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DFC LV MAYHEM 21 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hundo Varga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lean Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hundo Varga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hundo Varga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lean Lang!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang scores with a hook to the body. Varga takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab by Lang.
Lang throws a body punch but Varga moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Varga misses its target.
Varga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Varga trying to control the position from guard on top but Lang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Varga controlling from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lang can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varga forces his way into half guard.
Varga is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've been hearing that Varga has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
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.
Varga is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lang is just riding it out for now. Varga eventually gives up the hold.
Varga is looking for a kimura here.
Varga is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lang has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varga uses his free foot to push down on Lang's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lang.
Varga is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lang can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Varga controlling from the full mount.
Varga is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varga controlling his opponent.
Varga jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lang manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lang is trying to escape the position but Varga is controlling the position.
Lang is not content to let Varga control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Varga thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hundo Varga dominated that round.
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.
Varga walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Varga tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lang swivels and escapes.
A slow jab from Varga misses its intended target.
Lang throws a hook to the side of Varga's head but Varga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Varga gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Varga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lang can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varga misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Lang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang lands a jab to Varga's midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Lang.
Varga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lang moves away.
Varga slips a jab from Lang.
Varga misses with a right hand
and Lang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Lang.
Varga throws a leg kick
and Lang counters with a stiff right hand.
Varga is rocked!
Lang throws an overhand right that drops Varga like a sack of potatoes! Lang dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lean Lang!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock's entrance music is I Wanna Rock. A fine choice. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Sharpe!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock misses with a few strikes there.
Rock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sharpe throws out the jab.
Sharpe just misses with a punch to the body.
Rock is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sharpe.
Rock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sharpe punishes Rock's body with a nice straight punch.
Marcus Sharpe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sharpe swings for the body but Rock moves out of range.
Rock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sharpe throws a body punch but Rock moves out of range.
Rock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sharpe.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rock.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rock throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sharpe swinging wildly here.
Rock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sharpe wants to counter with a clinch but Rock pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock scores with a one two! Sharpe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Marcus Sharpe has been cut.
Rock sizes up Sharpe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sharpe throws a series of punches but Rock moves out of range.
A jab from Rock does it's job there.
Rock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sharpe throws out the jab.
Sharpe scores with a decent looking hook.
Sharpe cracks a nice hook into Rock's ribs.
A jab from Sharpe misses.
Sharpe swings widly with a right hand
and Rock counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharpe throws a body punch but Rock moves out of range.
Rock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharpe manages to avoid it.
Rock clinches.
Sharpe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rock backwards.
Sharpe misses with the head strike.
Rock pushes Sharpe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rock lands a nice uppercut.
Sharpe is rocked!
I was talking to Rock's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Rock.
Sharpe is still on wobbly legs! Can Rock finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock slows down the pace here.
Sharpe working aggressively here.
Sharpe seems to have recovered his senses.
A short body shot lands from Rock as the two fighters clinch.
Rock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharpe lands a jab to the nose.
Sharpe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rock circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Sharpe to the canvas! Sharpe doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Rock keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Rock!
After winning the bout, Will Rock thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Easton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stein comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Red - Falling Sky kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Easton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Stein!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stein is looking to chop away at Easton's legs.
Stein lands with a straight right. Easton didn't see that one coming.
Easton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stein looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stein is looking to regain half guard here but Easton keeps moving and retains side control.
Stein felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Easton landing strikes.
Easton working the ground and pound.
Easton takes a little break here. Stein wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Easton looks up at the clock and then as Stein takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Easton smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Easton just content to control the position.
Stein takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Stein is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
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.
Stein tries to get to full guard but Easton has control of the leg.
Easton looks to land a strike but Stein avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Easton trying to control the position from guard on top but Stein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stein controls Easton momentarily but Easton frees himself.
Easton controlling from the top position.
Easton is working Stein over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stein wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Easton landing some decent shots from guard.
Easton trying to control but Stein is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein wants to get back to his feet but Easton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Easton cracks Stein with a solid left hand.
Easton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stein has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Easton is working away from the top position though.
Stein has hold of Easton's hands but Easton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Easton drops an elbow to the side of Stein's head.
Stein taking some punishment here, with Easton in his half guard.
Stein trying to control but Easton postures up.
Easton winds up and cracks Stein with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Easton in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stein is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Easton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Easton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Easton trying to control the action but Stein is working from the bottom.
Stein wants to control but Easton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Easton works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Easton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Easton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Stein is looking to get to half guard.
Easton with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stein can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Stein is trying to escape the mount.
Easton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Easton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Stein wants to hold on but Easton pushes him away.
Easton with shots to the head and body - Stein looks very uncomfortable down there.
Easton landing strikes from the mount and Stein is in trouble!
Easton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stein hang on?
Stein is rocked!
Easton breaks from Stein's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stein is still in real trouble! Can Easton finish him?
Easton postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Stein is out cold - huge knockout for Easton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Peter Easton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Klein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and He Mu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boris Klein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, He Mu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klein takes one on the button.
