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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Llavicrep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gab Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Llavicrep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gab Batista!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Llavicrep manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Batista.
Batista throws a big shot that misses.
Llavicrep appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Batista swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Llavicrep counters with a crisp one two that drops Batista! Llavicrep thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Batista to his feet! Batista is in big trouble!
Batista misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Batista throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Batista shoots in but Llavicrep avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Llavicrep was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gab Batista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batista get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Batista stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Llavicrep runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Llavicrep!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benji Cheshire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malaik Hamadani (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benji Cheshire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malaik Hamadani!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamadani connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cheshire. Cheshire circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cheshire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cheshire avoids the body shot from Hamadani.
Hamadani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hamadani looks to throw the jab but Cheshire is out of range.
Cheshire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hamadani, pushing him back against the cage.
Cheshire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hamadani.
Cheshire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hamadani.
Cheshire looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hamadani drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cheshire gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cheshire lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Malaik Hamadani has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamadani misses with the head strike.
Cheshire missing with knees to the body.
Cheshire unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hamadani looks winded!
Cheshire slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamadani wants to get back to striking at distance but Cheshire won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cheshire just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hamadani's brow.
Hamadani dodges an elbow strike from Cheshire.
Cheshire lands with a right to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Cheshire.
Cheshire tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cheshire pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cheshire gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hamadani regains guard.
Cheshire pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hamadani is keeping the position for now.
Hamadani wants to sweep but no luck.
Cheshire slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cheshire wants to control from the top but Hamadani keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamadani looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hamadani looking for a guillotine here but Cheshire defends easily.
Cheshire content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamadani is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Benji Cheshire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamadani throws the left hand but Cheshire avoids the punch easily.
Hamadani lands a head shot.
Cheshire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hamadani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cheshire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hamadani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hamadani avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cheshire tries to clinch up but Hamadani circles away and keeps his distance.
Hamadani scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hamadani gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hamadani is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cheshire is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheshire showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cheshire trying to control but Hamadani is working from the bottom.
Hamadani not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cheshire not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cheshire cracks Hamadani with a solid left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cheshire stopping the sweep attempt from Hamadani.
Hamadani can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cheshire controls the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hamadani working for a triangle but Cheshire defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benji Cheshire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malaik Hamadani's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cheshire is looking to clinch.
Cheshire throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cheshire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cheshire has closed the distance and engaged Hamadani in a clinch.
Cheshire landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cheshire pushes off an throws an elbow but Hamadani leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cheshire comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hamadani dodges an elbow strike from Cheshire.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cheshire just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hamadani's brow.
Cheshire is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheshire pushes off an throws an elbow but Hamadani leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cheshire pushes off an throws an elbow but Hamadani leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hamadani swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheshire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamadani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cheshire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hamadani can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamadani avoiding damage as Cheshire throws knees to the body.
Cheshire lands a body punch.
Hamadani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cheshire lands an elbow inside that Hamadani shrugs off.
Hamadani dodges an elbow strike from Cheshire.
Cheshire looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cheshire throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hamadani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheshire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hamadani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hamadani changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hamadani throws a leg kick but Cheshire checks it.
And Cheshire counters with a quick kick to the body but Hamadani blocks it.
Cheshire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hamadani.
Cheshire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hamadani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheshire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamadani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheshire moves away.
Hamadani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheshire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hamadani fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cheshire displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hamadani.
Hamadani swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheshire.
Hamadani will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cheshire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hamadani throws out the jab.
Cheshire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hamadani misses with a body shot.
Cheshire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheshire is looking to clinch.
Hamadani throws out a loose jab but Cheshire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheshire tries to clinch up.
Cheshire moves in looking to clinch but Hamadani pushes him off.
Cheshire tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamadani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hamadani circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malaik Hamadani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cheshire tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamadani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hamadani shoots in but no luck this time.
Benji Cheshire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malaik Hamadani.
Cheshire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cheshire fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cheshire tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamadani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cheshire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hamadani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hamadani tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cheshire tries to clinch up but Hamadani circles away and keeps his distance.
Hamadani is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamadani shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cheshire works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cheshire fails with a takedown attempt.
Cheshire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hamadani throws a body kick that misses.
Cheshire doesn't manage to clinch there - Hamadani circles away.
Cheshire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hamadani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hamadani keeps the fight on the outside.
Cheshire tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamadani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cheshire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And Hamadani tries to counter it with a takedown but Cheshire pushes his down on his head and steps out.
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 Benji Cheshire will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Malaik Hamadani's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cheshire tries to clinch up.
Cheshire is looking to clinch.
Hamadani dives in and scores a takedown into Cheshire's guard.
Cheshire looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hamadani is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cheshire is on top in guard.
Hamadani keeping moving, preventing Cheshire from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheshire got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hamadani has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cheshire has managed to get both his arms back between Hamadani's legs - danger averted.
Cheshire content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamadani throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cheshire stopping the sweep attempt from Hamadani.
Hamadani isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cheshire stacks Hamadani on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cheshire!
Cheshire landing strikes.
Hamadani is looking for a sweep.
Cheshire trying to control the action but Hamadani is working from the bottom.
Cheshire throws an elbow but Hamadani slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamadani is not content to let Cheshire control the position.
Hamadani gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cheshire prevents Hamadani from getting the reversal.
Cheshire controlling from the full mount.
Cheshire trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hamadani tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheshire tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cheshire lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hamadani is looking to improve his position but Cheshire isn't that keen on the idea.
Benji Cheshire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cheshire controlling his opponent.
Cheshire in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hamadani tries to reverse the position but Cheshire maintains control.
Cheshire trying to control but Hamadani is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamadani slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cheshire seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hamadani trying to hold on to Cheshire's head to control him but Cheshire postures up.
