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Highland Games 196 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dandy Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Wad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson's entrance music is Kill For Satan. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dandy Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Wad!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wad instigates a clinch.
Wad misses with a body punch.
Swanson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Swanson breaks from the clinch.
Wad has Swanson up against the cage in a clinch.
Swanson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wad pulls his leg out and moves away.
Swanson tries a head kick but it misses.
Swanson throws a lazy head kick
and Wad counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Swanson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wad under the eye.
Wad takes a swing at Swanson's ribcage but misses.
Wad just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSwanson.
Swanson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Swanson gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wad is looking to improve his position.
Swanson is keen to just control but Wad is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wad avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Swanson.
Wad is concentrating on defense, preventing Swanson from advancing position.
Wad is refusing to be controlled, as Swanson sits in half guard.
Swanson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wad defending well though.
Wad is looking to control Swanson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wad avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson uses his free foot to push down on Wad's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wad.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson throwing strikes here but Wad is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wad can do anything to dispel that myth.
Swanson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wad is surviving well by controlling Swanson's body position as best he can.
Wad wants to hold on but Swanson pushes him away.
Swanson controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wad wants to control but Swanson is having none of it.
We've been hearing that Swanson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Swanson 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.
Swanson lands a heavy elbow.
Swanson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wad sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wad wants to control but Swanson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wad is concentrating on defense, preventing Swanson from advancing position.
Swanson is thwarting Wad's attempts to control the position.
Swanson trying to control from half guard but Wad is working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wad tries to get to full guard but Swanson has control of the leg.
Swanson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Swanson trying to control from half guard but Wad is working away.
Wad won't allow Swanson to pass to mount.
Wad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Swanson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Swanson is working hard here to advance position.
Swanson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wad is trying to control but can't.
Wad has his hands clasped together around Swanson's back. He's all about the action.
Wad is looking for a sweep. Swanson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Swanson passes to side control.
Swanson is looking to take a break and control but Wad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wad is trying to improve his position.
Wad struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wad manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Swanson is looking for a sweep. Wad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dandy Swanson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wad.
Wad lands a body shot.
No joy there for Wad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swanson tried to score with a low kick but Wad checks it.
Swanson tries to bum rush Wad with a series of wild strikes but Wad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wad scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Dandy Swanson has been cut.
Swanson throws the left hand but Wad avoids the punch easily.
Swanson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wad ducks under a wild hook from Swanson.
Wad tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Swanson throws a poor cross that misses
and Wad counters with a stiff right hand.
Swanson blocks a low kick nicely.
Wad takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wad misses the jab.
Wad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Swanson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson looks for a takedown but Wad sprawls well.
Wad slips under a jab from Swanson.
Swanson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wad fails to land with a series of punches.
Wad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Swanson throws a right and a left that Wad avoids nicely.
It seemed like Wad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Swanson misses with a wild combination.
Swanson misses with the body kick
and Wad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Swanson misses with the combination.
Swanson misses with a combination
and Wad counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Wad slips under a jab.
Swanson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wad counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wad blocks a head kick by Swanson.
Swanson missing with a left hand there. Wad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swanson misses with a body shot
and Wad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Swanson misses with a hook.
Wad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swanson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swanson is looking to score with low kicks.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wad.
A punch lands to the side of Swanson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wad jabs Swanson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Swanson got wobbled bad by a big combination! Wad presses forward with punches and knees until Swanson stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Swanson closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Wad!
Our winner, Dick Wad, 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.
In defeat, Dandy Swanson stepped up to the mic, saying 'ERRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Razval Saraev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen Fugees - Ready or not as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Razval Saraev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris White!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a right hand that Saraev ducks under and follows up with a left that Saraev also avoids with ease.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that White has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Saraev lands a slapping body shot.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saraev wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
White misses with a few strikes there.
White misses with a wild combination.
Saraev misses the jab.
White throws a lazy right hand but Saraev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saraev tries for a takedown but White circles away easily
and White counters with a one-two to the body.
White falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saraev counters by clinching up.
Saraev is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saraev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. White is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Razval Saraev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saraev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but White gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Saraev jumps guard but White stands there with Saraev around his waist. Saraev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Saraev misses with the head strike.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Saraev or perhaps it was just good defense by White, which made it look bad.
Saraev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with the combination.
White gets caught flat footed, as Saraev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Saraev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saraev looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saraev pulls White in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying to stand up but can't free himself from Saraev's guard.
