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RISE 14 -Destroyer vs Anderson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Gervais (ranked 4421 p4p, 512 weight class) and Benjamin Bittaker (ranked 8435 p4p, 727 weight class). Gervais comes to the cage accompanied by Arcade Fire - Ready to Start. Bittaker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tech N9ne Disfunctional kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel Gervais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Bittaker!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gervais listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Benjamin Bittaker has been cut.
Gervais definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bittaker misses with a takedown attempt - Gervais sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gervais seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Benjamin Bittaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gervais.
Nice body punch from Gervais.
Bittaker with a poor takedown
and Gervais counters with a big right hand! Oh Bittaker is in trouble here! Gervais follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Gervais!
After winning the bout, Samuel Gervais 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Mateo Suarez (ranked 7993 p4p, 454 weight class) and Nate Danger (ranked 8766 p4p, 466 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronald Mateo Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Danger!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez connects with a crisp jab.
Danger punishes Suarez's body with a nice straight punch.
Suarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Suarez scores with a hook.
Suarez drives through with a takedown into Danger's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Suarez is pushing down on Danger's leg trying to pass to half guard. Danger is fighting to maintain full guard but Suarez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Suarez working the head and body with strikes.
Suarez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Danger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Suarez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Danger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suarez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danger is trying to stand up here but Suarez is controlling him well.
Suarez content to control rather than advance.
Suarez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Danger can do anything to dispel that myth.
Suarez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Suarez is nestled in close to Danger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez is nestled in close to Danger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Suarez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Danger is rocked!
Suarez scores with a big shot! Danger's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Danger! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronald Mateo Suarez!
A relieved looking Ronald Mateo Suarez 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyrie Griffin (ranked 7420 p4p, 631 weight class) and Brandon Williams (ranked 9114 p4p, 686 weight class). Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Phenomenal. On his way into the cage it seems that Kyrie Griffin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kyrie Griffin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyrie Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Williams!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Griffin, pushing him back against the cage.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams gets underhooks to prevent Griffin's takedown attempt.
Griffin jumps guard but Williams turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Griffin controls the action.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Griffin's head.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffin is just out of range.
Griffin feinted with a counter takedown.
Williams tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Griffin defends well and Williams ends up having to push Griffin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
Griffin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Williams looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Williams is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Griffin has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Williams is looking to defend but Griffin has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Williams! Griffin pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Williams taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kyrie Griffin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manolito Gafotas (ranked 3352 p4p, 335 weight class) and Eddie Diaz (ranked 4545 p4p, 444 weight class). Diaz has chosen jailbreak 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manolito Gafotas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz jabs at Gafotas's body.
Jab by Diaz.
Gafotas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gafotas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gafotas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gafotas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gafotas changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gafotas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gafotas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diaz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gafotas's head backwards.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gafotas has time to react.
Gafotas shoots in looking for a takedown but Diaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gafotas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gafotas drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gafotas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gafotas scrambles back to his feet.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gafotas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diaz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manolito Gafotas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gafotas jumps guard and drags Diaz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz is in close to Gafotas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gafotas is trying to keep Diaz in close.
Diaz stands up and waves to Gafotas to follow him.
Gafotas is breathing heavily.
Diaz connects with the punch.
Diaz scores with a jab to the head.
Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gafotas on the side of the head.
Gafotas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gafotas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Diaz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Diaz is looking to get back to is feet but Gafotas passes into side control.
Gafotas throws a strike aimed at the side of Diaz's head but Diaz avoids it well.
Diaz pushes Gafotas away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gafotas gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Diaz is looking to reverse the position.
Gafotas looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking for a kimura but Gafotas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Diaz to get the leverage.
Gafotas is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
Gafotas controlling the position well.
Diaz tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Diaz stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gafotas to get to his feet.
Diaz scores with a jab. Gafotas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gafotas fails with the takedown.
Gafotas shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gafotas misses with a body shot
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gafotas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Eddie Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz jabs at Gafotas's body.
Diaz jabs Gafotas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gafotas has a takedown stuffed.
A left lands for Diaz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diaz!
