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KONFLIKT XV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Reyes (ranked 5914 p4p, 449 weight class) and Arnaldur Hjoervarsson (ranked 24490 p4p, 536 weight class). Hjoervarsson has chosen The Only as his entrance music. Henry Reyes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnaldur Hjoervarsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hjoervarsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Hjoervarsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hjoervarsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reyes's sensitive parts.
Reyes tries to clinch but Hjoervarsson is having none of it.
Hjoervarsson cracks Reyes with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Reyes falls to his knees and Hjoervarsson doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnaldur Hjoervarsson!
Arnaldur Hjoervarsson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Drew (ranked 3121 p4p, 430 weight class) and Randy Engelhard (ranked 3465 p4p, 471 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Randy Engelhard enters the cage!
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216 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Drew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Engelhard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drew wants to slow Engelhard down by chopping away at his legs.
Engelhard lands a jab to Drew's midsection.
Drew tries to clinch up but Engelhard circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Drew.
Drew misses with an uppercut.
Drew shoots in for a double leg but Engelhard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Engelhard has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Drew is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Engelhard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Engelhard happy to just control the position for now.
Engelhard misses with the ground and pound.
Drew wants to control but Engelhard postures up.
Engelhard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drew keeps working.
Drew's coaches at Boomerang!! PURE ELITE COACHES and Sparring Center have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew is trying to get back to half guard.
Engelhard is putting a hurting on Drew here, landing some big shots from side control.
Drew is looking for a sweep.
Drew gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Drew wants to hold on but Engelhard pushes him away.
Drew is working to get back to half guard.
Drew blocking the ground and pound.
Engelhard punishing his opponent with strikes.
Engelhard looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Engelhard lands a nice shot to the head.
Drew is looking to get to half guard.
Engelhard with good strikes from the mount here!
Drew is in a horrible position here. Engelhard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Engelhard thowing shots but they're missing.
Engelhard wants to control the pace but Drew is squirming around nicely.
Engelhard lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drew wants to hold on but Engelhard pushes him away.
Drew bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Drew has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Engelhard is proving hard to escape from.
Engelhard trying to keep a closed guard but Drew is proving a slippery customer.
Engelhard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Engelhard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Drew tries to free his leg and advance position but Engelhard is retaining full guard.
Engelhard keeping moving, preventing Drew from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drew looking to pass the guard.
Engelhard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Engelhard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drew defends it easily.
Engelhard wants to sweep here but Drew controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Engelhard 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.
Engelhard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Drew or perhaps it was just good defense by Engelhard, which made it look bad.
Engelhard slips a jab from Drew.
Engelhard feints the counter takedown.
Drew closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Engelhard quickly recovers to half guard.
Drew is thwarting Engelhard's attempts to control the position.
Engelhard wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew is trying to control the action in half guard but Engelhard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Drew wants to pass to mount but Engelhard is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Engelhard works his way to full guard. Good work.
Drew has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engelhard looking for a guillotine here but Drew defends easily.
Drew looking to sit in guard and control but Engelhard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Drew keeping moving, preventing Engelhard from controlling successfully.
Engelhard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Engelhard advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drew keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Engelhard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Engelhard passes to full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Engelhard there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Engelhard misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Drew is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Drew is working hard here to advance position.
Engelhard dominating with strikes here.
Drew taking shots to 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!
Poor strikes thrown by Engelhard there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drew tries to reverse the position but Engelhard maintains control.
Engelhard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Drew is squirming around, avoiding Engelhard's attempts to control the action.
Drew is working to get back to half guard.
Drew is trying to stand up.
Drew is looking to improve his position but Engelhard isn't that keen on the idea.
Engelhard postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Drew looks a forlorn figure.
Drew is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drew tries to hold on but Engelhard postures up.
Drew is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Engelhard content just to control the position here.
Engelhard is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Drew can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Engelhard with the ground and pound from mount.
Engelhard punching from mount but Drew doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Engelhard working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Engelhard throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Engelhard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Drew misses with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Engelhard misses its intended target.
Drew throws a big counter combination but Engelhard scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Drew gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Engelhard.
Drew throws a series of punches but Engelhard moves out of range.
Donk. Drew catches Engelhard right on the button with a cross.
Bubba Drew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drew throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Engelhard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drew.
A little jabbing left from Engelhard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drew gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Engelhard throws out the jab.
Engelhard misses the shot to the body.
Drew shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Engelhard's guard.
Engelhard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drew is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engelhard keeping moving, preventing Drew from controlling successfully.
Drew looking to pass the guard.
Engelhard working for submissions but it's allowed Drew to get to half guard.
Engelhard is looking for a sweep. Drew is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drew has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Engelhard is squirming around, avoiding Drew's attempts to control the action.
Drew jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Engelhard is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Engelhard and Drew has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Drew tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Randy Engelhard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Drew wants to control but Engelhard is keeping him busy.
Engelhard gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Engelhard manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Engelhard controls Drew momentarily but Drew frees himself.
Drew trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Engelhard looking for a guillotine here but Drew defends easily.
Engelhard controlling the position.
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.
Drew is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Drew looking to sit in guard and control but Engelhard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Engelhard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drew works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Engelhard content to stall in guard here.
Drew looking for a sweep. Not yet Drew, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bubba Drew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drew can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Engelhard controls the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bubba Drew.
Well Engelhard 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Engelhard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 3452 p4p, 379 weight class) and Mario Rossi (ranked 2520 p4p, 295 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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188 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi tries to clinch but Lester moves out of range.
Lester lands a really nice looking cross but Rossi seems unphased.
Mario Rossi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rossi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rossi looks to land a right hand but Lester moved out of range.
