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HFC 238 Bandit Country PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Petey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Stith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Stith is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petey Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Stith!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stith fails to land with a series of punches.
Stith throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Stith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smith swings for the body but Stith moves out of range.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith misses with the combination.
Stith misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Stith looks to move away, Smith throws a big counter combo but Stith just gets out of the way.
Stith throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith jabs Stith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stith lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stith takes one on the button.
Stith moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stith stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Stith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice shot by Smith.
Stith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Smith is rocked!
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A combination from Stith does no damage.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith takes a swing at Stith's ribcage but misses.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Stith throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Stith throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stith moves away.
Stith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stith misses with a double jab.
Smith takes a swing at Stith's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stith connects with a looping right hand.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Stith.
Stith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stith.
Stith tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
enabling Stith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Stith moves away and avoids it.
Stith misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Stith backpedaling.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stith throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stith scores with a decent looking hook.
Stith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brandon Stith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Stith misses with a double jab.
As Stith looks to move away, Smith throws a big counter combo but Stith just gets out of the way.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Stith is looking for the big counter here.
Stith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Stith counters with a crisp one two that drops Smith! Stith thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Smith to his feet! Smith is in big trouble!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Stith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stith.
Stith tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Stith counters with a left to the body.
Stith tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stith misses with a hook.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Stith lands with a big left! Smith is wobbled badly! Stith comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Smith to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brandon Stith!
Brandon Stith thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sans Pression - Numero 1. Jay Wilkins has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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193 lbs
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203 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Wilkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keon Williams!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkins throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Wilkins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Williams counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wilkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilkins throws a right hand that misses
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Wilkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Wilkins misses with a kick to the body
and Williams counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wilkins misses with the combination.
Williams is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkins scores with a three punch combo!
Wilkins tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Williams releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jay Wilkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Jay Wilkins has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Wilkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Wilkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilkins closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Wilkins pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wilkins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Williams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wilkins.
Wilkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Wilkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Wilkins. Those never looked like landing.
Wilkins misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams's corner calls for a 1-2. Williams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wilkins swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Wilkins slips under a jab.
Wilkins misses the shot to the body.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilkins.
Wilkins with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Wilkins misses.
Wilkins throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Williams doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wilkins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wilkins looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
Wilkins scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Wilkins. Those never looked like landing.
Keon Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Williams throws a right hand that Wilkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilkins also avoids with ease.
Wilkins rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wilkins has clasped his hands together around Williams's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wilkins misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Williams is trying to control Wilkins's posture but Wilkins avoids it.
Wilkins landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wilkins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Williams manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
Wilkins controlling the pace.
Wilkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams pushes Wilkins off looking to stand but Wilkins dives back in and keeps control.
Wilkins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wilkins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Williams is trying to stand back up but Wilkins is controlling him
Wilkins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wilkins is looking for a kimura here.
Wilkins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Wilkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Wilkins's cut.
That's time! Wilkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wilkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilkins throws a leg kick but Williams moved away.
Wilkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilkins tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily
and Wilkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wilkins shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Wilkins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jay Wilkins is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins lands an overhand right.
Wilkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams avoids the head kick by Wilkins.
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wilkins shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Wilkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilkins fails with the takedown
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Wilkins throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a big right hand! Oh Wilkins is in trouble here! Williams follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keon Williams!
Keon Williams 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emet Golem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Bolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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27
217 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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28
218 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emet Golem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Bolan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolan moves out of range of the strikes.
Bolan tries to counter with a clinch but Golem shakes him off and moves away.
Golem throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bolan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Golem misses with a wild combination.
Golem throws a series of punches but Bolan moves out of range.
Golem throws a shot from downtown. Bolan moves away and avoids it.
Bolan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Golem misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bolan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Golem misses the target.
Bolan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Golem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Golem.
Golem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolan was well out of range. Poor timing from Golem.
Golem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Golem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bolan.
Bolan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Golem fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golem scores with a jab.
Bolan tries to clinch up but Golem circles away and keeps his distance.
Bolan tries to clinch there but Golem circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golem. Bolan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Golem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Golem misses with a hook.
Bolan moves in looking to clinch but Golem pushes him off.
Good shot there by Golem.
Bolan slips a straight right by Golem.
Golem with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bolan moves out of range of the strikes.
Bolan wants to counter with a clinch but Golem pushes him away.
Bolan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Golem.
Bolan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bolan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Golem punishes Bolan's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golem throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bolan moves in looking to clinch but Golem pushes him off.
Golem misses with a jab to the body
and Bolan moves into the clinch.
Bolan struggles to land a body shot inside as Golem controls his hands.
Golem throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolan.
Bolan tries to throw a body punch but Golem avoids it by throwing Bolan back against the cage.
Golem throws a head punch that misses.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Bolan scores a nice knee to the body.
Bolan working Golem over with knees to the body.
Golem is breathing heavily.
Golem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Bolan.
A knee to the head by Bolan.
It looks like Emet Golem has been cut.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Golem's ribcage.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Bolan scores with a knee to the head.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Golem lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bolan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Golem in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolan lands an elbow that stopped Golem in his tracks for a moment.
