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WFC 43: Diego vs. Lodano PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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288 lbs
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250 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keith Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Martin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
McGregor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McGregor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Martin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McGregor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Martin is working to avoid the ground and pound but McGregor connects with a decent elbow.
McGregor in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Martin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martin wants to control but McGregor postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McGregor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Martin is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McGregor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
McGregor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McGregor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
McGregor goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Martin rolls with the submission and now he's on top in McGregor's guard! Nice work there by Martin!
McGregor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin got a little sloppy there for a moment and McGregor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Martin has managed to get both his arms back between McGregor's legs - danger averted.
McGregor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martin is aware though and is defending well.
Martin stands up from McGregor's guard - Martin perhaps looking for a knockout.
McGregor dives in and grabs Martin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Martin pushes down on McGregor's head and hops out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. McGregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGregor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Martin defends it nicely.
McGregor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martin.
Keith Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGregor.
McGregor gets a clinch.
McGregor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Keith Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor McGregor.
Martin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGregor.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than McGregor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin tries to improve position but can't.
Martin holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to improve position but can't.
Martin can't do much from the bottom here.
McGregor is trying to get an arm triangle but Martin is defending well.
McGregor tries for a kimura but Martin is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGregor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McGregor working away.
Martin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
An elbow from McGregor crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin keeping his opponent close.
McGregor tries for a kimura but Martin is defending well.
McGregor works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
It looks like Keith Martin has been cut.
Martin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
McGregor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Martin pulls his head out easily.
Martin tries to stand but his hand is stuck under McGregor.
Martin stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows McGregor to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor McGregor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keith Martin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McGregor shoots in and drives through. Martin sprawls well.
Martin throws a shot from downtown. McGregor moves away and avoids it.
McGregor fails to land the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McGregor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin lands with an overhand left.
Martin misses with an uppercut. McGregor saw that one coming.
Martin missing with a left hand there. McGregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martin connects with a nice looking jab.
McGregor goes for a double leg but Martin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Martin continues to drive forward.
An attempted straight right counter from Martin misses the target.
Keith Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor McGregor.
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Martin stuffs the takedown attempt from McGregor. McGregor gets slowly back to his feet.
Martin lands an overhand right.
McGregor moves into the clinch.
Martin wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
Martin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McGregor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGregor tries for a takedown but Martin manages to get underhooks.
Martin can't break the clinch.
McGregor lands a right hand.
McGregor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Martin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGregor's head backwards.
McGregor scores with a takedown into Martin's guard.
Martin has McGregor pulled in close to control his posture.
McGregor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGregor trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor won't allow Martin to sweep him here.
McGregor postures up.
McGregor tries to free his leg and advance position but Martin is retaining full guard.
McGregor won't allow Martin to sweep him here.
McGregor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Martin's guard.
McGregor looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McGregor is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Martin is just riding it out for now. McGregor eventually gives up the hold.
Martin is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor prevents Martin from standing back up.
McGregor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Martin is controlling McGregor's trapped leg to prevent McGregor from advancing to side control.
McGregor is working for a submission of some sort.
McGregor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McGregor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Martin wants to control but McGregor is keeping busy.
That's four 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.
McGregor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martin's head.
McGregor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Martin makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
McGregor moves away from the strike by Martin.
McGregor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martin pinned against the cage. Martin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McGregor has a takedown stuffed.
Martin throws out a loose jab but McGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McGregor.
Martin cracks McGregor with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Martin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keith Martin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McGregor ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Martin tries to work over McGregor's front leg with a kick but McGregor checks it.
Martin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McGregor.
No luck for McGregor with that takedown attempt.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGregor dives in for a single leg takedown but Martin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Keith Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor McGregor.
McGregor shoots in but Martin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McGregor shoots in looking for a takedown. Martin tries to sprawl out of it but McGregor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McGregor shoots in and drives through. Martin sprawls well.
Martin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor darts in looking for a takedown but Martin gets double underhooks and turns McGregor into the cage.
McGregor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGregor fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McGregor is defended easily by Martin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McGregor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin looks to throw the jab but McGregor is out of range.
Martin misses with an uppercut. McGregor saw that one coming.
McGregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGregor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Martin. No joy for McGregor on that attempt.
Martin jabs McGregor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McGregor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martin throws out the jab.
McGregor moves out of range of the strikes.
McGregor is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McGregor fails to land the takedown.
Keith Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Martin lands a slapping body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martin.
McGregor dives in for a single leg takedown but Martin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little feinted left hand from Martin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McGregor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McGregor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Martin misses with an uppercut. McGregor saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGregor slips under a jab.
McGregor fails with the takedown.
McGregor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin throws out a powerful jab.
McGregor fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGregor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Martin misses with a hook. McGregor ducked under it nicely.
McGregor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Martin counters with a two punch combo.
Martin cracks McGregor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Martin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McGregor.
Martin throwing a counter right hand but McGregor manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Martin.
Martin lands with a nice combination. McGregor backs away looking to recover.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martin.
Martin lands a glancing blow to the side of McGregor's head.
Martin leaves McGregor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor dives in for a single leg takedown but Martin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McGregor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martin swivels and escapes.
McGregor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Martin throws a right and a left that McGregor avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. McGregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin throws a shot from downtown. McGregor moves away and avoids it.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Martin sprawls well. Martin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McGregor gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGregor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Martin is trying to control the position but McGregor postures up.
