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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafeik Hollis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafeik Hollis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews misses with a right hand
and Hollis counters with a big head kick but Matthews shrugs it off.
Hollis throws a sloppy head kick and Matthews moves out of range easily.
Hollis drives through with a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hollis is looking to stand up but Matthews won't let him.
Matthews looking to control.
Matthews looking for a sweep. Not yet Matthews, not yet.
Matthews is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hollis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We're going to have a standup here because Rafeik Hollis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hollis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Matthews did well to prevent Hollis getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews is looking to improve his position.
Hollis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Matthews trying to control from the bottom.
Matthews tries to roll over but Hollis keeps him under control.
Hollis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matthews keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rafeik Hollis just wasn't active enough.
Hollis looks to clinch
and Matthews decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hollis's guard.
Hollis wants to stand and escape but Matthews is having none of it.
Hollis keeping moving, preventing Matthews from controlling successfully.
Matthews avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthews works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hollis is positioning himself well to prevent Matthews advancing to mount.
Hollis is looking to control Matthews's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hollis avoid being mounted?
Matthews not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollis actively working from the bottom here.
Still in half guard, Matthews seems content to control.
Hollis wants to get back to full guard.
Matthews wants to control but Hollis is keeping him busy.
Hollis moves into full guard.
Matthews pushes down on Hollis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Matthews throws a strike but Hollis avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hollis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews wants to pass the guard but Hollis is keeping the position.
Hollis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hollis controlling Matthews's posture.
Matthews trying to control but Hollis is working from the bottom.
Hollis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Matthews fails with the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matthews thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rafeik Hollis will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matthews misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matthews tries to sprawl but Hollis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hollis tries to stand but can't do so whilst Matthews controls his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Matthews manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hollis gets to his feet. Matthews looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hollis tries to clinch but Matthews is having none of it.
Matthews swings widly with a right hand
and Hollis counters with a good low kick that Matthews was not able to check.
Hollis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matthews.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews tries to keep at a distance but Hollis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Matthews tries to score a body lock takedown but Hollis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hollis pulls guard.
Hollis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Matthews defends well.
Matthews wants to control from the top but Hollis keeps moving.
Matthews being controlled here momentarily.
Matthews missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews stopping the sweep attempt from Hollis.
Matthews wants to control from the top but Hollis keeps moving.
Matthews must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hollis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rafeik Hollis has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Matthews misses the shot to the body.
Matthews takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rafeik Hollis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthews closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hollis circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hollis wants to clinch.
Hollis misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollis misses with a wild combination.
Hollis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Matthews is trying to keep Hollis in close.
Hollis trying to control the position from guard on top but Matthews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hollis forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews tries to roll over but Hollis keeps him under control.
Hollis is trying to control. Matthews wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rafeik Hollis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hollis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hollis prevents Matthews from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hollis is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafeik Hollis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Matthews waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hollis.
Hollis throws a head kick that misses.
Matthews circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hollis tries to clinch up.
Matthews scores with a nice right hand.
Matthews misses with an uppercut. Hollis saw that one coming.
Matthews looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hollis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Matthews is struggling to control the position.
Hollis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Matthews pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hollis passes into half guard.
Well, if Hollis is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hollis seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is trying to get back to full guard.
Matthews has hold of Hollis's hands but Hollis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hollis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hollis is taking a breather. Matthews says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hollis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews tries to roll over but Hollis keeps him under control.
Hollis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hollis thows a huge punch but Matthews dodges it nicely.
Matthews is trying to get back to full guard.
Hollis stalling.
Hollis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rafeik Hollis just wasn't active enough.
Hollis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthews moves away.
Matthews scores with a jab. Hollis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hollis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Matthews manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hollis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matthews trying to keep a closed guard but Hollis is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafeik Hollis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hollis 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafeik Hollis!
A relieved looking Rafeik Hollis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sau Minneo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minneo comes to the cage accompanied by PowerTrip by Monster Magnet. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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141 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sau Minneo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Omar Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minneo ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Minneo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Minneo on that attempt.
Nice body kick there by Jackson.
Minneo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Minneo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jackson checks it well.
Minneo connects with a high kick.
Minneo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Minneo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Minneo showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Minneo is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jackson is looking to control Minneo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Minneo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sau Minneo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minneo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Minneo gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Jackson.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Minneo at a distance.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Minneo moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson cracks Minneo with an open hand slap.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minneo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sau Minneo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minneo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Minneo avoids it really well and circles away.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Minneo.
Minneo fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Minneo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jackson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Minneo!
Minneo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Minneo gets back to half guard.
Minneo gets full guard.
Minneo keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Minneo keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minneo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jackson uses it to pass to side control.
Minneo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Minneo keeps working.
Jackson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Minneo, who protects the arm well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Jackson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Minneo wants to clinch.
Minneo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Minneo's shoulder, as Minneo tries to avoid the shot.
Minneo tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Sau Minneo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Minneo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Minneo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
Minneo doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Minneo is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Minneo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Minneo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Minneo moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Minneo is out of range.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Minneo didn't see that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Minneo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Minneo.
Jackson throws a head kick but Minneo moves out of range.
Minneo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sau Minneo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Minneo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Minneo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Minneo.
Minneo moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minneo trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Minneo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Minneo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Minneo off to one side.
Minneo avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Minneo throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minneo.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Minneo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jackson defends well and Minneo ends up having to push Jackson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Minneo drags the fight down to the ground.
Minneo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minneo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Minneo being controlled here, momentarily.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Minneo.
Jackson pushes down on Minneo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Minneo is working away.
Jackson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Minneo trying to control here.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Minneo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson cracks Minneo with a good jab.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Minneo throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Minneo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sau Minneo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Minneo gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Jackson gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Minneo is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Jackson!
During a confident post fight interview, Omar Jackson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Banners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banners comes into the arena with Rage Against The Machine - Bombtrack blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Banners!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Stone!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone lands a slapping body shot.
Stone tries to clinch up.
Banners misses with a body kick.
Banners swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
Banners 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.
Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banners feints and then cracks Stone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stone down.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
Banners throws out a leg kick but Stone moves out of range and Banners only half commits.
A leg kick checked by Banners.
Banners tries to work over Stone's front leg with a kick but Stone checks it.
Stone tries to clinch there but Banners circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stone feints and then cracks Banners's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Banners down.
Banners throws a one two combo.
It looks like Sean Stone has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stone. That's going to slow Banners down.
Banners misses with a leg kick
and Banners takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Banners throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Banners.
Banners on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stone. Stone obviously looking to wear him down.
Banners swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Banners finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ken Banners is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banners.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone scores with a takedown into Banners's guard.
Stone scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stone working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Banners is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banners avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Banners swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Banners keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stone postures up in Banners's guard and throws a big left but Banners blocks it.
Stone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stone is looking to work some ground and pound but Banners has wrist control.
Stone throws a big elbow that misses.
My spies in Personal Training inform me that Stone has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Stone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Banners swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banners can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stone controls the pace.
Stone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Banners is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Stone's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Banners.
Stone avoids the head kick by Banners.
Stone shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Banners eats them both and turns towards Stone to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Banners throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone checks the leg kick.
Banners lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Banners swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Stone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Banners is looking to chop away at Stone's legs.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banners scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Banners to the mat! Banners manages to get full guard.
Banners utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Banners is keeping the position for now.
Banners has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stone sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Banners's guard.
Stone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Banners is refusing to be controlled, as Stone sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Banners trying to control but Stone postures up.
Stone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Banners does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Banners avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stone.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banners has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stone is working away from the top position though.
Stone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stone is trying to work for a kimura but Banners is defending well.
Stone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stone working over Banners with some ground and pound. Banners looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stone working Banners over with strikes.
Banners gets full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throwing strikes but missing.
Banners preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Banners keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
Banners wants to stand up but Stone is controlling him.
Stone landing with the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone won't allow Banners to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sean Stone'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!
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Banners pushes him off.
Stone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stone clinches.
Stone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stone can't find room to land a body shot as Banners controls the action.
Banners misses with a body punch.
Stone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Banners prevents a body shot from Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banners looking to slow down the pace here.
A right hook to the body lands for Banners.
Stone scores with a shoulder strike.
Stone fails to pull guard.
Banners lands with a left to the head.
Banners prevents a body shot from Stone.
Stone has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Banners after a bit of a struggle.
Ken Banners has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Stone.
Stone jumps guard but Banners turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Banners working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banners lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Ken Banners has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Banners lands a shoulder strike.
Banners throws a knee to the head but misses.
Banners is working Stone over against the cage.
Banners stalling against the cage.
Banners throws an elbow that misses.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Banners uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Banners trying to stall but Stone improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone blocks a body shot from Banners.
Banners goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Stone.
Banners taking a breather.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banners misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Banners stalling the fight.
Stone pushes Banners back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Banners.
Stone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Banners uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone is looking to control Banners's arms but Banners gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stone has his back to the cage.
Stone tries a body shot but Banners blocks it.
Banners tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banners with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as Banners controls his hands.
Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banners's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ken Banners.
I think Stone 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Stone!
Our winner, Sean Stone, 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.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bingo Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fei Yue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Star kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Octopus's garden. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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147 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bingo Star!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fei Yue!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yue tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Star defends well and Yue ends up having to push Star into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yue tries to work over Star's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yue.
Star unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Star with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Star throws a knee to the head but misses.
Star lands an elbow inside that Yue shrugs off.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yue 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.
Star trying to land knees to the body.
Yue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Star manages to break the clinch.
Yue drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A cross from Star lands.
Star moves out of range as Yue throws a body kick.
Yue scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Star doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yue checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Star.
Bingo Star seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Star cracks Yue with a good jab.
A jab from Star does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yue fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Star swinging wildly here.
Yue needs to keep his hands up - Star had a free shot at his head there.
Star feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yue's calf.
Yue shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Star tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Star trying to control the position.
Star wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Yue is now in half guard.
Star manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yue is fighting to break Star's control of his arms but Star is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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!
Star looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yue is one step ahead there.
Yue trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yue stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Star swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Star controls Yue momentarily but Yue frees himself.
Yue scoring with some ground and pound.
Star keeping moving, preventing Yue from controlling successfully.
Star is trying to control the position but Yue postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yue lands a couple of digs.
Star pulls Yue in to control the position.
Yue postures up in Star's guard and throws a big left but Star blocks it.
Star working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yue doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yue manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Star looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yue trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yue has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Star is trying to control the position but Yue postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yue trying to control the position from guard on top but Star is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yue is pushing down on Star's leg trying to pass to half guard. Star is fighting to maintain full guard but Yue has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Star is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yue lands strikes from half guard.
Yue missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Star is looking to control Yue's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Star avoid being mounted?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yue sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Star defending well though.
Yue working the head and body with strikes.
Star wants to get back to full guard but Yue has mounted him!
Star manages to control the position for a moment.
Yue with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Star regains half guard.
Yue thows a huge punch but Star dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bingo Star will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Star looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Star looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Star misses with a straight right.
Star is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice straight punches there by Star. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Star.
Yue avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Star will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yue tried to score with a low kick but Star checks it.
Star thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yue throws a nice inside leg kick.
Star is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Star looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Star checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Star misses with an uppercut.
Star lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Star is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Yue feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Star's calf.
Star scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That kick from Yue tenderised Star's leg. Star is trying to keep his angry face on.
Star is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yue.
Star lands with a nice body punch.
Star swinging wildly here.
Yue defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Star.
Star tries for a takedown but Yue circles away easily
and Yue counters with a shoot takedown. Star fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bingo Star. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yue makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yue 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.
Yue missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Star trying to control the position.
Star keeping full guard, as Yue tries to pass.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Yue postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bingo Star.
The fight stays on the outside here - Star looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Star connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yue momentarily.
Star is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yue moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yue scores with a sloppy right hand. Star should have avoided that one.
