocks an elbow strike.
Mauti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Noel's efforts to push away.
Noel avoiding damage as Mauti throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mauti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Noel blocks it with crossed arms.
Noel is trying to break the clinch but Mauti is controlling him.
Noel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Noel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mauti has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mauti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Noel's brow.
Mauti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Noel is trying to break the clinch but Mauti is controlling him.
Noel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Noel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mauti has him pressed against the cage.
Noel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Noel throws a big shot that misses.
Noel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mauti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mauti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Noel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mauti .
Noel moves out of range of the leg kick from Mauti .
Noel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Noel misses with an uppercut. Mauti saw that one coming.
Noel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mauti manages to avoid it.
Mauti lands a leg kick that knocks Noel off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mauti .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mauti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Noel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mauti connects with a high kick.
Noel misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Mauti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ava Noel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Noel throws a hook to the side of Mauti 's head but Mauti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Noel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noel misses with a straight right.
Noel throws a lazy uppercut
and Mauti moves into the clinch.
Noel blocks an elbow strike.
Mauti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mauti lands a knee to the body.
Noel takes an elbow to the temple.
Mauti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Noel is trying to break the clinch but Mauti is controlling him.
Noel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mauti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Noel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mauti scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mauti keeps control of Noel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti tries to land knees in the clinch but Noel avoids the damage to the body.
Mauti connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Noel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Noel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mauti working Noel over with knees to the body.
Noel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mauti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Noel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Noel checks a leg kick.
Noel looks to land a right hand but Mauti moved out of range.
Mauti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mauti moves into the clinch.
Noel takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel has had enough of the clinch but Mauti keeps him there for the moment.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mauti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Noel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Noel throws out a loose jab but Mauti uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mauti tries a low kick but Noel avoids it.
Mauti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Noel, pushing him back against the cage.
Noel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mauti lands an elbow that stopped Noel in his tracks for a moment.
Mauti scores with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Ava Noel's cut even more.
Noel blocks an elbow strike from Mauti .
Mauti lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Mauti .
Mauti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Noel wants to get back to striking at distance but Mauti won't allow it.
Noel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mauti pushes off an throws an elbow but Noel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mauti lands an elbow inside that Noel shrugs off.
Noel avoids a wild elbow strike from Mauti .
Noel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mauti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mauti trying to land knees to the body.
Noel tries to circle away but Mauti has him pinned against the cage.
Noel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mauti has him pressed against the cage.
Mauti prevents Noel from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Noel blocks an elbow strike from Mauti .
Noel has had enough of the clinch but Mauti keeps him there for the moment.
Mauti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Noel tries to circle away but Mauti has him pinned against the cage.
Mauti tries to land a knee to the head but Noel blocks with his arms.
Noel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michael Mauti is winning the standup battle so far.
Noel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Noel looks to land a left hand but Mauti moved out of range nicely.
Mauti delivers a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mauti . Mauti obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mauti .
Mauti throws a chopping leg kick but Noel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Mauti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ava Noel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Noel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mauti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Noel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mauti momentarily.
Noel throws a hook but Mauti blocks it.
Noel misses with a two punch combination.
Mauti moves away from the strike by Noel.
Noel misses with the combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Noel.
Mauti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Noel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mauti .
Noel throws a looping overhand right but Mauti ducks down to avoid it.
Mauti throws a head kick that misses.
Noel swats away the attempt to clinch by Mauti .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel misses with a hook. Mauti ducked under it nicely.
Noel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mauti .
Noel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mauti slips a jab from Noel.
Mauti looks to land a body kick but Noel moved away.
Mauti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mauti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mauti moves out of range as Noel strikes.
Noel checks a low kick from Mauti .
Mauti tries to clinch up but Noel circles away and keeps his distance.
Mauti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Noel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mauti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ava Noel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Mauti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mauti .
Mauti clinches.
Michael Mauti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Noel is trying to break the clinch but Mauti has him pressed against the cage.
Noel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Noel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noel blocks an elbow strike.