Rossi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lester on the side of the head.
Lester misses with a series of wild punches.
Lester looks to score with a jab to the body but Rossi is just out of range.
Lester gets a clinch.
Rossi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Lester misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lester stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short left from Lester.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rossi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rossi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rossi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rossi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lester creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lester throws a punch but it's blocked by Rossi.
Rossi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rossi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Lester is trying to stall.
Rossi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rossi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lester working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lester lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.
Lester digs a right hand into Rossi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rossi's gas tank.
Lester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rossi.
Rossi working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rossi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lester - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rossi prevents a body shot from Lester.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi blocking some punches.
Rossi working aggressively here.
Rossi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lester.
Rossi throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Rossi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.
Rossi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rossi swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rossi blocks an uppercut.
Lester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Rossi.
Lester lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rossi's elbow.
Rossi takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rossi.
Lester looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lester misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester lands with a right to the head.
Lester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lester lands a hook that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
Lester tries to stall but Rossi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rossi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lester.
Rossi has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
Rossi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Lester taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lester has a couple of punches blocked by Rossi.
Lester working aggressively here.
Lester misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rossi blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Rossi.
Rossi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lester tries to work over Rossi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lester struggles to land a body shot inside as Rossi controls his hands.
Lester lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
Lester swings wildly with an uppercut but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Lester - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rossi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lester digs a right hand into Rossi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rossi's gas tank.
Lester lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossi misses with some punches.
Lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Rossi fails to land.
A body shot lands from Lester.
Rossi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lester.
A head punch on the inside from Rossi fails to land.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lester makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lester lands with a light punch inside.
Rossi scores with a shoulder strike.
Rossi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rossi misses with the head strike.
Rossi has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
Rossi throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Moe Lester will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lester takes the fight into the clinch.
Rossi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lester.
Lester prevents a body shot from Rossi.
Lester lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
Lester throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rossi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lester lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rossi or not.
Lester prevents a body shot from Rossi.
Rossi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lester lands a left hand.
Rossi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lester working aggressively here.
Rossi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lester lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rossi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lester.
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!
Lester blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Lester.
Rossi has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester swings wildly with an uppercut but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester lands with a light punch inside.
Rossi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rossi prevents a body shot from Lester.
Lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Lester on the inside.
Lester works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lester lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lester lands a right hand.
Lester lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lester lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rossi fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rossi.
Rossi misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossi throws a head punch that misses.
Rossi misses with the head strike.
Lester tries to throw a body punch but Rossi avoids it by throwing Lester back against the cage.
Rossi misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lester misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
Lester blocking some punches.
Rossi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rossi has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
Rossi blocks an uppercut.
Lester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rossi digs a right hand underneath Lester's ribcage. Lester let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lester lands a body shot.
Lester is leaning against Rossi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lester prevents a body shot from Rossi.
Lester is stalling here.
Rossi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lester's elbow.
Rossi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lester throws a head punch that misses.
Lester swings wildly with an uppercut but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rossi misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lester.
Lester misses with a body punch.
Lester lands a right hand.
Moe Lester has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rossi prevents a body shot from Lester.
Rossi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Rossi lands a left hand.
Lester tries to throw a body punch but Rossi avoids it by throwing Lester back against the cage.
Rossi blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Lester.
Rossi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Lester scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lester lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Lester.
Lester throws a head punch that misses.
Rossi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lester.
Rossi working aggressively here.
Rossi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lester lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rossi swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester prevents a body shot from Rossi.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
Rossi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lester avoiding damage.
Rossi misses with a punch to the body.
Lester 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.
Moe Lester dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A left lands for Rossi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lester looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rossi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lester under the eye.
Lester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rossi.
Lester is looking to clinch but Rossi is avoiding it.
Rossi has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Rossi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lester moves into range and clinches up with Rossi.
Lester lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lester dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rossi misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rossi lands a right hand.
Lester misses with a punch to the body.
Rossi lands a hook that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Lester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rossi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lester misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
A short right from Lester.
Rossi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Rossi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lester.
Rossi misses with a body punch.
Rossi blocks an uppercut.
Lester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lester throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rossi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rossi misses with some punches.
Lester lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Rossi.
Mario Rossi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rossi.
Lester working aggressively here.
Lester misses with a body punch.
Rossi swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester misses with the head strike.
Lester lands a body punch.
Lester is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rossi blocking some punches.
Lester lands a left hand.
Lester misses with some punches.
Lester blocking some punches.
Lester lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
Rossi throws a head punch that misses.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
Rossi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rossi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.
Rossi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lester lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rossi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lester working aggressively here.
Lester has a couple of punches blocked by Rossi.
Moe Lester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rossi.
Lester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rossi's elbow.
Rossi misses with a punch on the inside.
Rossi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rossi working aggressively here.
Rossi working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
Rossi can't find room to land a body shot as Lester controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rossi.
Rossi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lester.
Rossi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rossi fails to land.
Rossi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rossi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lester tries to work over Rossi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rossi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mario Rossi.
I think Lester has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moe Lester!
Moe Lester decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conor McGregor (ranked 24747 p4p, 694 weight class) and Ryan Cruz (ranked 5522 p4p, 490 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Conor McGregor has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Conor McGregor seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but McGregor pushes him off.
McGregor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McGregor clinches.
McGregor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGregor throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz blocking some punches.
McGregor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
A shot in the inside from McGregor.
Cruz wants to get back to striking at distance but McGregor won't allow it.
McGregor breaks from the clinch.
McGregor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McGregor tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
McGregor lands with an uppercut that bounces Cruz off the cage and back into range.