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gafotas has time to react.
Diaz lands with a straight right. Gafotas didn't see that one coming.
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Gafotas backs away looking to recover.
Gafotas is rocked!
Donk. Diaz catches Gafotas right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh Gafotas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gafotas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gafotas takes one to the side of the head.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gafotas has time to react.
Diaz 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.
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diaz moves into the clinch successfully.
Gafotas blocks an uppercut.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gafotas jumps guard but Diaz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gafotas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz lands with a light punch inside.
Gafotas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diaz works on Gafotas's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gafotas backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body.
Gafotas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz presses Gafotas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Eddie Diaz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gafotas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Gafotas controls his hands.
Diaz pushes Gafotas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz pushes Gafotas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Gafotas is trying to pull guard but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manolito Gafotas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Gafotas avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Gafotas blocking some punches.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gafotas backwards.
Gafotas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gafotas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gafotas is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Diaz is defending well.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gafotas wants a takedown but no success here.
Diaz digs a right hand into Gafotas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gafotas's gas tank.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Diaz cracks Gafotas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diaz punishes Gafotas's body with a nice straight punch.
Diaz closes the distance and pushes Gafotas back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gafotas backwards.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Gafotas controls the action.
Gafotas blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Diaz.
Diaz gets through Gafotas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gafotas wants to take the fight to the mat but Diaz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Gafotas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diaz scores with the left hand. Gafotas knows he should have avoided that one.
Diaz lands a nice hook to Gafotas's body. Gafotas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diaz drops Gafotas with a naaaaasty hook - Gafotas is in real trouble here! Diaz dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Diaz!
Eddie Diaz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KOMBAT KLOTHING logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zardu Hasselfrau (ranked 7393 p4p, 438 weight class) and Echart Tolle (ranked 7727 p4p, 446 weight class). Hasselfrau comes to the cage accompanied by Guardians Inferno. 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zardu Hasselfrau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Echart Tolle!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Tolle.
Tolle lands with a good body shot.
Tolle misses with a wild combination.
Hasselfrau is looking to counter the offense by Tolle and move into the clinch.
Tolle pushes Hasselfrau up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Tolle.
Hasselfrau lands an elbow that stopped Tolle in his tracks for a moment.
Tolle digs a right hand underneath Hasselfrau's ribcage. Hasselfrau let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tolle misses with a punch to the body.
Hasselfrau throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tolle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hasselfrau.
Hasselfrau tries a knee to the head but Tolle blocks it.
Hasselfrau lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Echart Tolle has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Tolle scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tolle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hasselfrau lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hasselfrau throws an elbow but misses.
Tolle blocks a body shot from Hasselfrau.
Hasselfrau throws an elbow but it misses.
Tolle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hasselfrau avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselfrau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hasselfrau lands a damaging elbow.
Hasselfrau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tolle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tolle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hasselfrau has him pressed against the cage.
Hasselfrau lands a damaging elbow.
Tolle avoids the elbow strike from Hasselfrau, against the cage.
Tolle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hasselfrau missing with knees to the body.
Tolle wants to get back to striking at distance but Hasselfrau won't allow it.
Hasselfrau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hasselfrau landing knees to the head.
Hasselfrau avoiding damage as Tolle throws knees to the body.
Hasselfrau creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tolle's defenses.
Tolle blocks an elbow strike.
Hasselfrau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tolle blocks it with crossed arms.
Hasselfrau misses with an elbow over the top.
Tolle is trying to break the clinch but Hasselfrau is controlling him.
Tolle is trying to break the clinch but Hasselfrau is controlling him.
Tolle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hasselfraus head.
Hasselfrau landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Hasselfrau throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasselfrau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Tolle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tolle.
Hasselfrau creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hasselfrau tries to land a knee to the head but Tolle blocks with his arms.
Hasselfrau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Tolle on the inside.
Hasselfrau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tolle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been told by Hasselfrau's head coaches at Croque Mitaine Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tolle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tolle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hasselfrau tries to clinch up.
Tolle has closed the distance and engaged Hasselfrau in a clinch.
Tolle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hasselfrau throws an elbow but it misses.