Noel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mauti 's elbow.
Noel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Noel wants to get back to striking at distance but Mauti won't allow it.
Mauti has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mauti ducks under a wild hook from Noel.
Mauti tries to score with a low kick but Noel moves his leg out of the way.
Nice body kick from Mauti .
Mauti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mauti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Noel lands a jab-cross combination.
Mauti tries to clinch up.
Noel swats away the attempt to clinch by Mauti .
Mauti forces Noel back against the cage and clinches.
Noel avoiding damage as Mauti throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel is trying to push Mauti away but Mauti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Noel is trying to break the clinch but Mauti has him pressed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mauti has him pressed against the cage.
Noel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Noel is trying to break the clinch but Mauti has him pressed against the cage.
Noel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Noel wants to get back to striking at distance but Mauti won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mauti lands an elbow just above Noel 's eye.
Noel is trying to push Mauti away but Mauti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ava Noel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mauti 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Mauti !
Michael Mauti thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Yee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Lindgren (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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179 lbs
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177 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Yee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikael Lindgren!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lindgren can pounce on him.
Lindgren buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yee connects with a looping right hand.
Yee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lindgren moves away.
Lindgren tries to land a front kick but Yee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lindgren circles away quickly and effectively.
Lindgren is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lindgren decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Yee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lindgren scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindgren missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yee is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Yee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lindgren working the head and body with strikes.
Lindgren has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yee wants to improve his position but Lindgren is controlling well.
Lindgren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yee's head.
Lindgren throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindgren seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lindgren working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yee tries to roll over but Lindgren keeps him under control.
Yee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lindgren working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Lindgren is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lindgren.
Lindgren is thwarting Yee's attempts to control the position.
Lindgren seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lindgren throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yee has hold of Lindgren's hands but Lindgren slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren thows a huge punch but Yee dodges it nicely.
Yee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yee is looking to control Lindgren's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yee avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lindgren lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindgren tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lindgren scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yee wants to control but Lindgren is keeping busy.
Yee wants to get back to full guard.
Lindgren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yee's head.
Lindgren thows a huge punch but Yee dodges it nicely.
Yee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lindgren on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yee trying to control but Lindgren postures up.
Yee wants to get back to full guard.
Lindgren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yee's head.
Yee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yee keeping moving, preventing Lindgren from controlling successfully.
Yee controls Lindgren momentarily but Lindgren frees himself.
Lindgren cracks Yee with a solid left hand.
Lindgren lands a couple of digs.
Lindgren trying to control but Yee is working from the bottom.
Yee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lindgren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lindgren is working Yee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lindgren trying to control but Yee is working from the bottom.
Lindgren is looking to work some ground and pound but Yee has wrist control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lindgren being controlled here momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yee is on top in guard.
Lindgren working for a triangle but Yee defends it easily.
Yee seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindgren escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Lindgren dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yee tries to move into range but Lindgren moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That kick from Lindgren tenderised Yee's leg. Yee is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch lands to the side of Yee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lindgren throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yee.
Lindgren moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lindgren moves forwards but Yee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Mikael Lindgren has been cut.
A right-left combo lands from Yee.
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!
Yee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lindgren is looking to land body kicks.
Yee wants to clinch.
Yee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lindgren moves away.
Yee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lindgren on the side of the head.
Yee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindgren manages to avoid it.
Yee throws a jab but it's blocked by Lindgren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindgren cracks Yee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lindgren - that will leave a mark!
Lindgren dips to his left and cracks Yee with an uppercut!
Lindgren throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lindgren lands a jab.
Good leg kick by Lindgren there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A telegraphed right hand from Yee misses the target.
Lindgren feints and then cracks Yee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yee down.
Lindgren throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lindgren lands an overhand right.
Lindgren jabs Yee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lindgren lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yee walks into a jab.
Nice body punch from Lindgren.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yee throws a jab when Lindgren was well out of range.
Lindgren scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yee closes the distance looking to clinch
so Lindgren counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Yee is trying to keep Lindgren in close.