Martin pulls McGregor in close to prevent any damage.
Martin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGregor can do to turn this around?
McGregor won't allow Martin to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin wants to get back to his feet but McGregor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Martin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martin controlling the position.
McGregor trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin 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.
Martin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McGregor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McGregor slips a jab from Martin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin misses with a looping right.
McGregor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martin's waist but Martin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McGregor off to one side.
McGregor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martin.
Martin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Martin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McGregor fails with the takedown
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Martin 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Martin!
An out of breath Keith Martin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Howard Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schloash Ylurner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stern might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Great American Nightmare. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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199 lbs
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191 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howard Stern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Schloash Ylurner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern throws a shot from downtown. Ylurner moves away and avoids it.
Stern misses with a few strikes there.
Ylurner lands a two punch combo.
Ylurner moves out of range of the body kick.
Stern jabs Ylurner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ylurner walks into a straight right hand from Stern.
Ylurner looks to land a combination. Stern sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stern throws the kick towards the body but Ylurner avoids it.
Stern throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stern slips a jab and a cross from Ylurner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy body kick from Stern
and Ylurner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ylurner thuds his shin into the meat of Stern's side.
Stern changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stern throws a jab but it's blocked by Ylurner.
Stern darts in looking for a takedown but Ylurner gets double underhooks and turns Stern into the cage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ylurner.
Stern throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ylurner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stern gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ylurner prevents Stern from moving into mount.
Stern is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ylurner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ylurner is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Stern is trying to get an arm triangle but Ylurner is defending well.
Stern goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ylurner rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Stern's guard! Nice work there by Ylurner!
Stern wants to stand but Ylurner is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern working for a triangle but Ylurner defends it easily.
Stern has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ylurner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stern throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ylurner would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ylurner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Stern is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ylurner defends well.
Stern looking for a guillotine here but Ylurner defends easily.
Stern has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ylurner is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Stern.
Ylurner advances nicely into full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stern avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ylurner.
Stern bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Stern looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stern would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stern lands a couple of elbows.
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 Howard Stern will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ylurner ducks right into an uppercut from Stern.
Ylurner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stern throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stern ducks right into an uppercut from Ylurner.
Ylurner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stern tries to clinch up.
Ylurner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stern shoots in but Ylurner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stern changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ylurner looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stern tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stern has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stern is trying to get an arm triangle but Ylurner is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ylurner can't do much from the bottom here.
Stern tries to move to mount but Ylurner blocks the move with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ylurner sneaks back into half guard.
Ylurner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ylurner wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
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.
Stern trying to control but Ylurner is working from the bottom.
Stern drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ylurner dives on top into guard.
Stern is trying to keep Ylurner in close.
Stern throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ylurner uses it to pass to side control.
Stern is looking to reverse the position.
Ylurner stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ylurner throws a right hand that Stern ducks under and follows up with a left that Stern also avoids with ease.
Stern throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ylurner lands a head shot.
Ylurner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stern goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ylurner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stern looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ylurner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stern shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ylurner as he jumps to the side.
Stern moves away from the strike by Ylurner.
Stern dives in and grabs Ylurner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ylurner pushes down on Stern's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Stern. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stern uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ylurner.
Ylurner stuffs the takedown attempt from Stern. Stern gets slowly back to his feet.
Stern dives in for a single leg takedown but Ylurner sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Stern misses its intended target.
A combination from Ylurner does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ylurner enables Stern to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ylurner manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Stern looking to pass the guard.
Stern throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stern wants to control from the top but Ylurner keeps moving.
Stern has gone for a leg lock! Ylurner slips out almost immediately though and dives into Stern's guard.
Stern throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ylurner uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Schloash Ylurner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Stern fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ylurner throws a counter combo.
Stern walks into a stiff left hand from Ylurner.
Ylurner throws a body punch but Stern moves out of range.
Schloash Ylurner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ylurner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Schloash Ylurner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ylurner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stern.
Stern closes the distance and pushes Ylurner back into the cage.
Stern jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ylurner walks away with a smile on his face. Stern gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stern misses with a head kick.
Stern pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stern shoots in for a takedown but Ylurner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ylurner wants to counter with a clinch but Stern pushes him away.
Ylurner misses with a head kick.
Stern showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ylurner.
Stern fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Stern. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ylurner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stern.
Ylurner throws a nice looking combination but Stern bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stern takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stern throws a head kick but Ylurner moves out of range.
Ylurner looks to land a combination. Stern sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stern lands a high kick!
Ylurner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ylurner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stern looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ylurner throws a series of punches but Stern moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Ylurner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Howard Stern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick from Stern lands but Ylurner takes it in his stride.
Stern tries for a takedown but Ylurner circles away easily
and Ylurner counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ylurner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stern tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ylurner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Stern has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ylurner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stern closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ylurner to the mat! Ylurner manages to get full guard.
Stern with a nice head shot there.
Stern drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ylurner dives on top into guard.
Stern looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ylurner passes into half guard.
Ylurner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ylurner wants to stand but Stern has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Stern looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ylurner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ylurner's back!
Ylurner tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Stern is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ylurner has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ylurner!
Stern looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stern is looking for a triangle but Ylurner pushes his legs off easily.
Ylurner would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern keeping moving, preventing Ylurner from controlling successfully.
