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CCF Midweek Mayhem 149 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tekken Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawford has chosen John Legend - Who Do We Think We Are as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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137 lbs
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155 lbs
17 - 18 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tekken Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Crawford!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like TJ Crawford has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Slice has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Crawford looks to clinch
and Slice counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Crawford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crawford lands a knee to the head.
Slice managing to block the knees to the body from Crawford.
Slice pulls guard.
Slice has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Slice is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crawford wanted to stand there but Slice had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Slice manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Slice wants to control from the top but Crawford keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice wants to pass the guard but Crawford is keeping the position.
Slice controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Slice drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Crawford manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Slice has Crawford in his guard.
Slice looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Crawford not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Slice looking for a sweep. Not yet Slice, not yet.
Crawford is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Slice trying to keep a closed guard but Crawford is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crawford wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Slice or perhaps it was just good defense by Crawford, which made it look bad.
Slice has a takedown stuffed.
Crawford looks to clinch
and Slice counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crawford's coach down at Rape Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Crawford's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Slice throws a right hand that Crawford ducks under and follows up with a left that Crawford also avoids with ease.
Crawford fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to clinch up.
Crawford is looking to clinch but Slice is avoiding it.
Crawford moves in looking to clinch but Slice pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Slice.
Slice gets a clinch.
Crawford scores with a knee to the head.
Slice tries to pull guard but Crawford won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tekken Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slice breaks the clinch.
Crawford forces Slice back against the cage and clinches.
Slice is trying to drag Crawford to the mat but Crawford just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Slice is trying to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crawford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slice is trying to pull guard but Crawford turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Slice is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crawford to keep the fight standing.
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 Tekken Slice will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on TJ Crawford's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Slice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slice wants to clinch.
Slice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slice tries a head kick but it misses.
TJ Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawford wants to clinch.
Slice looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crawford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford wants to clinch up but Slice keeps it at a distance.
Slice tries to clinch up but Crawford circles away and keeps his distance.
Crawford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slice moves in looking to clinch but Crawford pushes him off.
Slice goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slice looking to score a takedown here. Crawford is defending well but Slice drives through and ends up in Crawford's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crawford is keeping the position for now.
Slice passes Crawford's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Crawford is looking to control Slice's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Crawford avoid being mounted?
Crawford is holding on to half guard well.
Slice is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Slice moves into full mount! Crawford won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is trying desperately to improve position.
Slice can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crawford is looking to escape.
Slice content just to control the position here.
Slice goes for an armbar but Crawford turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Crawford.
Slice might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice has a closed guard, preventing Crawford from standing up.
Slice is looking for a triangle but Crawford pushes his legs off easily.
Slice has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crawford can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crawford looking to sit in guard and control but Slice gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Slice slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Slice trying to control but Crawford is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crawford trying to keep a closed guard but Slice is proving a slippery customer.
Slice pushes down on Crawford's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tekken Slice dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on TJ Crawford'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.
Slice shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crawford as he avoids it easily.
Crawford tries to clinch up
and Slice counters with a takedown into side control.
Slice is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Crawford is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Slice goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Crawford has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Slice but great work by Crawford.
Tekken Slice overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slice is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Slice wants to control but Crawford postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Slice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crawford can do to turn this around?
Slice is not content to let Crawford control the position.
Slice is looking to regain half guard here but Crawford keeps moving and retains side control.
Crawford stands up.
Slice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Slice here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Crawford tries to clinch up but Slice circles away and keeps his distance.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Slice feints and then cracks Crawford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crawford down.
Slice dives in and grabs Crawford's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crawford pushes down on Slice's head and hops out.
Crawford doesn't manage to clinch there - Slice circles away.
Crawford closes the distance but Slice moves to the side
and Slice counters with a big head kick but Crawford shrugs it off.
Slice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slice shoots for a double leg takedown but Crawford sprawls well. He's pushed Slice's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tekken Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crawford tries to clinch up
enabling Slice to counter with a crisp jab.
Slice shoots in looking for a takedown. Crawford tries to sprawl out of it but Slice keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crawford manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crawford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slice fails to land the takedown.
Crawford stuffs the takedown attempt from Slice. Slice gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch but Slice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crawford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crawford tries to clinch there but Slice circles away.
Crawford closes the distance but Slice moves to the side
and Slice counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Crawford is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Crawford is looking to clinch but Slice is avoiding it.
Slice keeps the fight on the outside.
Crawford tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Slice holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Slice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crawford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slice is defending well for now.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but Slice blocks it.
Slice pulls guard successfully.
Crawford wanted to stand there but Slice had control of the position.
Crawford stopping the sweep attempt from Slice.
Slice keeping full guard, as Crawford tries to pass.
Crawford won't allow Slice to sweep him here.
Crawford trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slice is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tekken Slice clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on TJ Crawford'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.
Crawford wants to clinch but Slice slips to the side
and Slice counters with a head kick. That will keep Crawford thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tekken Slice is winning the standup battle so far.
Slice lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Slice fails to land with a series of punches.
Slice drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Slice advances to half guard.
Slice is stalling here. Crawford is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Slice seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Crawford has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Slice's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Slice is trying to improve his position.
Crawford wants to control but Slice is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice prevents Crawford from moving into mount.
Crawford stands up and beckons Slice to his feet.
Crawford tries to clinch but Slice moves out of range.
Slice gets a double leg takedown into Crawford's guard.
Slice wants to pass the guard but Crawford is keeping the position.
Crawford is trying to keep Slice in close.
Crawford trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice trying to control the position from guard on top but Crawford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slice controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crawford wants to clinch.
Crawford is looking to clinch.
Slice swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawford.
Crawford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crawford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slice.
Slice takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crawford keeps control of Slice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crawford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crawford putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Slice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crawford is pressed up against the cage. Slice has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Crawford down to the mat. Crawford avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crawford tries to clinch
and Slice counters by clinching up.
Slice is trying to pull guard but Crawford turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Crawford missing with knees to the body.
Crawford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crawford connects with a knee to the head.
Crawford looking to throw knees to the head but Slice is blocking nicely.
Slice tries to pull guard but Crawford won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tekken Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but Slice blocks with his arms.
Slice working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slice is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Crawford is defending well.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Slice working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tekken Slice will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on TJ Crawford's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Slice throws a sloppy head kick
and Crawford counters by clinching up.
Slice has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Slice scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
Crawford scores a nice knee to the body.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slice blocks it with crossed arms.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slice wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slice is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice misses with the head strike.
Slice tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crawford just stands there and leans against the cage.
Crawford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but Slice blocks with his arms.
Crawford is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford prevents a takedown attempt there.
Crawford using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Slice is working for takedown but Crawford is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tekken Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Crawford.
TJ Crawford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Slice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crawford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crawford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slice lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slice is working for takedown but Crawford is calmly controlling the position for now.
Crawford tries to land knees in the clinch but Slice avoids the damage to the body.
Slice tries to pull guard but Crawford forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Slice is trying to break free.
Crawford landing knees 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!
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but Slice blocks with his arms.
Slice tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crawford smiles and moves away.
Crawford tries to clinch
and Slice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crawford stuffs the takedown.
Crawford tries to clinch but Slice moves out of range.