Hasselfrau managing to block the knees to the body from Tolle.
Hasselfrau looking to throw knees to the head but Tolle is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Tolle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tolle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tolle prevents a body shot from Hasselfrau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolle dodges an elbow strike from Hasselfrau.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tolle.
Hasselfrau blocks the elbow strike.
Tolle cracks Hasselfrau with a nice body shot.
Hasselfrau misses with a knee strike.
Hasselfrau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tolle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hasselfrau lands an elbow just above Tolle 's eye.
Tolle is trying to break the clinch but Hasselfrau has him pressed against the cage.
Tolle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hasselfrau avoids it.
Hasselfrau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hasselfrau lands a nice knee to the body.
Tolle is trying to push Hasselfrau away but Hasselfrau has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tolle scores with a shoulder strike.
Tolle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hasselfrau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tolle blocks it with crossed arms.
Tolle trying to land knees to the body.
Hasselfrau lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tolle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hasselfrau backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hasselfrau has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Tolle.
Tolle blocks a body shot from Hasselfrau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tolle.
Tolle blocks an elbow strike.
Tolle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hasselfrau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tolle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hasselfrau gets tackled into the cage by Tolle. Tolle maintains the clinch.
Hasselfrau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hasselfrau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tolle.
Tolle tries to break free but Hasselfrau pushes him back against the cage.
Hasselfrau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hasselfrau lands an elbow just above Tolle 's eye.
Hasselfrau keeps control of Tolle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tolle digs a right hand into Hasselfrau's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hasselfrau's gas tank.
Hasselfrau avoids a wild elbow strike from Tolle.
Tolle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hasselfrau can't find room to land a body shot as Tolle controls the action.
Tolle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hasselfrau or not.
Tolle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Tolle on the inside.
Tolle lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Echart Tolle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Echart Tolle's cut.
That's time! Hasselfrau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tolle lands with a good body shot.
Tolle moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Tolle.
Hasselfrau utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hasselfrau with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tolle is leaning against Hasselfrau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hasselfrau landing knees to the head.
Tolle scores with a shoulder strike.
Hasselfrau avoiding damage as Tolle throws knees to the body.
Hasselfrau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tolle can't break the clinch.
Hasselfrau landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hasselfrau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tolle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Tolle.
Tolle avoids a wild elbow strike from Hasselfrau.
Tolle can't break the clinch.
Tolle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tolle clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolle blocks the elbow strike.
Tolle tries to break free but Hasselfrau pushes him back against the cage.
Tolle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Echart Tolle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hasselfrau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tolle lands a shoulder strike.
Tolle prevents a body shot from Hasselfrau.
Tolle lands with a light punch inside.
Tolle lands with a short shot to the head.
Tolle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hasselfrau backwards.
Hasselfrau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tolle trying to land knees to the body.
Hasselfrau lands a knee to the head.
Tolle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hasselfrau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hasselfrau throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tolle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hasselfrau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tolle tries to land knees in the clinch but Hasselfrau avoids the damage to the body.
Tolle is trying to break free.
Tolle breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolle swats away the attempt to clinch by Hasselfrau.
Hasselfrau closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tolle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hasselfrau is looking to clinch.
Tolle lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hasselfrau backs up against the cage.
Tolle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tolle lands a hook that snaps the head of Hasselfrau backwards.
Hasselfrau misses with an elbow strike.
Hasselfrau takes a shot to the head.
Tolle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hasselfrau takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tolle rushes Hasselfrau and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tolle avoids a wild elbow strike from Hasselfrau.
Tolle blocks an elbow strike from Hasselfrau.
Tolle tries to land knees in the clinch but Hasselfrau avoids the damage to the body.
Tolle takes a knee right on the jaw!
A frustrated look appears on Tolle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tolle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tolle closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hasselfrau throws an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Tolle.
Tolle is working Hasselfrau over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Tolle.
A knee to the head by Hasselfrau.
Hasselfrau looking to throw knees to the head but Tolle is blocking nicely.
Tolle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hasselfrau has him pressed against the cage.
Tolle lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tolle working hard to break the clinch.