Saraev has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
White tries to stand but Saraev is controlling from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Saraev controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saraev has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris White dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
White gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Saraev works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Saraev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Saraev throwing shots but White is blocking nicely.
White is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Saraev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Saraev looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saraev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saraev looks to land a strike but White avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Saraev trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saraev throws a big elbow that misses.
Saraev trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saraev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Saraev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Saraev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
White can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Saraev controls the pace.
White keeping moving, preventing Saraev from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Saraev is trying hard to land a takedown here. White sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
White fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chris White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saraev lands a jab.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saraev.
A right-left combo lands from White.
Saraev is trying hard to land a takedown here. White sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saraev misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Razval Saraev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and White duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a two punch combination.
Saraev tries to counter with a takedown but White is quick to defend against it.
Saraev shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
White misses with a two punch combination.
Saraev seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
White throws a right hand that Saraev ducks under and follows up with a left that Saraev also avoids with ease.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saraev misses with a takedown attempt
and White counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Saraev misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from White.
Razval Saraev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saraev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps White thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saraev shoots in and bounces White off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saraev looking to pass the guard.
Saraev works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
Saraev controls from within his opponent's guard.
Saraev is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Saraev stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chris White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saraev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? White is fending him off so far but Saraev persists. Nope, White circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
Saraev darts in looking for a takedown but White gets double underhooks and turns Saraev into the cage.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saraev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and White counters with a left and a right that stings Saraev.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Razval Saraev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saraev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saraev circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White drops Saraev with a beautiful combination! Saraev stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - White is looking for the KO!
Saraev is rocked!
It looks like Razval Saraev has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White throws a nice looking combination but Saraev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oh Saraev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saraev shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Saraev seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from White as Saraev shoots in.
Saraev tries for a takedown but White sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Saraev dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Saraev's head and hops out.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Saraev wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Saraev with a lazy takedown attempt
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White drops Saraev with a beautiful combination! Saraev stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - White is looking for the KO!
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saraev.
White throws a right and a left that Saraev avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saraev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
A right-left combo lands from White.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slapping body kick lands there for White.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saraev tries for a takedown but White circles away easily
and White counters with a nice right hand that sends Saraev toppling to the canvas! Saraev scrambles and gets back to his feet - can White finish him?!
Saraev fails with the takedown
and White scores with a counter punch that sends Saraev to the canvas! White smells blood - he's punishing Saraev with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Saraev has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris White!
A victorious Chris White 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Semerad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ty Semerad acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ty Semerad!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Askren lands a jab.
Semerad is rocked!
Semerad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Semerad walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Semerad is still on wobbly legs! Can Askren finish him?
Askren drives through and clinches with Semerad against the cage.
Askren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Semerad backwards.
Askren lands a body punch in the clinch.
Askren lands a nice uppercut.
Askren effectively controlling the action here.
Askren just leaning against Semerad, taking a breather.
Askren pushes Semerad against the cage. Askren is working some dirty boxing. Askren pushes off with a quick right hook! Semerad goes down! Semerad tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Askren moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Askren!
A relieved looking Jon Askren thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hand Grenade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Bullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wrecking Ball. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Hand Grenade!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Bullard!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hand Grenade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hand Grenade throws a looping overhand right but Bullard ducks down to avoid it.
Bullard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hand Grenade looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bullard tries to move into range but Hand Grenade moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hand Grenade staying out of range there.
Bullard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hand Grenade.
Hand Grenade misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bullard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marcus Hand Grenade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Hand Grenade scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Tony Bullard has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullard closes the distance and clinches.
Bullard told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Hand Grenade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bullard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hand Grenade on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bullard connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand Grenade tests Bullard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hand Grenade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hand Grenade throws a lazy uppercut
and Bullard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hand Grenade thinking.
Bullard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hand Grenade counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bullard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hand Grenade moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hand Grenade throws a shot to the body.
Bullard throws an off balance right hand
and Hand Grenade counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bullard thinking.
Bullard throws a poor cross that misses
and Hand Grenade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Bullard misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hand Grenade moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hand Grenade misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bullard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hand Grenade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bullard manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bullard! But no joy.
Bullard slips under a jab.
Hand Grenade thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bullard! But no joy.
Bullard moves away from the strike by Hand Grenade.
Hand Grenade misses with a wild combination.