Lindgren lands a couple of elbows.
Lindgren distracts Yee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yee controlling Lindgren's posture.
Lindgren stopping the sweep attempt from Yee.
Lindgren scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lindgren not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lindgren landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren stops Yee from standing up.
Lindgren throws a big right hand that misses.
Lindgren throws a big elbow that misses.
Yee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lindgren.
Lindgren wants to control from the top but Yee keeps moving.
Yee is trying to control the position but Lindgren postures up.
Lindgren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lindgren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lindgren working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lindgren keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yee's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yee is keeping the position for now.
Lindgren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yee wants to sweep but no luck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lindgren chips away with some ground and pound.
Yee keeping moving, preventing Lindgren from controlling successfully.
Lindgren controlling from the top position.
Lindgren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindgren sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yee's guard.
Lindgren prevents Yee from improving his position.
Lindgren is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Lindgren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mikael Lindgren's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lindgren throws a front kick that sends Yee stumbling back into the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lindgren.
Lindgren scores with the left hand. Yee knows he should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Yee. Those never looked like landing.
Jason Yee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lindgren slips a jab from Yee.
Lindgren scores with a jab to the head.
Yee connects with a nice looking jab.
Yee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lindgren paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yee is looking to clinch but Lindgren is avoiding it.
Yee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Yee misses with a series of wild punches.
Yee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lindgren lands a jab-cross combination.
Yee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lindgren.
Lindgren tries to land a front kick but Yee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindgren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lindgren connects with a leg kick. Yee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Yee finds it's way through Lindgren's defenses.
Yee blocks the body kick.
Mikael Lindgren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lindgren swats away the attempt to clinch by Yee.
Yee throws a jab when Lindgren was well out of range.
Lindgren looks to land a body kick but Yee moved away.
Lindgren fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lindgren throws a leg kick which misses Yee's front leg but catches the back leg as Yee tries to avoid it.
Jason Yee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lindgren thumps Yee with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lindgren.
Yee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lindgren feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yee's calf.
Lindgren lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lindgren lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lindgren.
Jason Yee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lindgren looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lindgren fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lindgren lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yee takes a step back to recover.
Yee drops his hands momentarily and Lindgren takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lindgren thows a body shot but no joy.
Yee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lindgren.
Yee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lindgren tries a head kick but it misses.
Yee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A nice combination there by Yee.
Yee punishes Lindgren's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lindgren connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yee throws a hook but Lindgren avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yee.
Lindgren fails with a takedown attempt.
Yee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lindgren was well out of range. Poor timing from Yee.
Lindgren throws a body punch but Yee moves out of range.
Lindgren explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lindgren.
Lindgren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yee.
Lindgren lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yee takes a step back to recover.
Lindgren shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lindgren lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yee keeping moving, preventing Lindgren from controlling successfully.
Yee wants to sweep here but Lindgren controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren wants to control from the top but Yee keeps moving.
Lindgren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lindgren postures up and lands a big shot to Yee's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lindgren postures up in Yee's guard and throws a big left but Yee blocks it.
Lindgren scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lindgren postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lindgren lands a couple of elbows.
Lindgren trying to control the position from guard on top but Yee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yee 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindgren makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mikael Lindgren has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yee throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Lindgren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lindgren has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Lindgren!
Mikael Lindgren took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conviction for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Al an (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Foster's choice of entrance music: Lynyrd Skynrd - Sweet Home Alabama. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Al an!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caleb Foster!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
an looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
an shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
an won't allow Foster to get back to his feet.
Foster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Foster scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Foster gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've been hearing reports that an has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
an wants a takedown.
Foster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
an gets tackled into the cage by Foster. Foster maintains the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Foster throws an elbow but misses.
an is working Foster over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
an misses with the head strike.
an's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
an swats away the attempt to clinch by Foster.
an wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - an circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has an pinned against the cage. an gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
an scores with a nice right hand.