Klein fails with the takedown
and Mu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mu forces Klein back against the cage and clinches.
Klein wants to break free but Mu has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mu.
Klein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klein.
Klein is looking to break free of the clinch but Mu has double underhooks.
Mu swings wildly with an uppercut but Klein uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Klein's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Mu on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Klein backwards.
Klein is trying to maintain a safe position but Mu gets an underhook and turns Klein into the cage.
Klein looking to throw knees to the head but Mu is blocking nicely.
Klein tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mu presses Klein against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mu gets through Klein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mu swings wildly with an uppercut but Klein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mu swings wildly with an uppercut but Klein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klein is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Klein looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Klein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mu.
Mu tries to work over Klein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klein jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mu walks away with a smile on his face. Klein gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Klein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klein misses with a head kick.
Klein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Mu darts in and clinches Klein up against the cage.
Mu lands a nice uppercut.
Mu scores with a hook to the body.
Klein is breathing heavily.
Mu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mu lands a nice shot to the body.
Klein tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mu can't find room to land a body shot as Klein controls the action.
Mu lands a nice uppercut.
Mu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mu works on Klein's body with a couple of short punches.
Klein takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Mu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mu lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Mu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mu lands a nice uppercut.
Klein is rocked!
Mu creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Klein's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Klein drops to his knees and Mu pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). He Mu!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Nooles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raylan Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele has chosen "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica as his entrance music. Chris Nooles could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Raylan Steele's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Nooles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raylan Steele!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steele looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Nooles misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Steele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nooles.
Steele throws a body shot but no joy.
Steele misses the shot to the body.
Nooles takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nooles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nooles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steele slips under a jab from Nooles.
Nooles on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nooles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steele.
We've been informed that Steele has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nooles misses with a looping right.
Nooles throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Nooles misses the target.
Steele closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele moves away from the strike by Nooles.
Steele now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Steele lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nooles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nooles misses with a straight right.
Nooles blocks a jab.
Nooles misses with a straight right.
Nooles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nooles in his tracks.
Raylan Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nooles takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nooles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
Steele throws an off balance right hand
and Nooles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Steele misses
and Nooles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steele needs to keep his hands up - Nooles had a free shot at his head there.
Steele throws a sloppy body shot
and Nooles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steele misses with a straight right.
Steele cracks Nooles with an open hand slap.
Nooles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Nooles lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nooles misses with an uppercut.
Steele works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nooles is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nooles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steele misses with a hook
and Nooles counters with a nice uppercut.
Steele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nooles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nooles throwing a counter right hand but Steele manages to avoid it.
Nooles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steele.
Nooles scores with a decent looking hook.
Nooles defending well as Steele loads up on a big left hand.
Steele takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steele connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nooles momentarily.
Steele's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nooles under the eye.
Nooles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steele takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nooles connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steele defending well as Nooles loads up on a big left hand.
Steele fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nooles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Steele does no damage.
A shot to the liver by Nooles. Beautiful body shot.
Steele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nooles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steele on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Steele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nooles is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nooles misses with a straight right.
Nooles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nooles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Nooles.
Nooles misses with a straight right.
Nooles throws a shot from downtown. Steele moves away and avoids it.
Steele slips under a jab.
Nooles misses with a left hand
enabling Steele to counter with a crisp jab.
Nooles slips a jab from Steele.
Nooles defending well as Steele loads up on a big left hand.
Steele fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nooles looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four 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!
A slow jab from Nooles misses its intended target.
Steele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steele looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Nooles on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A shot to the body from Steele misses
enabling Nooles to counter with a crisp jab.
Steele lands a two punch combo.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele throws a jab when Nooles was well out of range.
Nooles misses with an uppercut
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nooles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nooles.
Nooles moves out of range as Steele strikes.
Nooles swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nooles ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele slips under a jab.
Steele walks into a stiff left hand from Nooles.
Nooles slips a jab from Steele.
Nooles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raylan Steele will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big left from Nooles misses.
Raylan Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nooles. Nooles circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nooles uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Steele misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Steele.
Nooles takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Steele misses with a jab to the body
and Nooles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A swing and a miss from Nooles.
Nooles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steele counters with a nice body shot.
Nooles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steele lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nooles circles away quickly and effectively.
Steele tests Nooles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steele swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nooles.
Nooles throws out a loose jab but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Steele misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steele cracks Nooles with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nooles looks to throw the jab but Steele is out of range.
Steele jabs at Nooles's body.
Nooles looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
Nooles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steele scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steele misses with an uppercut. Nooles saw that one coming.
Nooles lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Steele backs up against the cage.
Nooles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steele.
Nooles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nooles moves away from the strike by Steele.
Steele misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nooles throws an overhand right that lands on Steele's shoulder, as Steele tries to avoid the shot.
Steele lands with a right hand.
A punch combination from Nooles misses.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Nooles.
Nooles connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steele. Steele circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Steele slips a straight right by Nooles.