Hasselfrau keeps control of Tolle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasselfrau creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tolle's defenses.
Tolle manages to break the clinch.
Tolle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tolle instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tolle.
Tolle lands a left hand.
Tolle dodges an elbow strike from Hasselfrau.
Hasselfrau creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tolle's defenses.
Hasselfrau looking to throw knees to the head but Tolle is blocking nicely.
Hasselfrau lands an elbow inside that Tolle shrugs off.
Hasselfrau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hasselfrau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tolle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hasselfrau throws an elbow but it misses.
Tolle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Tolle. Those never looked like landing.
Hasselfrau is looking to counter the offense by Tolle and move into the clinch.
Hasselfrau takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tolle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Echart Tolle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Echart Tolle's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tolle cracks Hasselfrau with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tolle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tolle takes an elbow to the temple.
Hasselfrau can't find room to land a body shot as Tolle controls the action.
Tolle working hard to break the clinch.
Hasselfrau has Tolle pressed against the cage, preventing Tolle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tolle is trying to break the clinch but Hasselfrau is controlling him.
Tolle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tolle is trying to force a seperation but Hasselfrau has the dominant position.
Tolle is trying to break the clinch but Hasselfrau has him pressed against the cage.
Hasselfrau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tolle breaks from the clinch.
Tolle lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tolle cracks a nice hook into Hasselfrau's ribs.
Tolle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tolle clinches up with Hasselfrau and pushes him back against the cage.
Hasselfrau keeps control of Tolle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tolle pushes Hasselfrau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tolle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tolle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hasselfrau backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Tolle.
Tolle wants to get back to striking at distance but Hasselfrau won't allow it.
Hasselfrau pushes off an throws an elbow but Tolle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tolle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Tolle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tolle presses Hasselfrau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tolle has had enough of the clinch but Hasselfrau keeps him there for the moment.
Tolle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tolle darts in and clinches Hasselfrau up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tolle.
Tolle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tolle has had enough of the clinch but Hasselfrau keeps him there for the moment.
Tolle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Tolle.
Tolle blocks an elbow strike.
Hasselfrau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tolle closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tolle fails to land with a series of punches.
Tolle takes the fight into the clinch.
Hasselfrau misses with an elbow over the top.
Tolle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hasselfrau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tolle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good body shot from Tolle.
Tolle can't break the clinch.
Hasselfrau lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hasselfrau looking to throw knees to the head but Tolle is blocking nicely.
Hasselfrau looking to throw knees to the head but Tolle is blocking nicely.
Hasselfrau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tolle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hasselfrau lands an elbow inside.
Tolle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tolle looks to land a combination but Hasselfrau avoids it well.
Hasselfrau seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolle has Hasselfrau up against the cage in a clinch.
Hasselfrau with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hasselfrau.
Hasselfrau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tolle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hasselfrau looking to throw knees to the head but Tolle is blocking nicely.
Tolle blocks an elbow strike.
Tolle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tolle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hasselfrau's head backwards.
Tolle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice shot by Tolle.
Tolle moves into the clinch.
Tolle lands with a short shot to the head.
Tolle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tolle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Echart Tolle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hasselfrau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tolle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Tolle.
Zardu Hasselfrau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasselfrau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tolle avoids it.
A short uppercut from Tolle.
Tolle lands with a right to the head.
Tolle working hard to break the clinch.
Hasselfrau misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Tolle.
It looks like Zardu Hasselfrau has been cut.
Tolle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hasselfrau throws a sloppy head kick and Tolle moves out of range easily.
Tolle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tolle lands a hook that snaps the head of Hasselfrau backwards.
Hasselfrau tries to land a knee to the head but Tolle blocks with his arms.
Tolle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hasselfrau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tolle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hasselfrau or not.
Hasselfrau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tolle tries to break the clinch but Hasselfrau is controlling the position.
Hasselfrau utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Echart Tolle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tolle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Echart Tolle!
