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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vrej Nazaryan (ranked 4231 p4p, 419 weight class) and Cajetan Shashi (ranked 18983 p4p, 537 weight class). Nazaryan comes to the cage accompanied by DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami. This should be fireworks!
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166 lbs
34 - 21 - 1 |
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169 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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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
34 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vrej Nazaryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cajetan Shashi!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazaryan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nazaryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shashi.
Nazaryan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shashi.
Shashi misses with a two punch combination.
Nazaryan misses with a series of wild punches.
Shashi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shashi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vrej Nazaryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazaryan cracks Shashi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shashi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nazaryan checks it well.
Shashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Shashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shashi throws a wild body kick that Nazaryan sees coming a mile off.
Nazaryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nazaryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shashi moves in looking to clinch but Nazaryan pushes him off.
Nazaryan stuffs the takedown attempt from Shashi. Shashi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shashi feints and as Nazaryan raises his hands in defense, Shashi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shashi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nazaryan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nazaryan is pulling down on Shashi's head. It's preventing any offense from Shashi, at least for the moment.
Nazaryan keeping moving, preventing Shashi from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shashi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shashi tries to free his leg and advance position but Nazaryan is retaining full guard.
Shashi looking to sit in guard and control but Nazaryan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shashi has his foot on Nazaryan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nazaryan works his way back into a safe position though.
Shashi managing to control the position.
Nazaryan preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan wants to get up but he can't break Shashi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nazaryan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nazaryan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shashi backs up against the cage.
No joy there for Nazaryan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shashi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shashi takes one to the chin there.
Nazaryan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nazaryan throws out a loose jab but Shashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nazaryan throws a right hand that misses
and Shashi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shashi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nazaryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shashi's elbow.
Nazaryan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shashi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shashi blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shashi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazaryan misses with a punch to the body.
Nazaryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Nazaryan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shashi backwards.
Shashi is trying to pull guard but Nazaryan has him pressed against the cage.
Vrej Nazaryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cajetan Shashi.
Shashi breaks the clinch.
Nazaryan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shashi blocks a head kick by Nazaryan.
Shashi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shashi lands a head kick. Nazaryan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nazaryan lands a nice hook to Shashi's body. Shashi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nazaryan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nazaryan wants it to stay on the feet.
Nazaryan looks to land a body kick but Shashi moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vrej Nazaryan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shashi takes one to the chin there.
Nazaryan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nazaryan swings for the body but Shashi moves out of range.
Nazaryan stuffs the takedown attempt from Shashi. Shashi gets slowly back to his feet.
Nazaryan misses with a looping left.
Shashi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nazaryan.
Shashi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nazaryan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nazaryan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vrej Nazaryan is winning the standup battle so far.
Nazaryan swings widly with a right hand
and Shashi counters with a takedown into side control.
Nazaryan throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shashi avoids the head kick by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shashi is looking to clinch but Nazaryan is avoiding it.
Shashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nazaryan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shashi ducks under a wild hook from Nazaryan.
Shashi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Shashi shoots in and drives through. Nazaryan sprawls well.
Nazaryan throwing a counter right hand but Shashi manages to avoid it.
Nazaryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nazaryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Shashi.
Shashi tries for a takedown but Nazaryan circles away easily
and Nazaryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vrej Nazaryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cajetan Shashi.
Nazaryan misses with a body kick.
Shashi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nazaryan misses with a head kick.
Nazaryan avoids the head kick by Shashi.
Nazaryan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Shashi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nazaryan.
Some wild striking there from Nazaryan.
A big left from Nazaryan misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shashi! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shashi counters with a nice leg kick.
Nazaryan throws a series of punches but Shashi moves out of range.
Nazaryan stuffs the takedown attempt from Shashi. Shashi gets slowly back to his feet.
Nazaryan misses with a head kick.
Nazaryan throws a lazy head kick
and Shashi counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazaryan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nazaryan misses with the body kick
and Nazaryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nazaryan blocks a jab.
Nazaryan throws a head kick that half lands.
Vrej Nazaryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Nazaryan circles away.
Nazaryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Shashi.
Nazaryan throws a combination that misses
and Shashi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shashi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shashi is looking for a kimura but Nazaryan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shashi to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shashi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nazaryan is just riding it out for now. Shashi eventually gives up the hold.
Shashi is looking to take a break and control but Nazaryan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nazaryan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shashi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shashi trying to pass the guard but Nazaryan defending well.
Shashi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shashi misses with a head shot. Nazaryan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Shashi gets to his feet - Nazaryan follows without any prompting.
Shashi closes the distance and clinches.
Nazaryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nazaryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nazaryan lands an uppercut.
Shashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vrej Nazaryan dominated that second round.
That's time! Nazaryan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nazaryan throws a right hand that Shashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Shashi also avoids with ease.
Nazaryan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nazaryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shashi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nazaryan sets himself, and Shashi steps forward looking for the clinch! Nazaryan avoids it this time.
Nazaryan digs a good hook to Shashi's body.
Nazaryan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shashi.
Nazaryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Shashi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shashi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nazaryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shashi dodges the punch combination from Nazaryan.
Shashi unleashes a big counter combination but Nazaryan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shashi takes the fight into the clinch.
Shashi blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan is working Shashi over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shashi.
Shashi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nazaryan throws a head punch that misses.
Shashi tries for a takedown but Nazaryan manages to get underhooks.
Nazaryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nazaryan pushes Shashi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Nazaryan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shashi.
Nazaryan lands with a left to the head.
Shashi is pushing Nazaryan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nazaryan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shashi blocks a body shot from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Shashi.
Nazaryan is leaning against Shashi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vrej Nazaryan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nazaryan lands a hook that snaps the head of Shashi backwards.
Nazaryan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vrej Nazaryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cajetan Shashi.
Shashi tightens his grip and picks Nazaryan up, before dumping him to the ground. Nazaryan manages to land in guard.
Shashi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shashi tries to free his leg and advance position but Nazaryan is retaining full guard.
Nazaryan keeping moving, preventing Shashi from controlling successfully.
Shashi throwing strikes from guard but Nazaryan blocks nicely.
Shashi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nazaryan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nazaryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shashi can do to turn this around?
Nazaryan controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shashi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nazaryan is keeping the position for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Shashi gets to his feet. Nazaryan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Shashi lands with a kick to the temple. Nazaryan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan throws an overhand right that lands on Shashi's shoulder, as Shashi tries to avoid the shot.
Nazaryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Shashi is just out of range.
Vrej Nazaryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nazaryan cracks Shashi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nazaryan throws a body kick that misses.
Nazaryan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shashi at a distance.
Shashi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Nazaryan misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan misses the shot to the body.
Shashi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nazaryan is fending him off so far but Shashi persists. Nope, Nazaryan circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Nazaryan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shashi shoots in but Nazaryan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nazaryan throwing a counter right hand but Shashi manages to avoid it.
Nazaryan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Nazaryan backs off Shashi throws a huge counter combo but Nazaryan manages to avoid it all.
Nazaryan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nazaryan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nazaryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shashi needs to keep his hands up - Nazaryan had a free shot at his head there.
Cajetan Shashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nazaryan misses with the combination.
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!
Shashi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nazaryan eats them both and turns towards Shashi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Shashi shoots in and drives through. Nazaryan sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vrej Nazaryan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nazaryan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vrej Nazaryan!
