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LGP 15:James#1 vs Kopp(C) PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoki Mayoniko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Long is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoki Mayoniko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Long!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayoniko gets a double leg takedown into Long's guard.
Long throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Long working for submissions but it's allowed Mayoniko to get to half guard.
Mayoniko uses his free foot to push down on Long's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Mayoniko trying to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayoniko not allowing Long to control his hands.
Long is trying to stand back up.
Long staying busy and making it hard for Mayoniko to control.
Long takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Long is in bad spot here.
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.
Long turns into Mayoniko and is now in his guard.
Mayoniko working a defensive guard here.
Long pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mayoniko is keeping the position for now.
Long is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mayoniko is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mayoniko has escaped and now he's on top!
Long working for a triangle but Mayoniko defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mayoniko has picked Long up and slammed him! Long can't keep hold of the triangle and Mayoniko manages to pass to side control!
Long is looking to regain half guard here but Mayoniko keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Long is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mayoniko off and has taken his back!
Long is looking for a rear naked choke here but Mayoniko reverses the position brilliantly into Long's guard!
Long throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mayoniko uses it to pass to side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayoniko working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoki Mayoniko dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mayoniko cracks a nice hook into Long's ribs.
Mayoniko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Long's half guard.
Mayoniko looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Long trying to hold on to Mayoniko's head to control him but Mayoniko postures up.
Yoki Mayoniko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mayoniko wants to control but Long is keeping him busy.
Long looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long tries to roll over but Mayoniko keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mayoniko is working away from the top position though.
Long keeping hold of Mayoniko's head, controlling as best he can.
Mayoniko seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Long wants to improve his position but Mayoniko is controlling well.
Long actively working from the bottom here.
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.
Mayoniko is looking to take a break and control but Long is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mayoniko digs a good hook to Long's body.
Long feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mayoniko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Long stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mayoniko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long looking to sit in guard and control but Mayoniko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Long isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mayoniko stacks Long 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 Mayoniko!
Mayoniko trying to control the position but Long is working away.
Long is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayoniko is looking to take a break and control but Long is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mayoniko is really struggling to control Long but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Long wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Mayoniko seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Long is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Yoki Mayoniko!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Vantuiese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zin Berkantov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berkantov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Zaidi. On his way into the cage it seems that Jorge Vantuiese has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jorge Vantuiese seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jorge Vantuiese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zin Berkantov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berkantov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vantuiese throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vantuiese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Berkantov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vantuiese counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vantuiese throws a looping overhand right but Berkantov ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkantov closes the distance and clinches.
Berkantov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Berkantov avoids a wild elbow strike from Vantuiese.
Vantuiese lands a left hand that snaps the head of Berkantov backwards.
Vantuiese tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vantuiese lands an elbow inside.
Nice body punch from Vantuiese - that landed with a thud.
Vantuiese jumps into guard, dragging Berkantov to the mat.
Vantuiese has his foot on Berkantov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Berkantov works his way back into a safe position though.
Berkantov trying to control the position from guard on top but Vantuiese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vantuiese working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Berkantov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Berkantov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Berkantov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vantuiese is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vantuiese's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Berkantov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vantuiese controls the pace.
Vantuiese looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Vantuiese is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vantuiese throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Berkantov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vantuiese with a nice head shot there.
Vantuiese throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vantuiese sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vantuiese throwing strikes from guard but Berkantov blocks nicely.
Vantuiese throwing strikes but missing.
Vantuiese working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Berkantov's head.
Vantuiese slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vantuiese postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Berkantov is looking to stand up but Vantuiese isn't so interested in that idea.
Vantuiese scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vantuiese works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Vantuiese passes to side control.
Vantuiese lands a few punches from side control.
Berkantov looks winded!
Vantuiese looks up at the clock and then as Berkantov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Vantuiese smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Berkantov is rocked!
Vantuiese scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Berkantov is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Vantuiese can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Vantuiese!
The defeated Zin Berkantov had this to say: 'Pfff... I shoudn't have underestimated my opponent...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Modack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazarus Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Modack comes to the cage accompanied by Duran Duran -Wild Boys. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Modack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lazarus Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Modack scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Saunders looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Modack slaps away a takedown attempt from Saunders, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Modack scores with the left hand. Saunders knows he should have avoided that one.