Slice throws a leg kick which misses Crawford's front leg but catches the back leg as Crawford tries to avoid it.
Crawford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slice drives through and clinches with Crawford against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slice is trying to trip Crawford. He has hold of a leg but Crawford is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Slice persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Slice trying to control but Crawford is working from the bottom.
Slice is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Slice wants to control from the top but Crawford keeps moving.
Slice postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Crawford is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Slice, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Crawford gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tekken Slice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crawford tries to clinch there but Slice circles away.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slice closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Crawford to the mat! Crawford manages to get full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
TJ Crawford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Slice has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Tekken Slice!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Tekken Slice!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Tekken Slice!
Tekken Slice wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benji Cheshire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dima Goldin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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217 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benji Cheshire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dima Goldin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldin tries to clinch there but Cheshire circles away.
Cheshire wants to clinch.
Goldin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cheshire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goldin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cheshire counters with a nice body shot.
Cheshire tries to close the distance and clinch but Goldin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cheshire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goldin looks to clinch
and Goldin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cheshire tries to clinch up.
Cheshire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goldin is looking to clinch but Cheshire is avoiding it.
Goldin tries to clinch up
so Cheshire counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cheshire is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cheshire postures up in Goldin's guard and throws a big left but Goldin blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheshire controlling from the top position.
Cheshire trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cheshire stops Goldin from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cheshire accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cheshire forces Goldin back against the cage and clinches.
Goldin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheshire wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cheshire tries to clinch up.
Dima Goldin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheshire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goldin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cheshire has taken the fight to the clinch.
Goldin misses with an elbow over the top.
Goldin throws an elbow that misses.
Goldin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goldin lands a right hand.
Cheshire is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cheshire tries to work over Goldin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goldin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cheshire backwards.
Goldin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cheshire takes an elbow to the temple.
Goldin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Goldin lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Cheshire on the inside.
Goldin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheshire'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.
Goldin avoiding damage as Cheshire throws knees to the body.
Goldin prevents the takedown attempt.
Cheshire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cheshire lands an elbow inside.
Goldin manages to break the clinch.
Goldin tries to clinch up.
Goldin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cheshire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cheshire tries to clinch up but Goldin circles away and keeps his distance.
Cheshire closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cheshire lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Goldin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Goldin misses with an elbow strike.
Cheshire can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldin can't break the clinch.
Goldin lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Benji Cheshire has been cut.
Goldin tries to throw a body punch but Cheshire avoids it by throwing Goldin back against the cage.
Goldin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goldin throws a head punch that misses.
Goldin tries to break the clinch but Cheshire is controlling the position.
Goldin lands an elbow that stopped Cheshire in his tracks for a moment.
Cheshire misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Goldin lands a knee to the head.
Cheshire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Goldin misses with a knee strike.
Cheshire is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benji Cheshire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cheshire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Goldin is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Goldin.
Cheshire connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dima Goldin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benji Cheshire's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cheshire tries to clinch up but Goldin circles away and keeps his distance.
Goldin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cheshire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goldin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cheshire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cheshire circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cheshire misses with a kick to the body.
Goldin moves in looking to clinch but Cheshire pushes him off.
Cheshire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goldin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cheshire.
Cheshire throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Goldin's waist but Goldin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cheshire off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goldin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goldin closes the distance but Cheshire moves to the side
and Cheshire counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cheshire is looking to take a break and control but Goldin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cheshire takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheshire wants to take a breather but Goldin is having none of it.
Goldin is trying to control but can't.
Ground and pound from Cheshire.
Goldin is trying to stand back up but Cheshire is controlling him
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cheshire loads up on a big right hand but Goldin slips the punch.
Goldin rushes Cheshire and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cheshire's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Goldin.
Goldin pushes Cheshire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goldin tries a knee to the head but Cheshire blocks it.
Cheshire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Goldin is defending well for now.
Goldin lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Cheshire.
Goldin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cheshire backwards.
Cheshire pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Goldin as Cheshire tries to tie him up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cheshire obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cheshire pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Goldin lands an elbow that stopped Cheshire in his tracks for a moment.
Goldin just leaning against Cheshire, taking a breather.
Goldin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cheshire looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Goldin lands a right hand.
Cheshire misses with a knee to the head.
Goldin is looking to break free of the clinch but Cheshire has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cheshire just misses with a elbow thrown towards Goldin's brow.
Goldin has a couple of punches blocked by Cheshire.
Cheshire is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Goldin is keeping busy.
Goldin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cheshire in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cheshire throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goldin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Goldin.
Cheshire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Goldin.
A short right from Goldin.
Goldin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goldin tries to clinch but Cheshire moves away
and Cheshire counters with a good, hard body kick but Goldin shrugs it off.
Cheshire keeps the fight on the outside.
Goldin swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheshire.
Cheshire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goldin tries to clinch but Cheshire is having none of it.
Goldin tries to clinch there but Cheshire circles away.
Goldin moves out of range as Cheshire strikes.
Cheshire closes the distance and clinches.
Cheshire dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldin lands a damaging elbow.
Goldin working aggressively here.
Goldin lands with a left 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!
Goldin prevents a takedown attempt there.
With the fighters up against the cage, Goldin throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Goldin.
Goldin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goldin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cheshire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cheshire looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benji Cheshire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goldin has managed to clinch.
Cheshire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Goldin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goldin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cheshire backwards.
Cheshire tries to land a knee to the head but Goldin blocks with his arms.
Cheshire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dima Goldin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benji Cheshire's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Goldin tries to clinch up but Cheshire circles away and keeps his distance.
Cheshire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goldin moves in looking to clinch but Cheshire pushes him off.
Cheshire is looking to clinch but Goldin is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goldin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goldin moves into the clinch.
Goldin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dima Goldin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cheshire takes an elbow to the forehead.
Goldin missing with knees to the body.
Goldin blocking some punches.
Cheshire comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cheshire tries to stall but Goldin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Goldin gets underhooks to prevent Cheshire's takedown attempt.
Cheshire is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Goldin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cheshire backwards.
Goldin lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Goldin.
Cheshire is rocked!
A body shot lands from Goldin.
Oh Cheshire is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goldin lands an elbow just above Cheshire 's eye.
Goldin lands a vicious elbow to the side of Cheshire's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Goldin tries to finish him with strikes but Cheshire still seems able to defend himself so Goldin steps back and lets Cheshire get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Goldin clinches up with Cheshire and pushes him back against the cage.
Goldin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Goldin.
Goldin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Goldin manages to break the clinch.
Goldin is looking to clinch.
Goldin moves in looking to clinch but Cheshire pushes him off.
Benji Cheshire is winning the standup battle so far.
Cheshire gets tackled into the cage by Goldin. Goldin maintains the clinch.
Cheshire missing with knees to the body.
Goldin pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Cheshire! Goldin unloads with more strikes and Cheshire sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dima Goldin!
An out of breath Dima Goldin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Hamfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andraej Drakorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mookie Hamfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andraej Drakorov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamfist ducks right into an uppercut from Drakorov.
Hamfist misses with a double jab
and Drakorov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Drakorov dives in and scores a takedown into Hamfist's guard.
Hamfist 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.