An out of breath and clearly excited Vrej Nazaryan thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Balbus Michael (ranked 2784 p4p, 267 weight class) and Monte Cassino (ranked 2504 p4p, 242 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Monte Cassino enters the cage!
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Balbus Michael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monte Cassino!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassino misses with a straight right.
Cassino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cassino feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Michaels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cassino throws a body shot but no joy.
Michael lunges at Cassino with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cassino's hand.
Michael pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cassino misses with a body kick.
Michael closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big right from Michael misses.
Cassino throws a hook to the side of Michael's head but Michael sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cassino throws a hook but Michael blocks it.
Michael tried to counter with a leg kick but Cassino avoided it.
Michael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cassino moves away.
Cassino throws a big shot that misses.
Michael walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A chopping leg kick lands by Michael.
Michael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cassino moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michael blocks the body kick.
Cassino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cassino throws a poor cross that misses
and Michael connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cassino lands with a straight right. Michael didn't see that one coming.
Cassino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Michael tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cassino is able to avoid easily.
Michael uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cassino.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cassino.
Cassino misses with a hook
and Michael counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Michael throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cassino.
Cassino is looking to land body kicks.
Cassino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cassino lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassino connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michael throws a jab but it's blocked by Cassino.
Some bone on bone action there as Cassino checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cassino!
Michael scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cassino doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Cassino.
Cassino moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from Michael misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Michael misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cassino.
Cassino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Michael circles away quickly and effectively.
Michael walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Cassino misses.
Cassino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino misses with a wild body shot.
Cassino lands a lovely overhand right.
Cassino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Michael wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cassino takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cassino takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cassino tries to land a front kick but Michael steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Michael throws a jab when Cassino was well out of range.
Cassino swings for the body but Michael moves out of range.
Cassino misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cassino.
Cassino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michael.
A big left from Cassino misses.
Michael scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Michael uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cassino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michael connects with a leg kick. Cassino looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cassino gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Michael.
Michael scoring well with a low kick there.
Michael scoring well with a low kick there.
Cassino throws a leg kick which misses Michael's front leg but catches the back leg as Michael tries to avoid it.
Michael lands a jab to Cassino's midsection.
Cassino keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cassino throws a leg kick which misses Michael's front leg but catches the back leg as Michael tries to avoid it.
Cassino sizes up Michael with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Michael walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cassino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Michael.
Cassino throws a head kick that misses.
Cassino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Michael was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cassino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Cassino 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.
Michael stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cassino.
Michael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cassino.
Michael throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cassino takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cassino is looking to land body kicks.
Cassino looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cassino cracks the inside of Michael's front leg.
Cassino connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cassino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Michael makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Michael scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Michael might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cassino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donk. Cassino catches Michael right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cassino misses with an uppercut. Michael saw that one coming.
Michael was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael misses the shot to the body.
Cassino's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cassino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Cassino misses
and Michael makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cassino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cassino goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cassino throws a lazy right hand but Michael sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Michael slips a jab from Cassino.
Michael attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cassino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michael was well out of range. Poor timing from Cassino.
Monte Cassino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cassino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michael.
Cassino lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cassino.
Michael tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michael showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cassino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael throws a body shot but no joy.
Cassino swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab from Cassino.
Cassino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cassino turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Cassino misses with a hook. Michael ducked under it nicely.
Cassino throws a poor cross that misses
and Michael makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cassino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michael moves away.
Michael throwing a counter right hand but Cassino manages to avoid it.
Cassino misses with a head kick.
Cassino misses with a two punch combination.
Michael throws a quick counter head kick but Cassino was just out of range.
Cassino gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cassino looks to throw the jab but Michael is out of range.
Cassino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Michael in his tracks.
Cassino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino throws a jab but it's blocked by Michael.
Michael moves out of range of the strikes.
Michael appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cassino. Michael shrugs it off though.
Michael connects with a leg kick. Cassino looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cassino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michael.
Cassino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Michael misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michael. Cassino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cassino looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cassino throws a poor cross that misses
and Michael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cassino misses with the combination.
Cassino avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cassino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monte Cassino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cassino throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael thows a leg kick but Cassino checks it
and Cassino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cassino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Michael was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cassino.
Cassino looks to land a combination but Michael avoids it well.
Michael lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michael scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Michael blocks a jab.
Michael rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Cassino counter with a right hand.
Cassino throws an overhand right that lands on Michael's shoulder, as Michael tries to avoid the shot.
Cassino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michael.
Michael swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cassino throws a leg kick that is checked
and Michael counters with a right hand to the body.
Michael lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cassino throws a half hearted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cassino.
Michael drops his hands momentarily and Cassino takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Cassino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cassino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michael.
Michael looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cassino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Michael has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cassino.
Cassino dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Michael. That did some damage!
Michael avoids the head kick by Cassino.
Cassino loads up on a big right hand but Michael slips the punch.
Cassino throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Michael looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cassino throws a leg kick which misses Michael's front leg but catches the back leg as Michael tries to avoid it.
Michael takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Cassino misses.
Michael lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Michael throws a series of strikes that have Cassino backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Cassino blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cassino throws a right hand that misses
and Michael counters with a good low kick that Cassino was not able to check.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cassino.
Cassino scores with a hook to the body. Michael takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Michael uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cassino.
Cassino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Michael.
Michael's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cassino connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Michael scrambles back to his feet.
Cassino lands a nice shot that snaps Michael's head back.
Michael lands with an uppercut that bounces Cassino off the cage and back into range.
Cassino throws a shot to the body.
Cassino throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cassino tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Michael is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cassino misses with a hook. Michael ducked under it nicely.
Cassino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Michael.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael throws the left hand but Cassino avoids the punch easily.
Cassino lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cassino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Cassino backs away, Michael returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cassino throws a nice looking combination but Michael bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cassino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Michael sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cassino throws a poor cross that misses
and Michael counters with a slapping leg kick.
A big left from Michael misses.
Michael on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Michael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cassino was well out of range. Poor timing from Michael.
Good exchange - Cassino coming out on top.
Cassino misses with a wild body shot.
Cassino throws a sloppy body shot
and Michael counters with a straight right hand.
Cassino cracks Michael with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cassino misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino cracks Michael with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cassino cracks Michael with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cassino missing with a left hand there. Michael was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cassino misses with a double jab.
Michael's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cassino connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Michael scrambles back to his feet.
Michael jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cassino on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cassino misses with a kick to the body
and Michael counters with a thumping low kick.
Cassino misses with a lunging right hand
and Michael counters with an inside leg kick.
Cassino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cassino fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Michael has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cassino misses with a looping left.
Michael wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cassino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cassino throws a leg kick but Michael sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cassino connects with an inside leg kick.
Cassino takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cassino fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cassino throws a looping overhand right but Michael ducks down to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Michael.
Michael throws a solid leg kick but Cassino takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Michael.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cassino.
Michael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cassino.
Balbus Michael has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cassino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cassino checks a leg kick.
Cassino doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cassino keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cassino.
And that's the end of the fight!
Monte Cassino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cassino 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monte Cassino!
Monte Cassino spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pony Pony (ranked 1214 p4p, 65 weight class) and Corey Parker (ranked 1397 p4p, 41 weight class). Pony Pony has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pony Pony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Parker!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Parker is defended easily by Pony.
