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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dilon Goncalves (ranked 3459 p4p, 305 weight class) and Perry St Hype (ranked 5227 p4p, 391 weight class). Goncalves comes to the cage accompanied by TAPOUT. The crowd seem to be enjoying St Hype's choice of entrance music: Red Dot Music - By: Mac Miller ft. Action Bronson. Dilon Goncalves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dilon Goncalves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perry St Hype!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Hype rushes Goncalves and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St Hype lands with a left to the head.
St Hype can't find room to land a body shot as Goncalves controls the action.
Goncalves tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St Hype smiles and moves away.
St Hype lands with a thumping leg kick.
Goncalves lands a slapping body shot.
Goncalves darts in and clinches St Hype up against the cage.
St Hype lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from St Hype - that landed with a thud.
St Hype is working Goncalves over against the cage.
Goncalves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Hype is defending well for now.
St Hype just leaning against Goncalves, taking a breather.
St Hype looking to stall.
Goncalves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goncalves jumps guard.
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!
Goncalves 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.
St Hype wanted to stand there but Goncalves had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves pushes a forearm under St Hype's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, St Hype is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dilon Goncalves!
Dilon Goncalves seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mentor Guruland (ranked 3547 p4p, 411 weight class) and Osama Akharraz (ranked 6849 p4p, 584 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mentor Guruland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osama Akharraz!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akharraz 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.
We've been informed that Akharraz 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.
Akharraz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guruland moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guruland lands with a nice combination. Akharraz backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Osama Akharraz has been cut.
Guruland tries to clinch but Akharraz moves out of range.
Akharraz gets a clinch.
Akharraz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akharraz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Guruland controls the action.
Akharraz lands with a left to the head.
Guruland'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.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
Guruland swings wildly with an uppercut but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Guruland.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akharraz wants to stall.
Akharraz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guruland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akharraz blocks an elbow strike from Guruland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guruland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akharraz avoids it.
Guruland being controlled against the cage.
Akharraz misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Guruland to work.
Akharraz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Akharraz tries a body shot but Guruland blocks it.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
Akharraz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Guruland keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Akharraz's efforts to push away.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guruland backwards.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akharraz lands a nice uppercut.
Akharraz taking a breather.
Akharraz is pushing Guruland up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Guruland tries a body shot but Akharraz blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guruland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akharraz is defending well for now.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Guruland has a couple of punches blocked by Akharraz.
Akharraz blocking some punches.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akharraz trying to control the position but instead, Guruland has worked for underhooks and has pushed Akharraz into the cage.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guruland backwards.
Guruland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Akharraz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Guruland misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guruland lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good body shot from Guruland.
Guruland doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guruland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akharraz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Akharraz lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Guruland.
Akharraz moves in looking to clinch but Guruland pushes him off.
Akharraz avoids the head kick by Guruland.
Akharraz misses with a series of wild punches.
Guruland gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Guruland looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Akharraz to work.
Guruland throws a head punch that misses.
Akharraz dodges an elbow strike from Guruland.
Guruland tries to land a knee to the head but Akharraz blocks with his arms.
Akharraz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akharraz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akharraz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akharraz misses with a body punch.
Guruland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akharraz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guruland misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz scores with a shoulder strike.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guruland backwards.
Akharraz blocks an elbow strike.
Guruland prevents a body shot from Akharraz.
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!
Akharraz lands a nice uppercut.
Akharraz tries to throw a body punch but Guruland avoids it by throwing Akharraz back against the cage.
Akharraz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Akharraz tries to throw a body punch but Guruland avoids it by throwing Akharraz back against the cage.
Akharraz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guruland has a couple of punches blocked by Akharraz.
Guruland lands a left hand.
Akharraz prevents a body shot from Guruland.
Guruland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Guruland stalling the fight.
Guruland lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akharraz scores with a shot to the side of Guruland's head.
Guruland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akharraz manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Akharraz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Osama Akharraz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Osama Akharraz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Guruland tries to bum rush Akharraz with a series of wild strikes but Akharraz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Akharraz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Akharraz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guruland moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Akharraz does it's job there.
Akharraz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guruland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akharraz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akharraz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guruland wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Akharraz! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guruland wants to clinch but Akharraz slips to the side
and Akharraz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guruland lands the left hand.
Guruland tries to clinch there but Akharraz circles away.
Guruland doesn't manage to clinch there - Akharraz circles away.
Akharraz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akharraz slips a jab and a cross from Guruland.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Akharraz checks a leg kick.
Guruland with a nice cross.
Guruland wants to clinch up but Akharraz keeps it at a distance.
Akharraz clinches with his opponent.
Akharraz lands with a left to the head.
Guruland scores with a hook to the body.
Guruland pushes off an throws an elbow but Akharraz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
Guruland swings wildly with an uppercut but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
Akharraz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guruland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guruland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guruland.
A nice left hand lands by Akharraz.
Guruland 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.
Akharraz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guruland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guruland trying to land knees to the body.