Cheshire seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cheshire not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benji Cheshire clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Malaik Hamadani's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cheshire tries to clinch but Hamadani is having none of it.
Hamadani throws a leg kick which misses Cheshire's front leg but catches the back leg as Cheshire tries to avoid it.
Hamadani cracks Cheshire with an open hand slap.
Cheshire wants to clinch.
Hamadani is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cheshire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hamadani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cheshire doesn't manage to clinch there - Hamadani circles away.
Cheshire fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheshire wants to clinch.
Hamadani fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamadani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheshire manages to avoid it.
Hamadani keeps the fight on the outside.
Cheshire has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hamadani can't break the clinch.
Hamadani gets through Cheshire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hamadani wants to take the fight to the mat but Cheshire manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cheshire stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hamadani blocks the elbow strike.
Cheshire misses with some punches.
Cheshire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hamadani.
Hamadani avoids the elbow strike from Cheshire, against the cage.
Cheshire is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cheshire stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamadani avoiding damage as Cheshire throws knees to the body.
Cheshire pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cheshire tries to land a knee to the head but Hamadani blocks with his arms.
Hamadani scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cheshire lands a nice elbow.
Cheshire stalling the fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hamadani is trying to maintain a safe position but Cheshire gets an underhook and turns Hamadani into the cage.
Hamadani will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cheshire up against the cage.
Hamadani lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamadani lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hamadani is trying to break free.
Hamadani swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheshire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamadani looking for a takedown.
Benji Cheshire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malaik Hamadani.
Hamadani wants a takedown.
Hamadani is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cheshire gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cheshire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hamadani.
Cheshire trying to stall but Hamadani improves his position.
Hamadani blocks an elbow strike.
Cheshire blocks an uppercut.
Cheshire is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cheshire pushes off an throws an elbow but Hamadani leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Hamadani.
Hamadani has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cheshire avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cheshire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hamadani wants a takedown.
Hamadani wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hamadani wants to get back to striking at distance but Cheshire won't allow it.
Hamadani tries to break free but Cheshire pushes him back against the cage.
Hamadani can't get the takedown.
Hamadani avoids a wild elbow strike from Cheshire.
Hamadani is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cheshire pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hamadani is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hamadani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cheshire's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hamadani tries to work over Cheshire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cheshire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hamadani wants a takedown but no success here.
Benji Cheshire has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cheshire gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Benji Cheshire will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Malaik Hamadani's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cheshire is looking to clinch.
Cheshire tries to clinch but Hamadani moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Hamadani. That snapped Cheshire's head back.
Hamadani uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hamadani throws a leg kick but Cheshire sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cheshire blocks a leg kick.
Cheshire attempts a counter takedown but Hamadani avoids it well and moves away.
Hamadani scores with a jab. Cheshire acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cheshire wants to clinch up but Hamadani keeps it at a distance.
Hamadani with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cheshire counters with a takedown into side control.
Hamadani taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cheshire slows the pace down.
Cheshire scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hamadani to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheshire controlling from side mount.
Hamadani is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here as Cheshire stalls from top position.
Cheshire creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hamadani sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Benji Cheshire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Hamadani wants to control but Cheshire postures up.
Hamadani is looking to reverse the position.
Hamadani is trying to escape the position but Cheshire is controlling the position.
Hamadani is trying to improve his position.
Hamadani wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hamadani misses with a straight left.
Cheshire half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheshire fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hamadani keeps the fight on the outside.
Cheshire fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hamadani slaps away a takedown attempt from Cheshire, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hamadani changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cheshire tries to clinch up but Hamadani circles away and keeps his distance.
Malaik Hamadani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cheshire is looking to clinch but Hamadani is avoiding it.
Cheshire tries to clinch up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hamadani, as that shot connected.
Cheshire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cheshire is looking to clinch but Hamadani is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Cheshire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamadani swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheshire.
Cheshire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hamadani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hamadani feints the counter takedown.
Hamadani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheshire manages to avoid it.
Cheshire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cheshire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cheshire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hamadani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hamadani looks to land a right hand but Cheshire moved out of range.
A low kick from Hamadani misses
and Cheshire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hamadani shoots in but no luck this time.
Cheshire tries to clinch up but Hamadani circles away and keeps his distance.
Cheshire ducks under a wild hook from Hamadani.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Malaik Hamadani.
I think Cheshire has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Benji Cheshire!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Benji Cheshire!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Benji Cheshire!
Benji Cheshire wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Benji Cheshire thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Sun God Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Lucania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucania is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Murder Inc. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Sun God Ra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Salvatore Lucania!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucania doesn't manage to clinch there - Ra circles away.
Ra avoids a kick to the body.
Ra fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Ra has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ra loads up on a big right hand but Lucania slips the punch.
Lucania tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ra misses the target.
Lucania lands with a good body shot.
Ra connects with a single shot there.
Ra takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ra swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lucania counters with a straight right hand.
Lucania moves out of range as Ra strikes.
Lucania swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Salvatore Lucania seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucania looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lucania with a jab.
Ra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lucania. Lucania obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ra moves in looking to clinch but Lucania pushes him off.
Lucania with the counter takedown but Ra avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania misses with an uppercut
and Ra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ra throws a shot from downtown. Lucania moves away and avoids it.
Ra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lucania. Lucania obviously looking to wear him down.
Ra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lucania bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ra has Lucania up against the cage in a clinch.
Ra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lucania backwards.
Lucania tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ra just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lucania lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lucania looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ra throws an elbow but it misses.
Lucania pushes off an throws an elbow but Ra leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ra blocks a body shot from Lucania.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ra.
Ra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lucania tries to land a knee to the head but Ra blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucania has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lucania tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ra has a couple of punches blocked by Lucania.
Lucania lands a nice elbow.
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!
With the fighters up against the cage, Ra throws an elbow but misses.