Parker throws a lazy right hand but Pony sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pony is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Parker.
Pony seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Parker throws a lazy right hand but Pony sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pony misses with the body kick
enabling Parker to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Parker misses.
We've been told by Pony's head coaches at Temple of Illumination that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pony looks to land a body kick but Parker moved away.
Pony rushes Parker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Parker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pony tries to land a knee to the head but Parker blocks with his arms.
Parker working hard to break the clinch.
Pony lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Parker takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pony working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Parker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pony trying to control the position but instead, Parker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pony into the cage.
A knee to the head by Pony.
Pony struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
Pony throws a head punch that misses.
Pony unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Parker looks winded!
A short left from Pony.
Pony with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pony connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parker's face.
It looks like Corey Parker has been cut.
Pony landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pony scores with a shot to the side of Parker's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Pony scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pony lands a nice uppercut.
Parker is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pony throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parker blocks it with crossed arms.
Pony controlling the action here for a moment.
Pony has Parker pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Parker is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Pony - that's hurt Parker badly! Oh, another knee lands and Parker is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Parker doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Pony Pony!
Our winner, Pony Pony, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nobu Sanada (ranked 1957 p4p, 216 weight class) and Alex Polyanskiy (ranked 4335 p4p, 426 weight class). Polyanskiy has chosen Oxxxymiron - Signs of life as his entrance music. 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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159 lbs
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nobu Sanada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Polyanskiy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanada takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sanada scores with a hook to the body. Polyanskiy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Polyanskiy drops his hands momentarily and Sanada takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sanada digs a good body shot into Polyanskiy's ribs.
Polyanskiy tries for a takedown but Sanada sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Polyanskiy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanada.
Sanada jabs Polyanskiy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice body punch from Polyanskiy.
Sanada scores with a sloppy right hand. Polyanskiy should have avoided that one.
Sanada lunges at Polyanskiy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Polyanskiy's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Polyanskiy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Polyanskiy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanada comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanada throws a lazy right hand but Polyanskiy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Polyanskiy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Polyanskiy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanada counters with a right hand to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Polyanskiy.
Polyanskiy misses with a straight left.
Sanada was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nobu Sanada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polyanskiy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanada scores with the left hand. Polyanskiy knows he should have avoided that one.
Polyanskiy walks into a jab.
Sanada clinches with his opponent.
Polyanskiy tries to throw a body punch but Sanada avoids it by throwing Polyanskiy back against the cage.
Sanada gets through Polyanskiy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Polyanskiy misses with a body punch.
Polyanskiy swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Polyanskiy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanada misses with a punch on the inside.
Polyanskiy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanada is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right from Polyanskiy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Polyanskiy tries to throw a body punch but Sanada avoids it by throwing Polyanskiy back against the cage.
Sanada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanada works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Sanada's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Polyanskiy works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanada controlling Polyanskiy's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy stops Sanada from standing up.
Sanada has control of Polyanskiy's left arm, preventing Polyanskiy from doing any damage.
Polyanskiy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Polyanskiy trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanada is pulling down on Polyanskiy's head. It's preventing any offense from Polyanskiy, at least for the moment.
Polyanskiy postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanada gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Polyanskiy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sanada to score with a decent uppercut.
Sanada thuds a left hand into Polyanskiy's body.
Sanada scores with a nice strike.
Sanada just misses with a punch to the body.
Polyanskiy darts in looking for a takedown but Sanada gets double underhooks and turns Polyanskiy into the cage.
Sanada is looking to counter the offense by Polyanskiy and move into the clinch.
Nobu Sanada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Polyanskiy.
Polyanskiy takes a swing at Sanada's ribcage but misses.
Sanada takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Polyanskiy.
A big left from Sanada misses.
Polyanskiy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Polyanskiy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanada throws out the jab.
Sanada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Polyanskiy moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanada.
Polyanskiy looking for a takedown.
Polyanskiy swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanada swings wildly with an uppercut but Polyanskiy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Polyanskiy misses with some punches.
Sanada lands an uppercut.
Sanada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Polyanskiy missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sanada lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanada is working Polyanskiy over against the cage.
Polyanskiy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sanada fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Polyanskiy shoots in but Sanada avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Polyanskiy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanada.
Polyanskiy throws out a loose jab but Sanada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Polyanskiy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobu Sanada dominated that round.
That's time! Sanada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Polyanskiy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanada prevents a body shot from Polyanskiy.
Polyanskiy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanada's elbow.
Polyanskiy blocks an uppercut.
Polyanskiy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sanada gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Polyanskiy can't find room to land a body shot as Sanada controls the action.
Sanada gets through Polyanskiy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanada cracks Polyanskiy with a nice body shot.
Sanada misses with a punch on the inside.
Polyanskiy can't find room to land a body shot as Sanada controls the action.
Nobu Sanada has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sanada presses Polyanskiy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanada gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Polyanskiy.
Sanada tries to throw a body punch but Polyanskiy avoids it by throwing Sanada back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanada lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanada swings wildly with an uppercut but Polyanskiy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Polyanskiy tries to work over Sanada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanada avoiding damage as Polyanskiy throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polyanskiy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanada lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Sanada.
Sanada lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Sanada.
Sanada lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanada struggles to land a body shot inside as Polyanskiy controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Sanada.
A body shot lands from Sanada.
Polyanskiy lands a body shot.
Sanada lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Polyanskiy fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanada.
A short right from Sanada on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanada stops a takedown attempt from Polyanskiy.
Nobu Sanada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Polyanskiy.
A short left from Sanada.
Sanada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Polyanskiy tries to work over Sanada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Polyanskiy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanada scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sanada.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Polyanskiy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy can't find room to land a body shot as Sanada controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanada.
Sanada lands with a left to the head.
Polyanskiy's coach down at DRAGON MMA - 13 Elite & 2 Double Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Polyanskiy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sanada lands with a short shot to the head.
Polyanskiy has Sanada pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sanada manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Polyanskiy has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sanada regains guard immediately.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Sanada manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Polyanskiy is breathing heavily.
Sanada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Polyanskiy backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanada.
Polyanskiy working aggressively here.
Sanada lands with a right to the head.
Polyanskiy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Sanada.
Sanada gets underhooks to prevent Polyanskiy's takedown attempt.
Sanada gets through Polyanskiy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Polyanskiy tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanada avoids the damage to the body.
Sanada prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanada can't find room to land a body shot as Polyanskiy controls the action.
Sanada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy scores with a hook to the body.
Sanada scores with a shot to the side of Polyanskiy's head.
Sanada lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanada.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanada.
Sanada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Polyanskiy backwards.
Polyanskiy can't find room to land a body shot as Sanada controls the action.
Polyanskiy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Polyanskiy lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanada blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanada.
A short body shot lands from Sanada as the two fighters clinch.
Sanada lands an uppercut.
Sanada lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanada lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanada.
Polyanskiy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Polyanskiy lands a body punch.
Sanada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Polyanskiy backwards.
Sanada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Polyanskiy's elbow.
Polyanskiy misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanada lands a nice shot to the body.
Polyanskiy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sanada avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sanada scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Sanada.
Sanada digs a right hand into Polyanskiy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Polyanskiy's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanada.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanada.
A short left from Sanada.