Cruz's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cruz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cruz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McGregor defends well and Cruz ends up having to push McGregor into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGregor counters with a 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!
Good exchange - McGregor coming out on top.
Cruz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz slips a jab from McGregor.
Cruz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab from McGregor.
McGregor pushes Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
McGregor throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
McGregor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGregor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Cruz tries to circle away but McGregor has him pinned against the cage.
McGregor pushes Cruz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McGregor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from McGregor - that landed with a thud.
Cruz blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGregor.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGregor.
McGregor prevents the takedown attempt.
McGregor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGregor working aggressively here.
McGregor swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from McGregor on the inside.
McGregor misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGregor misses with the head strike.
McGregor throws a head punch that misses.
McGregor misses with a punch on the inside.
McGregor misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGregor.
McGregor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
McGregor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cruz wants a takedown but no success here.
Conor McGregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Cruz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Cruz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McGregor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
McGregor misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from McGregor fails to land.
McGregor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGregor.
Cruz wants to take the fight to the mat but McGregor manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGregor lands with a light punch inside.
McGregor pushes Cruz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGregor lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from McGregor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor lands a shoulder strike.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGregor lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGregor lands with a right to the head.
McGregor has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
McGregor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGregor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGregor throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz blocking some punches.
McGregor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz takes a shot to the head.
McGregor working aggressively here.
Cruz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGregor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor McGregor 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.
Cruz tries to keep at a distance but McGregor has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGregor has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
McGregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGregor swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McGregor misses with the head strike.
McGregor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
McGregor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cruz's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor lands a nice shot to the body.
McGregor lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGregor misses with some punches.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
McGregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Cruz shoots in but no luck this time.
Cruz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McGregor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
McGregor scores with a shot to the side of Cruz's head.
A short left from McGregor.
McGregor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz takes a shot to the head.
McGregor has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
A frustrated look appears on Cruz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGregor misses with the head strike.
Cruz tries to land knees in the clinch but McGregor avoids the damage to the body.
McGregor has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
McGregor lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cruz trying to land knees to the body.
McGregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGregor's elbow.
Cruz wants to break free but McGregor has control.
McGregor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
Conor McGregor is winning the standup battle so far.
McGregor throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by McGregor.
Cruz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McGregor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McGregor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGregor throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGregor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McGregor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cruz. Cruz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking cross lands there for McGregor.
McGregor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz clinches up with McGregor and pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz can't break the clinch.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from McGregor on the inside.
McGregor lands a body shot.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryan Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGregor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from McGregor misses its intended target.
Cruz takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz tries to clinch up but McGregor circles away and keeps his distance.
Cruz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Cruz tries to clinch but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
McGregor moves into the clinch.
McGregor lands with a light punch inside.
McGregor scores with a shoulder strike.
McGregor manages to break the clinch.
McGregor lands a glancing blow to the side of Cruz's head.
McGregor lands with a straight right. Cruz didn't see that one coming.
McGregor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McGregor tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
McGregor gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor McGregor dominated that second round.
That's time! McGregor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
McGregor fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGregor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cruz gets tackled into the cage by McGregor. McGregor maintains the clinch.
McGregor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGregor lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from McGregor.
McGregor lands a body punch.
McGregor breaks the clinch.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McGregor connects with the punch.
McGregor scores with a jab to the head.
McGregor misses with a looping right.
Cruz darts in and clinches McGregor up against the cage.
Cruz is trying to force a seperation but McGregor has the dominant position.
Cruz takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
McGregor misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGregor has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
McGregor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for McGregor. That snapped Cruz's head back.
Cruz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McGregor darts in trying to clinch
and Cruz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGregor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McGregor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGregor tries to clinch up.
Cruz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGregor wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGregor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Decent striking displayed by McGregor there.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by McGregor.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGregor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but McGregor pushes him off.
McGregor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
A nice left hand lands by McGregor.
Cruz jumps guard but McGregor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McGregor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cruz trying to control the position but instead, McGregor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cruz into the cage.
Ryan Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGregor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cruz working aggressively here.
McGregor misses with a punch on the inside.
McGregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGregor has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
McGregor breaks the clinch.
Conor McGregor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGregor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cruz tries to land knees in the clinch but McGregor avoids the damage to the body.
Cruz missing with knees to the body.
McGregor misses with some punches.
McGregor pushes Cruz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruz wants to get back to striking at distance but McGregor won't allow it.
Conor McGregor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cruz missing with knees to the body.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as McGregor controls his hands.
McGregor lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conor McGregor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGregor 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor McGregor!
A less than humble Conor McGregor misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Glover (ranked 5258 p4p, 529 weight class) and Buakaw Banchamek (ranked 3728 p4p, 403 weight class). Buakaw Banchamek has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buakaw Banchamek!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Banchamek as he avoids it easily.
Glover dives in for a single leg takedown but Banchamek sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Banchamek drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Glover defends it well.
Banchamek stuffs the takedown attempt from Glover. Glover gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Glover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glover scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Glover stops Banchamek from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banchamek has one foot on Glover's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Banchamek displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Glover.
A jab from Banchamek finds it's way through Glover's defenses.
It looks like Ethan Glover has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Banchamek is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Glover has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee asks Glover politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Glover prefers to stall for the moment though.
Banchamek is trying to get back to his feet.
Glover works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Banchamek is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Glover has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Glover connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Banchamek some visible discomfort.
Glover takes a little break here. Banchamek wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Banchamek is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Glover controlling his opponent.
