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EUFC 88 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tam Tam Waddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jimenez's choice of entrance music: Dance Gavin Dance-Tree Village. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tam Tam Waddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez looks to land a combination but Waddy avoids it well.
Jimenez leaves Waddy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Waddy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jimenez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Waddy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Waddy lands in his opponent's guard.
Jimenez has momentary wrist control but Waddy slips an elbow through the middle.
Jimenez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Waddy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Waddy prevents Jimenez from getting back to his feet.
Waddy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waddy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Waddy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jimenez was covering up waiting for the punch and Waddy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Waddy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jimenez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Waddy is controlling him.
Waddy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Waddy throwing strikes but missing.
Waddy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Waddy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Waddy landing with the ground and pound.
Waddy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waddy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Waddy is looking to work some ground and pound but Jimenez has wrist control.
Waddy throws a big right hand that misses.
Waddy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jimenez is keeping the position for now.
Jimenez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Waddy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Waddy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jimenez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Waddy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jimenez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jimenez looks gassed!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jimenez just misses with a punch to the body.
Waddy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jimenez dodges the ground and pound from Waddy.
Jimenez is not content to let Waddy control the position.
Waddy throws an elbow but Jimenez slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waddy in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Jimenez is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tam Tam Waddy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Huggie McCuddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huggie McCuddler could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gustavo Ribeiro's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huggie McCuddler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustavo Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro stuffs the takedown.
McCuddler avoids the head kick by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCuddler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ribeiro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in McCuddler's half guard.
Ribeiro stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows McCuddler to get to his feet.
McCuddler shoots in and bounces Ribeiro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ribeiro wants to sweep but no luck.
Ribeiro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ribeiro is trying to keep McCuddler in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribeiro is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but McCuddler frees his head nicely. Oh but Ribeiro has switched to an armbar! McCuddler is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Gustavo Ribeiro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Connely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rami Stereo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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194 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Connely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rami Stereo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stereo misses with a hook.
Stereo shoots for a double leg takedown but Connely sprawls well. He's pushed Stereo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stereo slips a straight right by Connely.
Stereo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Connely to the mat! Connely manages to get full guard.
Stereo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stereo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stereo trying to control but Connely is working from the bottom.
Connely had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stereo defends it easily.
Stereo distracts Connely with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connely looking for a sweep. Not yet Connely, not yet.
Stereo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Connely trying to keep a closed guard but Stereo is proving a slippery customer.
Stereo trying to control the position from guard on top but Connely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Connely is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stereo controlling from the top position.
Connely pulls Stereo in close to prevent any damage.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stereo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Connely misses with a hook. Stereo ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Connely.
Connely leaves Stereo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chris Connely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rami Stereo.
Connely throws out a loose jab but Stereo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Connely scores with a hook.
It looks like Rami Stereo has been cut.
Connely staying out of range there.
Connely thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stereo misses with a straight right.
Connely shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stereo as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stereo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Connely moves away from the strike by Stereo.
Connely misses with a two punch combination.
Connely throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stereo has a takedown stuffed.
Stereo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Connely.
Chris Connely is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Stereo misses the target.
Stereo fails with a takedown attempt.
Stereo just misses with a punch to the body.
Stereo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Stereo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connely 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.
Stereo thows a big elbow that misses.
Stereo looking to sit in guard and control but Connely gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stereo looking for a sweep. Not yet Stereo, not yet.
Stereo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Stereo lands a decent shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connely advances to half guard.
Connely sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stereo defending well though.
Stereo is looking for a sweep. Connely is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rami Stereo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rami Stereo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stereo misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Stereo.
Stereo connects with a body shot.
Stereo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stereo lands in his opponent's guard.
Connely trying to keep a closed guard but Stereo is proving a slippery customer.
Stereo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Connely works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Connely wants to sweep but no luck.
Stereo is working Connely over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Connely is trying to keep Stereo in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stereo trying to control but Connely is working from the bottom.
Stereo looking to sit in guard and control but Connely gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stereo is on top in guard.
Stereo throwing strikes but missing.
Connely is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stereo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stereo cracks Connely with a solid left hand.
Stereo trying to control the position from guard on top but Connely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stereo landing with the ground and pound.