Akharraz pushes Guruland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akharraz looking to slow down the pace here.
Akharraz trying to stall but Guruland improves his position.
Guruland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akharraz's elbow.
Guruland lands with a right to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Guruland swings wildly with an uppercut but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guruland misses with the head strike.
Guruland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guruland is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right handed body shot lands from Guruland.
Guruland misses with a punch on the inside.
Akharraz has Guruland pressed against the cage.
Guruland avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guruland backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akharraz.
Akharraz lands an uppercut.
Guruland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akharraz's elbow.
Akharraz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guruland's elbow.
Guruland misses with some punches.
Guruland slowing the pace effectively.
Guruland misses with a punch on the inside.
Akharraz tries to throw a body punch but Guruland avoids it by throwing Akharraz back against the cage.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guruland.
Akharraz blocks an elbow strike.
Akharraz is stalling here.
Guruland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akharraz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guruland misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guruland scores with a nice hook to the head.
Akharraz is looking to control Guruland's arms but Guruland gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akharraz has his back to the cage.
Akharraz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Akharraz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Guruland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guruland tries to throw a body punch but Akharraz avoids it by throwing Guruland back against the cage.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Osama Akharraz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Akharraz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guruland.
Akharraz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akharraz tries to clinch up but Guruland circles away and keeps his distance.
Mentor Guruland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akharraz tries to clinch up.
Guruland gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Akharraz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Guruland counters with a leg kick.
Guruland misses with a series of wild punches.
Akharraz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guruland.
Guruland closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Guruland swats away the attempt to clinch by Akharraz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Osama Akharraz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Osama Akharraz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Guruland throws a front kick that sends Akharraz stumbling back into the cage.
Guruland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mentor Guruland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akharraz stuns Guruland with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guruland looks to land a right hand but Akharraz moved out of range.
Guruland fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Akharraz checks it well.
Guruland has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Guruland tries to clinch there but Akharraz circles away.
Guruland has taken the fight to the clinch.
Guruland misses with some punches.
Guruland tries a body shot but Akharraz blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Guruland.
Akharraz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Guruland.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akharraz throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guruland.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guruland throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Guruland fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Guruland.
Guruland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guruland lands a body punch in the clinch.
Akharraz lands with a short shot to the head.
Guruland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akharraz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Akharraz on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Akharraz.
Guruland throws a head punch that misses.
Guruland working aggressively here.
Guruland works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Akharraz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guruland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guruland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Akharraz takes a shot to the head.
Akharraz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Akharraz blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guruland lands a hook that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
A shot in the inside from Akharraz.
Mentor Guruland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Guruland.
Akharraz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Guruland.
Guruland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Guruland fails to land.
Akharraz lands with a right to the head.
Akharraz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akharraz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guruland.
Guruland lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
Nice body punch from Guruland - that landed with a thud.
Guruland misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Guruland.
Guruland misses with the head strike.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
Guruland unloads a knee to the mid-section. Akharraz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Guruland as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Guruland scores with a nice short uppercut.
Guruland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Akharraz is rocked!
Clinched against the cage, Guruland lands a big elbow that drops Akharraz! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Akharraz is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mentor Guruland!
Mentor Guruland was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Pierno (ranked 3165 p4p, 377 weight class) and Andy Rothschild (ranked 2770 p4p, 348 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pierno might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sick Puppies - You're Going Down . Rothschild has chosen Iron Maiden- Wrathchild as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Tim Pierno has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tim Pierno seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 30 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild misses with a kick to the body.
Pierno has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
Pierno is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rothschild takes one to the side of the head.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierno.
As Rothschild tries to get set, Pierno tries to push him back and clinch up but Rothschild manages to avoid the attempt.
Rothschild misses the body punch
letting Pierno counter with a right hand.
Pierno has managed to clinch.
Rothschild blocks an uppercut.
Rothschild avoiding damage.
Rothschild wants to stall.
Rothschild blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rothschild blocking some punches.
Rothschild is looking to control Pierno's arms but Pierno gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rothschild has his back to the cage.
Pierno tries to pull guard but Rothschild forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rothschild.
Rothschild lands with a left to the head.
Pierno fails to pull guard.
A short uppercut from Pierno.
Pierno jumps guard but Rothschild stands there with Pierno around his waist. Pierno gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Pierno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rothschild lands with a right to the head.
Rothschild just leaning against Pierno, taking a breather.
Rothschild lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rothschild breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rothschild gets tackled into the cage by Pierno. Pierno maintains the clinch.
Come on Rothschild - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pierno drags the fight down to the ground.
Pierno tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierno wants to improve his position but instead Rothschild has moved into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno moves into full guard.
Pierno is looking for a triangle but Rothschild pushes his legs off easily.
Rothschild won't allow Pierno to sweep him here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierno had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rothschild defends it easily.
Pierno tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pierno looking for subs off his back but Rothschild has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rothschild tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rothschild performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pierno is trying to get back to full guard.
Rothschild is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierno works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pierno throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rothschild won't allow Pierno to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Pierno dominated that round.