Banchamek is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Glover is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Banchamek has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Banchamek squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Glover circles away from the clinch attempt
and Glover cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Glover gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Glover wants a takedown.
Banchamek working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Banchamek.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glover.
Good body shot from Banchamek.
Glover lands a right hand that snaps the head of Banchamek backwards.
Glover looking to slow down the pace here.
Glover wants to break free but Banchamek has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banchamek throws a punch but it's blocked by Glover.
Banchamek misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Banchamek.
Banchamek lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glover taking a breather.
Banchamek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Banchamek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Banchamek.
Banchamek lands a knee to the head.
Glover takes a knee to the side of the body.
Glover is breathing heavily.
Glover wants a takedown but no success here.
Banchamek scores with a knee to the head.
Banchamek scores with a knee to the head.
Banchamek lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buakaw Banchamek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Glover's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Banchamek clinches up against the cage.
Banchamek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Glover avoids it.
Banchamek missing with knees to the body.
Glover is looking to break free of the clinch but Banchamek has double underhooks.
Glover wants a takedown.
Glover tries a body shot but Banchamek blocks it.
Glover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Banchamek tries a body shot but Glover blocks it.
Glover blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banchamek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Glover's efforts to push away.
Glover avoids a wild elbow strike from Banchamek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banchamek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Glover backwards.
Banchamek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Glover's efforts to push away.
Buakaw Banchamek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Banchamek lands a knee to the head.
Banchamek pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Glover backwards.
Banchamek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Banchamek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Glover escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Glover tries to clinch up but Banchamek circles away and keeps his distance.
Glover shoots in for a takedown but Banchamek shows good takedown defense.
Glover fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Glover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banchamek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glover paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Glover misses with a few strikes there.
Banchamek drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Glover defends it well.
Glover avoids a punch combination nicely.
Glover keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Glover.
Glover turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Banchamek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Glover.
Banchamek leaves Glover with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Banchamek is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Banchamek swinging wildly here.
A nice combination there by Banchamek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek clinches with his opponent.
Glover tries to circle away but Banchamek has him pinned against the cage.
Banchamek pushes Glover back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Banchamek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glover managing to block the knees to the body from Banchamek.
Banchamek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Glover goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Banchamek gets through Glover's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Glover goes for a takedown in the clinch but Banchamek prevents it.
Banchamek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Banchamek misses with a punch to the body.
Banchamek tries to land a knee to the head but Glover blocks with his arms.
Banchamek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Glover is trying to break the clinch but Banchamek is controlling him.
Banchamek scores with a hook to the body.
Glover is trying to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Banchamek works on Glover's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Banchamek.
Banchamek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Glover lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Banchamek lands an elbow that stopped Glover in his tracks for a moment.
Glover is looking to control Banchamek's arms but Banchamek gets an underhook and turns him. Now Glover has his back to the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Banchamek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banchamek scores with a knee to the head.
Banchamek working Glover over with knees to the body.
Banchamek lands a damaging elbow.
Banchamek lands a left hand.
Banchamek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Glover takes an elbow to the temple.
Banchamek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Banchamek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buakaw Banchamek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ethan Glover's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Banchamek looks to land a combination but Glover avoids it well.
Banchamek clinches up against the cage.
Glover takes an elbow to the temple.
Banchamek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Glover has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Banchamek avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Glover jumps guard.
Glover is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Banchamek wants to stand but Glover has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek wants to stand and escape but instead Glover has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Banchamek wants to stand up but Glover is controlling him.
Glover throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Glover throws a big right hand that misses.
Glover wants to pass the guard but Banchamek is keeping the position.
Glover prevents Banchamek from getting back to his feet.
Banchamek being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Banchamek manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Banchamek. That's going to slow Glover down.
Banchamek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Banchamek has taken the fight to the clinch.
Banchamek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Banchamek.
Glover escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Glover dives in and grabs Banchamek's left leg, looking for a takedown. Banchamek pushes down on Glover's head and hops out.
Glover fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Banchamek sprawls well initially but Glover persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Banchamek is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek tries to kick Glover off in order to stand up. Glover Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Banchamek has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Banchamek is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Banchamek prevents Glover from moving into mount.
Banchamek is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Banchamek can do anything to dispel that myth.
Glover is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Banchamek knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Banchamek is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Glover asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek is not content to let Glover control the position.
Banchamek is trying to buck Glover off.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A leg kick checked by Glover.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Glover dives in and grabs Banchamek's left leg, looking for a takedown. Banchamek pushes down on Glover's head and hops out.
Ethan Glover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buakaw Banchamek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Glover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banchamek clinches up with Glover and pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buakaw Banchamek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Banchamek winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buakaw Banchamek!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chizzled Abs (ranked 7058 p4p, 267 weight class) and Gigantor Monster (ranked 3807 p4p, 175 weight class). 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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19
130 lbs
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141 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chizzled Abs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gigantor Monster!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monster connects with the punch.
Abs looks to clinch
and Monster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Monster.
Monster swinging wildly here.
We've been told by Abs's head coaches at Xtreme Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Monster!
Abs is rocked!
Monster punishes Abs's body with a nice straight punch.
Abs wants to clinch.
Monster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Monster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Monster. Those never looked like landing.
Monster with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abs is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Monster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abs forces Monster back against the cage and clinches.
Abs keeps control of Monster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Monster avoiding damage as Abs throws knees to the body.
Monster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abs has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abs misses with a knee to the head.
Abs is stalling here.
Abs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Monster blocks it with crossed arms.
Abs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monster is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Monster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abs backwards.
Abs tries to land a knee to the head but Monster blocks with his arms.