Bolan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Golem takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bolan lands a knee to the body.
Bolan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Golem seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bolan can turn it around.
Golem takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Bolan.
Bolan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Golem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bolan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Bolan.
Bolan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Golem lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bolan.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Bolan as the two fighters clinch.
Golem looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Golem's ribcage.
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golem takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Golem lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bolan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bolan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Bolan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Golem has a couple of punches blocked by Bolan.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Bolan.
Bolan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Golem's elbow.
Golem takes an elbow to the forehead.
Golem works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolan prevents a body shot from Golem.
Bolan misses with a body punch.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolan lands an elbow just above Golem 's eye.
A short left from Golem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Bolan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emet Golem'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.
A telegraphed right hand from Golem misses the target.
Golem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bolan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bolan.
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bolan lands a body shot.
A knee to the head by Bolan.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Golem tries a body shot but Bolan blocks it.
Mack Bolan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bolan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bolan drops Golem with a big knee straight up the middle! Golem is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Golem is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolan moves in looking to clinch but Golem pushes him off.
Golem fails to land with a series of punches.
Bolan wants to counter the offense by Golem and move into the clinch position.
Golem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emet Golem is winning the standup battle so far.
Golem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Golem smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bolan pushes Golem up against the cage in a clinch.
Golem has a couple of punches blocked by Bolan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golem working aggressively here.
Golem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolan's elbow.
A knee to the head by Bolan.
Golem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Golem takes an elbow to the temple.
Bolan tries to work over Golem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Golem fails to land.
Bolan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bolan blocking some punches.
Bolan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Bolan.
Golem working aggressively here.
Golem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolan can't find room to land a body shot as Golem controls the action.
Bolan tries a body shot but Golem blocks it.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Golem's face.
Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Golem's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Bolan.
Bolan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Golem in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Golem's face.
Bolan scores a nice knee to the body.
Golem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Golem can't find room to land a body shot as Bolan controls the action.
Bolan scores with a knee to the head.
Bolan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Golem lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bolan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bolan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Golem takes a knee right on the jaw!
Golem takes a knee right on the jaw!
Golem has a couple of punches blocked by Bolan.
Bolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bolan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Golem's face.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh Golem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bolan scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golem throws a head punch that misses.
Golem seems to have got his legs back now.
Golem has a couple of punches blocked by Bolan.
Golem blocks a body shot from Bolan.
Golem swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golem has a couple of punches blocked by Bolan.
Bolan lands an elbow that stopped Golem in his tracks for a moment.
Golem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bolan cracks Golem with a nice body shot.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Golem's face.
A head punch on the inside from Golem fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bolan.
Bolan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Golem takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bolan blocks a body shot from Golem.
Bolan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bolan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bolan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golem misses with some punches.
Golem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bolan lands a nice knee to the body.
Bolan lands an elbow inside that Golem shrugs off.
Bolan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bolan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Golem in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bolan working Golem over with knees to the body.
Bolan lands a body punch.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Golem's face.
Golem takes an elbow to the temple.
Good body shot from Bolan.
Bolan lands a body punch.
Bolan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Golem's defenses.
Golem blocks a body shot from Bolan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Golem's face.
Golem takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Golem lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Bolan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emet Golem's cut.
That's time! Golem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bolan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Golem jabs Bolan right on the nose. Bolan blinks but takes it well.
Golem misses with a looping right.
Bolan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bolan is looking to clinch.
Bolan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Golem.
Bolan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Golem throws a jab when Bolan was well out of range.
Golem misses with a hook.
Golem sets himself, and Bolan steps forward looking for the clinch! Golem avoids it this time.
Bolan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Golem, pushing him back against the cage.
Bolan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Golem's elbow.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolan lands a nice elbow.
Golem lands with a right to the head.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Golem's face.
Nice body punch from Golem.
Golem digs a right hand into Bolan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bolan's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Golem throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolan struggles to land a body shot inside as Golem controls his hands.
Golem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bolan scores with a knee to the head.
Bolan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Golem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Golem working aggressively here.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Golem throws a head punch that misses.
Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolan prevents a body shot from Golem.
Golem lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A knee to the head by Bolan.
Golem has a couple of punches blocked by Bolan.
Golem lands a nice shot to the body.
Golem lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Golem swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golem stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golem throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolan tries a body shot but Golem blocks it.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Golem.
Bolan tries to throw a body punch but Golem avoids it by throwing Bolan back against the cage.
Bolan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Golem.
Golem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bolan blocking some punches.
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Golem misses with some punches.
Golem working aggressively here.
Golem misses with the head strike.
Bolan tries a body shot but Golem blocks it.
Golem working aggressively here.
Bolan landing knees to the body.
Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Golem's ribcage.
Golem lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golem scores with a shoulder strike.
Bolan blocks an uppercut.
Bolan blocks an uppercut.
Golem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Golem lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Bolan - that landed with a thud.
Emet Golem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bolan blocking some punches.
Bolan scores a nice knee to the body.
Golem takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Bolan scores with a knee to the head.
Golem tries to throw a body punch but Bolan avoids it by throwing Golem back against the cage.
Bolan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bolan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Golem's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Golem throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bolans head.
Golem misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Bolan.