Polyanskiy is rocked!
Sanada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Polyanskiy is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanada finish him?
A right hook to the body lands for Sanada.
Sanada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Sanada.
Sanada creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Polyanskiy with a big uppercut! Polyanskiy tries to clinch up but Sanada pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Polyanskiy to the mat! Polyanskiy covers up and Sanada unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nobu Sanada!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Perry St Hype (ranked 3388 p4p, 313 weight class) and Burke Heimer (ranked 3487 p4p, 319 weight class). St Hype comes into the arena with Red Dot Music - By: Mac Miller ft. Action Bronson blaring out of the sound system. Burke Heimer 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perry St Hype!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Burke Heimer !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heimer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Hype.
St Hype throws a jab when Heimer was well out of range.
A clash of legs there as Heimer blocks the low kick.
St Hype walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Heimer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Heimer misses with a leg kick.
Heimer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
St Hype seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Heimer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Heimer finds it's way through St Hype's defenses.
Heimer moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Heimer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Heimer lands a right hand.
St Hype tries to work over Heimer 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heimer misses with a punch on the inside.
St Hype throws a head punch that misses.
St Hype is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heimer is defending well for now.
St Hype lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Hype lands a hook that snaps the head of Heimer backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heimer lands with a right to the head.
Heimer pushes St Hype back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Hype leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimer can't find room to land a body shot as St Hype controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Heimer fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Hype.
St Hype breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heimer throws a right hand that St Hype ducks under and follows up with a left that St Hype also avoids with ease.
Heimer throws a jab when St Hype was well out of range.
Heimer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Perry St Hype seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heimer throws a head kick but St Hype moves out of range.
Heimer throws the kick towards the body but St Hype avoids it.
St Hype throws a series of punches but Heimer moves out of range.
St Hype jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heimer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
St Hype misses with an uppercut. Heimer saw that one coming.
St Hype lands with an overhand left.
St Hype cracks Heimer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
St Hype has managed to clinch.
St Hype tries to stall but Heimer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
St Hype displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heimer up against the cage.
Heimer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Hype backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Hype tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heimer avoids it.
Heimer 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heimer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but St Hype is keeping busy.
St Hype misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heimer struggles to land a body shot inside as St Hype controls his hands.
Heimer scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Heimer .
Heimer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from St Hype.
St Hype misses with a punch on the inside.
St Hype missing with knees to the body.
St Hype's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heimer moves into the clinch successfully.
St Hype fails to pull guard.
Heimer tries a body shot but St Hype blocks it.
St Hype breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from St Hype misses.
Heimer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St Hype throws out the jab.
St Hype lands a really nice looking cross but Heimer seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimer jabs St Hype to the body, keeping him at a distance.
St Hype misses the jab.
St Hype tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimer was well out of range. Poor timing from St Hype.
St Hype lands with a right hand.
Heimer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Heimer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Heimer throws a body shot but no joy.
Heimer swings for the body but St Hype moves out of range.
Heimer throws a jab when St Hype was well out of range.
St Hype throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heimer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Hype is looking to score with low kicks.
St Hype misses the jab.
Heimer throws a looping overhand right but St Hype ducks down to avoid it.
Heimer staying out of range there.
Heimer slips a jab from St Hype.
A leg kick checked by Heimer .
St Hype throws a body punch but Heimer moves out of range.
St Hype lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St Hype jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heimer forces St Hype back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Hype misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Hype struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimer controls his hands.
Heimer tries a body shot but St Hype blocks it.
St Hype scores with a nice hook to the head.
St Hype misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Hype throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Heimer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. St Hype just stands there and leans against the cage.
St Hype lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Heimer 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
St Hype blocking some punches.
Heimer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heimer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Hype backwards.
St Hype escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Hype slips a jab from Heimer .
Heimer misses the shot to the body.
St Hype throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Hype is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heimer .
Heimer moves out of range as St Hype strikes.
Heimer throws out a counter right but St Hype avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perry St Hype dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heimer .
St Hype misses with a low kick.
Heimer wants to counter the offense by St Hype and move into the clinch position.
Heimer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Hype.
Perry St Hype is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Heimer . Those never looked like landing.
St Hype throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Hype missing with a left hand there. Heimer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A cross from St Hype lands.
Heimer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
St Hype throws a head kick that misses.
Heimer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Hype.
A big left from St Hype misses.
Heimer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St Hype throws out the jab.
Heimer misses with a leg kick
and St Hype counters with a three punch combo that has Heimer backing up. Heimer nods at St Hype to acknowledge the strikes.
St Hype slips under a jab from Heimer .
St Hype displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heimer throws out the jab.
Heimer throws a big shot that misses.
St Hype throwing a counter right hand but Heimer manages to avoid it.
St Hype throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heimer defending well as St Hype loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heimer ! But no joy.
No joy there for St Hype, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heimer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Hype keeps the fight on the outside.
Heimer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from St Hype on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Heimer lands a nice shot that snaps St Hype's head back.
Heimer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Hype sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heimer feints a jab promting St Hype to slip. Heimer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. St Hype slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Heimer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Hype manages to avoid it.
St Hype uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimer .
Heimer throws a hook to the side of St Hype's head but St Hype sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Hype connects with a good right hand that stumbles Heimer . Heimer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
St Hype throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Heimer on the side of the head.
A slow jab from St Hype misses its intended target.
Heimer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Hype moves away.
Heimer scores with a nice head shot.
Heimer misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Hype misses with a straight left.
A big left from St Hype misses.
Heimer moves out of range as St Hype strikes.
St Hype throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Heimer to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St Hype's head backwards.
Heimer scores with a body shot.
St Hype throws a leg kick that misses.
St Hype stuns Heimer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heimer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St Hype throws a looping overhand right but Heimer ducks down to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Heimer 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Heimer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St Hype throws out the jab.
St Hype misses with a hook.
Heimer cracks St Hype with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
St Hype moves in looking to clinch but Heimer pushes him off.
Heimer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
St Hype misses with an uppercut. Heimer saw that one coming.
St Hype throws a jab when Heimer was well out of range.
Heimer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St Hype gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heimer .
St Hype keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Hype throws a lazy right hand but Heimer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Heimer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Heimer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
St Hype throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Hype closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Heimer did well to prevent St Hype getting side control.
Heimer is trying to control but can't.
Heimer regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heimer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St Hype got a little sloppy there for a moment and Heimer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, St Hype has managed to get both his arms back between Heimer 's legs - danger averted.
Heimer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. St Hype gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Heimer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
St Hype is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Heimer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. St Hype doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. St Hype manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Hype wants to control from the top but Heimer keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Hype showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
St Hype postures up and lands a big shot to Heimer 's brow.
Heimer working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because St Hype has passed into half guard!
Heimer punching from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Heimer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Heimer has his foot on St Hype's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St Hype works his way back into a safe position though.
Heimer tries to strike from the bottom.
St Hype scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heimer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Heimer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Burke Heimer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Heimer throws a right hand that St Hype ducks under and follows up with a left that St Hype also avoids with ease.
St Hype misses with a double jab.
St Hype misses with a straight left.
St Hype is looking to clinch but Heimer is avoiding it.
St Hype misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heimer .
Heimer throws out a counter right but St Hype avoids it with no problem.
Heimer walks into a straight right hand from St Hype.