Stern is working an open guard so Ylurner takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Stern decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ylurner tries to kick Stern off but Stern keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stern is looking for submissions but instead, Ylurner has regained full guard.
Ylurner doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Schloash Ylurner.
I think Ylurner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schloash Ylurner!
The defeated Howard Stern had this to say: 'I blame Robin and those big G's.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramses Kolmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sydney Jones is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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300 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sydney Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ramses Kolmas!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a jab to the body
and Kolmas counters with a straight right hand.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooh!!! Jones has knocked Kolmas down with a huge combo! Jones steps away and waves a wobbly Kolmas back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Ramses Kolmas has been cut.
Jones throws a low kick but Kolmas moves out of range easily.
Kolmas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kolmas blocks a jab.
Kolmas with the counter takedown but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Kolmas moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kolmas.
And Kolmas tries to counter it with a takedown but Jones pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jones lands a left and a right that send Kolmas crashing to the mat, dazed. Jones thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kolmas misses the shot to the body.
Kolmas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones throws a quick counter head kick but Kolmas was just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but Kolmas moves out of range.
Kolmas tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Kolmas has double underhooks.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kolmas jumps guard.
Kolmas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kolmas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Kolmas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas working for submissions but it's allowed Jones to get to half guard.
Kolmas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kolmas has a hand on Jones's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jones takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Kolmas working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmas sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kolmas is trying to control but can't.
Kolmas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kolmas trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Kolmas.
Kolmas is trying to get back to half guard.
Kolmas is still trying to improve position.
Jones stands up and beckons Kolmas to his feet.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Kolmas tries to counter it with a takedown but Jones pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kolmas drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jones defends it well.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kolmas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sydney Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ramses Kolmas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kolmas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Kolmas settles back down.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones tries to clinch there but Kolmas circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Kolmas misses.
Sydney Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kolmas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kolmas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones cracks Kolmas with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jones has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kolmas to stand back up!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kolmas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Kolmas.
Crack! A monster head kick from Jones and Kolmas falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sydney Jones!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sydney Jones made sure he mentioned Valhalla Fight Wear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Ramses Kolmas had this to say: 'That was a fluke'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Sigit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigit kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The S.I.G.I.T. - Provocateur. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, The Sigit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Patton!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton has managed to clinch.
Patton tries to work over Sigit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patton 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.
Sigit has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Patton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Sigit has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Patton lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Patton.
Sigit has Patton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Patton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Patton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Patton is pressed up against the cage. Sigit has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Patton down to the mat. Patton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Sigit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sigit ducks under a wild hook from Patton.
Sigit appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sigit slips a jab from Patton.
Sigit gets tackled into the cage by Patton. Patton maintains the clinch.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Sigit.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Patton working aggressively here.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Sigit.
Sigit goes for a takedown attempt but Patton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Patton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Patton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sigit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sigit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sigit throws a jab but it's blocked by Patton.
Sigit dives in and scores a takedown into Patton's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigit is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Patton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Patton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sigit looking to pass the guard.
Patton working a defensive guard here.
Patton 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.
Sigit wants to control from the top but Patton keeps moving.
Sigit is pushing down on Patton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Patton is fighting to maintain full guard but Sigit has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sigit is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Patton sees it coming and defends easily.
Patton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Patton.
Patton has his hands on Sigit's head, controlling the position.
Sigit wants to pass the guard but Patton is keeping the position.
Patton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sigit wants to control from the top but Patton keeps moving.
Sigit drops back looking for a leg! Patton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Patton manages to kick Sigit off! Sigit jumps back into Patton's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sigit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Patton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigit postures up.
Sigit throwing strikes but missing.
Patton trying to control the position.
Patton has Sigit pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Patton moves into the clinch successfully.
Patton working aggressively here.
Patton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sigit gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Patton is trying to get back to full guard.
Sigit tries to pass the half guard into mount. Patton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Patton is trying to get back to full guard.
Sigit trying to mount his opponent but Patton defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton is looking for a sweep. Sigit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sigit is trying to work for a kimura but Patton is defending well.
Patton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Patton is refusing to be controlled, as Sigit sits in half guard.
Patton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sigit is working away from the top position though.
Sigit looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Patton wants to control but Sigit is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rick Patton will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oooooh!!! Patton has knocked Sigit down with a huge combo! Patton steps away and waves a wobbly Sigit back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sigit is rocked!
It looks like The Sigit has been cut.
The Sigit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sigit drives through with a takedown into Patton's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sigit's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sigit slips nicely into half guard.
Sigit is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Patton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Patton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sigit is one step ahead there.
Sigit passes Patton's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Patton has his hands clasped together around Sigit's back. He's all about the action.
The Sigit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sigit is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Patton is just riding it out for now. Sigit eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigit is looking for a kimura here.
Patton is trying to stand.
Sigit frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sigit avoids the attempt from Patton to control.
Sigit lands a heavy elbow.
Sigit jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Patton manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigit trying to control the action but Patton is working from the bottom.
Patton is looking for a sweep.
Patton can't do much from the bottom here.
Sigit thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Patton is trying to improve his position.
Sigit tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Patton is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigit is trying to get an arm triangle but Patton is defending well.
Sigit looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sigit lands an elbow.
Sigit is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Patton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Patton is being controlled here.
Patton struggling a bit here.
Sigit wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Patton, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton tries to buck Sigit off but Sigit is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Patton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sigit trying to control the position but Patton is working away.