Bolan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golem swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Golem fails to land.
Mack Bolan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Still in the clinch, Golem scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Golem has a couple of punches blocked by Bolan.
Golem prevents a body shot from Bolan.
Bolan tries a body shot but Golem blocks it.
Bolan lands a knee to the body.
Golem lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Golem misses with a punch on the inside.
Golem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Golem takes a knee to the side of the body.
Golem takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mack Bolan.
I've got Bolan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mack Bolan!
Mack Bolan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ho Lee Fuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrus Laane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laane has chosen Meek Mill - Lord Knows as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
223 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
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35
218 lbs
18 - 32 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ho Lee Fuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrus Laane!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laane lands a head kick. Fuk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fuk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fuk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laane pinned against the cage. Laane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jab from Fuk.
Fuk throws a sloppy head kick
and Laane counters with a two punch combo.
Fuk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fuk misses with a straight left.
Ho Lee Fuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuk trying to mount his opponent but Laane defends it.
Laane trying to control from the bottom.
Laane regains full guard. Nicely done.
Laane wants to stand and escape but Fuk is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuk wants to control from the top but Laane keeps moving.
Laane managing to control the position.
Fuk tries to free his leg and advance position but Laane is retaining full guard.
Fuk is working hard here to advance position.
Fuk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Laane has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fuk has managed to get both his arms back between Laane's legs - danger averted.
Laane is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laane is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fuk is controlling him.
Fuk wants to control from the top but Laane keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
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.
Fuk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laane is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuk postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Laane is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fuk, into his guard.
Fuk is trying to keep Laane in close.
Laane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Laane trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuk working a defensive guard here.
Laane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fuk seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Laane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fuk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fuk has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Laane should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Fuk has tightened it up now! Laane should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ho Lee Fuk!
Our winner, Ho Lee Fuk, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patryk Szczerbiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akeel Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch has chosen MilionBeats feat. Paluch, Freeman (ex-IAM) - Le gout du sang as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patryk Szczerbiec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akeel Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec throws a head kick but Lynch moves out of range.
Szczerbiec swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Szczerbiec has his takedown stuffed
enabling Lynch to counter with a crisp jab.
Szczerbiec throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lynch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Patryk Szczerbiec seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szczerbiec feints and then cracks Lynch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lynch down.
Szczerbiec misses with a hook
and Lynch counters with a nice uppercut.
Lynch dodges the punch combination from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec throws out a powerful jab.
Lynch misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the liver by Lynch. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Szczerbiec takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lynch throws a body shot but no joy.
Szczerbiec throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lynch scores with a three punch combo!
Lynch with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Szczerbiec to score with a decent uppercut.
Szczerbiec does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Szczerbiec is looking to clinch.
Lynch tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Szczerbiec darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Szczerbiec looks to land a left hand but Lynch moved out of range nicely.
Lynch swings for the body but Szczerbiec moves out of range.
Lynch ducks under a wild hook from Szczerbiec.
Lynch moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lynch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Szczerbiec 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szczerbiec lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lynch's sensitive parts.
Szczerbiec throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec misses with a low kick as Lynch jumps back.
Szczerbiec scores with a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec has Lynch up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Szczerbiec creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Szczerbiec.
A knee to the head by Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lynch goes for a takedown in the clinch but Szczerbiec prevents it.
Szczerbiec misses with a short punch on the inside.
Szczerbiec breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Szczerbiec throws a series of punches but Lynch moves out of range.
Lynch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lynch throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Szczerbiec was covering up waiting for the punch and Lynch finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lynch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lynch is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec keeping moving, preventing Lynch from controlling successfully.
Lynch is looking to work some ground and pound but Szczerbiec has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Szczerbiec working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lynch.
Lynch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lynch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Szczerbiec's head.
Lynch told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Lynch with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patryk Szczerbiec 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.
Szczerbiec throws a shot from downtown. Lynch moves away and avoids it.
Lynch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Lynch. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lynch.
Szczerbiec looks to throw a body kick
and Lynch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lynch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lynch tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Szczerbiec defends well and Lynch ends up having to push Szczerbiec into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Szczerbiec is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lynch can do to turn this around?
Lynch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Szczerbiec.
It seemed like Lynch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Szczerbiec misses with a double jab.
Szczerbiec cracks Lynch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Szczerbiec throws a lazy right hand but Lynch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lynch misses with a wild combination.
Patryk Szczerbiec is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lynch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Szczerbiec throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Szczerbiec. Beautiful body shot.
Szczerbiec feints and then cracks Lynch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lynch down.
Lynch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Szczerbiec.
Lynch works over Szczerbiec's head and body with a nice combination.
Patryk Szczerbiec is winning the standup battle so far.
Lynch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Szczerbiec.
Lynch is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Szczerbiec tries to clinch up
and Lynch counters with a nice double leg into side control. Szczerbiec won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lynch misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Lynch.
Lynch working away.
Szczerbiec avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lynch.
Szczerbiec taking a bit of punishment here - Lynch scoring with strikes.
Lynch with the ground and pound but Szczerbiec regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lynch throwing shots but Szczerbiec is blocking nicely.
Lynch wants to control but Szczerbiec is keeping him busy.