Monster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Abs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Abs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abs tries a knee to the head but Monster blocks it.
Abs looking to throw knees to the head but Monster is blocking nicely.
Come on Abs - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Monster is trying to push Abs away but Abs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Abs.
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!
Abs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Monster has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Abs seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Monster can turn it around.
Monster breaks from the clinch.
Abs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Monster lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Monster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abs seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Monster cracks Abs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Abs tries to clinch
and Monster counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abs wants to clinch but Monster slips to the side
and Monster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Monster lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Abs clinches up with Monster and pushes him back against the cage.
Abs working Monster over with knees to the body.
Monster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abs connects with a knee to the head.
Monster just leaning against Abs, taking a breather.
Abs scores with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Abs is trying to stall.
Abs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Monster blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abs misses with an elbow over the top.
Monster wants to get back to striking at distance but Abs won't allow it.
Abs trying to control the position but instead, Monster has worked for underhooks and has pushed Abs into the cage.
Abs keeps control of Monster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Monster avoiding damage as Abs throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Monster's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Monster working hard to break the clinch.
Abs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Abs scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gigantor Monster will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Monster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abs tries to clinch but Monster moves out of range.
Monster swats away the attempt to clinch by Abs.
Gigantor Monster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abs doesn't manage to clinch there - Monster circles away.
Monster throws a counter combo.
Abs is looking to clinch but Monster is avoiding it.
Monster punishes Abs's body with a nice straight punch.
Monster lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Abs tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Abs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Monster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monster throws a series of punches but Abs avoids them all with ease.
Abs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abs blocks a jab.
Monster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Abs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Monster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Abs misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abs tries to clinch up.
Abs is looking to clinch.
Monster throws a hook but Abs avoids it easily.
Monster tries to keep at a distance but Abs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Monster avoiding damage as Abs throws knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Monster.
Abs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Monster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Monster is trying to push Abs away but Abs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Monster pushes Abs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Monster managing to block the knees to the body from Abs.
Abs lands a nice elbow.
Monster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Monster takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chizzled Abs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Monster avoiding damage as Abs throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monster blocks an elbow strike.
Abs looking to stall.
Abs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abs trying to control the position but instead, Monster has worked for underhooks and has pushed Abs into the cage.
Monster works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Monster's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monster lands a left hand.
Abs missing with knees to the body.
Abs tries a knee to the head but Monster blocks it.
Abs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Abs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abs trying to stall but Monster improves his position.
Abs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abs being controlled against the cage.
Monster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Abs taking a breather.
Monster tries to break the clinch but Abs is controlling the position.
Abs has Monster pressed against the cage, preventing Monster from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Abs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Monster manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Abs has Monster pressed against the cage, preventing Monster from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abs is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Monster is keeping busy.
Monster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abs.
Abs looking to slow down the pace here.
Monster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chizzled Abs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abs darts in trying to clinch
and Abs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abs tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Monster to counter with a crisp jab.
Abs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gigantor Monster will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Monster. Those never looked like landing.
Abs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abs looks to clinch
and Monster counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Monster circles away from the clinch attempt
and Monster counters with a series of strikes. Abs will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oh Abs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Chizzled Abs has been cut.
Monster cracks Abs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Monster jabs at Abs's body.
Monster connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Monster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abs moves in looking to clinch but Monster pushes him off.
Monster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Monster fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Abs to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Abs looks to clinch but Monster throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Abs taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gigantor Monster!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stewie The Stupie (ranked 4459 p4p, 372 weight class) and Matt Jordan (ranked 3418 p4p, 297 weight class). Stewie The Stupie has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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272 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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230 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stewie The Stupie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Jordan misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Stupie.
The Stupie just misses with a punch to the body.
The Stupie misses with a body shot.
The Stupie throws a body shot but no joy.
Jordan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Stupie avoids the head kick by Jordan.
Jordan digs a good body shot into The Stupie's ribs.
The Stupie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jordan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Stupie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The Stupie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jordan.
Despite the aggression on Jordan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Matt Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Jordan misses.
The Stupie shoots in looking for a takedown but Jordan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Stupie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan misses with a straight right.
Jordan misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Stupie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jordan looks to score with a jab to the body but The Stupie is just out of range.
The Stupie fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Stupie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jordan misses with a body shot.
The Stupie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jordan.
Sloppy strikes from The Stupie. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Jordan misses its intended target.
Jordan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Stupie.
The Stupie tries for a takedown but Jordan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And Jordan responds with a good body kick, but The Stupie manages to step out the way in time.
Jordan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jordan cracks the inside of The Stupie's front leg.
Jordan with a nice cross.
The Stupie shoots in looking for a takedown but Jordan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Stupie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stewie The Stupie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Jordan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Jordan.
Nice shot lands for Jordan.
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!
The Stupie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jordan misses with a straight left.
The Stupie seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jordan lets loose with a powerful body kick. The Stupie will feel that in the morning.
The Stupie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The Stupie is breathing heavily.
Jordan lands with a cross.
The Stupie blocks the body kick.
The Stupie throws a right and a left that Jordan avoids nicely.
The Stupie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jordan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Jordan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Stupie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jordan throws a series of punches but The Stupie avoids them all with ease.
Jordan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jordan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan lands a nice looking body shot.
A slow jab from Jordan misses its intended target.
The Stupie tries to counter by clinching up but Jordan breaks away and moves out of range.
The Stupie avoids the head kick by Jordan.
The Stupie tries to clinch up but Jordan circles away and keeps his distance.
Jordan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jordan lands a nice hook to The Stupie's body. The Stupie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Stupie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jordan finds it's way round the side to connect with The Stupie's head.