Stereo throwing strikes from guard but Connely blocks nicely.
Connely preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Connely pulls Stereo in close to prevent any damage.
Stereo wants to control from the top but Connely keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stereo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stereo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Connely looking for a sweep. Not yet Connely, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Connely looks to throw the jab but Stereo is out of range.
Stereo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Connely misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stereo.
Connely misses with an uppercut.
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.
Stereo fails with a takedown attempt.
Stereo has a takedown stuffed.
Chris Connely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Connely gets caught flat footed, as Stereo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Stereo looking to sit in guard and control but Connely gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stereo looking to control.
Stereo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Connely puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Connely sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Connely sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stereo defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rami Stereo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rami Stereo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stereo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stereo misses with a takedown attempt - Connely sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stereo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stereo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Connely was well out of range. Poor timing from Stereo.
Stereo dodges the punch combination from Connely.
No joy there for Connely, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Connely uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stereo.
Connely tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connely throws a hook but Stereo avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Connely throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Connely lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Connely.
Stereo ducks under a wild hook from Connely.
Connely looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connely avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Connely will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Connely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stereo misses with an uppercut.
Stereo misses with a hook.
Connely slaps away a takedown attempt from Stereo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Connely fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No joy there for Stereo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stereo moves out of range as Connely strikes.
Connely misses with a body shot.
Stereo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Connely.
Connely gets caught flat footed, as Stereo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stereo is in close to Connely's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stereo trying to control the position from guard on top but Connely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Connely controls Stereo momentarily but Stereo frees himself.
Stereo lands a couple of digs.
Connely is looking for a triangle but Stereo pushes his legs off easily.
Connely preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stereo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Connely works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chris Connely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stereo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stereo wants to control from the top but Connely keeps moving.
Connely wants to control but Stereo passes easily into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stereo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Stereo misses with a head shot. Connely uses the momentum to regain guard.
Stereo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Stereo stopping the sweep attempt from Connely.
Stereo postures up.
Stereo trying to control but Connely is working from the bottom.
Rami Stereo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stereo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rami Stereo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stereo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Connely throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stereo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Connely defending well as Stereo loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Connely showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stereo 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rami Stereo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Samsonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Renton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renton has chosen A Small Victory as his entrance music. Igor Samsonov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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235 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Samsonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Renton!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samsonov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Igor Samsonov has been cut.
Samsonov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Renton is able to avoid easily.
A jab from Samsonov finds it's way through Renton's defenses.
It looks like Mark Renton has been cut.
Samsonov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Renton throws a right hand that Samsonov ducks under and follows up with a left that Samsonov also avoids with ease.
Renton moves into the clinch.
Samsonov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Renton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Samsonov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Samsonov misses with an uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Samsonov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Renton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Renton rushes Samsonov and presses him up against the cage.
Renton gets control of Samsonov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Renton will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Samsonov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Samsonov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Samsonov wanted to stand there but Renton had control of the position.
Samsonov wants to control from the top but Renton keeps moving.
Samsonov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Renton is pulling down on Samsonov's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Samsonov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Samsonov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Samsonov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Renton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Samsonov defends well.
Renton working for a triangle but Samsonov defends it easily.
Samsonov is stalling in the full guard.
Samsonov wants to control from the top but Renton keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samsonov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Renton controls Samsonov momentarily but Samsonov frees himself.
Samsonov wants to control from the top but Renton keeps moving.
Samsonov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Igor Samsonov just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Renton tries to work over Samsonov's front leg with a kick but Samsonov checks it.
Renton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Samsonov throws out the jab.
Samsonov dodges the punch combination from Renton.
Igor Samsonov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Renton misses with an uppercut. Samsonov saw that one coming.
Samsonov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samsonov slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Samsonov. Beautiful body shot.
Renton looks gassed!
Samsonov cracks Renton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Renton tries to clinch up but Samsonov circles away and keeps his distance.
Renton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Samsonov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Samsonov connects with the punch.
Samsonov throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Renton colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Samsonov as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Renton is left battered and dazed whilst Samsonov and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Samsonov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tariq Kiss me where it smells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Mercier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tariq Kiss me where it smells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Mercier!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiss me where it smells uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercier.
Mercier wants to clinch.