Ra avoids a wild elbow strike from Lucania.
Lucania throws an elbow that misses.
Lucania lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lucania's brow.
Lucania avoids the elbow strike from Ra, against the cage.
Lucania is trying to break the clinch but Ra is controlling him.
Lucania is looking to break free of the clinch but Ra has double underhooks.
Lucania wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lucania throws an elbow but misses.
Lucania pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ra is struggling to control the position.
Ra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Salvatore Lucania has been cut.
Ra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucania's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ra.
Ra takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra misses with a knee strike.
Lucania turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
You can see the frustration on Ra's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lucania throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lucania working the ground and pound.
Lucania has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ra manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lucania is thwarting Ra's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucania seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ra does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lucania looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lucania is keen to just control but Ra is a slippery customer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ra is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lucania pulls his head out easily.
Ra avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lucania.
Lucania trying to mount his opponent but Ra defends it.
Ra wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Lucania dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Salvatore Lucania's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lucania swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Ra counter with a right hand.
Ra tries to clinch there but Lucania circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Ra misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lucania.
Salvatore Lucania seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ra keeps the fight on the outside.
Lucania shoots in for a double leg but Ra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lucania throws a lazy head kick
letting Ra counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Ra.
Lucania shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ra attempts a counter takedown but Lucania avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Lucania tenderised Ra's leg. Ra is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lucania looks for the body kick but Ra saw that one coming.
Ra paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lucania swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ra.
Ra with a nice cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Ra checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ra swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lucania is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lucania will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lucania throws a nice head kick!
Lucania misses with a double jab
and Ra counters with a stiff right hand.
Ra walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lucania connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lucania sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ra. Lucania does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lucania loads up on a big right hand but Ra slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucania misses with an uppercut.
Ra changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ra misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ra takes one to the side of the head.
Jab by Lucania.
Ra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lucania counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ra throws a looping overhand right but Lucania ducks down to avoid it.
And Lucania tries to counter it with a takedown but Ra pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lucania has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ra avoids the head kick by Lucania.
Ra appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ra is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ra misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lucania! But no joy.
Lucania connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters circling - Ra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lucania ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lucania is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lucania.
Lucania rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ra throws a poor cross that misses
and Lucania counters with a good low kick that Ra was not able to check.
Lucania slips a jab and a cross from Ra.
Ra misses with a wild combination.
The Sun God Ra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lucania throws a lazy uppercut
and Ra counters with a left to the body.
Lucania pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Ra misses its target.
Nice defenses there by Lucania.
Lucania moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ra just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucania misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ra.
Lucania moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lucania fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A quick step to the side and Ra tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucania has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lucania there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lucania throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ra throws a hook but Lucania blocks it.
Lucania scores with the left hand. Ra knows he should have avoided that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Ra blocks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Ra.
Ra throwing a counter right hand but Lucania manages to avoid it.
Lucania takes one on the button.
Lucania wants to slow Ra down by chopping away at his legs.
Ra thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Salvatore Lucania will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Salvatore Lucania's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lucania looks to land a body kick but Ra moved away.
Ra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucania tries a low kick but Ra avoids it.
Ra appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ra slips a jab from Lucania.
A shot to the liver by Ra. Beautiful body shot.
Lucania waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ra.
Ra avoids a kick to the body.
Ra darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ra drops his hands momentarily and Lucania takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ra misses with a right hand
and Lucania counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ra misses with a few strikes there.
Ra slips under a jab.
Lucania turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lucania missing with knees to the body.
Lucania working aggressively here.
A short right from Lucania on the inside.
Lucania tries to pull guard but Ra won't allow it.
Lucania is trying to push Ra away but Ra has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lucania is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ra dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lucania gets control of Ra's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lucania will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ra is working Lucania over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ra has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lucania wants to sweep but no luck.
Ra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ra drops back looking for a leg! Lucania is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lucania manages to kick Ra off! Ra jumps back into Lucania's guard.
Lucania looking for a guillotine here but Ra defends easily.
Lucania looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lucania keeping moving, preventing Ra from controlling successfully.
Lucania working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ra doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ra manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra landing with the ground and pound.
Lucania has momentary wrist control but Ra slips an elbow through the middle.
Lucania utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ra avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lucania trying to control the position.
Ra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ra trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucania is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lucania is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra won't allow Lucania to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ra got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lucania has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ra has managed to get both his arms back between Lucania's legs - danger averted.
Ra working some strikes from top position.
Ra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lucania's head.
Ra trying to control but Lucania is working from the bottom.
Ra stands and throws Lucania's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lucania is looking to regain half guard here but Ra keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lucania is trying to control Ra's posture but Ra avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Lucania really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Salvatore Lucania's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A lazy left from Ra finds it's target.
That kick from Lucania tenderised Ra's leg. Ra is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ra closes the distance but Lucania moves to the side
and Lucania counters with a straight right hand.
Ra misses with a straight right.
Lucania changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lucania thows a leg kick but Ra checks it
letting Ra counter with a right hand.
Lucania looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ra controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ra tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Lucania manages to move to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania throwing strikes here but Ra is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lucania is stalling here but it's allowed Ra to get half guard.
Ra holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lucania seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ra does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ra is trying to get back to full guard.
Lucania thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Ra on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lucania thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lucania missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lucania sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ra defending well though.
Ra is defending against the submission attempts here by Lucania.
Lucania thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania trying to advance position but Ra counters by regaining guard.
Ra trying to keep a closed guard but Lucania is proving a slippery customer.
Ra keeping moving, preventing Lucania from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lucania moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Lucania.
Jab by Ra.
Lucania connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lucania.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucania lands a nice hook to Ra's body. Ra takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lucania.
Ra throws a looping overhand right but Lucania ducks down to avoid it.