St Hype ducks under a wild hook from Heimer .
St Hype misses with a hook.
Heimer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
St Hype blocks a jab.
Heimer slips a jab from St Hype.
St Hype instigates a clinch.
Heimer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Heimer takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Hype wants to break free but Heimer has control.
Perry St Hype has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heimer has a couple of punches blocked by St Hype.
St Hype throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Heimer has a couple of punches blocked by St Hype.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Hype blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from St Hype fails to land.
Heimer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heimer lands a body punch in the clinch.
St Hype tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St Hype.
St Hype gets underhooks to prevent Heimer 's takedown attempt.
Heimer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
St Hype misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Heimer .
St Hype lands a hook that snaps the head of Heimer backwards.
A frustrated look appears on St Hype's face as he tries to break the clinch.
St Hype swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimer uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Hype tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heimer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heimer keeps control of St Hype as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Heimer throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Hype gets through Heimer 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heimer is trying to force a seperation but St Hype has the dominant position.
Heimer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heimer avoiding damage as St Hype throws knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on St Hype - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
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!
St Hype struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimer controls his hands.
St Hype misses with some punches.
St Hype pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heimer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St Hype misses with a wild body shot.
St Hype misses with a straight left.
Burke Heimer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heimer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Hype.
Good standup being displayed there by Heimer as he connects with a hook.
St Hype shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Heimer defends it nicely.
Heimer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimer jabs at St Hype's body.
Heimer throws a big shot that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by St Hype.
St Hype ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heimer moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St Hype.
St Hype swings widly with a right hand
letting Heimer counter with a right hand.
Heimer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heimer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Heimer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Hype.
Heimer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heimer is looking to clinch but St Hype is avoiding it.
St Hype throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heimer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heimer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heimer throws a body shot but no joy.
Heimer lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Hype's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Hype misses with a straight left.
St Hype scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heimer rushes St Hype and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Heimer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heimer pushes St Hype back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Hype working aggressively here.
Heimer lands a right hand.
St Hype prevents a body shot from Heimer .
A nice right hand lands inside from St Hype.
St Hype throws a punch but it's blocked by Heimer .
A shot in the inside from St Hype.
Heimer breaks the clinch.
Heimer moves away from the strike by St Hype.
St Hype doesn't manage to clinch there - Heimer circles away.
Heimer staying out of range there.
St Hype looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perry St Hype. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Hype connects with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Burke Heimer .
I think Heimer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Burke Heimer !
During a confident post fight interview, Burke Heimer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eliott Leighton (ranked 1606 p4p, 216 weight class) and Waylon Mercy (ranked 2200 p4p, 267 weight class). Leighton comes to the cage accompanied by Bad to the Bone - George Thorogood. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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203 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eliott Leighton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waylon Mercy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leighton tries to clinch up but Mercy circles away and keeps his distance.
Mercy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercy throws a poor cross that misses
and Leighton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Leighton won't allow Mercy to get back to his feet.
Mercy pulls Leighton in close to prevent any damage.
Leighton postures up.
Mercy wants to sweep here but Leighton controlling him for the moment.
Leighton passes into half guard.
Mercy wants to improve his position but Leighton is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercy wants to get back to his feet.
Leighton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Leighton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leighton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Leighton.
Mercy pushes Leighton off looking to stand but Leighton dives back in and keeps control.
Leighton throwing shots but Mercy is blocking nicely.
Leighton trying to pass the guard but Mercy defending well.
Leighton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Leighton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Leighton stops Mercy from getting back to his feet.
Leighton working over Mercy with some ground and pound. Mercy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Leighton working over Mercy with some ground and pound. Mercy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mercy wants to get back to his feet.
Leighton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercy pushes Leighton off looking to stand but Leighton dives back in and keeps control.
Leighton is thwarting Mercy's attempts to control the position.
Leighton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Leighton there.
Leighton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mercy pushes Leighton off looking to stand but Leighton dives back in and keeps control.
Leighton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Leighton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mercy defending well though.
Leighton working the head and body with strikes.
Mercy wants to get back to his feet.
Leighton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mercy pushes Leighton off looking to stand but Leighton dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy is not content to let Leighton control the position.
Mercy tries to kick Leighton off but Leighton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Leighton there.
Mercy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leighton.
Mercy manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Leighton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Waylon Mercy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leighton clinches with his opponent.
Leighton lands with a light punch inside.
Leighton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mercy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Leighton.
Mercy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leighton blocks it with crossed arms.
Mercy avoids a wild elbow strike from Leighton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Leighton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mercy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mercy blocks a body shot from Leighton.
Leighton trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Mercy misses.
Leighton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leighton ducks under a wild hook from Mercy.
Mercy throws a leg kick which misses Leighton's front leg but catches the back leg as Leighton tries to avoid it.
Leighton throws a leg kick but Mercy moved away.
Leighton slips a straight right by Mercy.
Mercy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mercy misses with a left hand
and Leighton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mercy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mercy connects with the punch.
Mercy lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliott Leighton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Leighton throws a low kick but Mercy moves out of range easily.
Mercy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leighton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leighton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Mercy to counter with a crisp jab.
Mercy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leighton cracks Mercy with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercy.
Mercy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leighton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leighton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leighton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mercy can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leighton checks the leg kick.
Mercy tries to keep at a distance but Leighton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mercy lands with a short shot to the head.
Mercy scores with a shot to the side of Leighton's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leighton.
A knee to the head by Mercy.
It looks like Eliott Leighton has been cut.
Leighton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mercy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leighton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mercy prevents a body shot from Leighton.
Mercy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leighton blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Leighton.
Mercy has a couple of punches blocked by Leighton.
Leighton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercys head.
Mercy working aggressively here.
Leighton lands with a right to the head.
Mercy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leighton avoids it.
Leighton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercy throws a punch but it's blocked by Leighton.
Mercy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mercy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leighton is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mercy with a jab.
Mercy feints and then cracks Leighton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leighton down.
Mercy throws a low kick but Leighton moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Leighton misses the target.
Leighton ducks under a wild hook from Mercy.
Leighton jabs Mercy right on the nose. Mercy blinks but takes it well.
Leighton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mercy as he avoids it easily.
Mercy connects with a single shot there.
Mercy swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Leighton counter with a right hand.
Leighton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Leighton misses the target.
Waylon Mercy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leighton ducks under a wild hook from Mercy.
Mercy misses with a few strikes there.
Mercy throws a body punch but Leighton moves out of range.
Mercy cracks Leighton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leighton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mercy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Leighton somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leighton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leighton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mercy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leighton. Leighton obviously looking to wear him down.
Mercy misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Mercy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Waylon Mercy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leighton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leighton looks for a takedown but Mercy sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eliott Leighton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leighton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mercy but Mercy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mercy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Leighton finds it's target.
A left lands for Leighton.
Leighton walks into a jab.
Mercy throws a solid leg kick but Leighton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mercy.
Leighton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leighton is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Mercy throws a lazy right hand but Leighton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Leighton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
Nice shot by Mercy.
A jab from Leighton misses.
Leighton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercy.
Mercy throws a hook but Leighton avoids it easily.
Good work by Leighton as he checks the leg kick.
Leighton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leighton there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Mercy misses.
Mercy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leighton.