Kiss me where it smells swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mercier.
Kiss me where it smells will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mercier throws a hook to the side of Kiss me where it smells's head but Kiss me where it smells sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mercier throws a chopping leg kick but Kiss me where it smells manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kiss me where it smells misses with a two punch combination.
Kiss me where it smells dodges the punch combination from Mercier.
Mercier tries to clinch up.
Mercier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kiss me where it smells counters with a straight right hand.
Kiss me where it smells drops Mercier with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Mercier! Kiss me where it smells dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Tariq Kiss me where it smells!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quandu Zornach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zornach comes to the cage accompanied by Man Of The Year by Drake. Wallace has chosen Let's Go as his entrance music. James Wallace has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quandu Zornach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zornach blocks a jab.
Zornach staying out of range there.
Wallace changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zornach tries to avoid it but Wallace manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zornach to the ground. Zornach escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wallace changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zornach tries to avoid it but Wallace manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zornach to the ground. Zornach escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zornach misses with a series of wild punches.
Zornach slips a straight right by Wallace.
Zornach throws a one two combo.
Zornach wants to clinch up but Wallace keeps it at a distance.
Zornach turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zornach throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wallace's head.
A big left from Wallace misses.
Zornach cracks Wallace with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wallace throws a big shot that misses.
Zornach with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zornach lands a left and a right that send Wallace crashing to the mat, dazed. Zornach thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wallace is rocked!
It looks like James Wallace has been cut.
Wallace looks gassed!
Wallace walks straight into a right hand from Zornach - that's dropped him! Zornach jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Wallace from any more punishment! Wallace 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 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Quandu Zornach!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Claude Bedemar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gee Damn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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169 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claude Bedemar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gee Damn!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bedemar was well out of range. Poor timing from Damn.
Bedemar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Damn just misses with a punch to the body.
Bedemar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bedemar tries to clinch but Damn moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bedemar.
Bedemar throws a wild body kick that Damn sees coming a mile off.
Damn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Damn tests Bedemar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Damn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Damn crashes against the mat.
Damn in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Damn prevents Bedemar from escaping the position.
Bedemar tries to bench press Damn off him but Damn keeps the position.
Damn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Damn creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bedemar sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Damn fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bedemar is trying to get back to his feet.
Damn content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Damn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bedemar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bedemar moves in looking to clinch but Damn pushes him off.
Damn looks to throw the jab but Bedemar is out of range.
Damn misses with a double jab.
Damn throws a body punch but Bedemar moves out of range.
Bedemar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bedemar, right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Damn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Damn misses with an uppercut.
Bedemar gets a clinch.
Damn tries to circle away but Bedemar has him pinned against the cage.
Damn tries to circle away but Bedemar has him pinned against the cage.
Damn has hold of one of Bedemar's legs. Bedemar is fighting the takedown attempt but Damn gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bedemar is looking to stand up but Damn isn't so interested in that idea.
Damn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damn trying to control but Bedemar is working from the bottom.
Bedemar manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Damn misses with a low kick.
Damn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bedemar tries to clinch but Damn is having none of it.
Gee Damn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bedemar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bedemar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bedemar is looking to clinch but Damn is avoiding it.
Damn throws a series of punches but Bedemar moves out of range.
Damn throws a right hand that Bedemar ducks under and follows up with a left that Bedemar also avoids with ease.
Bedemar rushes Damn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Damn has had enough of the clinch but Bedemar keeps him there for the moment.
Bedemar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damn.
A right handed body shot lands from Damn.
Damn manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bedemar, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedemar throws a sloppy head kick and Damn moves out of range easily.
Damn thows a leg kick but Bedemar checks it
and Bedemar counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Damn is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bedemar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Damn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Damn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Damn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Damn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bedemar tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Damn manages to move to mount!
Damn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bedemar is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bedemar is squirming around, avoiding Damn's attempts to control the action.
Bedemar is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Damn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bedemar?
Bedemar wants to hold on but Damn pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damn raining down shots from the mount!
Damn throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bedemar holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Damn tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bedemar is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Damn cracks Bedemar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bedemar is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gee Damn dominated that round.
That's time! Bedemar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Damn misses with a looping right.