Lucania moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lucania lands a nice shot to the body.
Lucania tries to close the distance and clinch but Ra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Ra. That snapped Lucania's head back.
Decent striking displayed by Ra there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters circling - Lucania throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lucania changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ra lands with an uppercut that bounces Lucania off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Lucania dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Salvatore Lucania's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lucania pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ra is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lucania, as that shot connected.
Ra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lucania manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lucania misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ra.
Lucania is looking to slow Ra down with leg kicks.
Lucania throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Ra on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lucania tries to land a body kick
and Ra counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lucania avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lucania feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lucania.
Lucania digs a good body shot into Ra's ribs.
Ra checks a low kick from Lucania.
Lucania will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ra was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania lands a jab to the nose.
Ra throws a body punch but Lucania moves out of range.
Lucania walks into a stiff left hand from Ra.
Ra blocks a head kick by Lucania.
Ra is looking for a counter combo.
Lucania lands a jab to the nose.
No joy there for Ra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lucania fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lucania tries to close the distance and clinch but Ra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ra was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lucania. Ra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ra throwing a counter right hand but Lucania manages to avoid it.
Ra cracks Lucania with an open hand slap.
Ra takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Sun God Ra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra misses with a straight right.
Lucania misses with a hook
and Ra counters with a series of strikes. Lucania will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucania works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ra listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lucania misses with a low kick.
Ra throws a hook but Lucania blocks it.
Lucania tries to clinch up.
Lucania lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lucania scores with a body shot.
Lucania circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lucania.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania misses with a hook. Ra ducked under it nicely.
Ra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ra checks a low kick from Lucania.
Ra throws a jab but it's blocked by Lucania.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lucania.
Lucania wants to clinch up but Ra keeps it at a distance.
Lucania is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ra sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A quick step to the side and Ra tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucania misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Ra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Lucania.
Jab from Lucania.
Lucania bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucania tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ra was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucania.
A telegraphed right hand from Lucania misses the target.
Ra attempts a counter takedown but Lucania avoids it well and moves away.
Ra takes a swing at Lucania's ribcage but misses.
And Lucania responds with a good body kick, but Ra manages to step out the way in time.
Ra moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lucania throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ra.
Lucania lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ra backwards.
Lucania softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ra misses with an elbow over the top.
Lucania's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Lucania misses
and Ra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick from Lucania misses.
Ra throws a right and a left that Lucania avoids nicely.
Lucania drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ra defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Salvatore Lucania comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lucania 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Salvatore Lucania!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Salvatore Lucania!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Salvatore Lucania!
Salvatore Lucania wins by unanimous decision!
Salvatore Lucania thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Spishak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Oarsman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spishak's entrance music is Sleeping with Sirens. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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222 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Spishak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cosmo Oarsman!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spishak looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oarsman wants to clinch up but Spishak keeps it at a distance.
Oarsman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Spishak gets a clinch.
Oarsman misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Spishak.
Spishak breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Oarsman. Those never looked like landing.
Spishak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spishak lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut there from Spishak.
Spishak clinches up with Oarsman and pushes him back against the cage.
Oarsman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spishak avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spishak misses with a punch on the inside.
Oarsman lands a nice elbow.
Spishak lands a hook that snaps the head of Oarsman backwards.
Oarsman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oarsman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spishak avoids a wild elbow strike from Oarsman.
Oarsman scores a nice knee to the body.
Spishak tries to stall but Oarsman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oarsman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oarsman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spishak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oarsman misses with a body punch.
Spishak is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Oarsman is defending well.
Oarsman tries to throw a body punch but Spishak avoids it by throwing Oarsman back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oarsman.
Knees to the body from Oarsman.
Spishak is breathing heavily.
Spishak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oarsman moves in looking to clinch but Spishak pushes him off.
Oarsman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spishak moves away.
Spishak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Spishak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spishak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donk. Spishak catches Oarsman right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spishak throws a lazy uppercut
and Spishak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spishak misses with a lunging right hand
and Oarsman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spishak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cosmo Oarsman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oarsman avoids the body shot from Spishak.
Oarsman takes the fight into the clinch.
Spishak looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Oarsman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oarsman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Spishak seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Oarsman can turn it around.
Oarsman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oarsman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oarsman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spishak has Oarsman pressed against the cage.
Oarsman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spishak tries to pull guard but Oarsman holds him up against the cage and eventually Spishak drops back down to his feet.
Oarsman avoiding damage as Spishak throws knees to the body.
Spishak lands an elbow inside that Oarsman shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spishak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spishak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spishak breaks the clinch.
Spishak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oarsman clinches.
Spishak blocks an uppercut.
Spishak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Cosmo Oarsman has been cut.
Spishak working aggressively here.
Oarsman can't find room to land a body shot as Spishak controls the action.
Spishak breaks the clinch.
Spishak lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Spishak lands a head kick!
Cosmo Oarsman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spishak scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oarsman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oarsman clinches.
Spishak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oarsman's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Spishak.
Spishak throws an elbow but it misses.
Spishak blocks an elbow strike from Oarsman.
Spishak throws a head punch that misses.
Oarsman throws an elbow but it misses.
Spishak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spishak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oarsman takes a swing at Spishak's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Spishak misses the target.
Spishak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spishak thuds his right hand into Oarsman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Spishak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Spishak with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spishak has closed the distance and engaged Oarsman in a clinch.
Spishak avoids the elbow strike from Oarsman, against the cage.
Spishak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spishak dodges an elbow strike from Oarsman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Spishak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cosmo Oarsman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Spishak drives through and clinches with Oarsman against the cage.
Oarsman avoids the elbow strike from Spishak, against the cage.
Spishak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oarsman has managed to clinch.
Oarsman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oarsman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spishak has had enough of the clinch but Oarsman keeps him there for the moment.