Foster tries to clinch but an moves out of range.
an uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Caleb Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
an works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
an looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Foster is fending him off so far but an persists. Nope, Foster circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al an. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
an scores with a takedown into Foster's guard.
Foster is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
an content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
an is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
an postures up and lands a big shot to Foster's brow.
an working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Foster keeping moving, preventing an from controlling successfully.
an postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
an trying to control the position from guard on top but Foster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
an postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
an postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
an stops Foster from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
an looking to pass the guard.
Foster wants to get back to his feet but an is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
an trying to control the position from guard on top but Foster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
an scoring with some ground and pound.
Foster has momentary wrist control but an slips an elbow through the middle.
an throwing strikes but missing.
an throwing strikes but missing.
an with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
an content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
an landing with the ground and pound.
Foster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foster manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
an blocking some punches.
an misses with a hook from the clinch.
an's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from an. Foster does a little dance to reset his feet.
an lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Foster at a distance.
Foster looks to clinch
and an counters with a series of strikes. Foster will be more careful next time no doubt.
an connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Foster closes the distance but an moves to the side
and an counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Foster gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al an dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Foster tries to clinch but an is having none of it.
an lands with a thumping leg kick.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but an paws at him with a jab and circles away.
an scores with a leg kick.
an fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Foster.
an throws a nice inside leg kick.
Foster's hands are dropping dangerously low here and an connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Foster scrambles back to his feet.
an tests Foster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Foster is rocked!
Foster tries to clinch up.
Foster is still on wobbly legs! Can an finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foster drives through and clinches with an against the cage.
Foster seems to have recovered his senses.
an takes a shot to the head.
Foster misses with the head strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
an pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Foster fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but an avoids it really well and circles away.
an lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
an circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Foster drops to the canvas, hurt badly! an follows Foster to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al an!
A very excited looking Al an rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nero Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutz's entrance music is Everyday. A fine choice. 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 middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Gutz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nero Padilla!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padilla moves out of range of the body kick from Gutz.
Gutz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Padilla checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gutz.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Padilla 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.
Gutz slips a jab from Padilla.
Padilla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gutz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Padilla lands a nice shot that snaps Gutz's head back.
Padilla looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Padilla connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gutz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Padilla was well out of range. Poor timing from Gutz.
Gutz misses with a low kick.
Gutz punishes Padilla's body with a nice straight punch.
Gutz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Padilla.
Gutz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've been told by Gutz's head coaches at Gutz Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gutz throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz lands a nice looking body shot.
Padilla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Padilla comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gutz looks to throw the jab but Padilla is out of range.
Padilla tries to move into range but Gutz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Nero Padilla has been cut.
Padilla stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gutz.
Padilla looks to score with a jab to the body but Gutz is just out of range.
Padilla throws a combination that misses
and Gutz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gutz is looking to score with low kicks.
Gutz avoids the body shot from Padilla.
Gutz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Padilla is able to avoid easily.
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!
Padilla throws a front kick aimed at Gutz's knee but Gutz avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla slips under a jab.
Padilla scores with a shot to the body.
Gutz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Padilla's calf.
Gutz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Padilla.
Gutz throws a leg kick which misses Padilla's front leg but catches the back leg as Padilla tries to avoid it.
Padilla throws a lazy uppercut
and Gutz counters with a thumping low kick.
Padilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gutz.
Gutz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gutz throws a series of punches but Padilla moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Padilla.
Gutz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gutz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz scores with a jab.
Gutz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Gutz.
Gutz throws a leg kick but Padilla sees it coming and moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gutz.
Gutz moves out of range of the body kick.
Gutz dodges the punch combination from Padilla.
Padilla throws a front kick aimed at Gutz's knee but Gutz avoids it well.
Padilla feints and then cracks Gutz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gutz down.
Gutz tries to land a leg kick but Padilla saw it coming and moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Padilla.
Padilla moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Padilla takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gutz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gutz throws a body punch but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Padilla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gutz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Padilla wants to slow Gutz down by chopping away at his legs.