Drakorov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hamfist is looking to cinch up a triangle. Drakorov throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Hamfist's body to avoid the submission. Hamfist has instead reached around Drakorov's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Hamfist arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mookie Hamfist!
As Mookie Hamfist got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: F U Laz Vargus!!!!! I hate this place!!!! '.
The defeated Andraej Drakorov had this to say: 'Fucking Hell, Like to apologise to my camp for this god awful performance, I suck, I have no where to go after losing to a mediocre fighter like Wisk. Jeeesus, I'm a fucking disgrace and I'm off to top myself.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bogie McGill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Davidson's choice of entrance music: August Burns Red - Meridian. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogie McGill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dustin Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Davidson finds it's target.
Davidson throws a combination. McGill tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Davidson throws a one two combo.
Davidson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davidson misses with an uppercut. McGill saw that one coming.
McGill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Davidson as he jumps to the side.
Davidson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Davidson takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davidson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGill.
McGill lands a jab.
McGill throws a nice looking combination but Davidson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGill clinches.
McGill prevents a body shot from Davidson.
McGill manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling McGill to counter with a crisp jab.
No luck for McGill with that takedown attempt.
Davidson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGill counters with an inside leg kick.
Davidson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGill tries to clinch but Davidson is having none of it.
McGill wants to clinch.
McGill is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davidson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bogie McGill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davidson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGill throws out the jab.
Davidson misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Davidson.
Davidson scores with a one two! McGill had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davidson throws out the jab.
Davidson connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davidson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davidson looks to land a right hand but McGill moved out of range.
Davidson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGill throws a nice head kick!
Davidson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGill throws out the jab.
McGill wants to clinch.
Davidson lands a jab-cross combination.
McGill misses the jab.
McGill throws a jab when Davidson was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson throws a head kick but McGill moves out of range.
Nice cross by McGill.
McGill is looking to land body kicks.
McGill misses with a two punch combination.
Davidson throws a jab when McGill was well out of range.
Davidson throws a sloppy head kick and McGill moves out of range easily.
McGill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davidson throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by McGill.
McGill tries to clinch up.
McGill tries to clinch up but Davidson circles away and keeps his distance.
Davidson scores with a sloppy right hand. McGill should have avoided that one.
Davidson misses with a low kick.
McGill avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson lands a nice looking body shot.
We've been told by McGill's head coaches at Rooster's Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McGill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for McGill with that takedown attempt.
Davidson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davidson misses with a wild combination.
McGill throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davidson counters with a nice double leg into side control. McGill won't be happy with that.
Davidson wants to control but McGill is keeping him busy.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davidson lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Davidson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Davidson connects with a nice looking jab.
Davidson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dustin Davidson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davidson misses with a hook. McGill ducked under it nicely.
McGill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davidson is trying to push McGill away but McGill has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McGill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGill dives in and grabs Davidson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davidson pushes down on McGill's head and hops out.
McGill takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGill moves out of range as Davidson strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGill shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davidson as he avoids it easily.
McGill is looking to clinch but Davidson is avoiding it.
McGill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davidson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davidson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson lands a lovely overhand right.
Davidson blocks a head kick by McGill.
Dustin Davidson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davidson throws a series of punches but McGill avoids them all with ease.
Davidson swings widly with a right hand
and McGill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davidson.
McGill feints and as Davidson raises his hands in defense, McGill changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davidson is looking to sweep but instead, McGill has passed into half guard.
Davidson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Davidson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McGill slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGill trying to control but Davidson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Davidson looking for a sweep. Not yet Davidson, not yet.
McGill trying to control the position from guard on top but Davidson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davidson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but McGill has passed into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGill misses with the ground and pound.
McGill just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
McGill wants to control but Davidson is keeping him busy.
McGill trying to control the pace.
Davidson wants to control but McGill is keeping busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Davidson misses with a hook. McGill ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McGill takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Davidson thuds a left hand into McGill's body.
McGill throws a lazy body kick
and Davidson counters with a nice double leg into side control. McGill won't be happy with that.
The ground and pound from Davidson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Davidson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for McGill!
Davidson raining down hammerfists from mount.
McGill's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
McGill is trying to escape the mount.
Davidson working McGill over with strikes here.
Davidson landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Davidson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Davidson moves out of range as McGill throws a body kick.
McGill takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Davidson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bogie McGill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davidson scores with a jab. McGill acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Davidson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Davidson tries a head kick but it misses.
McGill takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A jab from Davidson misses.
McGill connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGill.
Davidson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGill blocks a low kick nicely.
Davidson slips a jab from McGill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson misses with a jab to the body
and McGill counters with a low kick, right behind Davidson 's knee.
McGill throws a sloppy head kick and Davidson moves out of range easily.
McGill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGill's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Davidson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McGill scrambles back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Davidson.
Davidson throws out a loose jab but McGill uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davidson slips under a jab from McGill.
McGill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davidson.
Jab from Davidson.
Davidson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting McGill counter with a right hand.
McGill moves forwards but Davidson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McGill wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGill tries to close the distance and clinch but Davidson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davidson swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGill counters with a good, hard body kick but Davidson shrugs it off.
McGill blocks a head kick by Davidson.
McGill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGill scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Davidson swats away the attempt to clinch by McGill.
McGill throws a sloppy head kick and Davidson moves out of range easily.
McGill misses with a wild combination.
Davidson 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson lands a jab to the head.
McGill looks to land a combination but Davidson avoids it well.
McGill doesn't manage to clinch there - Davidson circles away.
McGill on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McGill tries to clinch there but Davidson circles away.
McGill wants to clinch but Davidson slips to the side
and Davidson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McGill wants to improve his position but Davidson is controlling well.
My spies in Cylon Training Academy inform me that Davidson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Davidson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Davidson throwing shots but McGill is blocking nicely.
Davidson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McGill looks like he's trying to stand up.
McGill is in trouble now - Davidson has advanced to mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice elbow there by Davidson.
Davidson tries to control but McGill wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Davidson really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McGill avoids the body shot from Davidson.
Davidson misses with an uppercut.
McGill throws a chopping leg kick but Davidson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Davidson swinging wildly here.
Davidson misses with a hook.
Davidson lands a nice looking kick to the body. McGill takes a step back to recover.
Dustin Davidson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davidson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGill looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of McGill 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McGill slips a jab and a cross from Davidson.
Davidson misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill throws a right hand that Davidson ducks under and follows up with a left that Davidson also avoids with ease.
Davidson swats away the attempt to clinch by McGill.
McGill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by McGill.
McGill ducks under a wild hook from Davidson.
Davidson lands a jab to McGill's midsection.
McGill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Davidson as he jumps to the side.
Davidson misses with a wild combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davidson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGill tries to clinch up
and Davidson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davidson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGill misses the shot to the body.
McGill throws a body shot but no joy.
McGill on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davidson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGill walks into a left hand.
Davidson looks for the body kick but McGill saw that one coming.
Davidson scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson slips a jab and a cross from McGill.
Davidson lands with a good body shot.
McGill looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McGill slips under a jab.
Davidson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davidson misses with a hook to the body
and McGill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davidson jabs McGill to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Davidson as he connects with a hook.