Damn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bedemar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Some bone on bone action there as Damn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bedemar moves into range and clinches up with Damn.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bedemar pushes off an throws an elbow but Damn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bedemar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Damn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Damn tries to score a body lock takedown but Bedemar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bedemar as Damn tries to tie him up.
Bedemar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Damn is breathing heavily.
Bedemar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Damn is keeping busy.
Damn misses with a body punch.
Damn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bedemar blocks a body shot from Damn.
Bedemar is trying to maintain a safe position but Damn gets an underhook and turns Bedemar into the cage.
Bedemar lands a knee to the body.
Bedemar tries to land a knee to the head but Damn blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damn avoids a wild elbow strike from Bedemar.
Bedemar landing knees to the body.
Bedemar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bedemar scores with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bedemar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bedemar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bedemar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damn avoids it.
Nice elbow from Bedemar.
Bedemar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bedemar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Damn.
Claude Bedemar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gee Damn.
Bedemar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damn is defending well for now.
Damn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damn takes a swing at Bedemar's ribcage but misses.
Damn throws a leg kick
and Bedemar moves into the clinch.
Bedemar misses with a knee strike.
Bedemar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bedemar lands a knee to the body.
Bedemar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Damn's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bedemar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bedemar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Damn's defenses.
Bedemar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damn blocks it with crossed arms.
Bedemar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bedemar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Damn's defenses.
Bedemar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damn.
Damn blocks an elbow strike from Bedemar.
Damn managing to block the knees to the body from Bedemar.
Damn manages to break the clinch.
Damn misses with a low kick as Bedemar jumps back.
Bedemar tries to work over Damn's front leg with a kick but Damn checks it.
Damn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bedemar is out of range.
Damn catches Bedemar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bedemar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A swing and a miss from Damn.
Damn misses with a low kick.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch but Damn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damn thuds a left hand into Bedemar's body.
Bedemar lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bedemar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Damn connects with a nice looking jab.
Bedemar wants to land a leg kick but Damn is out of range.
Damn tries for a takedown but Bedemar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Damn throws a hook to the side of Bedemar's head but Bedemar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Damn looks to score with a jab to the body but Bedemar is just out of range.
Bedemar is looking to clinch but Damn is avoiding it.
Bedemar gets a clinch.
A body shot lands from Damn.
Bedemar tries to land a knee to the head but Damn blocks with his arms.
Damn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees to the body from Bedemar.
Damn avoids a wild elbow strike from Bedemar.
Bedemar missing with knees to the body.
Damn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bedemar looking to stall.
Damn lands a nice uppercut.
Bedemar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bedemar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damn avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Bedemar.
Bedemar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Damn wants a takedown.
Bedemar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Damn breaks the clinch.
Claude Bedemar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bedemar moves in looking to clinch but Damn pushes him off.
Claude Bedemar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damn catches Bedemar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Damn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bedemar can pounce on him.
Bedemar thumps Damn with a low kick.
Bedemar doesn't manage to clinch there - Damn circles away.
Bedemar scoring well with a low kick there.
Bedemar scores with a leg kick.
Damn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bedemar defends it nicely.
Bedemar feints and then cracks Damn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Damn down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bedemar thumps Damn with a low kick.
Bedemar thumps Damn with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claude Bedemar dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Damn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bedemar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bedemar throws and low kick but Damn moves out of range easily.
Bedemar is looking to clinch but Damn is avoiding it.
Damn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bedemar. That one must have hurt.
Damn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A telegraphed right hand from Damn misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Damn, right into the meat.
Damn blocks a head kick by Bedemar.
Damn misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Damn blocks the low kick.
Nice body kick from Bedemar.
Damn throws a jab but it's blocked by Bedemar.
Bedemar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Damn. That did some damage!
Bedemar feints and then cracks Damn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Damn down.
Bedemar moves away from the strike by Damn.
Damn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Damn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Damn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bedemar's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damn just misses with a punch to the body.
Damn misses the jab.
Damn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Damn swats away the attempt to clinch by Bedemar.
Bedemar scoring well with a low kick there.
Damn throws a combination that misses
and Bedemar counters with a big head kick but Damn shrugs it off.
Damn throws a leg kick but Bedemar checks it.
Bedemar lands a high kick!