Lynch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lynch drops an elbow to the side of Szczerbiec's head.
Lynch passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lynch looking to finish with strikes here!
Lynch tries to control but Szczerbiec wriggling away.
Lynch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lynch dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch unloading with bombs!
Szczerbiec tries to lock up and control but Lynch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lynch is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Szczerbiec can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Szczerbiec is rocked!
Lynch looking to control but Szczerbiec is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oh Szczerbiec is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akeel Lynch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lynch drops a big elbow. That's hurt Szczerbiec! More shots from Lynch and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akeel Lynch!
A very excited looking Akeel Lynch 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Thoreson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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31
248 lbs
20 - 18 - 0 |
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28
302 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yegor Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mats Thoreson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thoreson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Klitschko counters with a nice body shot.
Thoreson avoids the head kick by Klitschko.
Thoreson throws a counter combo.
Klitschko scores with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Klitschko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Thoreson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donk. Klitschko catches Thoreson right on the button with a cross.
Klitschko throws a series of punches but Thoreson moves out of range.
Thoreson is looking for the big counter here.
Klitschko lands a really nice looking cross but Thoreson seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klitschko slips a jab and a cross from Thoreson.
Thoreson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Klitschko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thoreson. Thoreson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Klitschko throws a series of punches but Thoreson avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Klitschko misses.
Thoreson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Klitschko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Klitschko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thoreson counters with a one-two to the body.
Thoreson slips a jab and a cross from Klitschko.
Thoreson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Klitschko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A right-left combo lands from Klitschko.
Klitschko misses with a straight left.
Thoreson shoots in looking for a takedown. Klitschko tries to sprawl out of it but Thoreson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Klitschko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Klitschko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klitschko stuns Thoreson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Klitschko throws a jab but it's blocked by Thoreson.
Thoreson wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Klitschko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Klitschko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice jab there from Klitschko.
Klitschko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thoreson moves away.
Thoreson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thoreson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Thoreson with that takedown attempt.
Yegor Klitschko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mats Thoreson.
Thoreson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little feinted left hand from Klitschko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A punch combination from Klitschko misses.
Klitschko throws a shot from downtown. Thoreson moves away and avoids it.
Klitschko lands a lovely overhand right.
Klitschko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thoreson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Klitschko.
Klitschko looks to land a right hand but Thoreson moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Thoreson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A left and a right from Klitschko both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klitschko lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yegor Klitschko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice straight punches there by Klitschko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Klitschko.
A lazy left from Thoreson finds it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a lazy right hand but Thoreson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klitschko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Klitschko is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klitschko lands a nice looking body shot.
Klitschko misses with a wild body shot.
Thoreson is looking for the big counter here.
Klitschko stalks Thoreson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thoreson's face. Thoreson staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoreson throws a series of punches but Klitschko avoids them all with ease.
Yegor Klitschko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thoreson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klitschko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Klitschko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Thoreson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Klitschko has got the better of the exchanges.
Klitschko stalks Thoreson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thoreson's face. Thoreson staggers backwards, shaken.
Klitschko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klitschko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thoreson can do to turn this around?
Some wild striking there from Klitschko.
Klitschko misses with a two punch combination.
Thoreson throws out a counter right but Klitschko avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko swinging wildly here.
Klitschko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thoreson throws a counter combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klitschko throws a combination. Thoreson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Klitschko delivers a nice body kick.
Yegor Klitschko is winning the standup battle so far.
Klitschko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Klitschko swings for the body but Thoreson moves out of range.
It looks like Klitschko has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Thoreson slips under a jab from Klitschko.
Klitschko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoreson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Despite the aggression on Thoreson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Klitschko throws a big shot that misses.
Klitschko throws the left hand but Thoreson avoids the punch easily.
Thoreson shoots for a double leg takedown but Klitschko sprawls well. He's pushed Thoreson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thoreson misses with a few strikes there.
Thoreson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klitschko throws a series of punches but Thoreson avoids them all with ease.
Despite the aggression on Thoreson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Klitschko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko scores with a jab.
A nice combination there by Klitschko.
Klitschko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klitschko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thoreson.
Klitschko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thoreson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thoreson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A right-left combo lands from Klitschko.
Klitschko misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Klitschko does no damage.
As Klitschko backs off Thoreson throws a huge counter combo but Klitschko manages to avoid it all.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Klitschko here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Klitschko misses with a few strikes there.
Thoreson closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yegor Klitschko dominated that second round.
That's time! Klitschko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thoreson misses with a series of wild punches.
Thoreson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Klitschko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klitschko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thoreson in his tracks.
Klitschko jabs at Thoreson's body.
Klitschko just misses with a punch to the body.
Thoreson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Klitschko throws an overhand right that lands on Thoreson's shoulder, as Thoreson tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thoreson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Klitschko throws a right hand that Thoreson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thoreson also avoids with ease.
Despite the aggression on Thoreson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Klitschko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yegor Klitschko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoreson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Klitschko throws a series of punches but Thoreson moves out of range.
Klitschko misses with a two punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Thoreson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Klitschko lands a jab to Thoreson's midsection.
Klitschko bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thoreson slips a straight right by Klitschko.
Thoreson throws a counter combo.