Star throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Star fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Star rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yue counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Star!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yue postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Star is not content to let Yue control the position.
Star is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yue looks up at the clock and then as Star takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yue smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Star prevents Yue from moving into mount.
Star gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Star is working to get back to half guard.
Yue is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Star tries to lock up and control but Yue gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fei Yue has got the better of the ground game so far.
Star really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Yue landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yue is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Star can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Star is rocked!
Yue looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fei Yue showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Star sizes up Yue with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Star throws a jab when Yue was well out of range.
A punch combination from Star misses.
Star tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yue defends well and Star ends up having to push Yue into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yue lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Star blocking some punches.
Star breaks from the clinch.
Yue stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Star.
Star takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sloppy strikes from Star. Those never looked like landing.
Bingo Star is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yue bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Star tries to clinch there but Yue circles away.
Star tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yue manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Star jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yue with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yue.
Star scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Star jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Star fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Star wants to clinch but Yue slips to the side
and Yue counters with a nice double leg into side control. Star won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yue scoring with punches from side control.
Yue is looking to take a break and control but Star is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Star is trying to control Yue's posture but Yue avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yue in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Star taking a bit of punishment here - Yue scoring with strikes.
Yue wants to lay and pray for a moment but Star keeps working.
Yue lands a decent elbow from side control.
Yue cracks Star with a big right hand but Star just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Star tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yue wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yue lands a decent elbow from side control.
Yue advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Yue cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Star is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yue lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh Star is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yue with shots to the head and body - Star looks very uncomfortable down there.
Yue is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Star goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Yue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fei Yue!
An out of breath Fei Yue thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kent Hytten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Tinsley (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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253 lbs
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289 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kent Hytten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamal Tinsley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tinsley misses with a wild body shot.
Hytten wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tinsley is working for takedown but Hytten is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tinsley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hytten pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tinsley avoids the body shot from Hytten.
Tinsley feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tinsley trying to control but Hytten is working from the bottom.
Hytten seems keen to control Tinsley's posture.
Hytten is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hytten wants to sweep here but Tinsley controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tinsley throws a strike but Hytten rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tinsley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tinsley wants to pass the guard but Hytten is defending well.
Hytten keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hytten is trying to maintain the position but Tinsley is very close to passing his half guard.
Hytten is doing well to control the position and prevent Tinsley from advancing to side control.
Tinsley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hytten is looking to improve his position.
Tinsley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hytten defending well though.
Tinsley lands with a punch from half guard.
Tinsley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hytten defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinsley throwing shots but Hytten is blocking nicely.
Hytten blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tinsley.
Tinsley looks to land a strike but Hytten avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tinsley throws a strike but Hytten rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tinsley is trying to keep Hytten in close.
Hytten's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hytten stopping the sweep attempt from Tinsley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tinsley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hytten trying to control the position from guard on top but Tinsley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Tinsley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hytten swats away the attempt to clinch by Tinsley.
Tinsley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tinsley shoots in but Hytten avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jamal Tinsley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hytten keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tinsley swings for the body but Hytten moves out of range.
Tinsley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tinsley is looking to clinch.
Tinsley lands a jab to the nose.
Tinsley misses with a takedown
and Hytten counters with a right hand to the body.
Kent Hytten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Tinsley.
Tinsley wants to clinch up but Hytten keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinsley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hytten manages to avoid it.
Tinsley is looking to clinch.
Tinsley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hytten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tinsley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hytten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hytten.
It looks like Jamal Tinsley has been cut.
Hytten lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hytten prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hytten lands an elbow inside that Tinsley shrugs off.
Tinsley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hytten prevents it.
Hytten lands with a left to the head.
That has opened up Jamal Tinsley's cut even more.
Tinsley wants the takedown. Hytten is fighting it off but Tinsley persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hytten's guard against the cage.
Tinsley being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tinsley throws an elbow that misses. Hytten uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tinsley's guard. Nice move by Hytten!
Hytten will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tinsley has his hands on Hytten's head, controlling the position.
Tinsley wants to sweep but no luck.
Tinsley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamal Tinsley has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tinsley fails with a takedown attempt.
Tinsley gets the takedown into side control.
Tinsley working the ground and pound but Hytten is defending the strikes.
Tinsley misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tinsley scoring with punches and elbows.
An elbow from Tinsley crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hytten tries to buck Tinsley off but Tinsley is having none of it.
Tinsley misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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!
Tinsley in side control, throwing shots but Hytten defends.
Tinsley throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hytten managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tinsley.
Hytten managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tinsley.
Tinsley fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tinsley working the ground and pound from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tinsley in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hytten on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Tinsley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jamal Tinsley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tinsley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hytten pinned against the cage. Hytten gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hytten looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tinsley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A big left from Hytten misses.
Tinsley fails with the takedown.
Kent Hytten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Tinsley.
Tinsley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tinsley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tinsley dips to his left and cracks Hytten with an uppercut!
Tinsley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hytten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tinsley is looking to clinch but Hytten is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinsley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tinsley with the ground and pound but Hytten uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Tinsley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hytten is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tinsley stands and throws Hytten's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tinsley working the ground and pound but Hytten is defending the strikes.
Jamal Tinsley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tinsley looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hytten is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Hytten's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinsley with the ground and pound but Hytten regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Kent Hytten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hytten blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tinsley.
Hytten on the receiving end of some nice 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!
Hytten avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tinsley.
Tinsley throwing shots but Hytten is blocking nicely.
Tinsley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tinsley wants to work for an arm triangle but Hytten is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tinsley looks to land a strike but Hytten avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinsley throwing strikes but missing.
Tinsley throwing strikes from guard but Hytten blocks nicely.
Tinsley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tinsley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tinsley throws a big right hand that misses.
Tinsley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tinsley preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tinsley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hytten working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tinsley.
Tinsley throws a big elbow that misses.
Tinsley looking to pass the guard.
Hytten avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tinsley wants to control from the top but Hytten keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tinsley chips away with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Tinsley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tinsley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Tinsley!