Steele swings widly with a right hand
and Nooles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nooles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.
Nooles misses with a looping right.
Steele shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nooles eats them both and turns towards Steele to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Steele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nooles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steele missing with a left hand there. Nooles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nooles swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nooles throws a hook to the side of Steele's head but Steele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Nooles misses.
Steele doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nooles. Steele does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nooles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Steele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steele slips under a jab.
It seemed like Steele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steele connects with a right hand. Nooles shakes it off.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
Nooles throwing a counter right hand but Steele manages to avoid it.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nooles manages to avoid it.
Nooles fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Nooles.
Nooles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nooles looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Steele misses with a hook.
Nooles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steele throws an overhand right that lands on Nooles's shoulder, as Nooles tries to avoid the shot.
Nooles cracks Steele with a good jab.
Steele misses with an uppercut. Nooles saw that one coming.
Steele connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nooles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nooles on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steele dodges the punch combination from Nooles.
Steele scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nooles throws a jab when Steele was well out of range.
Nooles shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nooles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steele stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steele slips under a jab.
It seemed like Steele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steele bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nooles's head backwards.
Nooles throws the left hand but Steele avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nooles scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steele staying out of range there.
Nooles misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Steele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raylan Steele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steele lands a nice hook to Nooles's body. Nooles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steele scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steele slips a straight right by Nooles.
Steele is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nooles throws a right hand that misses
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steele misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steele.
A left lands for Steele.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Nooles tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steele missing with a left hand there. Nooles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nooles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nooles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nooles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nooles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steele scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nooles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Steele throws an overhand right that lands on Nooles's shoulder, as Nooles tries to avoid the shot.
Steele tests Nooles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nooles throws a shot from downtown. Steele moves away and avoids it.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nooles moves away.
Nooles misses with a hook.
A cross from Steele lands.
Nooles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Nooles.
Nooles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nooles moves out of range as Steele strikes.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Nooles slips the punch.
Nooles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab lands there for Steele.
Steele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nooles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nooles misses with a looping left.
Chris Nooles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nooles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nooles lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Nooles.
Nooles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nooles lands with a straight right. Steele didn't see that one coming.
Nooles misses with a hook. Steele ducked under it nicely.
Nooles takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Steele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nooles.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Nooles drops his hands momentarily and Steele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nooles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Nooles misses.
A punch combination from Steele misses.
A swing and a miss from Nooles.
Steele swings for the body but Nooles moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nooles ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Steele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Steele throws an off balance right hand
letting Nooles counter with a right hand.
Steele throws a shot to the body.
Steele misses with a hook.
Steele throws a lazy right hand but Nooles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Nooles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nooles moves out of range as Steele strikes.
Nooles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nooles slips under a jab from Steele.
Steele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice shot by Nooles.
Steele is rocked!
Nooles lands with an overhand left.
Steele is still on wobbly legs! Can Nooles finish him?
Steele misses with a hook
and Nooles counters with a right hand to the body.
Steele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nooles throws an overhand right that lands on Steele's shoulder, as Steele tries to avoid the shot.
Nooles fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Steele out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Chris Nooles!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Paul Valens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Dunc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunc has chosen Kid Rock- Cowboy as his entrance music. 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Paul Valens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Dunc!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valens scores with a nice strike.
Valens instigates a clinch.
Valens holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dunc is looking to take this one to the mat.
Valens dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valens.
I was talking to Valens's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Valens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kyle Dunc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valens cracks Dunc with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Valens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dunc. That did some damage!
Valens connects with a body shot.
Dunc tries to work over Valens's front leg with a kick but Valens checks it.
Dunc throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dunc tries a low kick but Valens avoids it.
Valens connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dunc. Dunc circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunc tries to clinch up but Valens circles away and keeps his distance.
Valens jabs Dunc to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donk. Valens catches Dunc right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dunc misses with a low kick.
Valens is looking to counter with a body kick.
Dunc misses with a double jab.
Valens drives through and clinches with Dunc against the cage.
Valens has Dunc pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Valens.
Dunc wants a takedown but no success here.
Dunc goes for a takedown attempt but Valens pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jan Paul Valens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Dunc.
Nice jab there from Valens.
Dunc has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Valens.
Dunc misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Dunc backs away, Valens returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dunc wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valens lands with a hook. Dunc tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Valens slips a jab from Dunc.
Valens lands a glancing blow to the side of Dunc's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunc tries to clinch
enabling Valens to counter with a crisp jab.
Dunc throws a solid leg kick but Valens takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dunc.
Valens is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dunc darts in trying to clinch
and Valens counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dunc wants to clinch
and Valens counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dunc thinking.
Dunc tries to score with a low kick but Valens moves his leg out of the way.
Valens scores with a leg kick.
A combination from Dunc does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valens changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dunc wants to clinch.
Valens moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Valens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dunc wants to clinch.