Spishak blocks an elbow strike from Oarsman.
Spishak trying to stall but Oarsman improves his position.
Oarsman struggles to land a body shot inside as Spishak controls his hands.
Oarsman avoids a wild elbow strike from Spishak.
Spishak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Spishak moves into the clinch.
Oarsman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oarsman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Sammy Spishak has been cut.
Spishak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spishak fails to pull guard.
Spishak breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spishak throws out a loose jab but Oarsman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spishak throws a good cross that connects.
Oarsman tries to clinch up but Spishak circles away and keeps his distance.
Spishak misses with a wild body shot.
Spishak swats away the attempt to clinch by Oarsman.
Spishak changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Oarsman wants to clinch up but Spishak keeps it at a distance.
Spishak tries to counter with a takedown but Oarsman is quick to defend against it.
Oarsman keeps the fight on the outside.
Spishak avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spishak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oarsman can do to turn this around?
Spishak wants to clinch.
Spishak moves out of range of the body kick.
Oarsman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oarsman tries to clinch up but Spishak circles away and keeps his distance.
Sammy Spishak is winning the standup battle so far.
Oarsman moves into the clinch.
Oarsman prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spishak misses with an elbow strike.
Spishak working hard to break the clinch.
Cosmo Oarsman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oarsman digs a right hand into Spishak's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spishak's gas tank.
Oarsman landing knees to the body.
Oarsman lands an elbow inside that Spishak shrugs off.
Spishak avoids a wild elbow strike from Oarsman.
Spishak is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oarsman is keeping busy.
Oarsman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spishak's efforts to push away.
Knees to the body from Oarsman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spishak lands an elbow just above Oarsman 's eye.
Oarsman lands an elbow inside.
Oarsman prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Spishak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oarsman pushes Spishak back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oarsman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman landing knees to the head.
Oarsman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sammy Spishak's cut is getting worse.
Oarsman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oarsman misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oarsman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Oarsman.
Oarsman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oarsman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spishak.
Spishak working hard to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Oarsman as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Oarsman.
Oarsman scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oarsman.
Oarsman is working Spishak over against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oarsman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spishak takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman misses with an elbow strike.
Spishak tries to pull guard but Oarsman holds him up against the cage and eventually Spishak drops back down to his feet.
Oarsman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oarsman connects with a knee to the head.
Oarsman pushes Spishak back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oarsman throws an elbow but misses.
Oarsman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spishak is rocked!
Sammy Spishak's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Oarsman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Spishak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spishak swings wildly with an uppercut but Oarsman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oarsman lands a body punch.
Oarsman lands a nice elbow.
Oarsman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spishak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spishak seems to have got his legs back now.
Spishak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cosmo Oarsman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oarsman lands with a straight right. Spishak didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Oarsman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spishak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oarsman's corner calls for a 1-2. Oarsman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Spishak lands a head kick. Oarsman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Spishak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spishak misses with a hook. Oarsman ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Spishak.
Oarsman slips under a jab from Spishak.
Oarsman throws out a counter right but Spishak avoids it with no problem.
Oarsman closes the distance and pushes Spishak back into the cage.
Spishak throws an elbow that misses.
Spishak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oarsman's elbow.
Nice body punch from Spishak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spishak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oarsman misses with a punch on the inside.
Oarsman tries a body shot but Spishak blocks it.
Spishak jumps guard.
Spishak had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Oarsman defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oarsman wants to get up but he can't break Spishak's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Spishak escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oarsman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oarsman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Spishak has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oarsman has managed to get both his arms back between Spishak's legs - danger averted.
Oarsman gets to his feet - Spishak follows without any prompting.
Oarsman has Spishak up against the cage in a clinch.
Oarsman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spishak backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman tries a knee to the head but Spishak blocks it.
Oarsman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Oarsman as the two fighters clinch.
Oarsman blocks an elbow strike.
Oarsman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oarsman lands an elbow inside.
Spishak tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oarsman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spishak.
Spishak avoiding damage as Oarsman throws knees to the body.
Spishak tries to pull guard but Oarsman won't allow it.
Spishak prevents a body shot from Oarsman.
Oarsman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spishak is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spishak tries to stall but Oarsman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Spishak is trying to break the clinch but Oarsman is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman misses with an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spishak.
Oarsman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spishak blocks it with crossed arms.
Spishak lands an elbow inside that Oarsman shrugs off.
Oarsman has a couple of punches blocked by Spishak.
Oarsman throws a punch but it's blocked by Spishak.
Spishak tries to land knees in the clinch but Oarsman avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oarsman as Spishak tries to tie him up.
Oarsman avoids a wild elbow strike from Spishak.
Oarsman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spishak backwards.
Spishak is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oarsman to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Spishak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oarsman gets through Spishak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oarsman blocks an uppercut.
Oarsman avoids the elbow strike from Spishak, against the cage.
Oarsman lands an elbow just above Spishak 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spishak tries to break the clinch but Oarsman is controlling the position.
Oarsman landing knees to the head.
Jeez, Sammy Spishak's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Spishak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spishak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Spishak misses.
Oarsman with the counter takedown but Spishak avoids it easily.
Oarsman tries to clinch up but Spishak circles away and keeps his distance.
Spishak was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Oarsman tries to close the distance and clinch but Spishak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spishak tries to counter with a takedown but Oarsman is quick to defend against it.
Spishak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spishak is looking to clinch.
Spishak is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Spishak swats away the attempt to clinch by Oarsman.
A little feinted left hand from Spishak on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Spishak misses with a takedown attempt
and Oarsman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spishak has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Spishak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Cosmo Oarsman just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Spishak shoots in but no luck this time.
Spishak listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Oarsman. Those never looked like landing.
Spishak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oarsman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oarsman with the counter takedown but Spishak avoids it easily.