Hand Grenade scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hand Grenade swinging wildly here.
Bullard throws a series of punches but Hand Grenade moves out of range.
Bullard lands with a nice body punch.
Hand Grenade throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bullard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hand Grenade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hand Grenade misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bullard! But no joy.
Hand Grenade swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bullard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hand Grenade misses with a straight left.
Hand Grenade misses with a hook.
Hand Grenade throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Bullard to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullard throws a hook but Hand Grenade blocks it.
Hand Grenade fails to land with a series of punches.
Bullard throws out a counter right but Hand Grenade avoids it with no problem.
Bullard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hand Grenade misses the body punch
and Hand Grenade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hand Grenade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bullard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hand Grenade looks to land a right hand but Bullard moved out of range.
Hand Grenade throws a poor cross that misses
and Bullard counters with a straight right hand.
Hand Grenade walks into a straight right hand from Bullard.
Sloppy strikes from Bullard. Those never looked like landing.
Bullard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hand Grenade had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bullard needs to keep his hands up - Hand Grenade had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hand Grenade. Bullard does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 Marcus Hand Grenade will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Bullard's cut.
That's time! Hand Grenade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hand Grenade swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bullard to counter with a crisp jab.
Hand Grenade thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bullard wants to counter with a clinch but Hand Grenade pushes him away.
Hand Grenade walks straight into a right hand from Bullard - that's dropped him! Bullard jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Hand Grenade from any more punishment! Hand Grenade complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tony Bullard! Tony Bullard retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Tony Bullard 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Papa Shango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
16 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Papa Shango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Warren Parker!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Shango is looking to counter the offense by Parker and move into the clinch.
Shango avoids the body shot from Parker.
Shango is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Parker.
Shango defending well as Parker loads up on a big left hand.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shango manages to avoid it.
Shango changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Parker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Parker.
Parker misses with a lunging right hand
and Shango counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shango fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shango has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Parker is trying to keep an underhook but Shango manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Shango is working for a kimura but Parker is defending it quite comfortably.
Shango is keen to just control but Parker is a slippery customer.
Shango is looking for a kimura but Parker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shango to get the leverage.
Shango is thwarting Parker's attempts to control the position.
Parker preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker is looking to improve his position.
Shango seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Parker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shango is really struggling to control Parker but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shango wants to pass to mount but Parker is defending the position.
Parker is trying to get back to full guard.
Shango is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Parker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shango.
Shango prevents Parker from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker controlling the position for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Parker is trying to control but can't.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shango uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parker.
Shango changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Warren Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A low kick from Parker is predictable there
and Shango counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shango.
Shango pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parker is keeping the position for now.
Parker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shango pushes down on Parker's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shango is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Parker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shango's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shango's back!
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 Papa Shango will probably get the nod.
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.
Nice jab there from Parker.
Parker misses with a jab to the body
so Shango counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Shango controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shango's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker seems keen to control Shango's posture.
Parker keeping full guard, as Shango tries to pass.
Parker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shango postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shango is pushing down on Parker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Parker is fighting to maintain full guard but Shango has managed to sneak the leg through.
Shango wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parker keeps working.
Shango is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parker can do to turn this around?
Shango is looking for a kimura here.
Shango moves into full mount! Parker won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker gets back to half guard.
Parker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Parker.
Parker working a defensive guard here.
Parker can't keep his opponent in guard - Shango advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shango looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shango works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shango content just to control the position here.
Parker tries to lock up and control but Shango gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shango trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shango looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Shango tries to control but Parker wriggling away.
Parker is looking to improve his position but Shango isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shango trying to control but Parker is having none of it.
Parker is looking to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shango is landing with some decent strikes but Parker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Shango lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Shango dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shango manages to avoid it.
Shango keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shango moves away.
Shango tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Parker manages to circle out of the way.
Parker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shango decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Parker's guard.
Shango looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shango defends well.
Papa Shango overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shango pushing down on Parker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Parker regains full guard. Nicely done.
Shango advances position into side control!
Shango content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Shango working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Shango is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Parker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shango trying to control the position but Parker is working away.
Warren Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shango tries to move into full mount but can't pass Parker's legs.
Shango wants to control but Parker is keeping him busy.
Parker takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Shango is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Parker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shango looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shango is looking to take a break and control but Parker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shango tries to advance to mount but can't.