Valens thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dunc if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dunc takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dunc wants to clinch but Valens slips to the side
and Valens counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Valens lands a nice shot that snaps Dunc's head back.
A low kick from Dunc is predictable there
and Valens counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Dunc misses
and Valens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valens keeps the fight on the outside.
Valens thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dunc if he has to take too many more of those.
Valens bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dunc's head backwards.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valens.
Valens thuds a left hand into Dunc's body.
Dunc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valens keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Valens swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunc.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Paul Valens dominated that round.
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.
Dunc misses with a double jab.
Valens lands with a straight right. Dunc didn't see that one coming.
Valens scores with a push kick.
Dunc takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Valens gets a clinch.
Valens stops a takedown attempt from Dunc.
Knees to the body from Valens.
Dunc drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dunc being controlled against the cage.
Dunc drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Valens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jan Paul Valens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Dunc.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valens breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunc throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Valens counters with a three punch combo that has Dunc backing up. Dunc nods at Valens to acknowledge the strikes.
Dunc motions for Valens to come forward. Dunc throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valens throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dunc is breathing heavily.
Dunc is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Valens scores with a leg kick.
Valens blocks a leg kick.
Dunc tries to clinch but Valens moves away
and Valens counters with an outside leg kick.
Valens delivers a nice body kick.
Valens moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valens bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Valens blocks the leg kick.
Dunc moves in looking to clinch but Valens pushes him off.
Dunc moves in looking to clinch but Valens pushes him off.
Valens seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice body punch from Valens.
Dunc throws a leg kick that is checked
and Valens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jan Paul Valens is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valens lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dunc will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dunc sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Valens throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dunc tries to clinch but Valens moves away
and Valens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valens connects with a solid leg kick.
Dunc's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body kick there by Valens.
Valens feints and then cracks Dunc's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dunc down.
Valens works Dunc's body with a nice hook.
Dunc swinging wildly here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dunc crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Valens - the referee stops the clock and Dunc gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Valens. Dunc manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunc gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Valens throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dunc closes the distance looking to clinch
and Valens counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dunc's knee momentarily.
Dunc moves to clinch but Valens breaks away
and Valens counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dunc thinking.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Valens.
Both fighters circling a little - Valens finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dunc takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Valens manages to break the clinch.
Valens turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dunc misses with a double jab
and Valens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valens throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Valens lands a nice hook to Dunc's body. Dunc takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dunc takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Valens lands with an overhand left.
Dunc sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Valens fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dunc.
Dunc with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valens to score with a decent uppercut.
Dunc takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Valens cracks a nice hook into Dunc's ribs.
Dunc misses with a left hand
and Valens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valens digs a good hook to Dunc's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valens lands with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valens, right into the meat.
A swing and a miss from Dunc.
A thudding body kick lands there by Valens!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Paul Valens dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Valens - that will leave a mark!
Valens scores with a hook to the body. Dunc takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Valens lands a right hook to the body.
A low kick from Dunc misses
and Valens counters with a straight right hand.
Valens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dunc can do to turn this around?
Valens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Valens lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dunc fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Valens thows a body kick. Dunc tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Valens looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Valens bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dunc's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valens fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dunc has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dunc takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dunc misses the body punch
and Valens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valens is looking to slow Dunc down with leg kicks.
Valens lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valens lands a nice shot to the body.
Dunc throws a leg kick
letting Valens counter with a right hand.
Valens throws a leg kick which misses Dunc's front leg but catches the back leg as Dunc tries to avoid it.
Valens lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dunc steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Valens. That one must have hurt.
Valens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dunc. That did some damage!
A thudding body kick lands there by Valens!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valens, right into the meat.
Kyle Dunc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valens comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Valens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Valens.
Valens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dunc tries to clinch but Valens moves away
and Valens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valens takes the fight into the clinch.
Valens is pressed up against the cage. Dunc has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Valens down to the mat. Valens avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jan Paul Valens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Valens.
Dunc takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dunc is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Nice straight punches there by Valens. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Valens.
Valens 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.
Valens scores with a kick to the body.
Dunc takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dunc attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Valens scores with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Dunc is predictable there
and Valens counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dunc's knee momentarily.
Dunc sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Valens lands a really nice looking cross but Dunc seems unphased.
A right-left combo lands from Valens.
Valens moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunc drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Valens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dunc wants to clinch
and Valens counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dunc with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valens to score with a decent uppercut.
Valens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dunc looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dunc has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Valens.
Valens rushes Dunc and presses him up against the cage.
Valens breaks from the clinch.
Valens scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Valens swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunc.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valens lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dunc will feel that in the morning.
Dunc misses with a right hand
and Valens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dunc misses with a few strikes there.
Valens quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Valens turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valens lands a body shot.
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!
Valens closes the distance and clinches.
Valens manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Valens does it's job there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Valens. Dunc shrugs it off though.
Valens gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunc drops down looking for an ankle pick but Valens pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jan Paul Valens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Dunc.