Sigit looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Patton wants to control but Sigit postures up.
Sigit is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Patton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Patton sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sigit tries to pass the half guard into mount. Patton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Sigit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on The Sigit's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sigit fails with the takedown.
Sigit looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Patton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sigit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Patton misses the jab.
Patton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sigit tries to counter with a takedown but Patton is quick to defend against it.
Patton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sigit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Sigit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A lazy left from Patton finds it's target.
Patton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rick Patton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patton moves into range and clinches up with Sigit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sigit has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Patton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sigit goes for a takedown attempt but Patton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rick Patton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patton throws a body punch but Sigit moves out of range.
Sigit drops down looking for a counter takedown but Patton sprawls and moves away.
Patton clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sigit is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sigit has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Patton after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patton lands with a light punch inside.
Sigit is trying to drag Patton to the mat but Patton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Sigit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Sigit.
Sigit has Patton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Patton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Patton breaks from the clinch.
Sigit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Patton misses with a hook.
Sigit dives in and grabs Patton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Patton pushes down on Sigit's head and hops out.
Patton misses with a straight right.
Sigit half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Patton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sigit was well out of range. Poor timing from Patton.
Patton drops Sigit with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sigit looks back up at him and smiles so Patton waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Sigit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rick Patton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patton misses with a straight left.
Sigit avoids the body shot from Patton.
Patton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sigit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sigit feinted with a counter takedown.
Patton connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Sigit out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rick Patton!
Rick Patton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Medeiros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fourie Du Preez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Medeiros has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
144 lbs
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148 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Jose Medeiros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fourie Du Preez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Du Preez throws a hook but Medeiros blocks it.
No joy there for Du Preez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Medeiros will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Medeiros checks a leg kick nicely.
Medeiros tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Du Preez defends well and Medeiros ends up having to push Du Preez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Du Preez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Du Preez takes a swing at Medeiros's ribcage but misses.
Medeiros takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Medeiros looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Du Preez is fending him off so far but Medeiros persists. Nope, Du Preez circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Medeiros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medeiros changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Du Preez tries to avoid it but Medeiros manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Du Preez to the ground. Du Preez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Du Preez throws a head kick but Medeiros moves out of range.
Medeiros throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Du Preez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Medeiros is in Du Preez's guard.
Du Preez pulls Medeiros in close to his closed guard and prevents Medeiros from doing any damage or advancing position.
Medeiros trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Du Preez trying to keep a closed guard but Medeiros is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Preez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Medeiros is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Seven Sins Grappling Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Medeiros looking to pass the guard.
Du Preez is controlling Medeiros's posture.
Du Preez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Medeiros's guard.
Du Preez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Medeiros looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Medeiros controlling the position.
Medeiros is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Du Preez trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Du Preez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Medeiros wants to lay and pray for a moment but Du Preez keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Medeiros throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Du Preez wants to get back to full guard.
Medeiros trying to control the action but Du Preez is working from the bottom.
Du Preez gets full guard.
Du Preez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Du Preez controlling the pace.
Medeiros is trying is best to control the position here.
Du Preez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Du Preez is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Medeiros manages to get to full guard.
Du Preez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Medeiros controls Du Preez momentarily but Du Preez frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fourie Du Preez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Medeiros looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Medeiros throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Du Preez's waist but Du Preez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Medeiros off to one side.
Medeiros looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Medeiros scores with a takedown into Du Preez's guard.
Du Preez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Medeiros forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Du Preez wants to control but Medeiros is keeping busy.
Medeiros wants to take a breather but Du Preez is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Medeiros connects with a nice short shot to Du Preez's temple.
Medeiros trying to control from half guard but Du Preez is working away.
Du Preez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Medeiros.
Medeiros prevents Du Preez from improving his position.
Du Preez trying to control but Medeiros postures up.
Medeiros is trying to control. Du Preez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Du Preez trying to control here.
Medeiros looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Du Preez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jose Medeiros overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Du Preez is trying to maintain the position but Medeiros is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Medeiros not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Preez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Du Preez is trying to stand.
Medeiros is keen to just control but Du Preez is a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Medeiros slips under a jab.
Medeiros shoots in looking for a takedown. Du Preez tries to sprawl out of it but Medeiros keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Du Preez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Medeiros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medeiros drives through with a takedown into Du Preez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Medeiros trying to control the position from guard on top but Du Preez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Du Preez wants to improve his position but instead Medeiros has moved into half guard.
Du Preez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Medeiros is working away from the top position though.
Du Preez is controlling Medeiros's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Medeiros is trying to control the action in half guard but Du Preez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Du Preez missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Medeiros throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Du Preez trying to control from the bottom.
Du Preez wants to get back to full guard.
Du Preez trying to control but Medeiros postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Du Preez is refusing to be controlled, as Medeiros sits in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Medeiros shoots in but no luck this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Medeiros fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Du Preez avoids it really well and circles away.
Medeiros takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Medeiros dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Medeiros ducks under a wild hook from Du Preez.
Medeiros tries to clinch but Du Preez moves out of range.
Medeiros dives in and grabs Du Preez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Du Preez pushes down on Medeiros's head and hops out.
Du Preez throws out a counter right but Medeiros avoids it with no problem.
Medeiros shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Du Preez sprawls well. Du Preez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Medeiros gets slowly back to his feet.
Du Preez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Medeiros. That did some damage!