Davidson swings for the body but McGill moves out of range.
Davidson throws a lazy head kick
and McGill counters with a head kick.
McGill slips under a jab from Davidson.
McGill dodges the punch combination from Davidson.
McGill misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGill takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McGill has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGill tries to throw a body punch but Davidson avoids it by throwing McGill back against the cage.
Davidson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davidson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McGill.
Davidson lands the left hand.
Davidson misses with an uppercut
letting McGill counter with a right hand.
Davidson scores with a jab to the head.
Davidson misses with a hook
and McGill counters with a single leg into guard. Davidson didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Davidson dominated that fourth round.
That's time! McGill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
McGill slips a jab from Davidson.
Davidson avoids the body shot from McGill.
Davidson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davidson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGill misses with a takedown attempt - Davidson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An inside leg kick from Davidson misses.
McGill tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Davidson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson is nestled in close to McGill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Davidson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Davidson manages to move to mount!
McGill is trying to stand up.
Davidson breaks from McGill's wrist control and lands an elbow.
McGill wants to hold on but Davidson pushes him away.
McGill is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davidson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McGill?
McGill squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Davidson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGill is looking to get to half guard.
McGill tries to hold on but Davidson pushes him away.
Davidson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
McGill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davidson looking to finish McGill with some ground and pound. This is bad for McGill!
McGill is rocked!
Davidson with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh McGill is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGill trying desperately to get to his feet.
McGill in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill is in all sorts of trouble here.
Davidson landing strikes from the mount.
Davidson loads up with a big shot that hurts McGill! He's pulled Davidson in close but Davidson has postured up and lands more strikes. Can McGill survive? More strikes from Davidson and McGill is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dustin Davidson!
Dustin Davidson 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Captain Caveman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Caveman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Captain Caveman Intro. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Captain Caveman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Madison!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Caveman's head backwards.
Caveman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Madison.
Caveman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Caveman 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.
Madison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Madison breaks the clinch.
Caveman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good work by Madison as he checks the leg kick.
Caveman clinches with his opponent.
Madison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Madison has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Madison closes the distance and clinches.
Madison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caveman throws a looping overhand right but Madison ducks down to avoid it.
Caveman throws out a leg kick but Madison moves out of range and Caveman only half commits.
Caveman moves into the clinch successfully.
Madison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Madison breaks from the clinch.
Caveman throws a hook to the side of Madison's head but Madison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Madison wants to clinch.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caveman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caveman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Caveman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Madison scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Madison manages to break the clinch.
Madison tries to clinch but Caveman moves out of range.
Madison just misses with a punch to the body.
Madison throws a head kick that misses.
Madison wants to clinch up but Caveman keeps it at a distance.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caveman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Madison tries to score with a low kick but Caveman moves his leg out of the way.
Caveman slips a jab and a cross from Madison.
Caveman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fight stays on the outside here - Madison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caveman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Madison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Caveman tries to land a leg kick but Madison saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caveman rushes Madison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Madison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Madison avoids a wild elbow strike from Caveman.
Caveman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caveman prevents Madison from breaking the clinch.
Madison can't find room to land a body shot as Caveman controls the action.
Caveman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madison's defenses.
It looks like Greg Madison has been cut.
Madison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Caveman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Madison's face.
Caveman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Madison's efforts to push away.
Caveman trying to land knees to the body.
Caveman lands a good knee to the midsection. Madison won't want to take too many of those.
Madison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Caveman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Madison breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Madison.
Madison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caveman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Madison tries a head kick but it misses.
Caveman thuds his right hand into Madison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Caveman misses with a leg kick
and Madison counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Madison throws out a loose jab but Caveman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madison punishes Caveman's body with a nice straight punch.
Caveman connects with a leg kick. Madison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Madison lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Madison.
Caveman scores with a head kick.
Caveman stuns Madison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caveman slips a jab and a cross from Madison.
Caveman takes the fight into the clinch.
Madison lands an elbow just above Caveman 's eye.
It looks like Captain Caveman has been cut.
Caveman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Madison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Caveman tries to land a knee to the head but Madison blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caveman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Madison breaks from the clinch.
Caveman throws a low kick, looking for Madison's leg but Madison calmly moves out of range.
Caveman misses with a low kick as Madison jumps back.
Madison is looking to clinch but Caveman is avoiding it.
Caveman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Madison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Caveman throws a wild body kick that Madison sees coming a mile off.
Madison throws out a leg kick but Caveman moves out of range and Madison only half commits.
Caveman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Madison, pushing him back against the cage.
Caveman breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Caveman.
Madison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Caveman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caveman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Madison, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Madison.
Caveman throws an elbow but it misses.
Madison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Madison is trying to break the clinch but Caveman has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Caveman dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Madison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Madison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caveman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caveman jabs Madison to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Madison moves out of range of the body kick from Caveman.
Madison jabs at Caveman's body.
A head kick by Caveman misses
and Madison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Madison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Madison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Madison has closed the distance and engaged Caveman in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Madison wants to break free but Caveman has control.
Madison breaks from the clinch.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caveman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caveman throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison throws a hook to the side of Caveman's head but Caveman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A leg kick checked by Caveman.
Madison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cavemans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Madison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from Caveman misses.
Madison slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Greg Madison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Madison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caveman.
Caveman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Madison works the jab nicely.
Madison loads up on a big right hand but Caveman slips the punch.
Caveman closes the distance and pushes Madison back into the cage.
Madison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Caveman tries to break free but Madison pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Caveman dodges an elbow strike from Madison.
Caveman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Madison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Madison tries to circle away but Caveman has him pinned against the cage.
Caveman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Madison backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madison breaks from the clinch.
Madison instigates a clinch.
Caveman is trying to break the clinch but Madison has him pressed against the cage.
Madison tries to circle away but Caveman has him pinned against the cage.
Caveman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Madison wants to break free but Caveman has control.
Madison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Madison has had enough of the clinch but Caveman keeps him there for the moment.
Madison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Madison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Madison managing to block the knees to the body from Caveman.
Madison managing to block the knees to the body from Caveman.
Caveman is trying to push Madison away but Madison has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Madison breaks from the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Madison.
Madison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caveman.
Caveman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caveman misses with a low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Madison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Caveman lands an elbow inside.
Madison blocks the elbow strike.
Caveman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caveman digs a right hand into Madison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Madison's gas tank.
Caveman breaks the clinch.
Caveman thuds his shin into the meat of Madison's side.
Madison tries to clinch there but Caveman circles away.
Caveman scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Caveman misses.
Madison darts in and clinches Caveman up against the cage.
Caveman prevents Madison from breaking the clinch.
Madison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Madison is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caveman takes an elbow to the temple.
Madison breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Madison.
Caveman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madison throws out the jab.
Madison doesn't manage to clinch there - Caveman circles away.
Madison swings for the body but Caveman moves out of range.
Madison throws a lazy right hand but Caveman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caveman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madison was well out of range. Poor timing from Caveman.
A big left from Madison misses.
Madison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Caveman throws a hook but Madison blocks it.
Madison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Caveman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caveman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Madison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Madison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madison scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Madison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Caveman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Madison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caveman moves away.
Madison throws a right hand that Caveman ducks under and follows up with a left that Caveman also avoids with ease.