Klitschko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Klitschko connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Klitschko looks for the body kick but Thoreson saw that one coming.
As Klitschko backs off Thoreson throws a huge counter combo but Klitschko manages to avoid it all.
Yegor Klitschko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thoreson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Klitschko.
Thoreson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klitschko throws out a loose jab but Thoreson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klitschko missing with a left hand there. Thoreson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thoreson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Klitschko.
Klitschko misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Klitschko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Klitschko just misses with a punch to the body.
Klitschko tests Thoreson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Klitschko misses with a two punch combination.
Yegor Klitschko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thoreson.
Klitschko looks to land a left hand but Thoreson moved out of range nicely.
Thoreson slips a jab from Klitschko.
Klitschko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko connects with a single shot there.
Thoreson tries to clinch but Klitschko moves out of range.
Klitschko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Klitschko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thoreson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thoreson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Klitschko sneaks out the side door and pushes Thoreson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thoreson checks a leg kick.
Klitschko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mats Thoreson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klitschko misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yegor Klitschko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Klitschko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yegor Klitschko!
A victorious Yegor Klitschko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ric Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flores's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Napalm & Erruption- In San Francisco. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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159 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ric Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ronaldo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Ronaldo Gracie has been cut.
Flores scores with a shot to the body.
Flores has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rape Academy (7 elite, 6 2x elite) in the buildup to the fight.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gracie enables Flores to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gracie manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Flores got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Flores has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flores.
Gracie is trying to keep Flores in close.
Flores engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Flores won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Flores throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie has Flores pulled in close to control his posture.
Flores with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Flores tries to pass.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Flores pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Flores postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie can't keep his opponent in guard - Flores advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Flores tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie has hold of Flores's hands but Flores slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gracie seems keen to control Flores's posture.
Flores looking to pass the guard.
Our spies down at at School of Hard Knocks inform us that Gracie has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are battling for position here. Flores manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores looking to control but Gracie passes into half guard.
Flores looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Flores tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Flores is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Flores taking some punishment here, with Gracie in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie passes into side control, despite Flores's attempt to control the position.
Gracie trying to control the action but Flores is working from the bottom.
Flores tries to improve position but can't.
Gracie avoids the strikes from the bottom by Flores.
Gracie wants to stand but Flores is controlling his arm.
A control attempt from Flores but he's now mounted!
Gracie lands a big elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Flores is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Flores is looking to get to half guard.
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 Ric Flores will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Gracie'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.
Flores lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Flores is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Flores circles away and we're back to standing.
Flores misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Flores sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Flores leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ric Flores has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Gracie.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Flores is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Flores shows good takedown defense.
Flores swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Flores keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
Flores connects with a jab.
Flores clinches up against the cage.
Gracie has clasped his hands together around Flores's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flores gets back to half guard.
Flores works his way to full guard. Good work.
Flores isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gracie stacks Flores 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 Gracie!
Flores is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Flores is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves into full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gracie tries to control but Flores wriggling away.
Flores working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Flores is looking to escape.
Flores wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores tries to improve his position but instead Gracie has taken his back!
Flores trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Gracie trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Flores doesn't escape.
Gracie wants to control but Flores is keeping busy.
Flores rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Flores is trying to control but can't.
Flores is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Flores is trying to get back to full guard.
Flores gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Flores keeps moving.
Gracie stands up over Flores, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Flores is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flores working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Flores looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Flores is keeping the position.
Flores tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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 Ric Flores will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Gracie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Flores throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flores connects with a body shot.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Flores sprawls well.
Flores changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Flores fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flores throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gracie.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Flores pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ric Flores has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flores stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Flores breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flores displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Flores does it's job there.
Ric Flores seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flores lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gracie jabs at Flores's body.
Flores scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Flores looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Flores clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Flores shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Flores manages to end up in side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flores wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Gracie tries to buck Flores off but Flores is having none of it.
Flores working the ground and pound.
Flores is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gracie has escaped the position, nice work there.
Flores throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Flores is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gracie has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Gracie pushes Flores away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Flores gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gracie gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gracie avoids a series of strikes thrown by Flores.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ric Flores is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie is concentrating on defense, preventing Flores from advancing position.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Flores is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Flores is working for a submission of some sort.
Ronaldo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flores trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ric Flores showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Flores, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ric Flores!
A pretty intense looking Ric Flores took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pietro Donatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Indigo Starseed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starseed is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bass Nectar- Take You Down. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
215 lbs
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212 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pietro Donatelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Indigo Starseed!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donatelli blocks a head kick by Starseed.
Donatelli gets caught napping as Starseed dives in and scores a takedown. Donatelli manages to retain guard.
Starseed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Donatelli looking to hit a scissor sweep but Starseed is one step ahead there.
Donatelli is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Donatelli with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Starseed wants to get back to full guard but Donatelli has mounted him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starseed really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Starseed is controlling an arm, preventing Donatelli from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starseed is working to get back to half guard.
Donatelli can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Starseed is looking to escape.
Donatelli controlling from mount.
Starseed is trying to reverse the position but instead Donatelli has taken his back - oops!
Starseed trying to control the position but Donatelli manages to sink in the hooks.