Jamal Tinsley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volk Kruth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moreno kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Remembranzas. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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25
144 lbs
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26
157 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paulo Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Volk Kruth!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruth scores with a nice strike.
Kruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moreno moves away.
Moreno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moreno tries to clinch there but Kruth circles away.
Kruth tries a head kick but it misses.
Kruth throws a sloppy head kick and Moreno moves out of range easily.
Moreno tries to clinch up.
Moreno tries to clinch but Kruth moves away
and Kruth counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kruth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kruth is fighting to break Moreno's control of his arms but Moreno is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Moreno not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kruth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kruth is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moreno wants to stand up but Kruth is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paulo Moreno wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kruth throws a leg kick but Moreno moved away.
Kruth throws a head kick that misses.
Kruth connects with an inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Moreno blocks the leg kick.
Moreno tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kruth counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruth dives in for a single leg takedown but Moreno sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Moreno creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Moreno misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Kruth blocks an elbow strike.
Kruth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kruth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moreno tries to clinch but Kruth moves away
and Kruth counters with a thumping low kick.
Kruth swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Moreno tries to clinch up
and Kruth counters with a right hand to the body.
Moreno forces Kruth back against the cage and clinches.
Kruth tries to break the clinch but Moreno is controlling the position.
Moreno with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moreno throws an elbow that misses.
Moreno connects with a knee to the head.
Moreno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kruth blocks it with crossed arms.
Kruth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kruth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Kruth.
Moreno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kruth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kruth avoids it.
Moreno lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kruth changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Moreno fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kruth throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Moreno was covering up waiting for the punch and Kruth finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Moreno keeping moving, preventing Kruth from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno is trying to keep Kruth in close.
Moreno looking for a sweep. Not yet Moreno, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kruth postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreno is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kruth is controlling him.
Kruth controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volk Kruth dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moreno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruth.
Kruth misses with a body shot.
Moreno tries to close the distance and clinch but Kruth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moreno has managed to clinch.
Kruth throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moreno misses with a knee strike.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Moreno stalls.
Kruth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Kruth.
Kruth throws a nice head kick!
Kruth motions for Moreno to come forward. Kruth throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruth misses the shot to the body.
Moreno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Volk Kruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Kruth there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kruth misses with a looping left.
Kruth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moreno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moreno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moreno tries to clinch
and Kruth counters with a single leg into guard. Moreno didn't expect that.
Moreno being controlled here, momentarily.
Moreno 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruth with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kruth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kruth won't allow Moreno to get back to his feet.
Kruth trying to control the position from guard on top but Moreno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kruth stopping the sweep attempt from Moreno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Volk Kruth wasn't active enough on the ground.
Moreno is looking to clinch.
Moreno checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kruth.
Moreno closes the distance but Kruth moves to the side
and Kruth counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kruth throws a head kick but Moreno moves out of range.
Kruth misses with a takedown attempt - Moreno sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moreno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno slaps away a takedown attempt from Kruth, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice body punch from Kruth.
Moreno wants to clinch
and Kruth counters with a nice double leg into side control. Moreno won't be happy with that.
Kruth sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Moreno is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruth misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kruth with the ground and pound but Moreno regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kruth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moreno's head.
Kruth prevents Moreno from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volk Kruth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Kruth looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Moreno regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kruth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kruth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kruth throwing strikes from guard but Moreno blocks nicely.
Moreno has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kruth off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kruth cracks the inside of Moreno's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kruth throws a low kick but Moreno avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kruth 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 Moreno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moreno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kruth throws out a leg kick but Moreno moves out of range and Kruth only half commits.
Kruth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moreno. That did some damage!
Moreno wants to clinch but Kruth slips to the side
and Kruth counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kruth tries a low kick but Moreno avoids it.
Kruth throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kruth throws a series of strikes that have Moreno backpedaling.
Paulo Moreno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moreno clinches up against the cage.
Kruth takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno avoids the elbow strike from Kruth, against the cage.
Kruth is trying to drag Moreno to the mat but Moreno just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knees to the body from Moreno.
Kruth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreno prevents the takedown attempt.
Paulo Moreno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volk Kruth.
With the fighters up against the cage, Moreno throws an elbow but misses.
Moreno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kruth blocks it with crossed arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Moreno.
Moreno lands an elbow just above Kruth 's eye.
Moreno is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kruth is keeping busy.
Kruth goes for a takedown in the clinch but Moreno prevents it.
Kruth drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Moreno gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Moreno lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Moreno.
Moreno misses with a knee strike.
Moreno misses with a knee to the head.
Moreno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kruth looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moreno scores a nice knee to the body.
Kruth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Moreno pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
I was talking to Moreno's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Moreno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kruth has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Moreno seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kruth can turn it around.
Moreno comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moreno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulo Moreno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moreno scores with a knee to the head.
Paulo Moreno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moreno looking to throw knees to the head but Kruth is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Moreno pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kruth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kruth has had enough of the clinch but Moreno keeps him there for the moment.
Kruth tries to break free but Moreno pushes him back against the cage.
Moreno throws an elbow but it misses.
Moreno tries a knee to the head but Kruth blocks it.
Moreno comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kruth managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno.
Kruth has had enough of the clinch but Moreno keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreno lands a damaging elbow.
Kruth tries to break the clinch but Moreno is controlling the position.
Kruth looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kruth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Moreno.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Moreno showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kruth 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Volk Kruth!
During a confident post fight interview, Volk Kruth 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hug Raction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Munchack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munchack has chosen Tupac - Ambitionz Az A Ridah as his entrance music. Hug Raction has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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31
270 lbs
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23
273 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hug Raction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franklin Munchack!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raction scores with a jab. Munchack acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raction scores with a sloppy right hand. Munchack should have avoided that one.
Munchack tries to clinch there but Raction circles away.
Raction throws a jab when Munchack was well out of range.
Raction throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raction moves into range and clinches up with Munchack.
Raction lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Raction on the inside.
It looks like Franklin Munchack has been cut.
Raction lands a left hand.