Mercy moves out of range as Leighton strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waylon Mercy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eliott Leighton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mercy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Leighton does it's job there.
No luck for Leighton with that takedown attempt.
Mercy misses the shot to the body.
Mercy slaps away a takedown attempt from Leighton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A jab from Leighton misses.
Mercy throws an overhand right that lands on Leighton's shoulder, as Leighton tries to avoid the shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mercy.
Mercy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leightons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercy loads up on a big right hand but Leighton slips the punch.
Leighton feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Leighton looks to land a right hand but Mercy moved out of range.
Mercy misses with a hook to the body
and Leighton counters with a nice uppercut.
Mercy jabs Leighton right on the nose. Leighton blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy thuds a left hand into Leighton's body.
Leighton dives in and grabs Mercy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mercy pushes down on Leighton's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eliott Leighton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leighton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mercy wants to slow Leighton down by chopping away at his legs.
Leighton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leighton throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercy.
Mercy missing with a left hand there. Leighton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercy lands with an overhand left.
Mercy misses with a straight left.
Leighton slips a straight right by Mercy.
Mercy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mercy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leighton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mercy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leighton.
Leighton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mercy misses with a hook. Leighton ducked under it nicely.
Mercy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leighton.
Leighton is looking to clinch but Mercy is avoiding it.
Mercy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercy misses with a straight right.
Leighton appears to be looking for a big counter.
Leighton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mercy defending well as Leighton loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leighton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leighton backing away here, and Mercy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mercy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mercy throws out a loose jab but Leighton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leighton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leighton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mercy scores with a decent looking hook.
Leighton fails with a takedown attempt.
Leighton scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Mercy misses.
Mercy jabs Leighton right on the nose. Leighton blinks but takes it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercy.
Mercy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leighton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leighton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercy throws a body punch but Leighton moves out of range.
Mercy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mercy misses with an uppercut
and Mercy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leighton blocks a low kick nicely.
Mercy throws a hook but Leighton blocks it.
Leighton ducks under a wild hook from Mercy.
Mercy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leighton.
Mercy throws a low kick, looking for Leighton's leg but Leighton calmly moves out of range.
Leighton with a poor takedown
and Mercy counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Mercy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leighton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leighton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mercy slips under a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercy.
Mercy throws a shot from downtown. Leighton moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Waylon Mercy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mercy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waylon Mercy!
Waylon Mercy tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Eliott Leighton spoke after the fight, saying 'Dis tool Hope, Wasted opportunity. Until we meet in the cage again, I am sure I will see this tool around and we will share some stories and. Wait! I am not done...'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Haze (ranked 1293 p4p, 142 weight class) and Dardan Douchebag (ranked 2617 p4p, 255 weight class). Douchebag has chosen Donkey as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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37
147 lbs
33 - 18 - 2 |
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155 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Haze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dardan Douchebag!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze looks to score with a jab to the body but Douchebag is just out of range.
Douchebag tries to clinch there but Haze circles away.
Douchebag with a lazy takedown attempt
and Haze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Douchebag shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haze as he jumps to the side.
Haze throws a low kick, looking for Douchebag's leg but Douchebag calmly moves out of range.
Douchebag clinches.
Douchebag is trying to drag Haze to the mat but Haze just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jerry Haze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dardan Douchebag.
Douchebag pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Douchebag ducks under a wild hook from Haze.
Douchebag shoots for a double leg takedown but Haze sprawls well. He's pushed Douchebag's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douchebag shoots in for a double leg but Haze sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Douchebag defending well as Haze loads up on a big left hand.
Haze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haze staying out of range there.
Douchebag moves to clinch but Haze breaks away
and Douchebag takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douchebag tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Haze misses the target.
Douchebag lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haze circles away quickly and effectively.
Douchebag closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Douchebag lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Haze seems keen to control Douchebag's posture.
Douchebag stopping the sweep attempt from Haze.
Douchebag stands up over Haze, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Douchebag missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haze looking for a sweep. Not yet Haze, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Douchebag accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douchebag is looking to work some ground and pound but Haze has wrist control.
Haze wants to sweep but no luck.
Douchebag postures up in Haze's guard and throws a big left but Haze blocks it.
Douchebag is in close to Haze's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haze working a defensive guard here.
Haze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haze keeping moving, preventing Douchebag from controlling successfully.
Douchebag with a flurry of punches that miss.
Douchebag postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haze looking for a sweep. Not yet Haze, not yet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Douchebag working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douchebag with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haze is looking to sweep but instead, Douchebag has passed into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Douchebag working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Haze is looking to improve his position.
Haze is trying to control but can't.
Douchebag throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haze tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Haze on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Haze regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Douchebag.
Haze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze keeping moving, preventing Douchebag from controlling successfully.
Douchebag stopping the sweep attempt from Haze.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Douchebag keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haze's head.
Haze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Douchebag missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haze throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Haze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Douchebag throwing strikes but missing.
Douchebag trying to control but Haze is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Douchebag is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dardan Douchebag dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Haze will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Douchebag clinches.
Douchebag drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Douchebag scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haze lands with a short shot to the head.
Haze can't find room to land a body shot as Douchebag controls the action.
Douchebag has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haze.
Haze has a couple of punches blocked by Douchebag.
Douchebag is looking to take this one to the mat.
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Douchebag uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douchebag is stalling here.
Haze lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Douchebag has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Haze is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jerry Haze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dardan Douchebag.
Haze scores with a shoulder strike.
Douchebag goes for a takedown attempt but Haze pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze throws a nice outside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Douchebag blocks the low kick.
Douchebag avoids the body shot from Haze.
Haze darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Douchebag works his way to full guard. Good work.
Haze lands a couple of digs.
Haze lands a couple of elbows.
Dardan Douchebag has got the better of the ground game so far.
Haze postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haze wants to control from the top but Douchebag keeps moving.
Douchebag bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Haze's guard.
Douchebag keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haze's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Douchebag's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Douchebag.
Douchebag throws a big elbow that misses.
Douchebag throws an elbow that misses. Haze uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Douchebag's guard. Nice move by Haze!
Douchebag is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Haze is looking to improve his position.
Douchebag has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haze has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Douchebag is working away from the top position though.
Douchebag thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douchebag scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Douchebag seems to be looking for submissions.
Haze tries to get to full guard but Douchebag has control of the leg.
Douchebag with the ground and pound but Haze uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Haze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Douchebag is one step ahead there.
Douchebag working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Haze trying to keep a closed guard but Douchebag is proving a slippery customer.
Douchebag throws an elbow that misses. Haze uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Douchebag's guard. Nice move by Haze!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douchebag not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Haze wants to control from the top but Douchebag keeps moving.
Haze postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haze preventing the sweep.
Douchebag has an active guard here but Haze has managed to pass into half guard.
Douchebag lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Haze is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Douchebag is looking for a sweep. Haze is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Douchebag gets back to full guard.
Douchebag lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Haze dominated that second round.
That's time! Haze's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Douchebag throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haze's waist but Haze gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Douchebag off to one side.
Haze throws a counter high kick but Douchebag was just alert enough to avoid it.
Haze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Douchebag shoots and misses
and Haze counters with a slapping leg kick.
Douchebag lands with a good body shot.
Haze works the jab nicely.
Douchebag with a lazy takedown attempt
and Haze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jerry Haze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dardan Douchebag.