Medeiros shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Du Preez pinned against the cage. Du Preez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Medeiros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Medeiros takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Medeiros goes for a double leg but Du Preez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Du Preez continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medeiros goes for a double leg but Du Preez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Du Preez continues to drive forward.
Medeiros misses with a few strikes there.
Jose Medeiros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Medeiros shoots in but Du Preez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Du Preez scores with a decent looking hook.
Jose Medeiros is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Medeiros shoots in but no luck this time.
Du Preez missing with a left hand there. Medeiros was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Du Preez misses with a body shot.
Du Preez lands a nice hook to Medeiros's body. Medeiros takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Medeiros shoots in for a double leg but Du Preez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Du Preez slaps away a takedown attempt from Medeiros, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Medeiros bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Preez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Du Preez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Medeiros.
Du Preez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Medeiros moves away.
Du Preez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Medeiros fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Medeiros throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Medeiros drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Medeiros is looking to pass into half guard but Du Preez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Du Preez is in guard.
Du Preez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Du Preez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Du Preez trying to control the position from guard on top but Medeiros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Preez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Du Preez throws a strike but Medeiros rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Medeiros stopping the sweep attempt from Du Preez.
Medeiros with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Preez striking off his back but it's not causing Medeiros any problems.
Medeiros trying to control but Du Preez is working from the bottom.
Du Preez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Medeiros is looking to advance position but Du Preez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
BOOM! Du Preez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Du Preez throwing strikes here but Medeiros is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Du Preez throws some wild stikes that Medeiros manages to avoid easily.
Du Preez cracks Medeiros with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fourie Du Preez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Du Preez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fourie Du Preez!
Fourie Du Preez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Bradman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robinson Crusoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Don Bradman has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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220 lbs
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32
215 lbs
18 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Bradman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robinson Crusoe!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradman throws out a leg kick but Crusoe moves out of range and Bradman only half commits.
Bradman misses with a leg kick
and Crusoe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Crusoe.
Bradman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crusoe controls the pace.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crusoe is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bradman.
Crusoe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bradman's corner calls for a 1-2. Bradman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bradman tries to score with a low kick but Crusoe moves his leg out of the way.
Crusoe feints the counter takedown.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bradman. Crusoe shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bradman.
Bradman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bradman throws a lazy right hand but Crusoe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Crusoe tries to counter it with a takedown but Bradman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bradman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crusoe.
Crusoe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bradman misses with a leg kick
and Crusoe counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bradman!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crusoe is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bradman's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradman is trying to improve his position.
Crusoe just content to control the position.
It looks like Crusoe might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Bradman is not content to let Crusoe control the position.
That's four 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.
Crusoe in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Crusoe taking a break here but Bradman is having none of it and regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crusoe slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robinson Crusoe dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bradman throws a right hand that misses
and Crusoe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Crusoe is controlling the pace.
Bradman trying to control from the bottom.
Crusoe not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradman trying to control but Crusoe postures up.
Crusoe stalling.
Bradman wants to improve his position but Crusoe is controlling well.
Crusoe is taking a breather. Bradman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd cheers as Bradman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crusoe doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bradman scoring well with a low kick there.
Crusoe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bradman throws a wild body kick that Crusoe sees coming a mile off.
Bradman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bradman throws a low kick but Crusoe moves out of range easily.
Crusoe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bradman defends it well.
Bradman scores with a leg kick.
Bradman throws a leg kick but Crusoe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crusoe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Crusoe ducks under a wild hook from Bradman.
Crusoe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bradman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradman misses with a looping right.
Bradman throws a leg kick which misses Crusoe's front leg but catches the back leg as Crusoe tries to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Bradman as he connects with a hook.
Bradman throws a body punch but Crusoe moves out of range.
Bradman misses with a leg kick
and Crusoe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Crusoe not doing much here.
Bradman is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusoe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bradman wants to control but Crusoe is keeping busy.
Crusoe content to control rather than advance.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Robinson Crusoe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.
Bradman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bradman throws a leg kick
so Crusoe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bradman 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.
Bradman is adopting a defensive guard.
Crusoe stopping the sweep attempt from Bradman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusoe sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusoe trying to control but Bradman is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bradman tries a head kick but it misses.
Bradman throws a low kick but Crusoe avoids it.
Bradman throws a leg kick
and Crusoe counters with a shoot takedown. Bradman fights it but they end up in guard.
Don Bradman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusoe is stalling in the full guard.
We've been informed that Crusoe has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bradman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crusoe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Crusoe is continuing to stall.
Bradman pulls Crusoe in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusoe stopping the sweep attempt from Bradman.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bradman misses with a body shot.
Crusoe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradman.
Bradman tries to land a leg kick but Crusoe saw it coming and moves away.
Bradman misses with a body kick.
Crusoe with the counter takedown but Bradman avoids it easily.
Don Bradman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bradman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bradman misses with a leg kick
so Crusoe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crusoe controls the pace.
Let's hope that Crusoe has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Robinson Crusoe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Robinson Crusoe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Crusoe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robinson Crusoe!
During a confident post fight interview, Robinson Crusoe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haywood Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axe's entrance music is Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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27
140 lbs
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134 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haywood Badger!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe takes a swing at Badger's ribcage but misses.
Axe moves away from the strike by Badger.
Badger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axe moves away.
Badger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Axe at a distance.
Badger walks into a stiff left hand from Axe.