Spishak takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oarsman rushes Spishak and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Oarsman.
Oarsman tries a body shot but Spishak blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Spishak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spishak managing to block the knees to the body from Oarsman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spishak prevents a body shot from Oarsman.
Oarsman dodges an elbow strike from Spishak.
Oarsman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spishak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spishak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spishak working Oarsman over with knees to the body.
Oarsman misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Spishak.
Spishak is trying to break the clinch but Oarsman is controlling him.
Spishak breaks from the clinch.
Oarsman ducks under a wild hook from Spishak.
Spishak circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spishak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oarsman tries to clinch up but Spishak circles away and keeps his distance.
Spishak jabs at Oarsman's body.
Oarsman checks a low kick from Spishak.
Oarsman tries to close the distance and clinch but Spishak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spishak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oarsman gets a clinch.
Spishak is working for takedown but Oarsman is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Spishak as the two fighters clinch.
Spishak scores with a shoulder strike.
Spishak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spishak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oarsman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Spishak can't break the clinch.
Oarsman misses with the head strike.
Spishak looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Spishak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oarsman as Spishak tries to tie him up.
Spishak slows down the pace here.
Spishak landing knees to the body.
Oarsman avoids the elbow strike from Spishak, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spishak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spishak looks for the body kick but Oarsman saw that one coming.
Oarsman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spishak with a nice cross.
Spishak gets a double leg takedown into Oarsman's guard.
Spishak passes into half guard.
Oarsman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spishak.
Spishak controlling the pace.
Spishak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Oarsman defends it well.
Oarsman manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Spishak keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spishak blocks the elbow strike.
Spishak takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Oarsman working aggressively here.
Oarsman throws a head punch that misses.
Spishak takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oarsman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oarsman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Oarsman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sammy Spishak's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cosmo Oarsman!
Cosmo Oarsman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lennox Mayweather Jr. (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Leer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). and Mike Leer. Mayweather Jr. kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is LL Cool J - Rocking with the G.O.A.T.. Mike Leer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lennox Mayweather Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Leer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mayweather Jr. counters with a straight right hand.
Mayweather Jr. misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Mike Leer has been cut.
Mayweather Jr. lands with a shot to the body.
Oooooh!!! Mayweather Jr. has knocked Leer down with a huge combo! Mayweather Jr. steps away and waves a wobbly Leer back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Leer is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayweather Jr. lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Leer falls backwards - clearly groggy! Mayweather Jr. dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lennox Mayweather Jr.!
Lennox Mayweather Jr. thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gianpaolo Volpicelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gianpaolo Volpicelli was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyamoto Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gianpaolo Volpicelli!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volpicelli throws a head kick that Musashi semi-blocks.
It looks like Miyamoto Musashi has been cut.
Volpicelli tries to score with a low kick but Musashi moves his leg out of the way.
Musashi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Musashi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Musashi is rocked!
Musashi looks up at the clock. Bad move! Volpicelli lands a right hand from hell, dropping Musashi. Volpicelli pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gianpaolo Volpicelli!
After winning the bout, Gianpaolo Volpicelli thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniyel Nebi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Karkmananis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nebi comes to the cage accompanied by Magic. Nicolas Karkmananis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniyel Nebi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicolas Karkmananis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch but Nebi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nebi tries to counter with a takedown but Karkmananis is quick to defend against it.
Karkmananis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nebi keeps the fight on the outside.
Karkmananis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nebi tries to counter with a takedown but Karkmananis is quick to defend against it.
Karkmananis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Karkmananis misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karkmananis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karkmananis jabs Nebi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nebi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nebi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Karkmananis looks to score with a jab to the body but Nebi is just out of range.
Nebi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Karkmananis sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkmananis clinches.
Karkmananis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nebi gets tackled into the cage by Karkmananis. Karkmananis maintains the clinch.
Karkmananis tries a body shot but Nebi blocks it.
Karkmananis working aggressively here.
Nebi is looking to break free of the clinch but Karkmananis has double underhooks.
Karkmananis lands a left hand.
Nebi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karkmananis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nebi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Karkmananis sprawls and moves away.
Karkmananis looks to clinch
and Nebi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Karkmananis!
Karkmananis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nebi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Karkmananis is trying to control Nebi's posture but Nebi avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Karkmananis is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karkmananis is trying to get back to half guard.
Nebi taking a breather here.
Karkmananis wants to get back to his feet but Nebi is dominant here and he's now got Karkmananis's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Karkmananis can't escape the position.
Nebi gets his hands free as Karkmananis looks to control.
Karkmananis is trying to stand back up.
Nebi is hanging on to Karkmananis's back as he tries to escape.
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.
Karkmananis looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Karkmananis trying to control the hands but Nebi won't let him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karkmananis is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
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 Daniyel Nebi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karkmananis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nebi tries to counter with a takedown but Karkmananis is quick to defend against it.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nebi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nebi tries to counter with a takedown but Karkmananis is quick to defend against it.
Karkmananis misses with a looping right.
Nebi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Karkmananis doesn't manage to clinch there - Nebi circles away.
Nebi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up but Nebi circles away and keeps his distance.
Nebi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jab, jab by Karkmananis - just one landing.
Karkmananis moves to clinch but Nebi breaks away
and Nebi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Karkmananis!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nebi blocks the strikes from Karkmananis.
Karkmananis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nebi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nebi working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkmananis tries to escape but Nebi is in control.
Karkmananis struggling a bit here.
Karkmananis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nebi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Karkmananis closes the distance but Nebi moves to the side
and Nebi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Karkmananis won't be happy with that.
A control attempt from Karkmananis but he's now mounted!
Karkmananis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nebi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Karkmananis is working to get back to half guard.
Karkmananis is trying to stand up.
Karkmananis tries to hold on but Nebi pushes him away.
Karkmananis is working to get back to half guard.