Haze scores with a three punch combo!
Douchebag closes the distance but Haze moves to the side
enabling Haze to counter with a crisp jab.
Haze tries to land a front kick but Douchebag steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Haze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douchebag wants to clinch.
Haze throws a hook but Douchebag avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douchebag closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Haze did well to prevent Douchebag getting side control.
Haze makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Haze.
Douchebag stopping the sweep attempt from Haze.
Haze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haze wants to sweep but no luck.
Douchebag trying to control but Haze is working from the bottom.
Douchebag throws a big right hand that misses.
Douchebag slips nicely into half guard.
Haze moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douchebag trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Douchebag.
Douchebag is looking to work some ground and pound but Haze has wrist control.
Douchebag working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Douchebag trying to control the position from guard on top but Haze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Douchebag is one step ahead there.
Douchebag postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douchebag in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Douchebag trying to control but Haze is working from the bottom.
Haze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Douchebag is one step ahead there.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Douchebag looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haze stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Douchebag gets a clinch.
Douchebag blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Douchebag is trying to drag Haze to the mat but Haze just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Douchebag drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douchebag turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Haze taking a bit of punishment here - Douchebag scoring with strikes.
Douchebag working the ground and pound but Haze is defending the strikes.
Douchebag working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Douchebag scoring with punches and elbows.
Haze is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Douchebag off and has taken his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haze controlling well, preventing Douchebag from escaping the position.
Douchebag trying to control the position but Haze manages to sink in the hooks.
Haze connects with a big shot to the side of Douchebag's head.
Douchebag is trapped and Haze is scoring with shots to the head and body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Haze showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Haze 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Haze!
Jerry Haze thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Culver Crimson (ranked 3223 p4p, 91 weight class) and Aleksey Borodin (ranked 2070 p4p, 56 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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38
244 lbs
26 - 26 - 0 |
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29
262 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksey Borodin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crimson clinches with his opponent.
Borodin avoiding damage as Crimson throws knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Crimson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Borodin throws a head punch that misses.
Crimson misses with a punch on the inside.
Crimson prevents a body shot from Borodin.
Crimson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borodin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Crimson fails to land.
Borodin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Borodin throws a head punch that misses.
Crimson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crimson misses with a punch to the body.
Crimson tries a knee to the head but Borodin blocks it.
Borodin misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crimson blocks an uppercut.
Crimson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Borodin blocking some punches.
Crimson struggles to land a body shot inside as Borodin controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Borodin.
Crimson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Borodin backwards.
Borodin taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borodin managing to block the knees to the body from Crimson.
Crimson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borodin lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Borodin.
A shot in the inside from Borodin.
Crimson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Borodin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Borodin working aggressively here.
Borodin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
We've been informed that Borodin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Crimson tries to work over Borodin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borodin has Crimson pressed against the cage.
Borodin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crimson.
Crimson working aggressively here.
Crimson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borodin blocks an uppercut.
Crimson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borodin throws a head punch that misses.
Crimson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Borodin fails to land.
Crimson is working Borodin over against the cage.
Borodin managing to block the knees to the body from Crimson.
Crimson misses with some punches.
Borodin prevents a body shot from Crimson.
Borodin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Borodin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crimson tries to work over Borodin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crimson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Borodin blocks it with crossed arms.
Crimson misses with a punch to the body.
Borodin blocks an uppercut.
Borodin takes an elbow to the temple.
Crimson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crimson.
Crimson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crimson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Borodin as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crimson.
A short left from Borodin.
Crimson has a couple of punches blocked by Borodin.
Crimson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Borodin swings wildly with an uppercut but Crimson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borodin managing to block the knees to the body from Crimson.
Crimson tries to throw a body punch but Borodin avoids it by throwing Crimson back against the cage.
Borodin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Borodin blocks an uppercut.
Crimson is working Borodin over against the cage.
Borodin working aggressively here.
Borodin has a couple of punches blocked by Crimson.
Borodin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borodin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crimson blocking some punches.
Borodin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimson throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crimson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Borodin.
Crimson misses with a body punch.
Crimson misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Borodin scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Borodin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Borodin.
Borodin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Borodin misses with the head strike.
Crimson has a couple of punches blocked by Borodin.
Crimson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Borodin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crimson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borodin's elbow.
Crimson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crimson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Crimson.
Crimson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aleksey Borodin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crimson tries to clinch up.
A nice side step and Borodin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
It looks like Aleksey Borodin has been cut.
Borodin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crimson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Borodin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crimson misses with a head kick.
Borodin throws out a counter right but Crimson avoids it with no problem.
Crimson is looking to clinch but Borodin is avoiding it.
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch but Borodin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Borodin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crimsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fight stays on the outside here - Crimson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crimson moves into range and clinches up with Borodin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crimson blocking some punches.
Borodin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Borodin fails to land.
Crimson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Borodin misses with the head strike.
Crimson struggles to land a body shot inside as Borodin controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borodin swings wildly with an uppercut but Crimson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crimson working aggressively here.
Borodin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crimson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crimson can't find room to land a body shot as Borodin controls the action.
Borodin misses with some punches.
Crimson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Borodin.
Borodin swings wildly with an uppercut but Crimson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aleksey Borodin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Borodin misses with a body punch.
Borodin pushes Crimson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borodin.
Borodin misses with the head strike.
Crimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borodin.
A head punch on the inside from Borodin fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Crimson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Borodin backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Borodin.
Borodin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Borodin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crimson misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Crimson fails to land.
Good body shot from Borodin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borodin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
Borodin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crimson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borodin's elbow.
Borodin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crimson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borodin lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Borodin.
Borodin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Borodin blocks a body shot from Crimson.
Borodin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crimson throws a punch but it's blocked by Borodin.
Crimson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Borodin.
Borodin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Borodin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crimson tries a body shot but Borodin blocks it.
Borodin throws a head punch that misses.
Crimson misses with a punch to the body.
Crimson working aggressively here.
Borodin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
Crimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Borodin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Borodin.
Borodin throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Borodin avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borodin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crimson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crimson.
Crimson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Borodin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crimson misses with a body punch.
Crimson blocking some punches.
Borodin digs a right hand underneath Crimson's ribcage. Crimson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Borodin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Crimson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Borodin swings wildly with an uppercut but Crimson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crimson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crimson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crimson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crimson struggles to land a body shot inside as Borodin controls his hands.
Borodin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borodin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksey Borodin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aleksey Borodin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.
Borodin lands a lovely overhand right.
Crimson instigates a clinch.
Crimson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Borodin or not.
Crimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crimson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Borodin is defending well for now.
Borodin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crimson up against the cage.
Crimson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Borodin backwards.
Crimson tries to work over Borodin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crimson scores with a shot to the side of Borodin's head.
Crimson throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borodin lands with a left to the head.
Borodin controlling the action here for a moment.
Crimson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crimson lands a hook that snaps the head of Borodin backwards.
Borodin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Borodin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crimson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crimson can't find room to land a body shot as Borodin controls the action.
Borodin working aggressively here.
Crimson looking to throw knees to the head but Borodin is blocking nicely.
Borodin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Borodin is working Crimson over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Borodin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crimson.
Crimson struggles to land a body shot inside as Borodin controls his hands.
Borodin lands a left hand.