Damn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Damn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bedemar rushes Damn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bedemar.
Bedemar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damn.
Bedemar landing knees to the body.
Damn managing to block the knees to the body from Bedemar.
Bedemar missing with knees to the body.
Bedemar taking a breather.
Bedemar crunches a lovely knee into Damn's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bedemar has Damn pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bedemar obliges.
Knees to the body from Bedemar.
Bedemar lands a nice elbow.
Bedemar lands a knee to the head.
Bedemar lands a knee to the body.
Bedemar avoiding damage.
Damn has Bedemar pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Damn pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bedemar tumbling to the mat - Damn dives into Bedemar's guard.
Bedemar is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Damn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bedemar missing with knees to the body.
Damn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Damn 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 Bedemar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bedemar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Damn misses with a double jab.
Bedemar throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damn misses with a low kick as Bedemar jumps back.
Damn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bedemar moves away.
Bedemar ducks under a wild hook from Damn.
Damn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bedemar. Bedemar obviously looking to wear him down.
Bedemar misses with a kick to the body.
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch but Damn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bedemar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bedemar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Damn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bedemar can pounce on him.
Bedemar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bedemar drives through and clinches with Damn against the cage.
Damn wants the takedown. Bedemar is fighting it off but Damn persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bedemar's guard against the cage.
Bedemar uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Damn looks to land a left hand but Bedemar moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bedemar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bedemar.
Bedemar throws a front kick that sends Damn stumbling back into the cage.
Bedemar misses with a head kick.
Damn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bedemar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bedemar tries a head kick but it misses.
Bedemar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damn thows a body shot but no joy.
Bedemar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Damn, pushing him back against the cage.
Damn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bedemar looking to throw knees to the head but Damn is blocking nicely.
Bedemar pushes off an throws an elbow but Damn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Damn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bedemar pulls his leg out and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bedemar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bedemar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Damn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Claude Bedemar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bedemar 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claude Bedemar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yonjiro Fuuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yonjiro Fuuma told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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273 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yonjiro Fuuma!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Steele.
Steele shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fuuma's guard.
Steele missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Steele throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fuuma is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steele missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fuuma wants to sweep but no luck.
Steele throwing strikes but missing.
Steele wants to control from the top but Fuuma keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fuuma looks to land a combination but Steele avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele lands a jab to the nose.
Steele fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fuuma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuuma shoots and misses
and Steele counters with a straight right hand.
Steele feints and as Fuuma raises his hands in defense, Steele changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Steele trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steele drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fuuma dives on top into guard.
Steele working for a triangle but Fuuma defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuuma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Steele has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fuuma can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fuuma missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fuuma throws a big right hand that misses.
Steele escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fuuma gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fuuma wants to control from the top but Steele keeps moving.
Steele is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuuma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fuuma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steele is keeping the position for now.
Fuuma throwing strikes from guard but Steele blocks nicely.
Fuuma won't allow Steele to sweep him here.
Fuuma postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steele looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Steele wants to sweep but no luck.
Fuuma throwing strikes from guard but Steele blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fuuma in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steele is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fuuma wants to improve his position but Steele is controlling well.
Steele seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fuuma does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fuuma moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Steele dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fuuma drops his hands momentarily and Steele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fuuma swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steele counters with a takedown into side control.
Steele scores with punches from side control.
Fuuma on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Steele wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fuuma keeps working.
Steele working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lull in the action here.
Steele trying to control the position but Fuuma is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele working the ground and pound from side control.
Fuuma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steele. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Steele just content to control the position.
Fuuma tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Steele advances to full mount.
Steele wants to control the pace but Fuuma is squirming around nicely.
Fuuma takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele looking to finish Fuuma with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fuuma!
Steele lands with some strikes.
Steele pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steele lands a big shot there that rocks Fuuma but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fuuma is rocked!
Steele postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Fuuma badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Steele around the waist but Steele pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Steele is the winner by TKO! Steele jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Steele!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taka Yoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrel Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Highway to Hell. Taka Yoshi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taka Yoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrel Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshi moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Yoshi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sackett changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yoshi tries to avoid it but Sackett manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yoshi to the ground. Yoshi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yoshi throws a push kick but Sackett slaps the foot to one side.