Modack definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Saunders tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Modack defends well and Saunders ends up having to push Modack into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Modack.
Saunders takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Modack lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Saunders goes down and covers up as Modack starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terry Modack!
A relieved looking Terry Modack thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Lazarus Saunders was interviewed post fight and said 'Everyone looses, and i guess this was my time, congrats to my opponent, he is a formidable opponent. I shall come back stronger than aver.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peyton Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Luenski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oscar Luenski acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peyton Manning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Luenski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manning with a poor takedown
and Luenski counters with a low kick, right behind Manning 's knee.
Manning could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Luenski closes the distance and clinches.
Luenski works on Manning's body with a couple of short punches.
Luenski has Manning pressed against the cage, preventing Manning from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Luenski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Luenski pulls Manning into guard.
Luenski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Manning advances position into side control!
Manning is looking to take a break and control but Luenski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manning controls the position from side control.
Luenski is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Luenski is looking for a sweep.
Luenski has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Luenski manages to work his way to half guard, despite Manning's best efforts.
Manning is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Manning looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Manning is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Luenski has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Manning tries to control but Luenski wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luenski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Manning tries to control but Luenski wriggling away.
Manning working for a guillotine from mount but Luenski is in no mood to give up.
Manning has hold of Luenski's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Luenski manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Luenski is trying desperately to improve position.
Luenski wants to get back to his feet.
Luenski is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Luenski manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Luenski is not content to let Manning control the position.
Luenski tries to improve position but can't.
Manning moves into full mount!
Luenski gets back to half guard.
Luenski manages to get to full guard.
Luenski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manning wants to control from the top but Luenski keeps moving.
Luenski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Manning defends it easily.
Manning trying to control but Luenski is working from the bottom.
Luenski working for a triangle but Manning defends it easily.
Manning wants to pass the guard but Luenski is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Manning trying to control the position from guard on top but Luenski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Peyton Manning will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Luenski drives through with a takedown into guard.
Luenski looking to sit in guard and control but Manning gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Manning works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Luenski tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Manning manages to move to mount!
Manning working for a guillotine from mount but Luenski is in no mood to give up.
Manning looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Luenski sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Manning is working for a submission of some sort.
Luenski wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luenski is trying to get back to full guard.
Peyton Manning overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manning is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Luenski is just riding it out for now. Manning eventually gives up the hold.
Manning seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Luenski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luenski is looking to escape.
Luenski is staying active underneath Manning, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Luenski manages to get to full guard.
Luenski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Manning's guard.
Luenski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luenski wants to pass the guard but Manning is keeping the position.
Manning is trying to control the position but Luenski postures up.
Luenski wants to control from the top but Manning keeps moving.
Manning is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Luenski defends well.
Luenski trying to control but Manning is working from the bottom.
Manning has his feet on Luenski's thighs here. He's pushed Luenski off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Luenski screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peyton Manning!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renilio Gracie Slaughter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin McGrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Renilio Gracie Slaughter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calvin McGrath!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrath doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie Slaughter fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McGrath sprawls well initially but Gracie Slaughter persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. McGrath manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McGrath controlling Gracie Slaughter's posture.
Gracie Slaughter won't allow McGrath to sweep him here.
McGrath is trying to hold Gracie Slaughter in close to prevent damage but Gracie Slaughter has managed to pass into half guard.
Gracie Slaughter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGrath is not content to let Gracie Slaughter control the position.
McGrath is looking for a sweep. Gracie Slaughter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrath is pressing down on Gracie Slaughter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie Slaughter trying to control the position from guard on top but McGrath is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGrath is pulling down on Gracie Slaughter's head to control his posture.
McGrath keeping moving, preventing Gracie Slaughter from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGrath trying to control the position here.
Gracie Slaughter trying to control but McGrath is working from the bottom.
McGrath is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
McGrath is continuing to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
McGrath closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gracie Slaughter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie Slaughter showed some decent athleticism there.
McGrath is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie Slaughter trying to control the action but McGrath is working from the bottom.
McGrath is trying to stand up here but Gracie Slaughter is controlling him well.
McGrath looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gracie Slaughter passes into side control, despite McGrath's attempt to control the position.
McGrath tries to improve position but can't.