Shango is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Parker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shango tries to advance position but instead Parker slips a leg back in to half guard.
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.
Parker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shango's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shango's back!
You can see the frustration on Shango's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Shango is working hard here to advance position.
Shango showing good submission defense here.
Parker looking to break Shango's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Shango remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Parker will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
And that's the end of the fight!
Papa Shango showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shango, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papa Shango!
Papa Shango spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Moshington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cholo Van Gaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moshington comes into the arena with Common Enemny - Pit Trilogy blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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162 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Moshington!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cholo Van Gaal!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moshington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Van Gaal.
Moshington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Gaal's head.
Van Gaal moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Gaal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
George Moshington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moshington has managed to clinch.
Van Gaal has a couple of punches blocked by Moshington.
Moshington struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gaal controls his hands.
Moshington can't find room to land a body shot as Van Gaal controls the action.
Van Gaal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moshington tries a body shot but Van Gaal blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gaal misses with the head strike.
Van Gaal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Gaal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Gaal throws a head punch that misses.
Moshington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Van Gaal working aggressively here.
Moshington jumps into guard, dragging Van Gaal to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gaal postures up.
Van Gaal wants to stand but Moshington has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Van Gaal gets to his feet - Moshington follows without any prompting.
Moshington just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Gaal moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Gaal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moshington.
A right-left combo lands from Moshington.
A big left from Moshington misses.
Van Gaal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moshington scores with a jab to the body.
Moshington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moshington slips under a jab from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal misses with a low kick as Moshington jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moshington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Gaal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Moshington misses the target.
A punch lands to the side of Van Gaal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moshington lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moshington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moshington connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Moshington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Gaal slips under a jab.
Van Gaal lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Moshington looks to land a right hand but Van Gaal moved out of range.
Moshington throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Gaal lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Moshington throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Gaal counters with a nice uppercut.
Moshington throws a body punch but Van Gaal moves out of range.
Van Gaal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Gaal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moshington.
Van Gaal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moshington.
Moshington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Gaal was well out of range. Poor timing from Moshington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moshington misses with a wild body shot.
Moshington cracks a nice hook into Van Gaal's ribs.
Moshington lands a slapping body shot.
Van Gaal misses with a hook.
Van Gaal looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Moshington moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Van Gaal lands a two punch combo.
A combination from Van Gaal does no damage.
Moshington avoids the body shot from Van Gaal.
Moshington connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Gaal momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Gaal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body punch from Moshington.
Moshington lands with a nice combination. Van Gaal backs away looking to recover.
Van Gaal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Van Gaal misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal throws a series of punches but Moshington avoids them all with ease.
Van Gaal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Gaal walks into a straight right hand from Moshington.
Moshington lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Gaal's head.
Van Gaal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moshington.
Van Gaal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moshington lands a jab to the head.
Moshington looks to throw the jab but Van Gaal is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Van Gaal's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Moshington clinches up with Van Gaal and pushes him back against the cage.
Moshington tries a body shot but Van Gaal blocks it.
Van Gaal misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Gaal lands with a right to the head.
Moshington misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Gaal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Gaal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moshington.
Moshington successfully pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Moshington dominated that round.
That's time! Moshington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice shot by Moshington.
Van Gaal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moshington.
Moshington slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Gaal blocks a jab.
Van Gaal unleashes a big counter combination but Moshington bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Gaal. That's going to slow Moshington down.
Moshington closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Moshington lands a head shot.
Moshington lands with a nice combination. Van Gaal backs away looking to recover.
Moshington wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moshington misses with a right hand
and Van Gaal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moshington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Gaal can do to turn this around?
Moshington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Moshington closes the distance looking to clinch
and Van Gaal counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Gaal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moshington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gaal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Moshington uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Gaal has time to react.
Van Gaal lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Gaal throws a body punch but Moshington moves out of range.
Moshington looks to land a left hand but Van Gaal moved out of range nicely.
Moshington misses with the combination.
Moshington looks to land a combination but Van Gaal avoids it well.
Moshington connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Moshington lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Moshington throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Gaal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moshington misses with a shot to the body
and Van Gaal counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like George Moshington has been cut.
Moshington thuds his right hand into Van Gaal's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moshington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moshington throws a sloppy body shot
and Van Gaal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moshington is rocked!
Moshington misses with a looping left.
Oh Moshington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moshington goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Moshington seems to have got his legs back now.