Sackett lands a head shot.
It looks like Taka Yoshi has been cut.
Sackett is looking to clinch but Yoshi is avoiding it.
Yoshi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett misses with a leg kick.
Sackett blocks a jab.
Sackett gets a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Yoshi wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throwing shots but Yoshi is blocking nicely.
Yoshi keeping hold of Sackett's head, controlling as best he can.
Yoshi wants to improve his position but Sackett is controlling well.
Sackett wants to stand up but Yoshi is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yoshi is not content to let Sackett control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yoshi scores with a push kick.
Sackett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yoshi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sackett's hands.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Yoshi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yoshi looks for the body kick but Sackett saw that one coming.
Yoshi misses with a kick to the body.
Yoshi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sackett throws a hook but Yoshi blocks it.
Yoshi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoshi misses with the combination.
Sackett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sackett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sackett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshi.
Yoshi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sackett tries to clinch up but Yoshi circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Sackett with that takedown attempt.
Yoshi cracks the inside of Sackett's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yoshi.
Sackett misses the jab.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Sackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yoshi scores with a kick to the body.
Sackett looks gassed!
Sackett moves out of range as Yoshi strikes.
Yoshi misses with a head kick.
Sackett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Yoshi.
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 Taka Yoshi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taka Yoshi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yoshi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yoshi moves out of range of the strikes.
Yoshi looks for the body kick but Sackett saw that one coming.
Taka Yoshi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Yoshi.
A head kick misses from Yoshi.
Sackett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yoshi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yoshi scores with a shot to the body.
Sackett tries to clinch but Yoshi moves out of range.
Yoshi fails with the takedown
and Sackett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yoshi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sackett.
Sackett tries to clinch there but Yoshi circles away.
Sackett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yoshi is out of range and Sackett settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshi. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett ducks right into an uppercut from Yoshi.
Taka Yoshi is winning the standup battle so far.
Sackett throws a right hand that Yoshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Yoshi also avoids with ease.
Yoshi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sackett.
The crowd cheers as Sackett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yoshi doesn't seem phased though.
Sackett shoots in and bounces Yoshi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoshi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yoshi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sackett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sackett throwing strikes but missing.
Yoshi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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!
Sackett slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi pushes Sackett off and gets back to his feet.
Sackett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sackett has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yoshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sackett breaks the clinch.
Yoshi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sackett moves in looking to clinch but Yoshi pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshi moves away.
Yoshi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Sackett is looking to clinch.
Yoshi throws a head kick that misses
and Sackett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yoshi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sackett looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sackett manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tyrel Sackett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Taka Yoshi's cut.
That's time! Yoshi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Yoshi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sackett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yoshi scores a takedown into full mount!
Yoshi wants to control the pace but Sackett is squirming around nicely.
Sackett really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yoshi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yoshi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yoshi wants to control the pace but Sackett is squirming around nicely.
Yoshi dominating with strikes here.
Sackett tries to hold on but Yoshi postures up.
Yoshi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sackett is looking to escape.
Yoshi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sackett is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Taka Yoshi just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sackett misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshi manages to avoid it.
Yoshi throws a series of punches but Sackett avoids them all with ease.
A leg kick checked by Sackett.
Yoshi scoring well with a low kick there.
Yoshi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yoshi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yoshi.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yoshi throws a solid leg kick but Sackett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yoshi.
Sackett moves into range and clinches up with Yoshi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taka Yoshi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yoshi 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taka Yoshi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azamat Bagatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolf Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bagatov comes to the cage accompanied by Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers - John The Revelator . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
220 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azamat Bagatov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolf Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagatov looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Bagatov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bagatov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Bagatov misses.
Jackson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Bagatov has wrist control.
Jackson trying to move into half guard but instead Bagatov has managed to sweep!
Bagatov wanted to stand there but Jackson had control of the position.
Jackson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bagatov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bagatov preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson postures up in Bagatov's guard and throws a big left but Bagatov blocks it.
Bagatov wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bagatov wants to get back to his feet but Jackson passes into half guard.
Bagatov is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bagatov to regain full guard.
Jackson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bagatov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson landing with the ground and pound.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Bagatov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bagatov is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bagatov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working the body and head with strikes.