Madison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Madison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Caveman throws a low kick but Madison moves out of range easily.
Madison connects with a leg kick. Caveman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Caveman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch but Caveman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caveman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Caveman throws a leg kick
and Madison counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Madison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caveman breaks the clinch.
Madison throws a body punch but Caveman moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Madison.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Caveman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Madison avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caveman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Madison avoids it.
Madison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caveman throws a leg kick that misses.
Caveman thumps Madison with a low kick.
Greg Madison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Caveman is predictable there
and Madison moves into the clinch.
Madison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caveman is looking to chop away at Madison's legs.
Caveman defending well as Madison loads up on a big left hand.
Madison throws a leg kick but Caveman moved away.
A big right from Madison misses.
Madison doesn't manage to clinch there - Caveman circles away.
Caveman scores with a jab to the head.
Caveman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Madison wants to clinch.
Caveman misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caveman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Madison.
Caveman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Madison gets tackled into the cage by Caveman. Caveman maintains the clinch.
Madison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Madison wants to break free but Caveman has control.
Captain Caveman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Madison avoids the elbow strike from Caveman, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caveman tries a body shot but Madison blocks it.
Caveman lands an elbow inside that Madison shrugs off.
Caveman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Madison's efforts to push away.
Madison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Madison goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Madison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Caveman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Caveman is rocked!
Caveman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Madison counters with a left to the body.
Oh Caveman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Madison tries to bum rush Caveman with a series of wild strikes but Caveman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Caveman slips a jab and a cross from Madison.
A telegraphed right hand from Madison misses the target.
Caveman defending well as Madison loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison misses with a series of wild punches.
Caveman slips under a jab.
Madison throws out a loose jab but Caveman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madison missing with a left hand there. Caveman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caveman misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Madison misses.
Caveman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madison throws out the jab.
A big right from Madison misses.
Madison looks to throw the jab but Caveman is out of range.
Madison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caveman.
Caveman slips a straight right by Madison.
Madison misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Madison misses the target.
Madison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caveman looks to land a right hand but Madison moved out of range.
Madison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caveman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Madison forces Caveman back against the cage and clinches.
Madison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Madison misses the target.
Caveman slips a jab and a cross from Madison.
Nice defenses there by Caveman.
Madison swinging wildly here.
Caveman misses with a hook. Madison ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caveman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Madison misses with a few strikes there.
Madison blocks a low kick nicely.
Madison looks to land a right hand but Caveman moved out of range.
Madison throws a hook to the side of Caveman's head but Caveman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Madison misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Madison checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Madison misses with a series of wild punches.
Caveman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Madison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caveman throws a leg kick
and Madison counters with an inside leg kick.
Madison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Caveman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Caveman avoids the elbow strike from Madison, against the cage.
Caveman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Madison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Caveman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Caveman seems to have got his legs back now.
Madison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caveman can pounce on him.
Madison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caveman was well out of range. Poor timing from Madison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madison misses the jab.
Caveman lands with an uppercut that bounces Madison off the cage and back into range.
Caveman throws a solid leg kick but Madison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Caveman.
Madison tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Caveman is able to avoid easily.
Madison wants to clinch.
Madison throws a sloppy head kick and Caveman moves out of range easily.
Caveman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Madison tries to clinch up.
Madison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madison throws a leg kick but Caveman moved away.
Caveman connects with a crisp jab.
Madison tries to clinch there but Caveman circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Madison really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Madison just misses with a punch to the body.
Madison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caveman moves into the clinch.
Caveman trying to land knees to the body.
Caveman scores a nice knee to the body.
Madison tries to stall but Caveman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Madison takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Caveman throws an elbow but misses.
Madison tries to break free but Caveman pushes him back against the cage.
Caveman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caveman checks a leg kick.
Madison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caveman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Madison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Madison is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Caveman lands with a light punch inside.
Madison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caveman tries to work over Madison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Madison blocks an elbow strike.
Madison is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Caveman tries to land knees in the clinch but Madison avoids the damage to the body.
Madison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Caveman.
Madison scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Madison doesn't manage to clinch there - Caveman circles away.
Caveman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Madison, pushing him back against the cage.
Caveman lands a damaging elbow.
Madison misses with an elbow strike.
Caveman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Madison.
Madison tries to break free but Caveman pushes him back against the cage.
Madison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Madison just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caveman's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caveman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Madison is defending well for now.
Madison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caveman throws a low kick, looking for Madison's leg but Madison calmly moves out of range.
Madison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Madison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caveman manages to avoid it.
Caveman misses with a kick to the body.
Madison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caveman moves into the clinch.
Caveman trying to land knees to the body.
Madison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caveman misses with a body punch.
Caveman tries to circle away but Madison has him pinned against the cage.
Caveman tries to throw a body punch but Madison avoids it by throwing Caveman back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Caveman.
Caveman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Madison throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caveman scores a nice knee to the body.
Madison wants to get back to striking at distance but Caveman won't allow it.
Madison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Madison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Caveman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Madison misses with a body kick.
Caveman sizes up Madison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Madison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caveman tries to land a front kick but Madison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Caveman connects with a nice looking jab.
Madison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Caveman misses.
Madison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caveman.
Madison tried to score with a low kick but Caveman checks it.
Caveman drives through and clinches with Madison against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison tries to circle away but Caveman has him pinned against the cage.
Caveman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Madison is defending well for now.
Madison tries to circle away but Caveman has him pinned against the cage.
Madison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caveman lands a nice hook to Madison's body. Madison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Madison throws a hook to the side of Caveman's head but Caveman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Madison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caveman manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caveman darts in and clinches Madison up against the cage.
Madison is trying to break the clinch but Caveman is controlling him.
Caveman misses with some punches.
Madison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Madison blocks the elbow strike.
Madison is trying to break free.
Caveman trying to land knees to the body.
Caveman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madison's defenses.
Caveman missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Caveman had his way with Greg Madison in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Madison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Madison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caveman takes one to the side of the head.
Caveman dodges the punch combination from Madison.
Madison has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Caveman finds it's way round the side to connect with Madison's head.
Madison misses with a wild combination.
Madison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caveman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caveman tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caveman throws a head kick that half lands.
Madison swinging wildly here.
Caveman throws a shot to the body.
Caveman keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caveman moves into the clinch successfully.
Madison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Madison tries to circle away but Caveman has him pinned against the cage.
Caveman prevents Madison from breaking the clinch.
Madison slows down the pace here.
Madison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Madison misses.
Caveman throws a right hand that Madison ducks under and follows up with a left that Madison also avoids with ease.
Caveman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Madison is looking to clinch but Caveman is avoiding it.
Madison checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Madison there as he acknowledges the shot.
Madison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Madison throws a jab but it's blocked by Caveman.
A nice leg kick lands there from Caveman.
Madison moves in looking to clinch but Caveman pushes him off.
Caveman slips under a jab.
Caveman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Caveman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Madison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Caveman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Madison darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caveman wants to land a leg kick but Madison is out of range.
Madison moves away from the strike by Caveman.
Madison drives through and clinches with Caveman against the cage.
Madison lands an elbow inside that Caveman shrugs off.
Madison is trying to break the clinch but Caveman is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caveman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Madison avoiding damage as Caveman throws knees to the body.