Borodin pushes Crimson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Borodin blocks an uppercut.
Borodin misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borodin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crimson's elbow.
Crimson blocks an uppercut.
Borodin working aggressively here.
Crimson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crimson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Borodin misses with some punches.
Borodin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crimson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Borodin tries a body shot but Crimson blocks it.
Crimson lands an uppercut.
Borodin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Borodin.
Crimson struggles to land a body shot inside as Borodin controls his hands.
Crimson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Borodin backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borodin.
Crimson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Borodin tries a body shot but Crimson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Borodin.
A head punch on the inside from Borodin fails to land.
Crimson misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borodin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borodin.
Crimson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Borodin fails to land.
Borodin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Borodin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Borodin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crimson tries to throw a body punch but Borodin avoids it by throwing Crimson back against the cage.
Borodin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
Borodin lands with a light punch inside.
Borodin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crimson is rocked!
Crimson scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borodin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Borodin throws a punch but it's blocked by Crimson.
Crimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Borodin misses with a punch to the body.
Borodin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Borodin slows down the pace here.
Crimson misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Borodin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crimson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Borodin blocking some punches.
Borodin blocks an uppercut.
Crimson blocking some punches.
Borodin avoiding damage.
Culver Crimson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crimson tries to throw a body punch but Borodin avoids it by throwing Crimson back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksey Borodin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Borodin 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksey Borodin!
In his post fight interview, Aleksey Borodin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Grimrock (ranked 3918 p4p, 382 weight class) and Nick Sins (ranked 3329 p4p, 339 weight class). Lee Grimrock could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nick Sins's chin.
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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
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Grimrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Sins!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Grimrock.
Sins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grimrock.
A big right from Sins misses.
Grimrock throws a hook but Sins blocks it.
It seemed like Sins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grimrock.
Nice defenses there by Sins.
Sins looks to land a right hand but Grimrock moved out of range.
A low kick from Sins misses
and Grimrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grimrock throws out a loose jab but Sins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Sins. Beautiful body shot.
Grimrock has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Grimrock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sins on the side of the head.
Grimrock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sins misses with a hook. Grimrock ducked under it nicely.
Sins connects with a nice looking jab.
Grimrock misses with a few strikes there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sins moves out of range as Grimrock strikes.
Sins throws a hook but Grimrock blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Sins misses the target.
Grimrock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sins misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Grimrock misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sins scores with a leg kick.
A combination from Grimrock does no damage.
Grimrock looks to land a combination but Sins avoids it well.
Grimrock clobbers Sins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grimrock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sins misses with an uppercut.
Grimrock blocks a jab.
Sins throws a body punch but Grimrock moves out of range.
Sins scores with a nice strike.
Grimrock looks to throw the jab but Sins is out of range.
Sins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grimrock jabs at Sins's body.
No joy there for Grimrock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimrock looks to land a combination but Sins avoids it well.
Sins stuns Grimrock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grimrock jabs at Sins's body.
Grimrock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grimrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sins was well out of range. Poor timing from Grimrock.
Grimrock lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimrock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grimrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Sins is just out of range.
Sins throws a jab when Grimrock was well out of range.
Grimrock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grimrock.
Grimrock throws a right and a left that Sins avoids nicely.
Sins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grimrock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grimrock throws a series of punches but Sins avoids them all with ease.
Sins let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Grimrock moves away from the strike by Sins.
Grimrock throwing a counter right hand but Sins manages to avoid it.
Sins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sins connects with a crisp jab.
Sins scores with a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Sins coming out on top.
Grimrock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grimrock counters with a nice uppercut.
Sins moves out of range of the body kick from Grimrock.
Sins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grimrock. Grimrock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sins lands a right hook to the body.
Sins throws a low kick, looking for Grimrock's leg but Grimrock calmly moves out of range.
Grimrock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Sins misses.
Grimrock throws a big counter combination but Sins scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Grimrock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sins circles away quickly and effectively.
Grimrock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sins.
Sins misses with a low kick.
Sins clinches up against the cage.
Sins lands a right hand.
Grimrock stalling in the clinch but Sins improves position.
Sins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sins blocks the elbow strike.
Sins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grimrock manages to break the clinch.
Sins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sins misses with a body shot.
Nick Sins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimrock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sins throws a head kick that Grimrock semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grimrock.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grimrock.
Grimrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimrock slips a jab from Sins.
Sins throws a hook to the side of Grimrock's head but Grimrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grimrock has time to react.
Grimrock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sins.
Sins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grimrock throws a shot from downtown. Sins moves away and avoids it.
Grimrock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grimrock tries to move into range but Sins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grimrock is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Sins! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nick Sins!
After the big win, Nick Sins made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FORCEE and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kamerun Diaz (ranked 541 p4p, 76 weight class) and Cedric Lancaster (ranked 1085 p4p, 145 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diaz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Beast in Black - Ghost in the Rain. This should be fireworks!
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kamerun Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedric Lancaster !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Lancaster shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lancaster connects with a right hand. Diaz shakes it off.
Lancaster moves out of range as Diaz throws a body kick.
It seemed like Lancaster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diaz throws a body kick that misses
and Lancaster counters with a straight right hand.
Lancaster throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster .
Lancaster throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Lancaster only half commits.
Nice uppercut there from Lancaster .
Lancaster takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Lancaster 's body.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz tries to land a leg kick but Lancaster saw it coming and moves away.
Diaz catches Lancaster with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Lancaster clinches up against the cage.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Lancaster won't allow it.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Lancaster 's head.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster scores a nice knee to the body.
Lancaster misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Lancaster .
Diaz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lancaster wants to counter with a clinch but Diaz pushes him away.
Diaz scores with a jab. Lancaster acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Diaz does it's job there.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Lancaster moved out of range nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lancaster , as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Lancaster moved out of range nicely.
A jab lands there for Lancaster .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Lancaster finds it's way through Diaz's defenses.
Lancaster jabs Diaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Lancaster checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Lancaster throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lancaster 's hands.
Lancaster stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
Lancaster dips to his left and cracks Diaz with an uppercut!
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lancaster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diaz scores with a nice right hand.
Diaz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lancaster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz moves out of range as Lancaster strikes.
Cedric Lancaster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut.
Lancaster looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Lancaster .
A countering left hand to the body from Lancaster misses.
Diaz cracks Lancaster with an open hand slap.
Lancaster throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lancaster lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Diaz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diaz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diaz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lancaster .
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Good leg kick by Diaz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Lancaster .
Diaz misses with a hook.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Lancaster 's head but Lancaster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lancaster moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Lancaster tries to counter with a clinch but Diaz shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Lancaster missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz lunges at Lancaster with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lancaster 's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz throws a head kick that half lands.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Lancaster sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It seemed like Lancaster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamerun Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lancaster avoids a kick to the body.
Lancaster attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Lancaster fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
Lancaster closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Lancaster .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lancaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lancaster pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Lancaster .
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 Kamerun Diaz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lancaster 's guard.
Lancaster keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Lancaster wants to stand up but Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Lancaster gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diaz looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Lancaster controlling him for the moment.
Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lancaster doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Diaz is tightening it up a little... Lancaster has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Lancaster reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Lancaster taps out! Nice BJJ there by Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kamerun Diaz!
In his post fight interview, Kamerun Diaz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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