Moshington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Gaal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Moshington tries to bum rush Van Gaal with a series of wild strikes but Van Gaal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Gaal misses with a series of wild punches.
Moshington's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Gaal under the eye.
Moshington throws out a loose jab but Van Gaal uses good head movement to avoid it.
George Moshington is winning the standup battle so far.
Good shot there by Moshington.
Van Gaal avoids the body shot from Moshington.
Moshington with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moshington swings widly with a right hand
and Van Gaal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Gaal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Gaal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moshington.
Moshington lands a jab to the nose.
Van Gaal moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Moshington misses with a double jab.
Moshington just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Gaal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cholo Van Gaal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moshington throws a looping overhand right but Van Gaal ducks down to avoid it.
Moshington misses with a looping left.
Van Gaal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moshington throws a shot from downtown. Van Gaal moves away and avoids it.
Van Gaal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Gaal scores with a sloppy right hand. Moshington should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Moshington misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moshington misses with an uppercut
and Van Gaal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moshington lands a nice hook to Van Gaal's body. Van Gaal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moshington misses with a hook to the body
and Van Gaal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Gaal throws a lazy right hand but Moshington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Gaal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Gaal misses with a body punch.
Van Gaal misses with the head strike.
A short right from Moshington on the inside.
Moshington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moshington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Gaal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Gaal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Moshington - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
Moshington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moshington lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Gaal or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Moshington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Moshington's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sloppy strikes from Van Gaal. Those never looked like landing.
Moshington throwing a counter right hand but Van Gaal manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Van Gaal.
Moshington jabs Van Gaal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moshington lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Moshington.
Moshington ducks right into an uppercut from Van Gaal.
Moshington misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Gaal counters with a nice low kick that buckles Moshington's knee momentarily.
Van Gaal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Gaal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moshington tests Van Gaal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheers as Moshington lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Gaal doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moshington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Gaal digs a good body shot into Moshington's ribs.
Moshington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moshington lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moshington falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Van Gaal counter with a right hand.
Moshington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Gaal ducks under a wild hook from Moshington.
Van Gaal appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Moshington falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Gaal counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Gaal swings for the body but Moshington moves out of range.
Moshington moves away from the strike by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal throws a hook but Moshington avoids it easily.
Moshington misses with a wild body shot.
Van Gaal misses with the combination.
Moshington slips a jab and a cross from Van Gaal.
Moshington drops his hands momentarily and Van Gaal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moshington is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Moshington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Gaal.
Moshington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Gaal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moshington lands a right hook to the body.
Moshington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moshington shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Van Gaal eats them both and turns towards Moshington to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Moshington slips a jab and a cross from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal's jab looks to have found its range, popping Moshington under the eye.
Moshington lands a jab to the head.
Moshington scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Moshington misses.
Moshington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moshington catches Van Gaal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moshington moves out of range as Van Gaal strikes.
Moshington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moshington looks to land a combination but Van Gaal avoids it well.
Moshington misses with a straight right.
Van Gaal is looking for the big counter here.
Moshington sizes up Van Gaal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Moshington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal avoids the body shot from Moshington.
Van Gaal throws a hook but Moshington blocks it.
Moshington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Gaal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big right from Moshington misses.
Moshington lands with an overhand left.
Moshington throws a hook but Van Gaal avoids it easily.
Van Gaal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Gaal clinches up against the cage.
Van Gaal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Gaal lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Moshington fails to land.
Van Gaal lands a hook that snaps the head of Moshington backwards.
Moshington tries to pull guard but Van Gaal forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
I was talking to Moshington's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Moshington jumps guard but Van Gaal stands there with Moshington around his waist. Moshington gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Gaal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moshington or not.
Van Gaal lands a nice shot to the body.
Moshington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal presses Moshington against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Gaal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moshington backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gaal fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Gaal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moshington blocks a body shot from Van Gaal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Cholo Van Gaal just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on George Moshington'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.
Van Gaal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Gaal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Moshington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Moshington misses.
As Moshington backs off Van Gaal throws a huge counter combo but Moshington manages to avoid it all.
Van Gaal moves forwards but Moshington connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Moshington. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Van Gaal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Moshington misses the target.
Moshington slips a jab and a cross from Van Gaal.
Moshington lands a nice looking body shot.
Moshington moves forwards but Van Gaal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moshington misses with a looping left.
Moshington scores with a shot to the body.