Madison managing to block the knees to the body from Caveman.
With the fighters up against the cage, Madison throws an elbow but misses.
Madison blocks the elbow strike.
Madison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caveman looks to score with a jab to the body but Madison is just out of range.
Madison checks a leg kick.
Madison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caveman.
Madison checks the leg kick.
Madison lands a nice looking body shot.
Madison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Madison connects with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Caveman misses.
Caveman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Madison will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison swings for the body but Caveman moves out of range.
Madison is looking to chop away at Caveman's legs.
Madison clinches.
Caveman lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madison tries to break the clinch but Caveman is controlling the position.
Madison breaks from the clinch.
Caveman throws a head kick that misses.
Madison tries to clinch but Caveman is having none of it.
Caveman tries to keep at a distance but Madison has taken the fight into the clinch.
Caveman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Madison avoids it.
Madison creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caveman's defenses.
Madison breaks the clinch.
Madison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Caveman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Madison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Madison 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Greg Madison!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Captain Caveman!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheldon Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cooper's choice of entrance music: star trek theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
183 lbs
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175 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sheldon Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone tries to keep at a distance but Cooper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Cooper blocks it.
Cooper lands a good knee to the midsection. Stone won't want to take too many of those.
A short left from Cooper.
Cooper breaks the clinch.
Cooper closes the distance and pushes Stone back into the cage.
Cooper told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Stone takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Ben Stone has been cut.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Stone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cooper lands a knee to the body.
Cooper lands a left hand.
Cooper scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone letting Cooper take a breather here.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Cooper blocks with his arms.
Cooper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cooper effectively controlling the action here.
Cooper tries a knee to the head but Stone blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooper clinches up against the cage.
Cooper lands a knee to the body.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Stone tries to stall but Cooper uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone is looking to control Cooper's arms but Cooper gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stone has his back to the cage.
Cooper displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stone up against the cage.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cooper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cooper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cooper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
Cooper with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cooper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooper takes the fight into the clinch.
Stone dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper is looking to control Stone's arms but Stone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cooper has his back to the cage.
Cooper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper moves into range and clinches up with Stone.
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.
Stone takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cooper just leaning against Stone, taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Cooper.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stone's defenses.
Cooper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cooper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stone's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper trying to land knees to the body.
Cooper is struggling to control the position.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Cooper blocks it.
Cooper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.
Cooper breaks from the clinch.
Cooper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cooper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Stone trying to control the position but instead, Cooper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stone into the cage.
Cooper effectively controlling the action here.
Cooper scores a nice knee to the body.
Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cooper will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stone up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper breaks from the clinch.
Cooper clinches with his opponent.
Cooper putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stalling in the clinch from Cooper.
Cooper pushes Stone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cooper as Stone tries to tie him up.
Cooper connects with a knee to the head.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cooper lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheldon Cooper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Stone's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cooper blocks a jab.
Stone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooper moves into the clinch.
Cooper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooper closes the distance and pushes Stone back into the cage.
Cooper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cooper avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper just leaning against Stone, taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Cooper.
Cooper misses with a knee strike.
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cooper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cooper landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cooper stalling the fight.
Cooper lands a knee to the body.
Cooper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Cooper.
Cooper lands a good knee to the midsection. Stone won't want to take too many of those.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Stone 's eye.
Cooper taking a breather.
Stone taking a breather.
Stone takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cooper crunches a lovely knee into Stone's ribcage.
Cooper lands a good knee to the midsection. Stone won't want to take too many of those.
That's two 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!
Cooper tries to land a knee to the head but Stone blocks with his arms.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stone's defenses.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Stone 's eye.
Ben Stone's cut is getting worse.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Sheldon Cooper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cooper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Cooper.
Stone trying to control the position but instead, Cooper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stone into the cage.
Cooper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stone avoids it.
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cooper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stone's defenses.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Cooper is pushing Stone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cooper breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper moves into range and clinches up with Stone.
Cooper breaks from the clinch.
Cooper throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cooper ducks right into an uppercut from Stone.
Cooper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cooper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cooper.
Cooper has managed to clinch.
Cooper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone misses the jab.
Cooper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cooper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooper has Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooper lands a knee to the body.
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!
Stone tries a knee to the head but Cooper blocks it.
Cooper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper fails with the takedown.
Ben Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sheldon Cooper.
Cooper gets a clinch.
Stone avoids the elbow strike from Cooper, against the cage.
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cooper manages to break the clinch.
Sheldon Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cooper lands an elbow that stopped Stone in his tracks for a moment.
Ben Stone's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cooper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooper moves into range and clinches up with Stone.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheldon Cooper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Stone'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.
Cooper has closed the distance and engaged Stone in a clinch.
Cooper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stone has managed to clinch.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cooper avoiding damage.
Cooper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooper has closed the distance and engaged Stone in a clinch.
Cooper avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Cooper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooper.
Sheldon Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cooper instigates a clinch.
Cooper breaks from the clinch.
Cooper clinches up against the cage.
Cooper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Cooper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stone gets tackled into the cage by Cooper. Cooper maintains the clinch.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Cooper blocks it.
Stone tries to stall but Cooper uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cooper blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Cooper.
Stone being controlled against the cage.
Cooper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Cooper to work.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooper avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stone's defenses.
Jeez, Ben Stone's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cooper is struggling to control the position.
Stone stalling against the cage.
Cooper drops Stone with a big knee straight up the middle! Stone is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Stone is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ben Stone's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sheldon Cooper!
Sheldon Cooper took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Wild Ones Apparel (Fightwear and Laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Xavier Potterswheel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
10 - 19 - 0 |
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222 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quinton Xavier Potterswheel!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Potterswheel to the mat! Potterswheel manages to get full guard.
Lee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Potterswheel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Potterswheel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee swings around for an armbar but Potterswheel sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lee's guard.
Potterswheel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potterswheel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lee has momentary wrist control but Potterswheel slips an elbow through the middle.
Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Potterswheel is posturing up here but Lee has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Potterswheel tries to roll out but it's too tight and Potterswheel has to tap! Slick submission there by Lee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rock Lee!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crag Hack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Ingram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crag Hack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Ingram!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ingram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hack tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ingram counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ingram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hack 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.
Hack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hack drops his hands momentarily and Ingram takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hack has closed the distance and engaged Ingram in a clinch.
Ingram misses with a body punch.
Ingram lands a left hand.
Hack slows down the pace here.
Ingram fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ingram landing knees to the body.
Hack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hack unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ingram lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ingram on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hack tries to land a knee to the head but Ingram blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingram lands with a short shot to the head.
Hack stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hack misses with an elbow over the top.
Hack with a knee to the head.
Ingram tries to work over Hack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Hack.
Ingram with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Ingram on the inside.
Hack is trying to maintain a safe position but Ingram gets an underhook and turns Hack into the cage.
Hack effectively controlling the action here.
Hack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hack is stalling here.
Ingram lands a body punch.
Ingram has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hack seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ingram can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingram dodges an elbow strike from Hack.
Hack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ingram lands a knee to the body.
Ingram working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ingram's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ingram lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ingram scores with a shot to the side of Hack's head.
Ingram is leaning against Hack and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hack is breathing heavily.