Padilla thows a body kick. Gutz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Padilla lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gutz at a distance.
Nice shot by Padilla.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gutz works Padilla's body with a nice hook.
Gutz misses with a kick to the body.
Donk. Gutz catches Padilla right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Gutz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nero Padilla's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Padilla turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gutz throws out a loose jab but Padilla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Gutz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Padilla throws a lazy right hand but Gutz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gutz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Padilla counters with a solid body kick.
Padilla stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gutz.
Gutz dips to his left and cracks Padilla with an uppercut!
Padilla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Padilla slips a straight right by Gutz.
Padilla 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.
An inside leg kick from Padilla misses.
Padilla fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gutz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Padilla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Padilla's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gutz under the eye.
Padilla clobbers Gutz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Padilla catches Gutz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Padilla throws a hook but Gutz avoids it easily.
Gutz jabs at Padilla's body.
Padilla's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gutz misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Gutz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Padilla getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Padilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gutz.
Gutz throws the left hand but Padilla avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Gutz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gutz tries to bum rush Padilla with a series of wild strikes but Padilla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gutz scores with a sloppy right hand. Padilla should have avoided that one.
Padilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Padilla shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Padilla on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gutz throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gutz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Padilla.
Gutz moves out of range of the body kick.
Gutz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cormac Gutz is winning the standup battle so far.
Gutz clobbers Padilla with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gutz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz throws a nice looking combination but Padilla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Padilla tries to work over Gutz's front leg with a kick but Gutz checks it.
Padilla tries to move into range but Gutz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Padilla is rocked!
Gutz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Padilla is still on wobbly legs! Can Gutz finish him?
Gutz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Padilla chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gutz fakes the leg kick and cracks Padilla in the body.
Padilla seems to have recovered his senses.
Padilla slips a jab from Gutz.
Padilla listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Padilla tries to land a front kick but Gutz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gutz connects with a body shot that sends Padilla's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Padilla moves away from the strike by Gutz.
Padilla attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Padilla lands a head kick!
Padilla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Padilla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gutz.
Padilla throws a big shot that misses.
Gutz throws out a loose jab but Padilla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Padilla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gutz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gutz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gutz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Padilla is breathing heavily.
Padilla on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cormac Gutz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nero Padilla's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Padilla moves out of range as Gutz strikes.
Padilla moves out of range as Gutz strikes.
Padilla swings for the body but Gutz moves out of range.
Padilla throws a shot from downtown. Gutz moves away and avoids it.
Gutz lands with a straight right. Padilla didn't see that one coming.
Padilla misses with an uppercut
enabling Gutz to counter with a crisp jab.
Gutz cracks Padilla with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Padilla looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gutz finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Padilla moves out of range of the strikes.
Gutz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Padilla misses with a lunging right hand
and Gutz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Padilla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gutz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Padilla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Padilla thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla takes a swing at Gutz's ribcage but misses.
Padilla throws a wild body kick that Gutz sees coming a mile off.
Gutz scores with a sloppy right hand. Padilla should have avoided that one.
Padilla lands a really nice looking cross but Gutz seems unphased.
Nice shot lands for Gutz.
Gutz throws a lazy right hand but Padilla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Padilla misses with a looping left.
Gutz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gutz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gutz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gutz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gutz dips to his left and cracks Padilla with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla avoids the head kick by Gutz.
Padilla misses with a looping left.
Padilla has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gutz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Padilla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Padilla lands a jab to Gutz's midsection.
Gutz throws a big shot that misses.
Padilla walks into a left hand.
A combination from Padilla does no damage.
Gutz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Padilla.
Padilla misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gutz!
Gutz scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice uppercut lands for Padilla. That snapped Gutz's head back.
Gutz fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Padilla to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Padilla looks to clinch but Gutz throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Padilla taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cormac Gutz!
Cormac Gutz retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Cormac Gutz gave a big smile as he said 'Oh my.. Counter Takedown King failed..'.
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