Starseed rolls, trying to escape but Donatelli keeps control of the position.
Starseed is still trying to improve position.
Donatelli 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.
Donatelli slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starseed is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Donatelli controlling the positon.
Starseed trying to control but not successfully.
Starseed manages to reverse the position and now he's in Donatelli's guard. Nice work there by Starseed.
Starseed wants to control from the top but Donatelli keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli trying to keep a closed guard but Starseed is proving a slippery customer.
Starseed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Starseed landing some decent shots from guard.
Donatelli avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Starseed throws a strike but Donatelli rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Our spies down at at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination inform us that Starseed has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Starseed looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Donatelli looking to pass the guard.
Starseed escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Donatelli gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Starseed looking to control.
Starseed is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Donatelli has his hands clasped together but Starseed extends and breaks Donatelli's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Starseed.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Indigo Starseed!
Indigo Starseed took some time post fight to say the following; 'Man first off I want to say thank you to the creator for allowing me to show you all my true potential tonight, and then I would like to thank Broken Halo Pride! You are my blood and my family! I also want to say Garfield, your a a beast man, if you would have just laced off the lasagna I might no'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chan-Sung Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Webbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jung comes to the cage accompanied by Waiting Room. Oliver Webbs will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chan-Sung Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Webbs!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webbs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jung throws a quick counter head kick but Webbs was just out of range.
A head kick misses from Webbs.
Jung throws a quick counter head kick but Webbs was just out of range.
Webbs throws a head kick but Jung moves out of range.
Webbs looks for the body kick but Jung saw that one coming.
Webbs tries a head kick but it misses.
Jung tries to counter with a takedown but Webbs is quick to defend against it.
Webbs throws a sloppy head kick and Jung moves out of range easily.
Jung changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Webbs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jung throws a head kick that misses.
Webbs throws a sloppy head kick and Jung moves out of range easily.
Jung thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Webbs.
Webbs will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Webbs just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJung.
Webbs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Webbs takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oliver Webbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Webbs tries a head kick but it misses.
Webbs just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJung.
Jung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Webbs shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung throws a sloppy head kick and Webbs moves out of range easily.
Webbs throws a sloppy head kick
and Jung counters by clinching up.
Jung has hold of one of Webbs's legs. Webbs is fighting the takedown attempt but Jung gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jung throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jung 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.
Webbs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jung manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Webbs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jung has his foot on Webbs's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Webbs works his way back into a safe position though.
Jung looking for a guillotine here but Webbs defends easily.
Jung working for a triangle but Webbs defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Webbs is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Jung has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Webbs is looking to defend but Jung has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Webbs! Jung pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Webbs taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chan-Sung Jung!
Post fight, Chan-Sung Jung took to the microphone: 'Should't have fought Clam Digger instead of ducking him, he would have at leaste lubed you. Me? Backstage I'll Dirty Sanchez and teabag you. After I take my nuts off your tonsils.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gene Sarazen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarazen comes to the cage accompanied by Montana of 300 - Chiraq (remix). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gene Sarazen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Optimus Prime!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime throws a leg kick but Sarazen moved away.
Prime forces Sarazen back against the cage and clinches.
Prime tries to throw a body punch but Sarazen avoids it by throwing Prime back against the cage.
Sarazen keeps control of Prime as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prime tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Prime effectively controlling the action here.
Prime can't break the clinch.
Prime wants to get back to striking at distance but Sarazen won't allow it.
Sarazen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sarazen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Prime's efforts to push away.
Prime has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarazen throws a head punch that misses.
Prime working hard to break the clinch.
Prime's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prime gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime lands a nice elbow.
Prime misses with an elbow strike.
Prime blocks a body shot from Sarazen.
Prime is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Prime looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarazen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prime.
Sarazen pushes Prime back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Prime misses with an elbow over the top.
Prime drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Prime blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prime breaks the clinch.
Sarazen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime misses with a hook. Sarazen ducked under it nicely.
Sarazen throws a sloppy head kick and Prime moves out of range easily.
Prime rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sarazen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Prime throws out a loose jab but Sarazen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarazen connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarazen ducks under a wild hook from Prime.
Sarazen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Prime if he has to take too many more of those.
Prime throws a shot from downtown. Sarazen moves away and avoids it.
Sarazen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Prime misses with a hook.
Sarazen is looking to counter punch.
A combination from Prime does no damage.
Prime closes the distance and pushes Sarazen back into the cage.
Prime has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sarazen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Prime can turn it around.
Prime wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sarazen has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Sarazen.
Prime tries to break the clinch but Sarazen is controlling the position.
Prime taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Prime backwards.
Prime is trying to push Sarazen away but Sarazen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sarazen digs a right hand underneath Prime's ribcage. Prime let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sarazen pushes Prime back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sarazen breaks the clinch.
A left lands for Sarazen.
Sarazen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prime moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prime tries to clinch but Sarazen moves out of range.
Prime throws a right hand that Sarazen ducks under and follows up with a left that Sarazen also avoids with ease.
Sarazen 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.
Prime moves into the clinch.
Prime is trying to push Sarazen away but Sarazen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Prime just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sarazen's brow.