Axe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Badger takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Badger, right into the meat.
Axe tries to close the distance and clinch but Badger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Axe cracks the inside of Badger's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axe tries to clinch there but Badger circles away.
Axe throws a hook but Badger blocks it.
Badger is trying to counter with his kicks.
Axe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Axe avoids a kick to the body.
Badger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Axe lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Axe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Badger smiles and moves away.
Axe tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Axe misses its intended target.
Badger tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Axe misses with a straight right.
Axe throws a body punch but Badger moves out of range.
Axe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Axe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Axe throws a head kick that misses.
Badger throws an overhand right that lands on Axe's shoulder, as Axe tries to avoid the shot.
Axe swings for the body but Badger moves out of range.
Axe misses with a hook to the body
and Badger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Badger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Axe lands with a nice body punch.
Axe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badger 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.
Axe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Axe has his foot on Badger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Badger works his way back into a safe position though.
Badger trying to control the position from guard on top but Axe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badger preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe can't keep his opponent in guard - Badger advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Badger is trying to control the action in half guard but Axe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Axe wants to improve his position but Badger is controlling well.
Badger trying to mount his opponent but Axe defends it.
Badger stops Axe from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Badger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Axe moves in looking to clinch but Badger pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badger misses with a two punch combination.
Badger throws a nice inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Badger finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Badger misses the target.
It looked like Axe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Badger misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axe.
Badger gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Badger wants to control from the top but Axe keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badger sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haywood Badger 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.
Axe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Badger.
A little jabbing left from Badger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haywood Badger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badger scores with a hook.
Axe tries to clinch but Badger moves out of range.
Badger throws out a loose jab but Axe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axe blocks a leg kick.
Badger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Badger tries to score with a low kick but Axe moves his leg out of the way.
Axe throws a shot from downtown. Badger moves away and avoids it.
Axe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Badger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Badger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Axe doesn't seem bothered though.
Axe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Axe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Badger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Axe misses
letting Badger counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe is looking to clinch.
Badger swings for the body but Axe moves out of range.
Badger gets the takedown into side control.
Badger cracks Axe with a big right hand but Axe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Axe regains half guard.
Axe pushes Badger off but Badger dives into side control.
Badger wants to control but Axe is keeping him busy.
Badger takes a little break here. Axe wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badger advances nicely into full mount.
Axe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Haywood Badger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Axe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Badger looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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!
Axe somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Badger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Axe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Badger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Badger slams his shin into Axe's torso.
Badger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Badger scores with a hook to the body. Axe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Axe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Badger counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Badger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Axe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Axe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Axe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Badger working for a triangle but Axe defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe throws a big elbow that misses.
Axe tries to stand but Badger is controlling from the bottom.
Badger looking to control.
Badger is pulling down on Axe's head to control his posture.
Axe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Badger's guard.
Axe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Badger is controlling Axe's posture.
Axe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haywood Badger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice shot by Axe.
Badger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Axe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Badger looks for a takedown but Axe sprawls well.
Axe misses with a straight left.
Axe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Axe throws a one two combo.
Badger digs a good hook to Axe's body.
Axe throws a leg kick but Badger checks it.
Badger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Axe throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Axe manages to avoid it.
Badger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Axe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badger looks for the body kick but Axe saw that one coming.
Axe half committed to a counter leg kick.
Badger moves out of range as Axe throws a body kick.
Badger throws a low kick, looking for Axe's leg but Axe calmly moves out of range.
Axe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Badger feints and then cracks Axe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Axe down.
Badger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Axe is out of range and Badger settles back down.
Axe is looking to counter the offense by Badger and move into the clinch.
Badger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Badger ducks under a wild hook from Axe.
Badger lands with a right hand.
Axe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Axe misses.
Axe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Badger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Axe throws a head kick but Badger moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badger bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Axe slips a jab and a cross from Badger.
Axe with a nice cross.
An inside leg kick from Badger misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Axe.
Axe throws a jab but it's blocked by Badger.
Haywood Badger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Badger looks to land a right hand but Axe moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Axe. Those never looked like landing.
Axe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Badger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Badger works Axe's body with a nice hook.
Badger moves away from the strike by Axe.
Badger connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Badger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Badger was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Axe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Badger can pounce on him.
Badger has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Axe misses with a wild combination.
Badger misses with a straight left.
Axe misses with a head kick.
Axe wants to clinch.
Billy Axe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Axe misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Badger.
Badger closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Axe to the mat! Axe manages to get full guard.
Badger is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe wants to stand and escape but Badger is having none of it.
Badger trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Axe manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Axe wants to control from the top but Badger keeps moving.
Badger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Axe stands up over Badger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Badger pulls Axe in close to prevent any damage.
Badger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Haywood Badger.
I've got Badger winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haywood Badger!
An out of breath Haywood Badger 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 Ernst Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Gravity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young comes into the arena with Eye Of The Tiger blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ernst Young!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gary Gravity!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravity fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Young is out of range.
Gravity throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Young leaves Gravity with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Young throwing a counter right hand but Gravity manages to avoid it.
A big right from Young misses.
Gravity closes the distance and clinches.
Gravity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gravity creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Young tries to circle away but Gravity has him pinned against the cage.
Gravity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gravity slips under a jab.
Young cracks Gravity with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gravity has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravity shoots in and drives through. Young sprawls well.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Gravity.