Munchack jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Raction walks away with a smile on his face. Munchack gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Munchack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raction forces Munchack back against the cage and clinches.
Raction scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raction lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raction lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Munchack backwards.
Munchack tries to pull guard but Raction forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Raction scores with a nice short uppercut.
Munchack throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raction blocks it with crossed arms.
Munchack jumps guard but Raction stands there with Munchack around his waist. Munchack gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hug Raction has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Munchack.
Raction scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raction blocks a body shot from Munchack.
Raction lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Raction lands a right hand.
Raction drops Munchack onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Munchack is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Munchack is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munchack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raction.
Munchack looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Raction.
Munchack is still on wobbly legs! Can Raction finish him?
Raction drops Munchack onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Munchack is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munchack.
Raction lands a big right hand that drops Munchack! The killer instinct kicks in and Raction finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Raction!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hug Raction!
Hug Raction was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manfred von Richthofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Richthofen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Theme tune to islam. Manfred von Richthofen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Manfred von Richthofen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Richthofen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sonnen looks for a takedown but von Richthofen sprawls well.
Sonnen shoots in for a double leg but von Richthofen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
von Richthofen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
von Richthofen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
von Richthofen lands with an overhand left.
von Richthofen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
von Richthofen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
von Richthofen moves into the clinch successfully.
von Richthofen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from von Richthofen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Sonnen fails to land.
von Richthofen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sonnen lands a right hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. von Richthofen obliges.
Sonnen looks winded!
Sonnen lands a right hand.
Sonnen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sonnen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonnen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
von Richthofen lands with a right to the head.
von Richthofen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sonnen has a couple of punches blocked by von Richthofen.
von Richthofen is trying to maintain a safe position but Sonnen gets an underhook and turns von Richthofen into the cage.
von Richthofen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sonnen misses with the head strike.
von Richthofen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen is leaning against Sonnen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
von Richthofen misses with a punch on the inside.
von Richthofen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Sonnen on the inside.
Sonnen is trying to push von Richthofen away but von Richthofen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sonnen misses with a punch on the inside.
von Richthofen lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
von Richthofen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sonnen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonnen lands a right hand that snaps the head of von Richthofen backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sonnen.
von Richthofen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sonnen.
Sonnen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sonnen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
von Richthofen connects with an inside leg kick.
von Richthofen thumps Sonnen with a low kick.
Manfred von Richthofen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonnen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
von Richthofen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - von Richthofen lands in his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
von Richthofen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sonnen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
von Richthofen won't allow Sonnen to sweep him here.
von Richthofen connects with a couple of short punches.
von Richthofen is looking to work some ground and pound but Sonnen has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
von Richthofen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sonnen looking to control.
von Richthofen is looking to work some ground and pound but Sonnen has wrist control.
Sonnen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from von Richthofen.
Sonnen keeping full guard, as von Richthofen tries to pass.
Sonnen wants to get back to his feet but von Richthofen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
von Richthofen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
von Richthofen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
von Richthofen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen preventing the sweep.
Sonnen is still trying to improve position.
Sonnen manages to escape and get back to his feet.
von Richthofen tried to score with a low kick but Sonnen checks it.
Sonnen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
von Richthofen feints and then cracks Sonnen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sonnen down.
von Richthofen throws a nice inside leg kick.
von Richthofen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from von Richthofen - that landed with a thud.
A short left from von Richthofen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by von Richthofen.
von Richthofen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
von Richthofen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manfred von Richthofen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sonnen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by von Richthofen. von Richthofen obviously looking to wear him down.
Sonnen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Manfred von Richthofen is winning the standup battle so far.
Sonnen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
von Richthofen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slapping leg kick lands for von Richthofen.
von Richthofen thuds a left hand into Sonnen's body.
von Richthofen feints and then cracks Sonnen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sonnen down.
von Richthofen scores with a leg kick.
von Richthofen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sonnen can do to turn this around?
von Richthofen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
von Richthofen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
von Richthofen tries a body shot but Sonnen blocks it.
von Richthofen pushes Sonnen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Manfred von Richthofen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
von Richthofen misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sonnen.
von Richthofen misses with a punch to the body.
Sonnen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with von Richthofen's elbow.
von Richthofen trying to control the position but instead, Sonnen has worked for underhooks and has pushed von Richthofen into the cage.
Sonnen misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen scores with a shot to the side of von Richthofen's head.
von Richthofen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sonnen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
von Richthofen misses with the head strike.
Sonnen throws a punch but it's blocked by von Richthofen.
Sonnen blocks an uppercut.
von Richthofen swings wildly with an uppercut but Sonnen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
von Richthofen throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from von Richthofen.
A short right from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen gets through Sonnen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
von Richthofen tries a body shot but Sonnen blocks it.
Sonnen can't find room to land a body shot as von Richthofen controls the action.
Sonnen has a couple of punches blocked by von Richthofen.
Sonnen blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for von Richthofen.
von Richthofen throws a punch but it's blocked by Sonnen.
von Richthofen throws a head punch that misses.
Sonnen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from von Richthofen fails to land.
Sonnen digs a right hand into von Richthofen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on von Richthofen's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
von Richthofen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sonnen backwards.
Sonnen tries to work over von Richthofen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
von Richthofen can't find room to land a body shot as Sonnen controls the action.
von Richthofen is leaning against Sonnen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sonnen throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from von Richthofen.
Sonnen misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by von Richthofen.
A nice left hand lands by von Richthofen.
Sonnen misses with a punch to the body.
von Richthofen scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen misses with a short punch on the inside.
von Richthofen digs a right hand underneath Sonnen's ribcage. Sonnen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sonnen is breathing heavily.
von Richthofen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sonnen backwards.
von Richthofen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
von Richthofen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sonnen is rocked!
von Richthofen is working Sonnen over against the cage.
Sonnen is still on wobbly legs! Can von Richthofen finish him?
von Richthofen stalling the fight.
Sonnen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sonnen seems to have recovered his senses.
von Richthofen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
von Richthofen lands an uppercut.
von Richthofen lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
von Richthofen lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for von Richthofen.