Ingram lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Crag Hack has been cut.
Hack takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ingram is working Hack over against the cage.
Ingram goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Ingram.
Ingram lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hack backwards.
Ingram lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ingram scores with a knee to the head.
Hack is rocked!
Ingram lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hack.
Oh Hack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A body shot lands from Ingram.
Ingram throws a big uppercut that drops Hack! More strikes from Ingram and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hack lies dazed against the cage as Ingram celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Ingram!
An out of breath Marcus Ingram thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taco Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Massey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
204 lbs
21 - 17 - 0 |
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194 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taco Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Massey!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massey feints and as Grande raises his hands in defense, Massey changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Massey trying to control but Grande is working from the bottom.
Massey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Massey postures up in Grande's guard and throws a big left but Grande blocks it.
Massey throwing strikes but missing.
Grande preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grande wants to stand and escape but Massey is having none of it.
Grande keeping moving, preventing Massey from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grande 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.
Massey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Grande. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massey shoots in but no luck this time.
Eli Massey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Grande tenderised Massey's leg. Massey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Massey throws a big shot that misses.
Massey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Massey manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Grande on his heels. He'll look to pass Grande's guard now, I'm sure.
Massey is pushing down on Grande's leg trying to pass to half guard. Grande is fighting to maintain full guard but Massey has managed to sneak the leg through.
Massey trying to pass the guard but Grande defending well.
Massey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grande is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Massey is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande keeping hold of Massey's head, controlling as best he can.
Grande is trying to stand back up but Massey is controlling him
Grande is pressing down on Massey's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Massey trying to control but Grande is working from the bottom.
Massey drops back, looking for a kneebar! Grande looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Grande looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Grande!
Massey seems a little lost for a moment, as Grande dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande decides to stand back up. Grande steps back and let's Massey get back to his feet.
Grande scores with a one two! Massey had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Eli Massey has been cut.
Massey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grande swivels and escapes.
Grande slips under a jab.
Massey looks to score with a jab to the body but Grande is just out of range.
Grande tries to move into range but Massey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Massey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grande counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Massey misses with a shot to the body
and Grande counters with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Massey.
Massey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grande wants to clinch up but Massey keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Massey.
Grande misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Massey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grande counters with a good low kick that Massey was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Massey 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.
Massey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grande circles away.
Taco Grande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Massey.
A head kick from Grande lands but Massey takes it in his stride.
Grande stalks Massey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Massey's face. Massey staggers backwards, shaken.
Massey is rocked!
Grande tries to close the distance and clinch up but Massey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Massey is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Grande bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Massey.
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 Taco Grande will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eli Massey'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.
Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Massey.
Massey lands with a hook. Grande tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Massey closes the distance and clinches up with Grande, looking for a takedown. Massey pushes Grande against the cage but Grande circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Taco Grande is winning the standup battle so far.
Grande ducks under a wild hook from Massey.
Grande uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Massey.
Massey looks to land a left hand but Grande moved out of range nicely.
Grande ducks under a wild hook from Massey.
Massey misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Massey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Massey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grande pinned against the cage. Grande gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sloppy strikes from Massey. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Massey.
Massey throws a series of punches but Grande moves out of range.
Massey just misses with a punch to the body.
Massey goes for a double leg but Grande avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Grande continues to drive forward.
Taco Grande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Massey.
Grande is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grande throws an elbow that misses.
Grande breaks the clinch.
Massey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grande doesn't seem bothered though.
Massey misses with a wild body shot.
Massey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grande tries to clinch but Massey is having none of it.
Massey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grande counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grande counters with a nice low kick that buckles Massey's knee momentarily.
Grande slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Massey darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Massey is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grande is trying to get back to full guard.
Massey throwing shots but Grande is blocking nicely.
Grande works his way to full guard. Good work.
Massey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Massey stops Grande from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grande is keeping the position for now.
Massey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Massey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Eli Massey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grande looking to hit a scissor sweep but Massey is one step ahead there.
Massey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grande wants to get back to his feet but Massey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Grande takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grande rushes Massey and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Massey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grande has a couple of punches blocked by Massey.
Massey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Massey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grande.
Massey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grande moves away.
Massey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That has opened up Eli Massey's cut even more.
Grande pushes Massey up against the cage in a clinch.
Grande misses with some punches.
Grande stops a takedown attempt from Massey.
Grande misses with some punches.
Grande landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grande misses with the head strike.
Massey is trying to force a seperation but Grande has the dominant position.
Grande keeps control of Massey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grande drops Massey with a big knee straight up the middle! Massey is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Taco Grande will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eli Massey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grande lands a right hook to the body.
Massey misses with a lunging right hand
and Grande counters with a crisp right that sends Massey to the canvas! Grande follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taco Grande!
Taco Grande 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Tupper V (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Tupper V!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupper V misses with a few strikes there.
Tupper V tries for a takedown but Grimes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tupper V throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grimes moves to clinch but Tupper V breaks away
and Tupper V counters with a straight right hand.
Rick Grimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tupper V.
Tupper V stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tupper V wants it to stay on the feet.
Tupper V misses with a series of wild punches.
Grimes slips a jab and a cross from Tupper V.
No joy there for Tupper V, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tupper V uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grimes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tupper V.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tupper V stands up.
Grimes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tupper V napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tupper V tries to buck Grimes off but Grimes is having none of it.
Grimes goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tupper V rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Grimes's guard! Nice work there by Tupper V!
Tupper V stands up and waves to Grimes to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupper V lands a two punch combo.
Grimes rushes Tupper V and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tupper V is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tupper V breaks from the clinch.
Grimes throws a jab but it's blocked by Tupper V.
Grimes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grimes misses with a two punch combination.
Grimes is looking to clinch but Tupper V is avoiding it.
Grimes misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Tupper V to counter with a crisp jab.
Grimes gets a takedown into half guard.
Tupper V is defending against the submission attempts here by Grimes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper V has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Grimes is on him like a limpet, forcing Tupper V back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tupper V drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grimes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rick Grimes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Tupper V.
Tupper V tries for a takedown but Grimes manages to get underhooks.
Grimes jumps guard and drags Tupper V to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Grimes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grimes is looking for a triangle but Tupper V pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupper V wants to stand but Grimes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tupper V pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grimes is keeping the position for now.
Grimes trying to keep a closed guard but Tupper V is proving a slippery customer.
Tupper V stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tupper V fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tupper V fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grimes avoids it really well and circles away.
Grimes wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grimes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tupper V throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tupper V looks to land a combination but Grimes avoids it well.
Tupper V scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupper V misses with a few strikes there.
Tupper V has a takedown stuffed.
Tupper V moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Grimes throws the left hand but Tupper V avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Tupper V.
Tupper V just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimes drives through with a takedown into Tupper V's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Grimes wants to control from the top but Tupper V keeps moving.
Grimes looking to sit in guard and control but Tupper V gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grimes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tupper V postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tupper V preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Tupper V dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tupper V misses with a wild combination.
Grimes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Grimes wants to control from the top but Tupper V keeps moving.
Tupper V kicks Grimes off and gets to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupper V uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grimes.
Grimes cracks Tupper V with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tupper V looks for a takedown but Grimes sprawls well.