Jordan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits The Stupies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jordan feints with a jab and clips The Stupie right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! The Stupie is sent crashing into the canvas and Jordan leaps in for the kill! The Stupie tries to get to his feet but Jordan is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that The Stupie is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Jordan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Transporter (ranked 7018 p4p, 704 weight class) and Hiroaki Hidaka (ranked 7062 p4p, 706 weight class). Transporter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Phil Collins in the air tonight . Hiroaki Hidaka has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jason Transporter's chin.
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210 lbs
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209 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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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 Los Angeles, Jason Transporter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroaki Hidaka!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Transporter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hidaka lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Jason Transporter has been cut.
Hidaka connects with a body shot.
Hidaka drops Transporter with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Transporter looks back up at him and smiles so Hidaka waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Transporter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hidaka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Transporter is breathing heavily.
Hidaka lands a body shot.
Hiroaki Hidaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hidaka scores with a kick to the body.
Transporter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hidaka. Transporter shrugs it off though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hidaka.
Hidaka drops Transporter with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Transporter! Hidaka dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiroaki Hidaka!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Light Weight (ranked 2449 p4p, 222 weight class) and Hoddy McNeal (ranked 1602 p4p, 162 weight class). Hoddy McNeal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Light Weight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hoddy McNeal!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weight misses with a straight right.
It seemed like McNeal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Weight missing with a left hand there. McNeal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Weight misses with a right hand
and McNeal counters with a left and a right that stings Weight.
Weight scores with a nice strike.
Weight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Weight throws a poor cross that misses
and McNeal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weight digs a good hook to McNeal's body.
McNeal misses with a straight left.
McNeal looks to score with a jab to the body but Weight is just out of range.
Weight throwing a counter right hand but McNeal manages to avoid it.
Weight throws a right hand that misses
and McNeal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McNeal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weight takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McNeal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weight throws a sloppy body shot
enabling McNeal to counter with a crisp jab.
Weight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Weight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McNeal is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Weight with a body shot.
Weight misses with a hook.
Weight throws the left hand but McNeal avoids the punch easily.
Weight connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McNeal's hands.
Weight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McNeal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Weight fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McNeal on the side of the head.
Weight throws a looping overhand right but McNeal ducks down to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Weight.
McNeal slips under a jab from Weight.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McNeal! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weight misses with a wild body shot.
Weight misses the body punch
and McNeal counters with a straight right hand.
McNeal staying out of range there.
McNeal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Weight went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McNeal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Weight misses with a right hand
and McNeal counters with a straight right hand.
A cross from Weight lands.
Weight's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McNeal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Weight scrambles back to his feet.
McNeal misses with a double jab
and Weight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weight feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends McNeal sprawling to the canvas! McNeal rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Weight finish him?!
McNeal is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McNeal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weight.
Weight appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Weight is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Weight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Light Weight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weight throws a poor cross that misses
and McNeal counters with a nice uppercut.
Weight tries to bum rush McNeal with a series of wild strikes but McNeal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Weight connects with a jab.
Weight throws a body shot but no joy.
McNeal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big right from McNeal misses.
Weight throws a series of punches but McNeal moves out of range.
McNeal 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.
Weight falls off balance throwing a combination
letting McNeal counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNeal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Weight connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McNeal scrambles back to his feet.
McNeal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McNeal has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McNeal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Weight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weight throws a body punch but McNeal moves out of range.
McNeal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Weight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McNeal manages to avoid it.
McNeal connects with a jab.
Weight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McNeal! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McNeal ducks under a wild hook from Weight.
A jab from Weight misses.
McNeal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Weight fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Light Weight dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from McNeal finds it's way through Weight's defenses.
McNeal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Weight misses
and McNeal counters with a nice uppercut.
McNeal defending well as Weight loads up on a big left hand.
Weight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Weight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McNeal can do to turn this around?
Weight's corner calls for a 1-2. Weight obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McNeal is still on wobbly legs! Can Weight finish him?
Weight misses with a right hand
and McNeal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Weight thinking.
McNeal seems to have recovered his senses.
McNeal misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNeal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Weight.
Weight jabs McNeal right on the nose. McNeal blinks but takes it well.
Weight loads up on a big right hand but McNeal slips the punch.
Weight throws a lazy uppercut
enabling McNeal to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNeal ducks under a wild hook from Weight.
Weight scores with a jab.
McNeal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like McNeal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Weight throws a hook to the side of McNeal's head but McNeal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Weight misses with a lunging right hand
and McNeal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Weight looks to land a right hand but McNeal moved out of range.
Weight misses with a straight left.
Weight dips to his left and cracks McNeal with an uppercut!
Weight cracks McNeal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McNeal defending well as Weight loads up on a big left hand.
McNeal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weight missing with a left hand there. McNeal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McNeal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Weight takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Weight connects with a single shot there.
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!
Weight loads up on a big right hand but McNeal slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from McNeal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McNeal swings for the body but Weight moves out of range.
McNeal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Weight looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from McNeal in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Weight throws an off balance right hand
and McNeal counters with a stiff right hand.
McNeal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Weight throws a poor cross that misses
and McNeal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Weight misses with a wild body shot.
Weight swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Weight misses.
Weight throws a right hand that misses
letting McNeal counter with a right hand.
Weight is rocked!
Weight misses with an uppercut. McNeal saw that one coming.
Oh Weight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McNeal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Weight seems to have got his legs back now.
McNeal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Weight coming out on top.
Weight misses with a wild body shot.