Sonnen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sonnen with a big uppercut! Sonnen tries to clinch up but von Richthofen pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sonnen to the mat! Sonnen covers up and von Richthofen unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Manfred von Richthofen!
Manfred von Richthofen made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'At the moment the media paint us a haters and intolerant. But history will see us as the realists and the resistance against the rotten core ideology called islam'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinícius Cavalcante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's entrance music is The Town by Macklemore. A fine choice. Cavalcante has chosen Entrance as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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285 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinícius Cavalcante!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavalcante connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cavalcante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cavalcante moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cavalcante throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Cavalcante's shoulder, as Cavalcante tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Cavalcante scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cavalcante counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Cavalcante back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cavalcante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Cavalcante.
Cavalcante manages to break the clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook. Cavalcante ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Cavalcante. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Cavalcante is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalcante finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cavalcante misses with a straight left.
Cavalcante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cavalcante.
Vinícius Cavalcante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson throws a jab when Cavalcante was well out of range.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cavalcante moves away.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cavalcante throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cavalcante changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cavalcante throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cavalcante's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Cavalcante with a jab.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cavalcante misses with a straight right.
Cavalcante takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cavalcante connects with an inside leg kick.
Cavalcante misses the shot to the body.
Cavalcante misses the shot to the body.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cavalcante plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson 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.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cavalcante takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Cavalcante fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cavalcante lands with a nice body punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Cavalcante.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Cavalcante counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Cavalcante thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Cavalcante throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cavalcante missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Cavalcante's head but Cavalcante sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cavalcante scores with a shot to the body.
Cavalcante darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cavalcante looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cavalcante thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cavalcante misses with a body shot.
Cavalcante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cavalcante.
Cavalcante walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Cavalcante.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cavalcante works the jab nicely.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Cavalcante misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinícius Cavalcante dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Cavalcante swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cavalcante moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cavalcante misses with a looping right.
Cavalcante lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cavalcante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cavalcante throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cavalcante throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson slips a jab from Cavalcante.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalcante takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cavalcante throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Cavalcante misses the target.
Cavalcante throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cavalcante buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Cavalcante.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cavalcante.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cavalcante throws out the jab.
Cavalcante misses with a leg kick.
Cavalcante swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Cavalcante does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cavalcante.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
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!
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Cavalcante moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Cavalcante takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cavalcante looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Vinícius Cavalcante seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Cavalcante, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cavalcante throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Cavalcante throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Cavalcante misses.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Johnson.
Cavalcante throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cavalcante takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Cavalcante feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
A jab lands there for Cavalcante.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Cavalcante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Cavalcante avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cavalcante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cavalcante counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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!
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cavalcante sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Cavalcante.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Cavalcante keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cavalcante throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cavalcante.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Cavalcante is looking to score with low kicks.
Cavalcante needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cavalcante lands with a right hand.
Cavalcante keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice cross by Cavalcante.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vinícius Cavalcante will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cavalcante uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cavalcante scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson throws a combination. Cavalcante tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cavalcante will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cavalcante jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cavalcante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cavalcante fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cavalcante.
Cavalcante lands with a cross.
Johnson stuns Cavalcante with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Cavalcante avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Cavalcante misses with a low kick.
Cavalcante throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Cavalcante slips the punch.
Johnson throws a body punch but Cavalcante moves out of range.
Cavalcante throws a head kick that misses.
Cavalcante tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cavalcante throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cavalcante is looking to score with low kicks.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Cavalcante is just out of range.
Cavalcante throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Jordan Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Cavalcante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cavalcante throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cavalcante swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Cavalcante throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson 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.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Cavalcante looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
A good leg kick by Cavalcante.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Johnson lands a jab.
Cavalcante scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Cavalcante does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Cavalcante is avoiding it.
Cavalcante keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cavalcante lands with a good body shot.
Cavalcante lands a head kick!
Johnson walks into a jab.
Cavalcante lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cavalcante connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cavalcante lands the left hand.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
letting Cavalcante counter with a right hand.
Cavalcante connects with an inside leg kick.
Cavalcante throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Cavalcante jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Cavalcante seems unphased.
Cavalcante connects with a looping right hand.
Cavalcante has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cavalcante avoids a punch combination nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cavalcante.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson wants to clinch up but Cavalcante keeps it at a distance.
Cavalcante punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vinícius Cavalcante.
Well Cavalcante 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinícius Cavalcante!
A victorious Vinícius Cavalcante thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamalski Ramirezovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barksdale's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ain't No Sunshine- DMX. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jermaine Barksdale!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamalski Ramirezovic!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barksdale explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barksdale lands a head shot.
Barksdale swings for the body but Ramirezovic moves out of range.
Ramirezovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barksdale lands with a hook. Ramirezovic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Jamalski Ramirezovic has been cut.
Barksdale on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barksdale connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ramirezovic's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirezovic. Barksdale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barksdale moves forwards but Ramirezovic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've been hearing reports that Barksdale has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirezovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Barksdale.
Ramirezovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barksdale.
Ramirezovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramirezovic, right into the meat.
Ramirezovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barksdale.
Barksdale blocks a head kick by Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic throws a wild body kick that Barksdale sees coming a mile off.
Barksdale has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barksdale there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barksdale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramirezovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirezovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ramirezovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barksdale backwards.
Ramirezovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Barksdale tries a knee to the head but Ramirezovic blocks it.
Ramirezovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barksdale lands with a right to the head.
Ramirezovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Barksdale avoids the damage to the body.
Barksdale missing with knees to the body.
Ramirezovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barksdale misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic tries to throw a body punch but Barksdale avoids it by throwing Ramirezovic back against the cage.
Barksdale prevents a body shot from Ramirezovic.
Barksdale is trying to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barksdale misses with some punches.
Ramirezovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barksdale takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Barksdale fails to land.
Barksdale works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ramirezovic can't find room to land a body shot as Barksdale controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barksdale.
Ramirezovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barksdale avoids it.
Good body shot from Barksdale.
Ramirezovic tries a body shot but Barksdale blocks it.
Barksdale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Barksdale fails to land.
Ramirezovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barksdale working aggressively here.
Barksdale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barksdale moves away from the strike by Ramirezovic.
Barksdale on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramirezovic. Ramirezovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Ramirezovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barksdale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barksdale throws a push kick but Ramirezovic slaps the foot to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Ramirezovic. No joy for Barksdale on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale moves out of range of the strikes.
Barksdale tries to land a front kick but Ramirezovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ramirezovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Barksdale tries to clinch there but Ramirezovic circles away.
Ramirezovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Barksdale shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ramirezovic sprawls well. Ramirezovic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barksdale gets slowly back to his feet.
Barksdale throws a low kick but Ramirezovic avoids it.
Barksdale looks to land a right hand but Ramirezovic moved out of range.
Ramirezovic is looking to clinch but Barksdale is avoiding it.
Barksdale staying out of range there.
Barksdale throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ramirezovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ramirezovic does it's job there.
Barksdale connects with a looping right hand.
Barksdale misses with a lunging right hand
and Ramirezovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirezovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barksdale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barksdale misses with a leg kick.
Barksdale sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ramirezovic slips under a jab from Barksdale.
Ramirezovic throws a nice looking combination but Barksdale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barksdale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramirezovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramirezovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramirezovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Barksdale does it's job there.
Barksdale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramirezovic misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jamalski Ramirezovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jamalski Ramirezovic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barksdale connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ramirezovic. Ramirezovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ramirezovic jabs at Barksdale's body.
Ramirezovic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barksdale counters with a single leg into guard. Ramirezovic didn't expect that.
Ramirezovic 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.
Barksdale with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barksdale wants to control from the top but Ramirezovic keeps moving.
Ramirezovic is wriggling around but Barksdale manages to pass to half guard.
Barksdale is trying to control the action in half guard but Ramirezovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirezovic has hold of Barksdale's hands but Barksdale slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ramirezovic taking some punishment here, with Barksdale in his half guard.
Barksdale lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barksdale working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale is trying to control. Ramirezovic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barksdale stops Ramirezovic from getting back to his feet.
Barksdale scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barksdale slips a nice elbow through Ramirezovic's hands, connecting with Ramirezovic's forehead.
Barksdale thows a huge punch but Ramirezovic dodges it nicely.
Ramirezovic is refusing to be controlled, as Barksdale sits in half guard.
Barksdale is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ramirezovic is looking to control Barksdale's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ramirezovic avoid being mounted?
Ramirezovic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barksdale working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ramirezovic's head.
Ramirezovic 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.
Ramirezovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barksdale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale wants to control from the top but Ramirezovic keeps moving.
Ramirezovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Jermaine Barksdale overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramirezovic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barksdale landing some decent shots from guard.
Ramirezovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barksdale cracks Ramirezovic with a solid left hand.
Ramirezovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Ramirezovic wriggles free and stands up.
Barksdale misses with the body kick
and Ramirezovic counters with a thumping low kick.
Barksdale avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramirezovic throws a leg kick
and Barksdale counters with a leg kick.
Ramirezovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jamalski Ramirezovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body punch from Barksdale.
Ramirezovic tries to land a leg kick but Barksdale saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barksdale catches Ramirezovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ramirezovic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ramirezovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Barksdale. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barksdale.
Barksdale slips under a jab from Ramirezovic.
A big right from Ramirezovic misses.
Ramirezovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ramirezovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Barksdale.
Barksdale thumps Ramirezovic with a low kick.
Barksdale shoots in for a takedown but Ramirezovic shows good takedown defense.
Barksdale lands a nice looking body shot.
Ramirezovic scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barksdale moves in looking to clinch but Ramirezovic pushes him off.
Ramirezovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barksdale misses with the body kick
and Ramirezovic counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Ramirezovic misses.
Barksdale scores with a hook.
Barksdale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barksdale throws a sloppy body shot
and Ramirezovic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barksdale misses with a knee to the head.
Ramirezovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barksdale misses with a punch on the inside.
Barksdale wants to stall.
Ramirezovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirezovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ramirezovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ramirezovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermaine Barksdale dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jamalski Ramirezovic'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.
Barksdale loads up on a big right hand but Ramirezovic slips the punch.
Barksdale throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramirezovic.
Barksdale buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barksdale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barksdale can pounce on him.
Barksdale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barksdale moves into the clinch successfully.
Ramirezovic has Barksdale pressed against the cage, preventing Barksdale from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barksdale misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Ramirezovic.
A head punch on the inside from Barksdale fails to land.
Barksdale lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramirezovic avoiding damage as Barksdale throws knees to the body.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee strike.
Ramirezovic throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirezovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barksdale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barksdale's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Barksdale misses with some punches.
Ramirezovic scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramirezovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirezovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barksdale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barksdale.
Ramirezovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barksdale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirezovic's elbow.
Ramirezovic cracks Barksdale with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirezovic misses with a body punch.
Barksdale throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic lands an elbow that stopped Barksdale in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Ramirezovic.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barksdale.
Barksdale lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramirezovic digs a right hand into Barksdale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barksdale's gas tank.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirezovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jamalski Ramirezovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ramirezovic can't find room to land a body shot as Barksdale controls the action.
Barksdale misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barksdale.
Ramirezovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barksdale takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barksdale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramirezovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramirezovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Barksdale controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirezovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Barksdale.
Ramirezovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barksdales head.
Barksdale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramirezovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramirezovic digs a right hand into Barksdale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barksdale's gas tank.
Barksdale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barksdale scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barksdale wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramirezovic.
Barksdale throws a head punch that misses.
Barksdale swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramirezovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barksdale throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramirezovic blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barksdale.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirezovic lands an elbow just above Barksdale 's eye.
Barksdale avoids the elbow strike from Ramirezovic, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barksdale is trying to push Ramirezovic away but Ramirezovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ramirezovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barksdale blocks an elbow strike.
Ramirezovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramirezovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ramirezovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barksdale throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirezovic.
Barksdale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramirezovic lands with a light punch inside.
Ramirezovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ramirezovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barksdale lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramirezovic backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barksdale lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barksdale lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ramirezovic or not.
Barksdale can't get the takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Ramirezovic fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jamalski Ramirezovic just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Jamalski Ramirezovic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barksdale's corner calls for a 1-2. Barksdale obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ramirezovic tries to bum rush Barksdale with a series of wild strikes but Barksdale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barksdale throws a chopping leg kick but Ramirezovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ramirezovic works Barksdale's body with a nice hook.
Barksdale feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramirezovic's calf.
Barksdale is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Ramirezovic.
Nice shot lands for Barksdale.
Barksdale throws a leg kick that misses.
A left lands for Ramirezovic.
Barksdale avoids the head kick by Ramirezovic.
Barksdale tries to clinch but Ramirezovic moves out of range.
Barksdale lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barksdale. Ramirezovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ramirezovic.
Barksdale fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barksdale throws a leg kick but Ramirezovic checks it.
Barksdale misses with a kick to the body.
Barksdale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramirezovic manages to avoid it.
Barksdale connects with a jab.
Ramirezovic looks to clinch
and Barksdale cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramirezovic lands with a cross.
Ramirezovic connects with a solid leg kick.
A left lands for Barksdale.
Ramirezovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Ramirezovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by Barksdale there.
Ramirezovic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barksdale misses with a head kick.
Jamalski Ramirezovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barksdale.
Barksdale tries to clinch up but Ramirezovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Barksdale dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramirezovic. That did some damage!
Ramirezovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ramirezovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barksdale looks to land a left hand but Ramirezovic moved out of range nicely.
Ramirezovic throws out a powerful jab.
Barksdale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramirezovic.
Barksdale connects with a looping right hand.
Barksdale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirezovic.
Barksdale connects with a leg kick. Ramirezovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barksdale cracks Ramirezovic with an open hand slap.
Ramirezovic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ramirezovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barksdale to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ramirezovic. That one must have hurt.
Ramirezovic tries a head kick but it misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ramirezovic crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barksdale - the referee stops the clock and Ramirezovic gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barksdale. Ramirezovic manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice straight punches there by Ramirezovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic throws a body punch but Barksdale moves out of range.
Ramirezovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirezovic is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ramirezovic closes the distance and pushes Barksdale back into the cage.
Barksdale working aggressively here.
Barksdale trying to stall but Ramirezovic improves his position.
Barksdale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramirezovic lands with a left to the head.
Ramirezovic blocks an elbow strike from Barksdale.
Barksdale holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ramirezovic throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barksdale.
Ramirezovic prevents a body shot from Barksdale.
A shot in the inside from Barksdale.
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!
Ramirezovic blocking some punches.
Ramirezovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barksdale swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramirezovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barksdale misses with some punches.
Barksdale lands with a right to the head.
Ramirezovic misses with some punches.
Barksdale avoids the elbow strike from Ramirezovic, against the cage.
Barksdale working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirezovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Ramirezovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barksdale is defending well for now.
Ramirezovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Ramirezovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermaine Barksdale had his way with Jamalski Ramirezovic in that round.
The cut man is working on Jamalski Ramirezovic'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!
Barksdale throws a push kick but Ramirezovic slaps the foot to one side.
Barksdale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramirezovic is looking to score with low kicks.
Barksdale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramirezovic cracks Barksdale with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barksdale avoids the head kick by Ramirezovic.
A jab from Barksdale does it's job there.
Barksdale takes a swing at Ramirezovic's ribcage but misses.
Barksdale connects with a looping right hand.
Barksdale keeps the fight on the outside.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ramirezovic, as that shot connected.
Barksdale misses with a straight left.
Ramirezovic throws a head kick but Barksdale moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirezovic forces Barksdale back against the cage and clinches.
Ramirezovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Barksdale avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barksdale.
Barksdale throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirezovic.
Barksdale lands a left hand.
Barksdale wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramirezovic has him pressed against the cage.
Ramirezovic lands an elbow that stopped Barksdale in his tracks for a moment.
Barksdale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barksdale misses with the head strike.
Ramirezovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramirezovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barksdale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barksdale misses with an elbow over the top.
Ramirezovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barksdale misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barksdale creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barksdale misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirezovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barksdale manages to break the clinch.
Barksdale wants to clinch.
Ramirezovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramirezovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Ramirezovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barksdale scores with a jab. Ramirezovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barksdale takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barksdale throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Barksdale looks to land a body kick but Ramirezovic moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barksdale's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramirezovic. That's going to slow Barksdale down.
Barksdale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramirezovic staying out of range there.
Ramirezovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barksdale throws an overhand right that lands on Ramirezovic's shoulder, as Ramirezovic tries to avoid the shot.
Ramirezovic misses the shot to the body.
Ramirezovic walks into a stiff left hand from Barksdale.
Barksdale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramirezovic with a nice cross.
Barksdale throws the left hand but Ramirezovic avoids the punch easily.
Barksdale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barksdale works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ramirezovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ramirezovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Barksdale. That snapped Ramirezovic's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Barksdale.
Nice straight punches there by Barksdale. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barksdale.
Barksdale avoids the head kick by Ramirezovic.
Barksdale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramirezovic connects with a body shot that sends Barksdale's belly button to the back.
Ramirezovic throws a hook but Barksdale blocks it.
Ramirezovic 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.
Ramirezovic takes one to the chin there.
Ramirezovic motions for Barksdale to come forward. Ramirezovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barksdale throws a sloppy head kick and Ramirezovic moves out of range easily.
Ramirezovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Barksdale is just out of range.
Jab from Ramirezovic.
Barksdale lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jamalski Ramirezovic.
I think Ramirezovic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 47:48
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamalski Ramirezovic!
Jamalski Ramirezovic is the new light heavyweight champion!
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