Gravity scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Young throws a jab when Gravity was well out of range.
Gravity steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Young.
Gravity avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young swings for the body but Gravity moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young lands a jab-cross combination.
Gravity moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gravity pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gravity throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Gravity does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gary Gravity seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gravity wants to land a leg kick but Young is out of range.
Gravity loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Gravity takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gravity avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravity.
Young throws out a loose jab but Gravity uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravity bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Gravity lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity throws a low kick, looking for Young's leg but Young calmly moves out of range.
Young misses with a straight left.
Ernst Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gravity tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gravity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Gravity is looking to slow Young down with leg kicks.
A lazy body kick from Gravity
and Young counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Young checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravity. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravity scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gravity tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
Gravity misses with a low kick.
Jab from Young.
Gravity doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Young - just one landing.
Young moves out of range as Gravity strikes.
Young misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Young momentarily.
Gravity takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gravity throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gravity.
Gravity throws a leg kick that is checked
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Gravity ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Gravity throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Young stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gravity with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gravity throws a front kick aimed at Young's knee but Young avoids it well.
Young takes a swing at Gravity's ribcage but misses.
Gravity tries to work over Young's front leg with a kick but Young checks it.
Young steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gravity. That one must have hurt.
Young takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Gravity does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Gravity ducks down to avoid it.
Young scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A bone on bone clash there as Young blocks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Young tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young throws a body shot but no joy.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gravity steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Young.
Gravity connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Young misses with a straight left.
Young cracks Gravity with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Young throws a lazy right hand but Gravity sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Young scores with a hook to the body. Gravity takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravity was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Young moves out of range of the body kick from Gravity.
Gravity tries to clinch there but Young circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gravity takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gravity looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernst Young dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Young goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Young throws a body shot but no joy.
Young defending well as Gravity loads up on a big left hand.
Gravity tests Young's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gravity throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A left lands for Gravity.
Gravity throws a head kick that half lands.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gravity! But no joy.
A jab lands there for Young.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravity moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gravity tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
Donk. Young catches Gravity right on the button with a cross.
Gravity misses with an uppercut.
Young misses with a looping left.
Gravity flicks out a counter leg kick but Young steps away.
Gravity throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity moves into the clinch.
Gravity has Young pressed against the cage, preventing Young from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gravity lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Gravity.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gravity throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
Gravity dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young takes a jab right on the kisser.
Young scores with a hook to the body. Gravity takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ernst Young is winning the standup battle so far.
Gravity throws a big shot that misses.
Young misses the jab.
Young looks to land a right hand but Gravity moved out of range.
Gravity takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Young misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick from Gravity lands but Young takes it in his stride.
Young lands a jab.
Gravity lands a really nice looking cross but Young seems unphased.
Gravity throws a leg kick but Young checks it.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Young lands a jab to Gravity's midsection.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gravity sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gravity moves out of range of the strikes.
Gravity throws a leg kick that misses.
Gravity moves into the clinch successfully.
Young looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Gravity backwards.
Gravity makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gravity digs a right hand into Young's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Young's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gravity misses with a low kick.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravity manages to avoid it.
Gravity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Gravity throws a predictable looking body shot
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gravity throws a hook but Young blocks it.
Young takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravity manages to avoid it.
Gravity feints and then cracks Young's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Young down.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gravity.
Gravity bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gravity scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Gravity misses.
Young swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gravity tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravity lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
Young takes a kick to the side of the head.
A big left from Young misses.
It seemed like Gravity was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Young throws a hook to the side of Gravity's head but Gravity sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good work by Young as he checks the leg kick.
Gravity misses with a low kick as Young jumps back.
Gravity comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gravity is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Young gets tackled into the cage by Gravity. Gravity maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gravity is working Young over against the cage.
Gravity swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Gravity showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gravity shoots for a takedown but Young saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Young lands an overhand right.
Gravity misses with a body shot.
Young takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Young scores with a punch to the head.
Young misses with a hook
and Gravity counters by moving into the clinch.
Gravity works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gravity fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Young on the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gravity lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Young has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Young and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gravity connects with a body shot that sends Young's belly button to the back.
Gravity fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gravity tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
Young throws a series of punches but Gravity avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Young lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gravity doesn't seem phased though.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Gravity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity moves out of range as Young strikes.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gravity gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gravity lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Young has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Young and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice straight punches there by Gravity. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gravity.
Gravity swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
A cross from Gravity lands.
Young moves away from the strike by Gravity.
Young tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gravity tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Gravity explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gravity is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good shot there by Gravity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gravity has Young up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravity scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gravity pushes Young back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gravity lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Young.
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gravity fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the cage.
Young wants to break free but Gravity has control.
Gravity throws a head punch that misses.
Young breaks the clinch.
Gravity closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gravity throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gravity is controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gravity lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity is trying to control. Young wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Young has one foot on Gravity's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gravity cracks Young with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gravity motions for Young to come forward. Gravity throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Young checks a leg kick.
Gravity moves into the clinch successfully.
Gravity swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravity tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Gravity fails to land.
Gravity scores with a shoulder strike.
Gravity keeps control of Young as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Young is looking to break free of the clinch but Gravity has double underhooks.
Young manages to break the clinch.
Young jabs at Gravity's body.