McGrath throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrath is trying to control Gracie Slaughter's posture but Gracie Slaughter avoids it.
McGrath tries to improve position but can't.
McGrath is still trying to improve position.
Gracie Slaughter trying to control the position but McGrath is working away.
McGrath is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie Slaughter keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie Slaughter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie Slaughter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGrath tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie Slaughter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie Slaughter trying to control the position but McGrath is working away.
McGrath is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gracie Slaughter has just dragged him back down to the mat.
McGrath gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
McGrath is trying to get back to full guard.
McGrath is trying to maintain the position but Gracie Slaughter is very close to passing his half guard.
McGrath wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McGrath scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gracie Slaughter manages to mount him!
Gracie Slaughter wants to control the pace but McGrath is squirming around nicely.
McGrath sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renilio Gracie Slaughter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McGrath takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch lands to the side of McGrath 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gracie Slaughter scores with a takedown into McGrath's guard.
Gracie Slaughter looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie Slaughter passes McGrath's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGrath looking for subs from the bottom but Gracie Slaughter mounts him!
McGrath holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gracie Slaughter tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gracie Slaughter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie Slaughter prevents McGrath from getting the reversal.
Gracie Slaughter looking for a guillotine from mount but McGrath is having none of it.
McGrath really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie Slaughter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McGrath is looking to escape.
McGrath wants to hold on but Gracie Slaughter pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrath is squirming around, avoiding Gracie Slaughter's attempts to control the action.
McGrath is working to get back to half guard.
Gracie Slaughter looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gracie Slaughter prevents McGrath from getting the reversal.
McGrath manages to regain half guard. Good work.
McGrath wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie Slaughter trying to control the action but McGrath is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie Slaughter moves into full mount! McGrath won't be happy about that!
McGrath really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie Slaughter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McGrath is looking to escape.
McGrath tries to lock up and control but Gracie Slaughter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McGrath is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gracie Slaughter is staying active.
McGrath is working to get back to half guard.
Gracie Slaughter trying to control but McGrath is having none of it.
McGrath tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGrath is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McGrath is squirming around, avoiding Gracie Slaughter's attempts to control the action.
McGrath is looking to improve his position but Gracie Slaughter isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracie Slaughter jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but McGrath manages to avoid the submission attempt.
McGrath pushes Gracie Slaughter away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gracie Slaughter gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGrath struggling a bit here.
Gracie Slaughter controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renilio Gracie Slaughter dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gracie Slaughter drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie Slaughter being controlled here momentarily.
Gracie Slaughter trying to control but McGrath is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGrath trying to control the position.
Gracie Slaughter stopping the sweep attempt from McGrath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrath not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie Slaughter won't allow McGrath to get back to his feet.
McGrath keeping moving, preventing Gracie Slaughter from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gracie Slaughter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gracie Slaughter duly obliges.
Gracie Slaughter cracks McGrath with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie Slaughter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McGrath did well to prevent Gracie Slaughter getting side control.
Gracie Slaughter wants to take a breather but McGrath is having none of it.
McGrath trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie Slaughter with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gracie Slaughter prevents McGrath from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrath desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gracie Slaughter prevents McGrath from improving his position.
Gracie Slaughter is looking for a kimura here.
McGrath is looking to improve his position.
McGrath trying to control but Gracie Slaughter postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrath tries to roll over but Gracie Slaughter keeps him under control.
Gracie Slaughter wants to control but McGrath is keeping him busy.
Gracie Slaughter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie Slaughter seems to be working for a kimura but McGrath defends the submission attempt.
McGrath is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gracie Slaughter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGrath can do to turn this around?
Gracie Slaughter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so McGrath counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McGrath looking to pass the guard.
McGrath trying to control but Gracie Slaughter is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGrath passes Gracie Slaughter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McGrath tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie Slaughter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McGrath takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie Slaughter wants to get back to full guard.
McGrath is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie Slaughter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McGrath.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie Slaughter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie Slaughter being controlled here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie Slaughter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McGrath gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Calvin McGrath has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Renilio Gracie Slaughter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McGrath in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renilio Gracie Slaughter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie Slaughter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renilio Gracie Slaughter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slight Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Giraffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by Mr Sandman. Giraffe has chosen An epic song to hype you up because if you don't win you're fired. as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slight Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Big Giraffe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giraffe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carter throws out the jab.