Moshington fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Gaal on the side of the head.
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!
Moshington tries to move into range but Van Gaal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moshington throws a combination. Van Gaal tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A leg kick checked by Moshington.
Moshington throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Gaal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moshington misses with a series of wild punches.
Moshington lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Moshington throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Gaal counters with a straight right hand.
Moshington throws a hook but Van Gaal blocks it.
Moshington connects with the punch.
Moshington connects with a jab.
A jab from Moshington misses.
Van Gaal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moshington.
Van Gaal swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moshington scores with a nice strike.
Van Gaal looks to score with a jab to the body but Moshington is just out of range.
Moshington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Van Gaal looks to move away, Moshington throws a big counter combo but Van Gaal just gets out of the way.
Moshington lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Moshington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moshington cracks Van Gaal with an open hand slap.
Moshington tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Gaal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Gaal is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Moshington misses the body punch
and Van Gaal counters by clinching up.
Moshington blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moshington.
Moshington lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Gaal or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Gaal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Gaal is leaning against Moshington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Van Gaal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moshington is keeping busy.
Moshington jumps guard but Van Gaal turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Moshington works on Van Gaal's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Gaal is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Moshington misses with a punch to the body.
Moshington jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Van Gaal walks away with a smile on his face. Moshington gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Moshington stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Van Gaal connects with a right hand. Moshington shakes it off.
Van Gaal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moshington misses with a looping left.
Moshington dips to his left and cracks Van Gaal with an uppercut!
Van Gaal lands an overhand right.
Van Gaal lands with a shot to the body.
Moshington staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moshington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moshington misses with a right hand
and Van Gaal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moshington is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Van Gaal to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Moshington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Gaal tries to throw a body punch but Moshington avoids it by throwing Van Gaal back against the cage.
Van Gaal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Moshington misses with some punches.
Van Gaal tries to throw a body punch but Moshington avoids it by throwing Van Gaal back against the cage.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but Moshington uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Van Gaal.
Moshington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Gaal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moshington misses with a punch to the body.
Moshington throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Gaal.
Moshington lands with a right to the head.
Van Gaal pushes Moshington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that George Moshington will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Moshington'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Van Gaal moves into the clinch.
Van Gaal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gaal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moshington blocks an uppercut.
Moshington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Gaal backwards.
Van Gaal is rocked!
Moshington fails to pull guard.
Van Gaal is still on wobbly legs! Can Moshington finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
A shot in the inside from Moshington.
Van Gaal pushes Moshington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moshington pulls guard successfully.
Moshington throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Moshington is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moshington throws his legs up looking for a submission but Van Gaal uses it to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gaal decides to stand back up.
Van Gaal seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Gaal misses with a few strikes there.
Moshington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moshington jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Moshington jabs at Van Gaal's body.
Van Gaal throws a series of punches but Moshington moves out of range.
Van Gaal throws a wild body kick that Moshington sees coming a mile off.
Van Gaal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Gaal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Moshington punishes Van Gaal's body with a nice straight punch.
Moshington moves in looking to clinch but Van Gaal pushes him off.
Moshington connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moshington lands a really nice looking cross but Van Gaal seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moshington throws a lazy right hand but Van Gaal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Gaal doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Moshington misses with a straight left.
Van Gaal throws a counter combo.
Moshington takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Moshington drives through and clinches with Van Gaal against the cage.
Van Gaal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Gaal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moshington scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Gaal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moshington prevents a body shot from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moshington tries to work over Van Gaal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moshington working aggressively here.
Van Gaal struggles to land a body shot inside as Moshington controls his hands.
Moshington misses with a body punch.
Van Gaal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moshington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Moshington.
Van Gaal is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moshington.
Van Gaal misses with a body punch.
Cholo Van Gaal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moshington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Moshington successfully pulls guard.
Moshington working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Gaal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Gaal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Moshington has a closed guard, preventing Van Gaal from standing up.
Cholo Van Gaal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moshington has an active guard here but Van Gaal has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moshington is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Van Gaal pulls his head out easily.
Moshington gets full guard.
Van Gaal is sitting in close to Moshington's body. Moshington has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Van Gaal is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Van Gaal is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Moshington.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). George Moshington!
George Moshington is the new lightweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, George Moshington made sure he mentioned Invictus, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Cholo Van Gaal was interviewed post fight and said 'I ain't no terminator but... ILL BE BACK!'.
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