Dunc wants to clinch but Valens slips to the side
and Valens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kyle Dunc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valens gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dunc tries to throw a body punch but Valens avoids it by throwing Dunc back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Paul Valens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valens has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Jan Paul Valens!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Jan Paul Valens!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Jan Paul Valens!
Jan Paul Valens wins by unanimous decision!
Jan Paul Valens took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caio Bottura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bottura comes into the arena with Face The Pain blaring out of the sound system. Teller has chosen Still Here by Drake as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caio Bottura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Teller!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottura looks to throw the jab but Teller is out of range.
Teller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Teller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bottura.
A little jabbing left from Teller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Teller moves out of range as Bottura strikes.
Bottura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Teller throws a lazy uppercut
and Bottura counters with a two punch combo.
Bottura lands a leg kick that knocks Teller off balance momentarily.
Teller moves away from the strike by Bottura.
Teller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bottura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Bottura.
A jab from Bottura misses.
It seemed like Teller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Teller ducks right into an uppercut from Bottura.
Bottura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bottura cracks Teller with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bottura.
Bottura with a jab.
Bottura throws a poor cross that misses
and Teller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bottura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Teller counters with a nice uppercut.
Bottura throws a head kick that misses.
Teller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bottura stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bottura missing with a left hand there. Teller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bottura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Teller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bottura darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bottura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bottura digs a good hook to Teller's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bottura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Teller.
Teller staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Bottura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Teller slips under a jab from Bottura.
It seemed like Teller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bottura throws a looping overhand right but Teller ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Teller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bottura throws out a loose jab but Teller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bottura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Teller throws out a counter right but Bottura avoids it with no problem.
Bottura scores with a kick to the midsection.
Teller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Teller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bottura.
Teller misses with a wild body shot.
Teller 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Teller.
Teller unleashes a big counter combination but Bottura bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Teller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bottura throws the kick towards the body but Teller avoids it.
Teller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bottura misses with a head kick.
Teller moves out of range as Bottura strikes.
Bottura throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Teller.
Bottura throws a front kick that sends Teller stumbling back into the cage.
Bottura misses with a looping right.
Teller is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bottura misses with a head kick.
Teller throws out a counter right but Bottura avoids it with no problem.
Bottura lands with an uppercut that bounces Teller off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottura misses the shot to the body.
Teller unleashes a big counter combination but Bottura bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bottura throws a jab but it's blocked by Teller.
Teller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bottura throws an overhand right that lands on Teller's shoulder, as Teller tries to avoid the shot.
Teller throws out a counter right but Bottura avoids it with no problem.
Teller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bottura looks for the body kick but Teller saw that one coming.
Teller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bottura.
Teller throws out a counter right but Bottura avoids it with no problem.
Bottura misses with a looping left.
Bottura lands with a slapping head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bottura darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Teller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bottura.
Teller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Bottura dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bottura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Teller in his tracks.
Teller defending well as Bottura loads up on a big left hand.
Teller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bottura slips under a jab.
As Teller looks to move away, Bottura throws a big counter combo but Teller just gets out of the way.
Bottura scores with a jab to the body.
Bottura throws a poor cross that misses
and Teller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bottura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teller.
Bottura lands with a slapping head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller throws a lazy right hand but Bottura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bottura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Teller! But no joy.
Bottura throws a head kick that Teller semi-blocks.
Bottura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Teller circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller ducks under a wild hook from Bottura.
Nice uppercut there from Bottura.
A punch combination from Bottura misses.
Teller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Teller lunges at Bottura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bottura's hand.
Teller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bottura.
A jab from Bottura does it's job there.
Bottura looks to land a left hand but Teller moved out of range nicely.
Bottura misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Teller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Caio Bottura is winning the standup battle so far.
Teller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bottura throws a low kick but Teller avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller moves forwards but Bottura connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bottura scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bottura.
Teller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bottura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bottura throws out a loose jab but Teller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bottura throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Teller! But no joy.
Bottura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bottura lands with a shot to the body.
Bottura throws a quick inside leg kick.
Teller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottura uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Teller has time to react.
Teller avoids the body shot from Bottura.
Bottura scores with the left hand. Teller knows he should have avoided that one.
Teller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Teller lands with a hook. Bottura tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick misses from Bottura.
Teller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Teller checks the leg kick.
Bottura connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Teller momentarily.
Bottura throws an off balance right hand
and Teller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bottura cracks the inside of Teller's front leg.
Teller blocks a head kick by Bottura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Bottura. That snapped Teller's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bottura, pushing him back against the cage.
A short left from Teller.
Teller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bottura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Teller can do to turn this around?
Bottura jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Teller walks away with a smile on his face. Bottura gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice defenses there by Teller.
A slow jab from Bottura misses its intended target.
It seemed like Teller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bottura throws a right and a left that Teller avoids nicely.
It seemed like Teller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bottura throws a head kick but Teller moves out of range.
Bottura throws a looping overhand right but Teller ducks down to avoid it.
Bottura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Teller.