Bagatov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jackson.
Jackson tries to score with some ground and pound. Bagatov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jackson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jackson throws an elbow but Bagatov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jackson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bagatov sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jackson tries to score with some ground and pound. Bagatov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bagatov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jackson connects with a decent elbow.
Jackson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bagatov down.
Jackson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bagatov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
Jackson trying to control the action but Bagatov is working from the bottom.
Bagatov is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson landing strikes.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bagatov has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolf Jackson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bagatov defends it nicely.
Bagatov leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bagatov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bagatov is on top in guard.
Bagatov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to improve his position but instead Bagatov has moved into half guard.
Jackson is holding on to half guard well.
Bagatov prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Jackson trying to control here.
Bagatov wants to free his trapped foot but Jackson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jackson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bagatov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Bagatov controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bagatov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bagatov tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jackson controls his leg.
Bagatov prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Bagatov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Azamat Bagatov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolf Jackson.
Bagatov loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bagatov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jackson somewhat.
Bagatov lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Azamat Bagatov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
Bagatov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bagatov breaks from the clinch.
Bagatov misses with a looping left.
Bagatov misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Azamat Bagatov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A cross from Bagatov lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Bagatov misses the target.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bagatov.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Bagatov ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bagatov.
Bagatov misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Bagatov lands with an overhand left.
Bagatov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bagatov lands a jab-cross combination.
Bagatov misses with the combination.
Jackson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Bagatov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bagatov defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
A nice combination there by Bagatov.
Bagatov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bagatov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bagatov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Bagatov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rolf Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Bagatov from controlling successfully.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Bagatov wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bagatov preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson stuns Bagatov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bagatov just misses with a punch to the body.
Bagatov throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Bagatov sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bagatov throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bagatov misses with a looping right.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Azamat Bagatov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bagatov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bagatov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Jackson scores a takedown into full mount!
Jackson throws some wild stikes that Bagatov manages to avoid easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bagatov is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jackson looking to secure an arm triangle but Bagatov defends it well.
Bagatov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scoring with strikes but Bagatov is staying in there.
Jackson scoring with strikes but Bagatov is staying in there.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount and Bagatov is in trouble!
Jackson goes for an armbar but Bagatov turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bagatov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson keeping full guard, as Bagatov tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson pulls Bagatov in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolf Jackson really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bagatov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bagatov.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bagatov throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Bagatov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Bagatov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bagatov misses with a hook.
Jackson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bagatov is trying to stand.
Bagatov gets back to full guard.
Jackson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bagatov is keeping the position for now.
Jackson postures up in Bagatov's guard and throws a big left but Bagatov blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bagatov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bagatov has escaped and now he's on top!
Bagatov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Bagatov postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bagatov trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bagatov wants to stand but Jackson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Bagatov throwing strikes but missing.
Bagatov tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagatov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jackson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bagatov has managed to get both his arms back between Jackson's legs - danger averted.
Jackson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bagatov is now in half guard.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Bagatov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bagatov tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jackson.
Jackson won't allow Bagatov to pass to mount.
Jackson trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Rolf Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Bagatov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Nice sprawl there from Bagatov as Jackson shoots in.
Bagatov misses with a hook to the body
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bagatov is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson with the ground and pound but Bagatov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jackson won't allow Bagatov to get back to his feet.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bagatov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacksonis looking to pass into half guard but Bagatov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bagatov is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagatov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jackson's guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jackson controls Bagatov momentarily but Bagatov frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Bagatov.
Jackson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bagatov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot by Bagatov.
Bagatov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bagatov throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson with a hook.
Bagatov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bagatov throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Bagatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jackson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackson tries to pass to full mount but Bagatov defends it.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but Bagatov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bagatov controlling the position for now.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Bagatov is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagatov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bagatov tries to kick Jackson off but Jackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Azamat Bagatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson wants to pass to mount but Bagatov is defending the position.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Bagatov dodges it nicely.
Jackson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bagatov blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount.
Jackson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bagatov hang on?
Bagatov tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackson looking to finish with strikes here!
Rolf Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rolf Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:49
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolf Jackson! Rolf Jackson retains his light heavyweight title!
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