Karkmananis tries to hold on but Nebi pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nebi prevents Karkmananis from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karkmananis manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nebi stops Karkmananis from getting back to his feet.
Karkmananis trying to control here.
Karkmananis tries to get to full guard but Nebi has control of the leg.
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.
Karkmananis gets full guard.
Daniyel Nebi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nebi stops Karkmananis from standing up.
Karkmananis is trying to control the position but Nebi postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Karkmananis throws a lazy uppercut
and Nebi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nebi.
Karkmananis is trying to hold Nebi in close to prevent damage but Nebi has managed to pass into half guard.
Karkmananis scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Nebi manages to mount him!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karkmananis is squirming around, avoiding Nebi's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniyel Nebi dominated that second round.
That's time! Nebi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big right from Karkmananis misses.
Nebi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Karkmananis. Those never looked like landing.
Karkmananis is looking to clinch.
Nebi gets tackled into the cage by Karkmananis. Karkmananis maintains the clinch.
Nebi is trying to break the clinch but Karkmananis has him pressed against the cage.
Karkmananis misses with an elbow strike.
Nebi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karkmananis is looking to clinch.
Karkmananis has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nebi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Karkmananis swinging wildly here.
Karkmananis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nebi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkmananis looking for a sweep. Not yet Karkmananis, not yet.
Karkmananis throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Karkmananis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nebi won't allow Karkmananis to get back to his feet.
Karkmananis working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Nebi avoids a kick to the body.
Nebi tries to counter with a takedown but Karkmananis is quick to defend against it.
Karkmananis swings for the body but Nebi moves out of range.
Nebi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nebi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Karkmananis sprawls and moves away.
Karkmananis wants to clinch.
Nebi attempts a counter takedown but Karkmananis avoids it well and moves away.
Karkmananis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but Nebi is having none of it.
Nebi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Karkmananis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis rushes Nebi and presses him up against the cage.
Karkmananis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nebi as Karkmananis tries to tie him up.
Nebi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Karkmananis can't find room to land a body shot as Nebi controls the action.
Karkmananis lands a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nebi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karkmananis takes a swing at Nebi's ribcage but misses.
Karkmananis closes the distance and pushes Nebi back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nebi wants to break free but Karkmananis has control.
Nebi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nebi has had enough of the clinch but Karkmananis keeps him there for the moment.
Karkmananis is trying to break free.
Karkmananis trying to control the position but instead, Nebi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Karkmananis into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karkmananis.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karkmananis swings wildly with an uppercut but Nebi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karkmananis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Karkmananis really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nebi swats away the attempt to clinch by Karkmananis.
Nebi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Karkmananis sprawls and moves away.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up.
Nebi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up but Nebi circles away and keeps his distance.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karkmananis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karkmananis misses with a body shot.
Karkmananis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karkmananis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkmananis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karkmananis breaks the clinch.
Karkmananis scoring well with a low kick there.
Karkmananis throws a head kick but Nebi moves out of range.
Karkmananis moves in looking to clinch but Nebi pushes him off.
Nebi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Karkmananis gets a clinch.
Karkmananis tries to stall but Nebi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Karkmananis tries to throw a body punch but Nebi avoids it by throwing Karkmananis back against the cage.
Nebi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up but Nebi circles away and keeps his distance.
Karkmananis lands a slapping body shot.
Karkmananis scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daniyel Nebi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Karkmananis does no damage.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karkmananis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nebi checks it well.
Karkmananis wants to clinch but Nebi slips to the side
and Nebi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nebi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nebi stops Karkmananis from standing up.
Karkmananis is trying to keep Nebi in close.
Karkmananis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis trying to control the position here.
Nebi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nebi stopping the sweep attempt from Karkmananis.
Nebi looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Karkmananis darts in and clinches Nebi up against the cage.
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.
Karkmananis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nebi has him pressed against the cage.
Karkmananis keeps control of Nebi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karkmananis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nebi is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nebi.
Karkmananis working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Karkmananis tries to stall but Nebi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Karkmananis tries to work over Nebi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karkmananis can't break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karkmananis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nebi backwards.
Karkmananis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nebi tries to circle away but Karkmananis has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Karkmananis dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Karkmananis tries to clinch up.
Nebi attempts a counter takedown but Karkmananis avoids it well and moves away.
Karkmananis closes the distance but Nebi moves to the side
and Nebi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Karkmananis is trying to stand up here but Nebi is controlling him well.
Karkmananis is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Karkmananis is looking to control Nebi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karkmananis avoid being mounted?
Nebi trying to control the action but Karkmananis is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nebi tries to pass to full mount but Karkmananis defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkmananis is trying to escape back to his feet but Nebi uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Nebi trying to control the position but Karkmananis is working away.
Karkmananis is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nebi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Nebi controlling from side mount.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Karkmananis misses with a straight left.
Nebi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nebi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karkmananis.
Nebi feinted with a counter takedown.
Nebi avoids the head kick by Karkmananis.
Karkmananis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karkmananis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nebi moves away.
Nebi feinted with a counter takedown.
Karkmananis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nebi rather than just go for the knockout.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nebi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Karkmananis.
Karkmananis swings for the body but Nebi moves out of range.
Nebi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Karkmananis sprawls and moves away.
Karkmananis tries a head kick but it misses.
Karkmananis throws a sloppy head kick and Nebi moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Karkmananis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis throws a body kick that misses
and Nebi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Karkmananis is wriggling around but Nebi manages to pass to half guard.
Karkmananis is trying to get back to full guard.
Karkmananis wants to control but Nebi is keeping busy.
Nebi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Karkmananis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nebi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nebi's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis controlling the position well here. Nebi rolled but Karkmananis kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Karkmananis struggling to keep hold of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daniyel Nebi.
I think Nebi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Daniyel Nebi!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Daniyel Nebi!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Daniyel Nebi!