McNeal cracks Weight with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Weight looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can McNeal finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weight misses with a right hand
and McNeal counters with a big right hand! Oh Weight is in trouble here! McNeal follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hoddy McNeal! Hoddy McNeal retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Hoddy McNeal 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Noddy Holder (ranked 1622 p4p, 77 weight class) and Total Bastard (ranked 2491 p4p, 107 weight class). Holder comes to the cage accompanied by The loudest voice in Tycoon.. 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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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noddy Holder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Total Bastard!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holder tries to clinch there but Bastard circles away.
Holder clinches up against the cage.
Holder pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bastard tries to break free but Holder pushes him back against the cage.
Holder pushes off an throws an elbow but Bastard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bastard pushes Holder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holder prevents a body shot from Bastard.
Bastard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holder has him pressed against the cage.
Bastard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bastard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holder has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holder just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bastard's brow.
A short right from Bastard on the inside.
Holder blocking some punches.
Bastard tries to throw a body punch but Holder avoids it by throwing Bastard back against the cage.
Bastard misses with a punch on the inside.
Bastard breaks the clinch.
Noddy Holder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holder tries to clinch there but Bastard circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder rushes Bastard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bastard blocking some punches.
Bastard lands a hook that snaps the head of Holder backwards.
Holder misses with an elbow over the top.
Holder tries to work over Bastard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bastard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holder creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bastard blocks an elbow strike.
Bastard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice elbow from Holder.
It looks like Total Bastard has been cut.
Bastard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bastard is trying to force a seperation but Holder has the dominant position.
Bastard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bastard. Holder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holder ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
Bastard misses with a looping left.
Bastard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holder tries to clinch
and Bastard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastard throws a nice looking combination but Holder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holder tries to clinch up.
Holder is looking to clinch but Bastard is avoiding it.
Bastard throws out a counter right but Holder avoids it with no problem.
Holder closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Bastard to counter with a crisp jab.
Bastard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holder manages to avoid it.
Holder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holder takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bastard swats away the attempt to clinch by Holder.
Bastard has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Holder is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bastard throws an overhand right that lands on Holder's shoulder, as Holder tries to avoid the shot.
Holder is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard misses with a hook. Holder ducked under it nicely.
Bastard lands a jab.
Holder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bastard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holder tries to clinch but Bastard moves out of range.
Holder drives through and clinches with Bastard against the cage.
Bastard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holder slowing the pace effectively.
Bastard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holder misses with a knee to the head.
Holder is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bastard is defending well for now.
Bastard tries to break free but Holder pushes him back against the cage.
Bastard managing to block the knees to the body from Holder.
Bastard throws a punch but it's blocked by Holder.
Bastard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bastard lands with a hook. Holder tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bastard misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holder manages to avoid it.
Holder darts in trying to clinch
and Bastard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holder tries to clinch there but Bastard circles away.
Holder is looking to clinch.
Holder clinches up with Bastard and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bastard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bastard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holder looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bastard breaks from the clinch.
Bastard keeps the fight on the outside.
Bastard throws the left hand but Holder avoids the punch easily.
Bastard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holder tries to clinch there but Bastard circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Total Bastard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Total Bastard's cut.
That's time! Holder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bastard gets tackled into the cage by Holder. Holder maintains the clinch.
Holder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bastard tries to break free but Holder pushes him back against the cage.
Bastard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holder just leaning against Bastard, taking a breather.
Bastard can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holder just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bastard's brow.
Total Bastard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holder throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holder lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bastard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastard is looking to break free of the clinch but Holder has double underhooks.
Holder is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bastard avoids a wild elbow strike from Holder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bastard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bastard manages to break the clinch.
Holder closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Holder moves into the clinch successfully.
Bastard lands a shot to the body.
Holder prevents Bastard from breaking the clinch.
Bastard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bastard tries to break free but Holder pushes him back against the cage.
Come on Holder - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bastard can't break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Holder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bastard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bastard can't break the clinch.
Holder looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bastard works on Holder's body with a couple of short punches.
Holder lands a damaging elbow.
Holder keeps control of Bastard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bastard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bastard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holder tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bastard counters with a left and a right that stings Holder.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bastard misses the shot to the body.
Bastard throws a hook to the side of Holder's head but Holder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bastard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bastard swings for the body but Holder moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard takes a swing at Holder's ribcage but misses.
Holder wants to clinch up but Bastard keeps it at a distance.
Holder clinches with his opponent.
Bastard lands a nice uppercut.
Bastard blocks an elbow strike from Holder.
Holder misses with an elbow over the top.
Bastard managing to block the knees to the body from Holder.
Bastard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holder lands an elbow inside that Bastard shrugs off.
A bit of stalling here from Holder.
Bastard tries to break the clinch but Holder is controlling the position.
Bastard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holder avoids the body shot from Bastard.
Holder is looking to counter the offense by Bastard and move into the clinch.
Holder takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Holder closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holder pushes off an throws an elbow but Bastard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard working hard to break the clinch.
Bastard avoids a wild elbow strike from Holder.
Bastard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bastard manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Bastard. Those never looked like landing.
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!
Holder moves forwards but Bastard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bastard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holder moves to clinch but Bastard breaks away
and Holder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bastard misses with an uppercut.
Bastard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Holder gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bastard.
Bastard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bastard! But no joy.
Holder tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bastard counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Total Bastard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Total Bastard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Bastard finds it's way through Holder's defenses.
Holder tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Holder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bastard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Holder fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bastard, pushing him back against the cage.
Holder misses with an elbow over the top.
Bastard dodges an elbow strike from Holder.
Bastard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holder has him pressed against the cage.
Holder throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastard blocks an elbow strike.