Our winner, Echart Tolle, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Slater (ranked 3385 p4p, 288 weight class) and Jazz Clementine (ranked 5088 p4p, 368 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Slater might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chad VanGaalen - Blonde Hash. Jazz Clementine will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jazz Clementine!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Clementine to the mat! Clementine manages to get full guard.
Slater controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Slater seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Clementine for as long as he can get away with.
Slater is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clementine wants to get back to his feet but Slater is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Slater as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Clementine screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Slater! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Tim Slater!
Tim Slater really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that RISE Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Merlin (ranked 3408 p4p, 339 weight class) and Barrios Messi (ranked 3177 p4p, 322 weight class). Barrios Messi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Merlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barrios Messi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Messi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Merlin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Messi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Merlin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Messi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Merlin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Messi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Messi misses with a wild combination.
Messi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Merlin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Messi's guard.
Merlin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Merlin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Messi wants to sweep but no luck.
Merlin drops back looking for a leg! Messi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Messi manages to kick Merlin off! Merlin jumps back into Messi's guard.
Merlin tries to free his leg and advance position but Messi is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merlin drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Merlin seems to have locked his on tight now - Messi screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Merlin, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Xavier Merlin!
An out of breath Xavier Merlin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Meatball Destroyer (ranked 2330 p4p, 303 weight class) and Alexis Anderson (ranked 3558 p4p, 440 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Meatball Destroyer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexis Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destroyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Destroyer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Destroyer throws a leg kick but Anderson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Destroyer.
Anderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Destroyer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Destroyer tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Destroyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson rushes Destroyer and presses him up against the cage.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Destroyer's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Destroyer.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Destroyer.
Destroyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Destroyer.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Destroyer blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Destroyer fails to land.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Destroyer controls the action.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Destroyer.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Destroyer.
Destroyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Destroyer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Destroyer can't break the clinch.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Destroyer backwards.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Destroyer's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Destroyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Destroyer tries to break free but Anderson pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Anderson.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer'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.
Destroyer misses with a punch to the body.
Destroyer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Destroyer prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Destroyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Destroyer.
Destroyer blocks a body shot from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Destroyer controls the action.
A body shot lands from Anderson.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Destroyer.
Destroyer misses with a punch to the body.
Destroyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexis Anderson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Destroyer misses with a low kick.
Anderson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Destroyer.
Destroyer throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Destroyer throws a body kick that misses.
Anderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Destroyer misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson wants to counter with a clinch but Destroyer pushes him away.
A bone on bone clash there as Anderson blocks the leg kick.
Destroyer misses with a body kick.
Destroyer throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Destroyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Destroyer throws a solid leg kick but Anderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Destroyer.
Destroyer throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Destroyer.
Destroyer misses with a body shot.
Anderson wants to counter with a clinch but Destroyer pushes him away.
Destroyer misses with a low kick.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson tries to counter with a clinch but Destroyer shakes him off and moves away.
Destroyer looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
Anderson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Destroyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Destroyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Destroyer throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson wants to counter with a clinch but Destroyer pushes him away.
Destroyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Destroyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Anderson tries to counter with a clinch but Destroyer shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson clinches up with Destroyer and pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Destroyer.
Destroyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Destroyer controls his hands.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Destroyer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Destroyer.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Destroyer controls his hands.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Destroyer misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Destroyer.
Destroyer lands a body shot.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Destroyer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alexis Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Destroyer misses with a punch to the body.
Destroyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Destroyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Destroyer's elbow.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson tries to work over Destroyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Destroyer struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Destroyer avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson pushes Destroyer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Destroyer.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Destroyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Destroyer punishes Anderson's body with a nice straight punch.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Destroyer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Destroyer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexis Anderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anderson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Destroyer scores with a sloppy right hand. Anderson should have avoided that one.
Anderson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Destroyer throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Destroyer.
Destroyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Destroyer.
Decent striking displayed by Destroyer there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer throws a leg kick
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.
Destroyer prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Destroyer blocks an uppercut.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Destroyer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Destroyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Destroyer.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Destroyer avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Destroyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Destroyer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Destroyer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Destroyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Destroyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Destroyer controls the action.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Destroyer's elbow.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Destroyer.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Destroyer.
Destroyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Destroyer controls the action.
A short left from Anderson.
Destroyer blocks an uppercut.
Anderson misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Destroyer controls the action.
Destroyer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexis Anderson really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Destroyer misses the jab.
Anderson wants to counter with a clinch but Destroyer pushes him away.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Destroyer.
No joy there for Destroyer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Destroyer throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Anderson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Meatball Destroyer is winning the standup battle so far.
Destroyer throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson wants to counter the offense by Destroyer and move into the clinch position.
Destroyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Destroyer connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Destroyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Destroyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Destroyer throws a combination. Anderson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Anderson has Destroyer up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Destroyer's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson prevents Destroyer from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Anderson.
Destroyer scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Destroyer blocking some punches.
Destroyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Destroyer is looking to wear down Anderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Destroyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Destroyer misses the shot to the body.
Anderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Destroyer tries to land a leg kick but Anderson saw it coming and moves away.
Meatball Destroyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Destroyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Destroyer sets himself, and Anderson steps forward looking for the clinch! Destroyer avoids it this time.
Destroyer throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Destroyer.
Destroyer swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Destroyer sets himself, and Anderson steps forward looking for the clinch! Destroyer avoids it this time.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Destroyer misses the target.
Destroyer misses with a looping left.
Destroyer sets himself, and Anderson steps forward looking for the clinch! Destroyer avoids it this time.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Destroyer.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Destroyer sets himself, and Anderson steps forward looking for the clinch! Destroyer avoids it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Destroyer missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Destroyer sets himself, and Anderson steps forward looking for the clinch! Destroyer avoids it this time.
Destroyer swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Destroyer circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Destroyer. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Destroyer misses with a body shot.
Anderson tries to counter with a clinch but Destroyer shakes him off and moves away.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Destroyer throws out the jab.
Anderson wants to counter the offense by Destroyer and move into the clinch position.
Destroyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Destroyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Destroyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Destroyer.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Anderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Destroyer swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Destroyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Destroyer throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Destroyer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Destroyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meatball Destroyer had his way with Alexis Anderson in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Destroyer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anderson's head.
Destroyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Destroyer scores with a shot to the body.
Destroyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Destroyer circles away.
Destroyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson wants to counter the offense by Destroyer and move into the clinch position.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Destroyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Destroyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Destroyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Destroyer throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Destroyer sets himself, and Anderson steps forward looking for the clinch! Destroyer avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Destroyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Destroyer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anderson's head.
Destroyer misses with a leg kick.
Anderson slips a jab from Destroyer.
Destroyer sets himself, and Anderson steps forward looking for the clinch! Destroyer avoids it this time.
Anderson moves to clinch but Destroyer breaks away
and Destroyer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Destroyer throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson wants to counter with a clinch but Destroyer pushes him away.
Destroyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson wants to counter with a clinch but Destroyer pushes him away.
Alexis Anderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Destroyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Destroyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson wants to counter the offense by Destroyer and move into the clinch position.
Destroyer swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Destroyer.
Destroyer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Destroyer misses with a wild combination.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Destroyer misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Destroyer misses.
Anderson wants to counter with a clinch but Destroyer pushes him away.
Destroyer looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Destroyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Destroyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Destroyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Destroyer.
Destroyer misses with a straight left.
Destroyer sets himself, and Anderson steps forward looking for the clinch! Destroyer avoids it this time.
Decent striking displayed by Anderson there.
A punch combination from Destroyer misses.
Anderson wants to counter with a clinch but Destroyer pushes him away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Destroyer. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Destroyer sets himself, and Anderson steps forward looking for the clinch! Destroyer avoids it this time.
Destroyer takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Destroyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Destroyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Destroyer walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
Destroyer throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Meatball Destroyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Destroyer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Destroyer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Destroyer just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Destroyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Destroyer. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Meatball Destroyer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anderson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Meatball Destroyer!
Meatball Destroyer is the new welterweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Meatball Destroyer waved his t-shirt featuring Organic Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Alexis Anderson had this to say: 'Just Playin. Next time is for real.'.
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