Gravity lands with a straight right. Young didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Young on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gravity thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Young misses its target.
Young misses with a looping right.
Young looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gravity connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Young momentarily.
A left lands for Gravity.
Young throws a body shot but no joy.
Gravity feints the counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Gravity really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gravity.
Gravity pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gravity lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gravity jabs Young right on the nose. Young blinks but takes it well.
Young looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gravity keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Gravity.
Gravity with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Young to score with a decent uppercut.
Young misses with a looping right.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gravity sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young lands with a hook. Gravity tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gravity on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gravity takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Gravity ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Gravity takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Young misses with a straight right.
Gravity looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Gravity attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Young wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Young throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gravity on the side of the head.
Young misses the jab.
Gravity only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Young pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gravity back to the cage. Young follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gravity uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Young cracks Gravity with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravity was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Young takes one to the chin there.
Gravity throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Young misses.
Young moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravity lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Young at a distance.
Gravity will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gravity scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Young doesn't seem bothered though.
Gravity throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Gravity throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
Gravity takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Young there.
Gravity moves into the clinch.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Gravity looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Gravity ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Gravity tries to counter with a clinch but Young shakes him off and moves away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gravity.
Young steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gravity. That one must have hurt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Young misses.
An inside leg kick from Gravity misses.
Young tries to keep at a distance but Gravity has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gravity softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Young looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gravity misses with the head strike.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Gravity is controlling him.
Gravity struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young defending well as Gravity loads up on a big left hand.
Gravity misses the shot to the body.
Young avoids a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Gravity fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravity throws a big shot that misses.
Young scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Young misses with a body shot.
Gravity showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Gravity tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gravity.
Young closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravity throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
Young walks into a stiff left hand from Gravity.
Gravity scores with a jab to the head.
Young throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Gary Gravity will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gravity defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Gravity dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Young. That did some damage!
Young ducks right into an uppercut from Gravity.
Young throws a combination that misses
and Gravity counters with a low kick, right behind Young 's knee.
Gravity ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Young scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gravity fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Young scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravity dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gravity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Both fighters circling a little - Gravity finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gravity tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Young closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity connects with a jab.
Gravity scoring well with a low kick there.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Young is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gravity moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Young staying out of range there.
Gravity slips a straight right by Young.
Gravity swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Young misses with a right hand
and Gravity counters with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gravity.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravity was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Young throws out a powerful jab.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gravity missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Young lunges at Gravity with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gravity's hand.
Ernst Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity misses with a low kick.
Gravity lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gravity lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravity keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Young.
Gravity takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gravity stuns Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gravity lands a head kick!
Gravity uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gravity.
Young lands a jab.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravity is just out of range.
Gravity avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gravity tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gravity scores with a shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gravity lands a right hook to the body.
Gravity lands a nice leg kick that just misses Young's sensitive parts.
Young gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gravity keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Young digs a good body shot into Gravity's ribs.
Young walks into a straight right hand from Gravity.
Nice jab there from Young.
Gravity thows a body kick. Young tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Gravity's corner calls for a 1-2. Gravity obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Young connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young swings widly with a right hand
and Gravity counters with a thumping low kick.
Gravity tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gravity throws a nice head kick!
No joy there for Young, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gravity wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Gravity there.
Gravity feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Young's calf.
Gravity is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Young swinging wildly here.
Gravity displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
Gravity clinches up against the cage.
Gary Gravity is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gravity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Gravity comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gravity has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 46:49
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Gravity!
Gary Gravity is the new light heavyweight champion!
Gary Gravity looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Great fight Joe, but it's Gary's time now. Can you feel the Gravity?'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Lodano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Diego (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, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Lodano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Diego!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diego connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lodano's hands.
Lodano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice body kick from Diego.
Diego has closed the distance and engaged Lodano in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
A short right from Lodano.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lodano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Lodano definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lodano tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Lodano back against the cage.
Lodano lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lodano backwards.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Lodano controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lodano.
Lodano blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Lodano backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Diego.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Lodano scores with a shoulder strike.
Lodano blocks an uppercut.
Lodano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Lodano avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Lodano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lodano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lodano seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diego can turn it around.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Lodano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego blocks a body shot from Lodano.
Lodano prevents Diego from breaking the clinch.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Lodano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lodano misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodano blocking some punches.
Lodano misses with a punch to the body.
Lodano lands a body punch.
Lodano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Lodano is breathing heavily.
Lodano takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Diego lands a left hand.
Lodano lands with a light punch inside.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Lodano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Lodano.
Lodano misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Lodano - that landed with a thud.
Diego breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lodano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws a head kick that misses.
Diego throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lodano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diego throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lodano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Don Diego has been cut.
Diego ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diego lands with a cross.
Lodano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diego sizes up Lodano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diego throws a lazy body kick
enabling Lodano to counter with a crisp jab.
Diego ducks right into an uppercut from Lodano.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diego uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lodano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diego's head.
Lodano misses with a body shot.
Lodano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab, jab by Diego - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Diego as he checks the leg kick.
Diego now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Diego walks straight into a right hand from Lodano - that's dropped him! Lodano jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Diego from any more punishment! Diego complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lucas Lodano!
Lucas Lodano is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Lucas Lodano thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Don Diego had this to say: 'WOW, rematch please.'.
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