Holder throws an elbow that misses.
Bastard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holder throws an elbow that misses.
Bastard managing to block the knees to the body from Holder.
Holder misses with a knee strike.
Bastard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bastard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Holder wants to clinch.
Holder wants to clinch.
Holder darts in trying to clinch
and Bastard counters with a stiff right hand.
Bastard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Holder tries to clinch but Bastard is having none of it.
Bastard throws out a counter right but Holder avoids it with no problem.
Holder darts in and clinches Bastard up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holder gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Holder throws an elbow but it misses.
Bastard avoids the elbow strike from Holder, against the cage.
Bastard lands with a left to the head.
Holder tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bastard wants to get back to striking at distance but Holder won't allow it.
Holder has Bastard pressed against the cage.
Bastard struggles to land a body shot inside as Holder controls his hands.
Holder trying to control the position but instead, Bastard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holder into the cage.
Bastard tries to throw a body punch but Holder avoids it by throwing Bastard back against the cage.
Bastard tries to work over Holder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bastard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bastard lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holder throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holder pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bastard is working Holder over against the cage.
Holder pushes off an throws an elbow but Bastard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bastard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holder prevents Bastard from breaking the clinch.
Bastard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holder lands an elbow just above Bastard 's eye.
Bastard cracks Holder with a nice body shot.
Bastard manages to break the clinch.
Bastard scores with a nice strike.
Holder darts in and clinches Bastard up against the cage.
Holder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Holder prevents Bastard from breaking the clinch.
Good body shot from Bastard.
Bastard lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holder creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bastard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bastard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bastard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bastard blocks an elbow strike from Holder.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holder will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bastard up against the cage.
Bastard dodges an elbow strike from Holder.
Bastard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bastard scores with a shot to the side of Holder's head.
Bastard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Total Bastard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Holder lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Total Bastard's cut even more.
Holder blocks a body shot from Bastard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Total Bastard just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Total Bastard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bastard swats away the attempt to clinch by Holder.
Bastard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bastard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holder takes the fight into the clinch.
Holder blocks an uppercut.
Bastard breaks the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Bastard scores with a four punch combination!
Jab, jab by Bastard - just one landing.
Holder darts in trying to clinch
and Holder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastard misses with a hook
and Holder moves into the clinch.
Bastard dodges an elbow strike from Holder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard works on Holder's body with a couple of short punches.
Bastard tries to break the clinch but Holder is controlling the position.
Bastard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bastard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holder throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holder stalling against the cage.
Bastard has had enough of the clinch but Holder keeps him there for the moment.
Holder blocks an uppercut.
Bastard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bastard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holder misses with an elbow strike.
Bastard breaks from the clinch.
Holder is looking to clinch.
Holder wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holder tries to clinch up.
Holder tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bastard counters with a stiff right hand.
Holder tries to clinch up.
Holder is looking to clinch.
Bastard circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Bastard to counter with a crisp jab.
Holder tries to clinch up but Bastard circles away and keeps his distance.
Holder tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bastard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard lands a nice looking body shot.
Bastard throws a shot from downtown. Holder moves away and avoids it.
Holder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bastard looks to throw the jab but Holder is out of range.
Bastard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holder tries to counter by clinching up but Bastard breaks away and moves out of range.
Bastard misses with a body shot.
Holder tries to clinch but Bastard moves out of range.
Holder tries to clinch there but Bastard circles away.
Bastard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bastard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bastard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Holder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bastard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holder has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Holder there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bastard digs a good hook to Holder's body.
Holder has closed the distance and engaged Bastard in a clinch.
Bastard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holder tries to clinch there but Bastard circles away.
Holder has closed the distance and engaged Bastard in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holder throws an elbow but misses.
Bastard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bastard circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bastard! But no joy.
Holder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bastard gets tackled into the cage by Holder. Holder maintains the clinch.
Holder has Bastard pressed against the cage, preventing Bastard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Total Bastard dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Total Bastard's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Holder darts in trying to clinch
and Bastard counters with a straight right hand.
Holder ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
Holder wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bastard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holder was well out of range. Poor timing from Bastard.
Holder wants to clinch but Bastard slips to the side
and Bastard counters with a nice uppercut.
Holder darts in and clinches Bastard up against the cage.
Bastard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bastard's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holder lands an elbow inside that Bastard shrugs off.
Bastard avoids a wild elbow strike from Holder.
Holder throws an elbow but it misses.
Bastard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bastard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder is stalling here.
Bastard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holder blocking some punches.
Bastard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holder has him pressed against the cage.
Holder throws an elbow that misses.
Bastard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holder looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Holder blocks an uppercut.
Bastard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bastard misses with a wild body shot.
Holder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holder moves into range and clinches up with Bastard.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holder just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bastard's brow.
Bastard manages to break the clinch.
Holder is looking to clinch.
Noddy Holder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Total Bastard 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.
Holder closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bastard wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holder throws an elbow but misses.
Bastard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bastard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holders head.
Holder looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bastard has a couple of punches blocked by Holder.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Holder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard avoids the elbow strike from Holder, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bastard manages to break the clinch.
Holder looks to clinch
and Bastard counters with a nice uppercut.
Holder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bastard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holder tries to clinch but Bastard moves away
and Bastard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bastard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Holder tries to clinch up
and Bastard counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bastard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holder tries to clinch up
and Bastard counters with a left to the body.
Holder misses with a hook
and Bastard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slow jab from Holder misses its intended target.
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!
Holder tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bastard counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Total Bastard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bastard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 45:50
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Total Bastard!
Total Bastard is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Total Bastard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Noddy Holder stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's CHRISTMAS!!!'.
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