Prime looking to throw knees to the head but Sarazen is blocking nicely.
Prime prevents a body shot from Sarazen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen lands a body shot.
Sarazen keeps control of Prime as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prime tries to break free but Sarazen pushes him back against the cage.
Prime throws an elbow but it misses.
Sarazen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sarazen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Optimus Prime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prime on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sarazen. Sarazen obviously looking to wear him down.
Gene Sarazen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prime finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Prime is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sarazen is looking to counter punch.
Prime throws a poor cross that misses
and Sarazen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sarazen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Prime rushes Sarazen and presses him up against the cage.
Prime's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prime takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene Sarazen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Prime chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sarazen can pounce on him.
Prime throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sarazen counters with an inside leg kick.
Prime misses with a double jab
and Sarazen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Prime misses with a straight right.
Sarazen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Prime just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Prime.
Sarazen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Prime misses with a left hand
and Sarazen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Prime 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sarazen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarazen walks into a jab.
Prime swings widly with a right hand
and Sarazen counters with a low kick, right behind Prime 's knee.
Prime will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prime swings widly with a right hand
and Sarazen counters with a low kick, right behind Prime 's knee.
Sarazen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gene Sarazen is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sarazen counters with a nice uppercut.
Prime wants to clinch but Sarazen slips to the side
enabling Sarazen to counter with a crisp jab.
Prime lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Prime throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sarazen's corner calls for a 1-2. Sarazen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sarazen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sarazen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prime misses with an uppercut. Sarazen saw that one coming.
Sarazen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sarazen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Sarazen misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Prime! But no joy.
Sarazen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sarazen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Prime.
Prime throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarazen loads up on a big right hand but Prime slips the punch.
Prime lands a head shot.
Sarazen cracks Prime with a good jab.
Prime misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sarazen counters with a straight right hand.
Prime keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sarazen.
Prime lands with a straight right. Sarazen didn't see that one coming.
Sarazen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prime takes one to the side of the head.
Prime tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sarazen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sarazen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sarazen slips under a jab.
Sarazen is looking for a counter combo.
Prime throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Prime takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sarazen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Sarazen to counter with a crisp jab.
Prime tries to clinch up but Sarazen circles away and keeps his distance.
Prime looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Prime looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sarazen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Prime missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Prime seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sarazen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sarazen is trying to maintain the position but Prime is very close to passing his half guard.
Prime throwing shots but Sarazen is blocking nicely.
Sarazen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Prime is keen to just control but Sarazen is a slippery customer.
Sarazen keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Prime has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sarazen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Prime's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Prime's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen struggling to keep hold of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarazen is not going to allow Prime to sit and survive in this position.
Prime tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sarazen prevents Prime from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sarazen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sarazen lands a nice shot to the head.
Prime tries to improve his position but instead Sarazen has taken his back!
Sarazen tightening his grip on Prime, looking for the choke.
Sarazen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prime can do to turn this around?
Prime is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Sarazen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene Sarazen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Prime bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prime connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sarazen misses with a hook. Prime ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Sarazen.
Prime waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sarazen.
Sarazen is looking for a counter combo.
Sarazen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Prime if he has to take too many more of those.
Sarazen slips a jab and a cross from Prime.
Prime lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Prime shoots in for a takedown but Sarazen shows good takedown defense.
Sarazen slips under a jab from Prime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prime misses with a hook
and Sarazen counters with an outside leg kick.
Prime misses with a hook
and Sarazen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prime shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sarazen sprawls well. Sarazen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Prime gets slowly back to his feet.
Sarazen jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarazen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prime throws out the jab.
Prime thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sarazen quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Prime misses with a right hand
and Sarazen counters with a low kick, right behind Prime 's knee.
Sarazen lands a lovely overhand right.
Sarazen pushes Prime away with a front kick.
Prime walks into a jab.
Prime throws a poor cross that misses
and Sarazen counters with a straight right hand.
Prime tries to close the distance and clinch but Sarazen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sarazen throws a lazy right hand but Prime sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sarazen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sarazen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Prime is looking to chop away at Sarazen's legs.
Prime swings widly with a right hand
and Sarazen counters with a nice uppercut.
Prime bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prime cracks Sarazen with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Gene Sarazen has been cut.
Prime misses with an uppercut
and Sarazen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Prime doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sarazen counters with a series of strikes. Prime will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gene Sarazen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Optimus Prime.
Prime takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sarazen dodges the punch combination from Prime.
Prime on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sarazen. Sarazen obviously looking to wear him down.
Sarazen clobbers Prime with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Prime throws a lazy uppercut
and Sarazen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Prime's knee momentarily.
Sarazen slips a jab from Prime.
Sarazen throws the kick towards the body but Prime avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Prime's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Prime shoots and misses
and Sarazen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sarazen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Prime has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime looks for a takedown but Sarazen sprawls well.
Nice jab there from Sarazen.
Sarazen moves away from the strike by Prime.
Prime has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sarazen finds it's way round the side to connect with Prime's head.
Prime's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Prime lands a jab to the nose.
Prime throws a body punch but Sarazen moves out of range.
Prime misses with a hook
and Sarazen counters with a nice body kick.