Giraffe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Giraffe throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter throws a series of punches but Giraffe moves out of range.
Carter sets himself, and Giraffe steps forward looking for the clinch! Carter avoids it this time.
Giraffe closes the distance and pushes Carter back into the cage.
Giraffe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giraffe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Giraffe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Giraffe avoiding damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Carter.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Giraffe controls his hands.
Giraffe throws a head punch that misses.
Carter looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giraffe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giraffe trying to control the position but instead, Carter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Giraffe into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giraffe.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Giraffe controls the action.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Giraffe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carter is keeping busy.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giraffe.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Giraffe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter scores with a hook to the body.
Carter misses with some punches.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Giraffe blocks an uppercut.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Carter lands a left hand.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Giraffe or not.
Carter working aggressively here.
Giraffe struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Giraffe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter lands a body shot.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
Carter lands a left hand.
Giraffe misses with some punches.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter tries to stall but Giraffe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short uppercut from Carter.
Giraffe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Giraffe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Giraffe looking to stall.
Carter gets through Giraffe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Giraffe is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giraffe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Giraffe is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Giraffe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter lands a left hand.
Giraffe misses with a punch on the inside.
Carter is working Giraffe over against the cage.
Giraffe looks winded!
Giraffe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giraffe seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
Carter drops Giraffe onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Giraffe is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter lands a big right hand that drops Giraffe! The killer instinct kicks in and Carter finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Carter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slight Carter!
Slight Carter took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephane Pompier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maleko Kaleoikaikaokalani (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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephane Pompier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maleko Kaleoikaikaokalani!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaleoikaikaokalani connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pompier swings for the body but Kaleoikaikaokalani moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kaleoikaikaokalani darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pompier.
Pompier lands a nice shot that snaps Kaleoikaikaokalani's head back.
Pompier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaleoikaikaokalani throws out the jab.
Pompier misses with a wild body shot.
Pompier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pompier connects with a body shot that sends Kaleoikaikaokalani's belly button to the back.
Kaleoikaikaokalani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pompier was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaleoikaikaokalani.
Pompier went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pompier looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pompier connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Maleko Kaleoikaikaokalani has been cut.
Kaleoikaikaokalani staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pompier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kaleoikaikaokalani is rocked!
Pompier punishes Kaleoikaikaokalani's body with a nice straight punch.
Kaleoikaikaokalani is still on wobbly legs! Can Pompier finish him?
Maleko Kaleoikaikaokalani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pompier slips a straight right by Kaleoikaikaokalani.
Pompier finds Kaleoikaikaokalani's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Kaleoikaikaokalani flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Pompier lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Kaleoikaikaokalani will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stephane Pompier!
Stephane Pompier decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between MF Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralf Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Al Kapone - You Ain't Stoppin Me . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, MF Doom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ralf Jones!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom slips a jab from Jones.
Jab from Doom.
It looks like Ralf Jones has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Doom.
Doom has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BigMouth Cabrons in the buildup to the fight.
Jones throws a hook but Doom blocks it.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Doom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones thuds his right hand into Doom's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Doom throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Doom takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones throws a body punch but Doom moves out of range.
Jones has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Doom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones throws a hook to the side of Doom's head but Doom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doom moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Doom is rocked!
Jones lands with a right hand.
Oh Doom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Doom takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Jones sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Doom bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ralf Jones!
During a confident post fight interview, Ralf Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cris Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brown might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fort Minor - Remember The Name. Morales has chosen U Don't Know Me as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cris Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Morales!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Morales clinches.
Brown working aggressively here.
Morales blocking some punches.
Brown has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Brown blocks a body shot from Morales.
Morales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morales.
Morales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown digs a right hand into Morales's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morales's gas tank.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Morales.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Morales blocks an uppercut.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Morales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown working aggressively here.
Morales throws a head punch that misses.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morales misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Morales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Morales has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Brown seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Morales can turn it around.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morales is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Morales.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morales creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morales.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morales tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Morales lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morales misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
A short left from Morales.
Morales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morales unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales connects with a knee to the head.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Morales.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Morales back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Morales putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morales tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
Morales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
Morales unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Morales is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Morales tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Morales.