Daniyel Nebi wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Daniyel Nebi thanked Conquer for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Griggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Fittz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Markus Fittz!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griggs bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fittz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Griggs.
Griggs trying to control the position but Fittz is working away.
Griggs 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.
A lull in the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griggs scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griggs tries to move to mount but Fittz blocks the move with his legs.
The strikes coming from Griggs are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fittz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Griggs works his way into side control.
Griggs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fittz keeps working.
Griggs tries to move to mount but Fittz blocks the move with his legs.
Griggs tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Griggs working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The strikes coming from Griggs are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Griggs working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
What's Fittz going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griggs misses with the ground and pound.
Fittz parries the strikes from Griggs easily there. Griggs is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fittz to escape.
Griggs prevents Fittz from escaping the position.
Griggs working the ground and pound but Fittz is defending the strikes.
Fittz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Griggs has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fittz tries to buck Griggs off but Griggs is having none of it.
Fittz defending against the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Griggs are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Griggs landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fittz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fittz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Griggs in side control, throwing shots but Fittz defends.
Fittz is not content to let Griggs control the position.
Fittz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fittz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Griggs is pressing down on Fittz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fittz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fittz wants to stand and escape but instead Griggs has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fittz wants to stand but Griggs is controlling the position.
Griggs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Griggs drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fittz dives on top into guard.
Griggs pulls Fittz in close to his closed guard and prevents Fittz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Griggs wants to sweep here but Fittz controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fittz wants to stand but Griggs has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Griggs dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fittz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Griggs misses.
Griggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Griggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fittz can do to turn this around?
Griggs fails with a takedown attempt.
Griggs swinging wildly here.
Chad Griggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griggs avoids the body shot from Fittz.
Fittz stuffs the takedown.
Fittz misses with a hook
and Fittz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Griggs shoots in looking for a takedown but Fittz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Griggs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Griggs. 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.
Fittz swinging wildly here.
Griggs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Griggs shoots in for a takedown but Fittz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fittz tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Fittz misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fittz. Griggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griggs closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fittz's guard.
Fittz keeping moving, preventing Griggs from controlling successfully.
Griggs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Griggs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Griggs trying to control but Fittz is working from the bottom.
Griggs is really struggling to control Fittz but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Griggs won't allow Fittz to sweep him here.
Griggs looking to sit in guard and control but Fittz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs has a closed guard, preventing Fittz from standing up.
Griggs pulls Fittz in to control the position.
Griggs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fittz's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Griggs throws a strike but Fittz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fittz wants to stand but Griggs has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Chad Griggs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fittz stopping the sweep attempt from Griggs.
Fittz trying to control the position from guard on top but Griggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griggs controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs has a closed guard, preventing Fittz from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Griggs dives in for a single leg takedown but Fittz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Markus Fittz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griggs looks to land a right hand but Fittz moved out of range.
Griggs dives in and scores a takedown into Fittz's guard.
Griggs throws a big elbow that misses.
Fittz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griggs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fittz looking for a sweep. Not yet Fittz, not yet.
Griggs scoring with some ground and pound.
Griggs prevents Fittz from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Griggs dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Griggs lands a jab to the head.
Fittz leaves Griggs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fittz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griggs.
Fittz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Chad Griggs has been cut.
Chad Griggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Griggs.
Fittz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Griggs with a jab.
Griggs cracks Fittz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Griggs with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griggs takes a swing at Fittz's ribcage but misses.
Griggs misses with a straight right.
Griggs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fittz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fittz slips under a jab from Griggs.
Fittz throws a right and a left that Griggs avoids nicely.
Nice jab there from Fittz.
Griggs has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fittz finds it's way round the side to connect with Griggs's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fittz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griggs circles away quickly and effectively.
Griggs throws an overhand right that lands on Fittz's shoulder, as Fittz tries to avoid the shot.
Fittz fails to land with a series of punches.
Fittz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Griggs counter with a right hand.
Griggs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Griggs dodges the punch combination from Fittz.
Fittz drops his hands momentarily and Griggs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Griggs misses with a straight left.
Griggs misses with a takedown
and Fittz counters with a left and a right that stings Griggs.
Fittz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griggs lands a right hook to the body.
Griggs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Griggs cracks Fittz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Fittz.
Griggs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Griggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fittz slaps away a takedown attempt from Griggs, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Griggs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griggs looks to throw the jab but Fittz is out of range.
Griggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fittz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griggs.
Fittz throws out a counter right but Griggs avoids it with no problem.
Griggs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters circling - Griggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fittz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Griggs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fittz on the side of the head.
Fittz fails to land with a series of punches.
Fittz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Fittz misses.
Griggs drives through with a takedown into guard.
Griggs advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fittz is not content to let Griggs control the position.
Griggs landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fittz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Griggs is working away from the top position though.
Griggs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fittz manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Griggs keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
I was talking to Griggs's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Griggs gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fittz is staying active underneath Griggs, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Griggs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Griggs thows a huge punch but Fittz dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs wants to control but Fittz is keeping him busy.
Fittz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Griggs.
Griggs trying to control from half guard but Fittz is working away.
Griggs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Griggs lands strikes from half guard.
Griggs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Griggs sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Griggs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fittz defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Griggs clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Griggs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fittz swinging wildly here.
Griggs closes the distance and clinches up with Fittz, looking for a takedown. Griggs pushes Fittz against the cage but Fittz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Griggs as he connects with a hook.
Griggs misses with a lunging right hand
and Fittz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Griggs's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fittz under the eye.
Griggs's corner calls for a 1-2. Griggs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fittz lands a lovely overhand right.
Fittz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fittz is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
BOOM! Griggs lands a beautiful left hook that drops Fittz. Fittz tries to recover but Griggs is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Fittz lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Griggs!
Chad Griggs decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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pop
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