Prime moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Prime just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sarazen's brow.
Prime tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sarazen avoids it.
Sarazen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Prime's efforts to push away.
Prime looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen misses with a body punch.
Sarazen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Prime's efforts to push away.
Prime wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sarazen has him pressed against the cage.
Prime is working for takedown but Sarazen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Prime blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sarazen pushes Prime back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prime looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Prime drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sarazen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sarazen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prime drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sarazen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Prime has closed the distance and engaged Sarazen in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene Sarazen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Gene Sarazen'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.
Sarazen staying out of range there.
Prime thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sarazen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sarazen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Prime throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sarazen's waist but Sarazen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Prime off to one side.
Prime shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sarazen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sarazen misses with a straight right.
Sarazen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarazen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Prime. Prime circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Prime ducks under a wild hook from Sarazen.
Sarazen scores with a nice right hand.
Prime closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sarazen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prime has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sarazen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sarazen counter with a right hand.
Prime throws an off balance right hand
and Sarazen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Prime throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prime has managed to clinch.
Sarazen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Sarazen.
Sarazen lands an uppercut.
Prime is trying to break the clinch but Sarazen has him pressed against the cage.
Prime has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sarazen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gene Sarazen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Optimus Prime.
Sarazen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Prime's efforts to push away.
Prime is looking to break free of the clinch but Sarazen has double underhooks.
Prime wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sarazen has him pressed against the cage.
Prime tries to land a knee to the head but Sarazen blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime is trying to force a seperation but Sarazen has the dominant position.
Optimus Prime seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sarazen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Primes head.
Sarazen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Prime backwards.
Prime blocks a body shot from Sarazen.
Prime tries to break the clinch but Sarazen is controlling the position.
Prime has Sarazen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sarazen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Prime blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prime is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sarazen can't fight it off and eventually Prime manages to take the fight to the floor. Sarazen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Prime is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prime preventing the sweep.
Optimus Prime has got the better of the ground game so far.
Prime is working Sarazen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sarazen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Prime manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen wants to control from the top but Prime keeps moving.
Prime throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prime not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sarazen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sarazen throwing strikes from guard but Prime blocks nicely.
Prime wants to sweep here but Sarazen controlling him for the moment.
Prime can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sarazen controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sarazen stopping the sweep attempt from Prime.
Sarazen wants to control from the top but Prime keeps moving.
Sarazen gets to his feet - Prime follows without any prompting.
Sarazen throws a right hand that Prime ducks under and follows up with a left that Prime also avoids with ease.
Sarazen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prime.
Sarazen tries a head kick but it misses.
Prime lands with a good body shot.
Prime misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prime uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Prime throws a right hand that misses
and Sarazen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prime takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Prime uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sarazen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene Sarazen had his way with Optimus Prime in that round.
The cut man is working on Gene Sarazen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Prime clinches up with Sarazen and pushes him back against the cage.
Sarazen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sarazen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Prime backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Sarazen.
Sarazen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Prime throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Prime has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Prime wants a takedown.
Prime is trying to break free.
Prime can't find room to land a body shot as Sarazen controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarazen breaks from the clinch.
Sarazen throws a series of strikes that have Prime backpedaling.
A telegraphed right hand from Sarazen misses the target.
Sarazen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Prime in his tracks.
Prime throws a poor cross that misses
and Sarazen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarazen ducks under a wild hook from Prime.
Prime tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prime throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sarazen counters with a stiff right hand.
Sarazen throws a push kick but Prime slaps the foot to one side.
Sarazen throws a head kick that half lands.
Prime will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And Sarazen counters with a quick kick to the body but Prime blocks it.
Prime is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Prime throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sarazen counters with a nice uppercut.
Prime takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Prime tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Prime gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Prime on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sarazen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gene Sarazen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime shoots in for a takedown but Sarazen shows good takedown defense.
Sarazen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gene Sarazen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Optimus Prime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prime takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice shot lands for Sarazen.
Sloppy strikes from Sarazen. Those never looked like landing.
Prime shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sarazen as he avoids it easily.
Sarazen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Prime just manages to avoid it.
Sarazen lands an overhand right.
Prime tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarazen was well out of range. Poor timing from Prime.
Sarazen slaps away a takedown attempt from Prime, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sarazen cracks a nice hook into Prime's ribs.
Prime on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sarazen lands with a hook. Prime tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good shot there by Prime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sarazen connects with a looping right hand.
Prime fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sarazen's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Sarazen slips under a jab from Prime.
Prime shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sarazen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Prime scoring with punches to the head and body.
Prime won't allow Sarazen to sweep him here.
Prime postures up in Sarazen's guard and throws a big left but Sarazen blocks it.
Prime throws an elbow that misses. Sarazen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Prime's guard. Nice move by Sarazen!
Sarazen pushing down on Prime's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sarazen slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Prime bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sarazen's guard.
Optimus Prime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prime content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Prime throws a strike but Sarazen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sarazen stops Prime from standing up.
Sarazen content to stall in guard here.
Prime has his foot on Sarazen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sarazen works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gene Sarazen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sarazen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gene Sarazen!
Gene Sarazen retains his welterweight title!
Gene Sarazen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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