Morales putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morales misses with a punch to the body.
Knees to the body from Morales.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Morales.
Morales with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morales throws a head punch that misses.
Brown avoiding damage as Morales throws knees to the body.
Morales landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morales blocking some punches.
Morales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morales lands a good knee to the midsection. Brown won't want to take too many of those.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Morales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morales has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Morales.
Morales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morales lands a right hand.
Morales scores a nice knee to the body.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Morales.
Morales throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
A nice left hand lands by Morales.
Morales has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Morales lands a good knee to the midsection. Brown won't want to take too many of those.
Morales has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Morales tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Morales.
Morales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morales scores a nice knee to the body.
Morales creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morales missing with knees to the body.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morales landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Morales dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morales misses with a body shot.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morales with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morales has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morales swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morales thinking.
Morales lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morales pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morales tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Morales.
Morales lands a shoulder strike.
Morales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morales misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morales.
Morales throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales misses with the head strike.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Morales lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Morales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morales.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown lands a right hand.
Morales misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Morales missing with knees to the body.
Morales is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morales tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Morales.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Morales trying to stall but Brown improves his position.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales throws a head punch that misses.
Morales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morales putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Morales tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Morales swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Morales pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
Morales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morales has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Morales can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Morales.
Morales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morales throws a head punch that misses.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown pushes Morales back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
James Morales seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morales trying to stall but Brown improves his position.
Morales presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morales.
Morales struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Morales lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Morales tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Morales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morales lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Morales landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Morales.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Morales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morales lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales misses with some punches.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morales obliges.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Morales.
Morales blocking some punches.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown gets through Morales's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morales unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Morales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morales lands a nice uppercut.
Morales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morales is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Morales will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Morales rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morales is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morales utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morales tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Morales back against the cage.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Morales tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Morales lands an uppercut.
Morales crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
A short left from Brown.
A knee to the head by Morales.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morales utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morales tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morales obliges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morales creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Morales unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Morales controls the action.
Morales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morales landing knees to the body.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morales throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Morales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morales using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Morales.
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!
Morales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Morales lands a nice knee to the body.
Morales takes a shot to the head.
Brown tries a body shot but Morales blocks it.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morales.
Morales landing knees to the body.
Morales softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morales blocking some punches.
Morales is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Morales blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morales trying to land knees to the body.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown avoids a wild elbow strike from Morales.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales throws a head punch that misses.
Morales prevents a body shot from Brown.
Morales blocking some punches.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Morales.
Morales wants to stall.
Morales throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Morales takes a shot to the head.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown working aggressively here.
Cris Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown pushes Morales back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morales lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morales.
Morales misses with the head strike.
James Morales is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Morales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown working aggressively here.
Morales unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Morales controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Morales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morales has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Morales!
A very excited looking James Morales made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Kopp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter James (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 Peter James was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Kopp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter James!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopp avoids the head kick by James.
James misses the shot to the body.
Kopp shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
James looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kopp scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kopp looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kopp winds up and cracks James with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kopp working James over with strikes.
Kopp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kopp working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
James has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Kopp lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kopp looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
James is trying to get back to full guard.
Kopp looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks James with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Kopp there.
James is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kopp takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
James has hold of Kopp's hands but Kopp slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kopp is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kopp working James over with strikes.
Kopp works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopp lands a nice shot to the head.
Kopp raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kopp punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kopp with the ground and pound from mount.
Kopp is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. James can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kopp punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kopp with good strikes from the mount here!
Kopp landing strikes from the mount.
Kopp dominating with strikes here.
Kopp lands with some vicious ground and pound - can James hang on?
Kopp in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
James is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns James that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
James is still in real trouble! Can Kopp finish him?
James taking shots to the head.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
James really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kopp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kopp lands with some vicious ground and pound - can James hang on?
James is bucking up trying to escape but Kopp cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kopp landing strikes from the mount.
Kopp unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Kopp.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kopp dominating with strikes here.
Kopp pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kopp scoring with strikes but James is staying in there.
Kopp loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have James scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Kopp land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Kopp stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Kopp!
Dave Kopp retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Dave Kopp 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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