Bottura looks to score with a jab to the body but Teller is just out of range.
Bottura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teller.
Teller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Bottura dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Teller lands a really nice looking cross but Bottura seems unphased.
Bottura misses with a looping left.
Bottura throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Teller to counter with a crisp jab.
Bottura sizes up Teller with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bottura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Teller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bottura.
Bottura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teller raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bottura connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Bottura on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Bottura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Teller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Teller defending well as Bottura loads up on a big left hand.
Teller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bottura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottura lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bottura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Teller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bottura misses with an uppercut. Teller saw that one coming.
Bottura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teller looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bottura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bottura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Teller counters with a straight right hand.
Bottura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Teller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bottura feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tellers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bottura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Teller.
Teller throws out a counter right but Bottura avoids it with no problem.
Teller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Teller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bottura.
Teller misses with a looping right.
Bottura misses the jab.
Teller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bottura.
Teller blocks a jab.
Teller throws out a counter right but Bottura avoids it with no problem.
Bottura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teller.
It seemed like Teller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bottura missing with a left hand there. Teller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Teller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bottura lands an overhand right.
Bottura throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Teller.
Bottura missing with a left hand there. Teller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Teller blocks a head kick by Bottura.
Bottura moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTeller.
Bottura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Teller! But no joy.
Bottura throws out a powerful jab.
A left lands for Bottura.
Bottura throws a head kick but Teller moves out of range.
Bottura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bottura throws a series of strikes that have Teller backpedaling.
Teller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Teller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bottura.
Bottura slips under a jab.
Bottura misses with a combination
and Teller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller avoids the head kick by Bottura.
Teller avoids the head kick by Bottura.
Bottura fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Bottura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Teller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bottura throws the kick towards the body but Teller avoids it.
Bottura missing with a left hand there. Teller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Teller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bottura moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Teller is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bottura.
A big right from Bottura misses.
Bottura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Teller. Teller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Henry Teller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caio Bottura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Teller takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caio Bottura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bottura, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Caio Bottura!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Caio Bottura!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Caio Bottura!
Caio Bottura wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Caio Bottura thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Henry Teller was interviewed post fight and said 'He's a tough dude. I'm obviously disappointed but I'll definitely come back stronger than ever. Can't wait to get back in the gym Monday morning.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Jacobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bilbro Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Jacobi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bilbro Baggins!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baggins slips under a jab.
Jacobi throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Jacobi misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jacobi!
Jacobi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baggins is looking to clinch but Jacobi is avoiding it.
Jacobi lands a jab to the head.
Baggins cracks Jacobi with a good jab.
Baggins fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jacobi to the ground. Baggins is now in Jacobi's guard.
Jacobi is trying to control the position but Baggins postures up.
Baggins trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacobi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Jacobi wants to sweep here but Baggins controlling him for the moment.
Jacobi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Baggins passes into half guard.
Baggins 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.
Baggins is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jacobi defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Baggins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baggins tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jacobi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Baggins is trying to work for a kimura but Jacobi is defending well.
Baggins wants to free his trapped foot but Jacobi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jacobi moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobi keeping full guard, as Baggins tries to pass.
Baggins stopping the sweep attempt from Jacobi.
Jacobi is trying to keep Baggins in close.
Jacobi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Baggins defends well.
Jacobi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jacobi throws a big shot that misses.
Baggins throws a jab when Jacobi was well out of range.
Baggins looking to score a takedown here. Jacobi is defending well but Baggins drives through and ends up in Jacobi's guard.
Baggins trying to control but Jacobi is working from the bottom.
Jacobi wants to sweep here but Baggins controlling him for the moment.
Jacobi trying to control the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Jacobi's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jacobi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baggins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Baggins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Baggins wants to control from the top but Jacobi keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bilbro Baggins will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Baggins moves out of range as Jacobi strikes.
Jacobi feints and as Baggins raises his hands in defense, Jacobi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jacobi wants to control from the top but Baggins keeps moving.
Baggins working for a triangle but Jacobi defends it easily.
Jacobi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Baggins looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Baggins looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Baggins!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobi pushes Baggins away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Baggins gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins wants to control but Jacobi is keeping him busy.
Baggins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Baggins controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacobi is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Jacobi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jacobi parries the strikes from Baggins easily there. Baggins is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jacobi to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jacobi is looking for a sweep.
Jacobi tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Baggins presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Baggins jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jacobi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Baggins goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jacobi has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Baggins but great work by Jacobi.
Baggins is not content to let Jacobi control the position.
Jacobi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Baggins is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobi is trying to get an arm triangle but Baggins is defending well.
Baggins is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jacobi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jacobi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Baggins is doing well to control the position and prevent Jacobi from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jacobi trying to control from half guard but Baggins is working away.
Jacobi trying to control from Baggins's half guard. Baggins has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacobi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jacobi looking to sit in guard and control but Baggins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baggins pushes down on Jacobi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jacobi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bilbro Baggins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Baggins slips under a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Baggins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jacobi throws a big shot that misses.