Bobby Tupper V is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tupper V keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tupper V throws a right hand that Grimes ducks under and follows up with a left that Grimes also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tupper V throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grimes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grimes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tupper V looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tupper V throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grimes slips a jab and a cross from Tupper V.
Tupper V rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grimes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grimes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tupper V wants to stand but Grimes is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes wants to control from the top but Tupper V keeps moving.
Tupper V can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grimes controls the pace.
Grimes trying to control the position from guard on top but Tupper V is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grimes stopping the sweep attempt from Tupper V.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes misses with a looping left.
Grimes looks for a takedown but Tupper V sprawls well.
Tupper V throws a right hand that Grimes ducks under and follows up with a left that Grimes also avoids with ease.
Tupper V swats away the attempt to clinch by Grimes.
Grimes slips a jab and a cross from Tupper V.
Grimes tries to clinch there but Tupper V circles away.
Tupper V fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grimes moves in looking to clinch but Tupper V pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Tupper V. Those never looked like landing.
Grimes shoots in and bounces Tupper V off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Grimes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tupper V swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupper V wants to stand up but Grimes is controlling him.
Tupper V keeping moving, preventing Grimes from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grimes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bobby Tupper V will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Grimes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grimes connects with a right hand. Tupper V shakes it off.
Grimes misses with an uppercut.
Grimes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tupper V throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Tupper V does no damage.
Grimes throws a shot from downtown. Tupper V moves away and avoids it.
Grimes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Grimes lands in his opponent's guard.
Grimes prevents Tupper V from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Grimes pushes down on Tupper V's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Grimes is trying to control. Tupper V wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupper V is defending against the submission attempts here by Grimes.
Tupper V felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Grimes prevents Tupper V from standing back up.
Grimes is looking for a kimura but Tupper V is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grimes to get the leverage.
Grimes trying to pass the guard but Tupper V defending well.
Tupper V pushes Grimes off looking to stand but Grimes dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Grimes throws out a powerful jab.
Grimes tries to clinch but Tupper V moves out of range.
Tupper V blocks a jab.
Grimes dodges the punch combination from Tupper V.
Grimes tries to clinch there but Tupper V circles away.
Bobby Tupper V seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tupper V throws a one two combo.
Grimes feints and as Tupper V raises his hands in defense, Grimes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grimes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tupper V's guard.
Grimes is trying to control the action in half guard but Tupper V is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grimes slows the pace down in half guard.
Grimes seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Tupper V has recovered full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes looking to sit in guard and control but Tupper V gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grimes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tupper V is aware though and is defending well.
Tupper V must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tupper V trying to control but Grimes is working from the bottom.
Tupper V might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Grimes haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tupper V throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grimes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tupper V pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grimes is keeping the position for now.
Grimes is looking for a triangle but Tupper V pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupper V is looking to stand up but Grimes won't let him.
Grimes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tupper V can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tupper V slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tupper V wants to stand but Grimes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Grimes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tupper V trying to control but Grimes is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grimes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tupper V defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tupper V scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Grimes clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grimes avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grimes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tupper V circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tupper V tries to work over Grimes's front leg with a kick but Grimes checks it.
Grimes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tupper V swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot lands for Tupper V.
Grimes misses with an uppercut. Tupper V saw that one coming.
Grimes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tupper V pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tupper V lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grimes circles away quickly and effectively.
Tupper V lands a nice shot that snaps Grimes's head back.
Grimes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tupper V is trying to defend but Grimes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Grimes trying to control the action but Tupper V is working from the bottom.
Grimes working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Tupper V's thigh. Tupper V counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes tries to free his leg and advance position but Tupper V is retaining full guard.
Tupper V has his feet on Grimes's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Grimes moves into the clinch successfully.
Grimes has picked Tupper V up - he's going for a ride! Grimes dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Grimes 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.
Tupper V trying to control but Grimes postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes wants to free his trapped foot but Tupper V is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Grimes seems to be looking for submissions.
Grimes is looking for a kimura but Tupper V is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grimes to get the leverage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Grimes stops Tupper V from getting back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tupper V manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Grimes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tupper V swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes trying to control the position from guard on top but Tupper V is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tupper V fails to land with a series of punches.
Tupper V keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grimes tries to clinch but Tupper V moves out of range.
Grimes drives through with a takedown into Tupper V's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Grimes trying to control the position from guard on top but Tupper V is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grimes postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tupper V is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Grimes, into his guard.
Tupper V wants to stand but Grimes is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupper V avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tupper V tries to stand but Grimes is controlling from the bottom.
Tupper V gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Grimes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tupper V.
Tupper V looks to land a combination but Grimes avoids it well.
Grimes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tupper V counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tupper V takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No luck for Tupper V with that takedown attempt.
Tupper V shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tupper V throws a body shot but no joy.
Tupper V leaves Grimes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Tupper V dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Tupper V. No joy for Grimes on that attempt.
Grimes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grimes looks for a takedown but Tupper V sprawls well.
Grimes dodges the punch combination from Tupper V.
Tupper V lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Grimes is rocked!
Tupper V tries to bum rush Grimes with a series of wild strikes but Grimes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tupper V misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grimes misses with an uppercut.
Grimes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tupper V tries to avoid it but Grimes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tupper V to the ground. Tupper V escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Grimes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grimes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tupper V lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grimes circles away quickly and effectively.
Tupper V is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tupper V misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Tupper V, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tupper V just misses with a punch to the body.
Tupper V with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tupper V avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grimes moves into the clinch.
Grimes tries to pull guard but Tupper V forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tupper V has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tupper V escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grimes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Grimes or perhaps it was just good defense by Tupper V, which made it look bad.
Tupper V catches Grimes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fight stays on the outside here - Grimes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grimes misses with a hook.
Tupper V misses with a head kick.
Grimes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tupper V looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tupper V is not content to let Grimes control the position.
Grimes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper V tries to buck Grimes off but Grimes is having none of it.
Grimes wants to control but Tupper V is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes swings around for an armbar but Tupper V sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Grimes's guard.
Tupper V wants to stand but Grimes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tupper V gets to his feet - Grimes follows without any prompting.
Tupper V throws a head kick that misses.
Tupper V displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Grimes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grimes tries to clinch but Tupper V moves out of range.
Grimes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tupper V tries to avoid it but Grimes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tupper V to the ground. Tupper V escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tupper V ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tupper V looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimes is just out of range.
Grimes slips a jab and a cross from Tupper V.
Grimes fails with the takedown.
Grimes dodges the punch combination from Tupper V.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupper V takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tupper V misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tupper V blocks a jab.
Grimes tries to clinch up.
Tupper V misses with a series of wild punches.
Grimes wants to clinch.
Bobby Tupper V is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tupper V is looking to chop away at Grimes's legs.
Tupper V lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grimes backs up against the cage.
Tupper V throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grimes is looking to clinch but Tupper V is avoiding it.
Grimes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rick Grimes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tupper V misses with a series of wild punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Tupper V as he connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Tupper V comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tupper V 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Bobby Tupper V!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Bobby Tupper V!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Bobby Tupper V!
Bobby Tupper V wins by unanimous decision!
Bobby Tupper V took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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