Jacobi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jacobi is trying to work for a kimura but Baggins is defending well.
Baggins felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Jacobi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baggins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Baggins defends it well.
Bilbro Baggins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baggins is not content to let Jacobi control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobi content to control rather than advance.
Baggins is staying active underneath Jacobi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jacobi is trying to work for a kimura but Baggins is defending well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Baggins defending well as Jacobi loads up on a big left hand.
Baggins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jacobi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Baggins is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobi trying to keep a closed guard but Baggins is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baggins forces his way into half guard.
Jacobi actively working from the bottom here.
Baggins wants to free his trapped foot but Jacobi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jacobi gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Baggins throws a big elbow that misses.
Baggins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Baggins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jacobi keeping moving, preventing Baggins from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Baggins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jacobi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jacobi just misses with a punch to the body.
Jacobi gets a takedown into half guard.
Jacobi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Baggins moves into full guard.
Jacobi looking to sit in guard and control but Baggins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baggins works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Johnny Jacobi did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Baggins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jacobi trying to control from the bottom.
Jacobi wants to get back to full guard.
Baggins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jacobi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Baggins seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobi wants to improve his position but instead Baggins has moved into half guard.
Jacobi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Baggins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Baggins's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobi biding his time, looking for the opening.
Jacobi looking for the RNC.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Baggins trying to control the hands but Jacobi breaks the grip.
Jacobi working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Baggins tries to escape but Jacobi has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Baggins defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Baggins wants to control from the top but Jacobi keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobi wants to sweep but no luck.
Baggins's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Baggins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baggins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jacobi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Baggins has managed to get both his arms back between Jacobi's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jacobi keeping moving, preventing Baggins from controlling successfully.
Jacobi wants to sweep here but Baggins controlling him for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jacobi throws a poor cross that misses
and Baggins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Baggins trying to control but Jacobi is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobi trying to keep a closed guard but Baggins is proving a slippery customer.
Jacobi keeping moving, preventing Baggins from controlling successfully.
Baggins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jacobi is keeping the position for now.
Jacobi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baggins sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jacobi's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bilbro Baggins dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jacobi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baggins counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Jacobi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jacobi is looking for a sweep.
Baggins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Baggins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Baggins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobi wants to control but Baggins postures up.
Jacobi is trying to buck Baggins off.
Jacobi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Baggins is looking to take a break and control but Jacobi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jacobi is trying to control but can't.
Jacobi tries to get to full guard but Baggins has control of the leg.
Baggins passes the guard and advances to mount!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baggins trying to control but Jacobi is having none of it.
Baggins avoids the attempt from Jacobi to control.
Baggins has hold of Jacobi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jacobi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Poor strikes thrown by Baggins there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jacobi wants to hold on but Baggins pushes him away.
Baggins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Baggins is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jacobi is looking to improve his position but Baggins isn't that keen on the idea.
Baggins is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Jacobi is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bilbro Baggins!
A relieved looking Bilbro Baggins 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Lindberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindberg comes to the cage accompanied by At The Gates - The Book of Sand. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomas Lindberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Cruz as he connects with a hook.
Good exchange - Cruz coming out on top.
Cruz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Lindberg.
Lindberg misses with a looping left.
Lindberg checks a low kick from Cruz.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lindberg.
Lindberg on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lindberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lindberg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lindberg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lindberg slips a jab from Cruz.
Lindberg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindberg checks a leg kick.
Lindberg misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lindberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lindberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lindberg takes one to the side of the head.
Lindberg is looking to clinch.
Lindberg throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lindberg's head.
Cruz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lindberg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
And Cruz tries to counter it with a takedown but Lindberg pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lindberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lindberg 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.
Cruz dives in and scores a takedown into Lindberg's guard.
Cruz with a nice head shot there.
Cruz is in close to Lindberg's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cruz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cruz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lindberg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
Lindberg can't keep his opponent in guard - Cruz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lindberg is looking to escape.
Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lindberg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lindberg is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lindberg tries to get out of the position.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lindberg's head.
Lindberg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Lindberg's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Cruz.
Cruz controlling the pace.
Cruz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lindberg is looking to escape.
Cruz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cruz is nestled in close to Lindberg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lindberg is not content to let Cruz control the position.
Cruz tries to pass to full mount but Lindberg defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cruz in particular looking to stall.
Lindberg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cruz on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lindberg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lindberg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cruz.
Lindberg wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Cruz there.
Lindberg is trying to stand up here but Cruz is controlling him well.
Lindberg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cruz.
Lindberg wants to get back to his feet.
Cruz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cruz prevents Lindberg from standing back up.
Cruz lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz working over Lindberg with some ground and pound. Lindberg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cruz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cruz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cruz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz is looking to advance position but Lindberg won't allow it.
Cruz prevents Lindberg from standing back up.
Cruz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cruz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cruz is looking to stall here but Lindberg recovers full guard.
Cruz postures up and lands a big shot to Lindberg's brow.
Lindberg wants to stand but Cruz is controlling the position.
Cruz trying to control but Lindberg is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Cruz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lindberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lindberg lands a glancing blow to the side of Cruz's head.
Lindberg looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lindberg defends it well.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Lindberg.
Lindberg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lindberg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lindberg blocks a jab.
Cruz throws out a powerful jab.
Lindberg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz wants to slow Lindberg down by chopping away at his legs.
Dom Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz misses with a double jab.
Lindberg takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lindberg.
Lindberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Lindberg throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lindberg takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Lindberg misses.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lindberg lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindberg misses with a hook.
Lindberg moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Lindberg misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Cruz lands.
Lindberg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cruz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lindberg is out of range and Cruz settles back down.
Dom Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lindberg misses with an uppercut.
Lindberg walks into a straight right hand from Cruz.
Cruz slips under a jab.
The crowd cheers as Cruz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lindberg doesn't seem phased though.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Cruz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cruz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lindberg feints a jab promting Cruz to slip. Lindberg then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cruz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cruz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lindberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Tomas Lindberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as Lindberg blocks the low kick.
Cruz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz jabs Lindberg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lindberg throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Cruz feints a counter leg kick.
No joy there for Lindberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Lindberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Lindberg was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cruz.
Lindberg checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big left from Lindberg misses.
Cruz scores with a decent looking hook.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lindberg scores with a punch to the head.
Lindberg cracks Cruz with a good jab.
Lindberg takes one to the chin there.
Cruz misses with a leg kick.
Cruz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lindberg backs up against the cage.
Lindberg has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Lindberg.
Lindberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lindberg scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cruz.
Lindberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Lindberg looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lindberg is working Cruz over against the cage.
Lindberg tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Lindberg back against the cage.
Cruz wants to break free but Lindberg has control.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cruz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lindberg is defending well for now.
Cruz tries to score a body lock takedown but Lindberg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tomas Lindberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Cruz.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lindberg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lindberg lands with a hook. Cruz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lindberg avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Lindberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Lindberg is just out of range.
Lindberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz connects with the punch.
Lindberg connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cruz.
Lindberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Lindberg connects with a looping right hand.
Cruz clinches.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Lindberg moved out of range nicely.
Lindberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lindberg, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lindberg as he jumps to the side.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lindberg appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dom Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Lindberg drives through and clinches with Cruz against the cage.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lindberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lindberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lindberg misses with a wild body shot.
Lindberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Cruz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lindberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lindberg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
An inside leg kick from Cruz misses.
Cruz fails to land the takedown.
Cruz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindberg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lindberg misses with a few strikes there.
Lindberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cruz, as that shot connected.
Lindberg throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz throws a hook but Lindberg blocks it.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lindberg.
Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
Lindberg ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Lindberg takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cruz walks into a straight right hand from Lindberg.
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lindberg.
Cruz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lindberg blocks a jab.
Lindberg just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Lindberg misses.
Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lindberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Lindberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lindberg.
Lindberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lindberg misses with a body shot.
Lindberg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Lindberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruz ducks right into an uppercut from Lindberg.
Cruz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lindberg in his tracks.
Some wild striking there from Lindberg.
The fighters circling - Lindberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lindberg misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Cruz throws out a counter right but Lindberg avoids it with no problem.
Well,Lindberg is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Lindberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Dom Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lindberg misses with a hook.
Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lindberg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cruz to score with a decent uppercut.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Lindberg.
Cruz works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg connects with a body shot.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Lindberg moves out of range easily.
Cruz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lindberg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Lindberg.
Lindberg throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tomas Lindberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lindberg drives through and clinches with Cruz against the cage.
Lindberg lands a left hand.
Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Lindberg has the dominant position.
Lindberg lands a right hand.
Lindberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Lindberg has the dominant position.
Lindberg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz scores with a sloppy right hand. Lindberg should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cruz throws a combination that misses
and Lindberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz is rocked!
Lindberg forces Cruz back against the cage and clinches.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Lindberg finish him?
Lindberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
Lindberg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Lindberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomas Lindberg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lindberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
Lindberg lands a body punch.
Cruz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lindberg fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lindberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lindberg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Lindberg.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Lindberg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz misses with a combination
enabling Lindberg to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomas Lindberg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Dom Cruz!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Dom Cruz!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Dom Cruz!
Dom Cruz wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Dom Cruz, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendrix has chosen Rage Against the Machine - Renegades of Funk as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thomas is fending him off so far but Hendrix persists. Nope, Thomas circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Hendrix avoids it well.
Thomas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hendrixs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thomas digs a good hook to Hendrix's body.
No luck for Hendrix with that takedown attempt.
Hendrix fails with the takedown
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Tom Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Hendrix.
Hendrix shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thomas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Thomas can't do much from the bottom here.
Hendrix thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hendrix wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thomas wants to control but Hendrix postures up.
Hendrix in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Thomas is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andre Hendrix!
Andre Hendrix is the new bantamweight champion!
After the fight, Andre Hendrix was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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