That's time! Pierno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pierno lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pierno throws a big shot that misses.
Rothschild is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pierno with a body shot.
Rothschild looks to land a right hand but Pierno moved out of range.
Pierno checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pierno takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pierno misses with a series of wild punches.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pierno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rothschild sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pierno checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Pierno.
Pierno has Rothschild up against the cage in a clinch.
Pierno jumps guard but Rothschild turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from Rothschild.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rothschild is looking to control Pierno's arms but Pierno gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rothschild has his back to the cage.
Pierno tries to work over Rothschild's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rothschild working aggressively here.
Pierno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothschild's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rothschild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pierno lands a left hand.
Rothschild just leaning against Pierno, taking a breather.
Tim Pierno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Andy Rothschild.
Rothschild tries to land a leg kick but Pierno saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a series of wild punches.
Pierno connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno throws a body punch but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pierno is looking to counter the offense by Rothschild and move into the clinch.
Pierno defending well as Rothschild loads up on a big left hand.
Pierno closes the distance and clinches.
Rothschild trying to stall but Pierno improves his position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pierno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pierno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pierno swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothschild tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pierno fails to pull guard.
Rothschild scores with a shot to the side of Pierno's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothschild.
Rothschild tries a body shot but Pierno blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rothschild.
Rothschild stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rothschild scores with a hook to the body.
Rothschild trying to control the position but instead, Pierno has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rothschild into the cage.
Pierno looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pierno jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rothschild walks away with a smile on his face. Pierno gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Pierno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Rothschild.
Tim Pierno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a front kick aimed at Pierno's knee but Pierno avoids it well.
Pierno misses with a few strikes there.
Pierno instigates a clinch.
Rothschild has Pierno pushed against the cage.
Rothschild stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Rothschild's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Rothschild lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild scores with a shoulder strike.
Rothschild dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pierno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Pierno.
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 on the inside from Rothschild fails to land.
Pierno misses with the head strike.
Pierno misses with a punch to the body.
Pierno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pierno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothschild's elbow.
Rothschild tries a body shot but Pierno blocks it.
Rothschild misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Rothschild.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andy Rothschild will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rothschild throws the left hand but Pierno avoids the punch easily.
Pierno doesn't manage to clinch there - Rothschild circles away.
Rothschild swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierno scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Pierno finds it's way through Rothschild's defenses.
Tim Pierno is winning the standup battle so far.
Rothschild goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothschild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rothschild closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pierno is looking to clinch but Rothschild is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild throws a hook but Pierno blocks it.
Rothschild on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Pierno moved away.
Rothschild throws a hook but Pierno blocks it.
Pierno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rothschild paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno digs a good body shot into Rothschild's ribs.
Rothschild looks to throw the jab but Pierno is out of range.
Rothschild on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierno moves away.
Pierno doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rothschild swats away the attempt to clinch by Pierno.
Rothschild walks into a jab.
Rothschild lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pierno circles away quickly and effectively.
Pierno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Rothschild counter with a right hand.
Rothschild stuns Pierno with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rothschild throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pierno.
Pierno tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rothschild counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
Pierno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rothschild.
Pierno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rothschild manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rothschild appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rothschild throws a jab but it's blocked by Pierno.
Sloppy strikes from Rothschild. Those never looked like landing.
Rothschild closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pierno tries to clinch up but Rothschild circles away and keeps his distance.
Rothschild with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rothschild lands with a slapping head kick.
Rothschild dodges the punch combination from Pierno.
Rothschild takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pierno's calf.
Pierno tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rothschild looks to throw the jab but Pierno is out of range.
Rothschild punishes Pierno's body with a nice straight punch.
Pierno works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pierno throws a body punch but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pierno tries to pull guard but Rothschild forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pierno fails to pull guard.
Pierno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pierno pulls Rothschild into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierno looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rothschild puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rothschild stands up from mount. Strange move.
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!
Rothschild pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pierno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rothschild.
Rothschild connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pierno momentarily.
Pierno wants to clinch.
Pierno looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothschild is just out of range.
Tim Pierno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rothschild works Pierno's body with a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Rothschild comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rothschild has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Andy Rothschild!
Andy Rothschild thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Nickels (ranked 1059 p4p, 12 weight class) and Dani Holguin (ranked 2854 p4p, 108 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nickels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dani Holguin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickels slips under a jab from Holguin.
Nickels blocks a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Holguin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A big right from Nickels misses.
Holguin takes a swing at Nickels's ribcage but misses.
Holguin just misses with a punch to the body.
Holguin misses with a hook.
Nickels connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Nickels.
Holguin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nickels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nickels looks to score with a jab to the body but Holguin is just out of range.
Nickels tries to score with a low kick but Holguin moves his leg out of the way.
Holguin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nickels is working to avoid the ground and pound but Holguin connects with a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holguin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nickels tries to improve position but can't.
Holguin is working Nickels over with some ground and pound from side control.
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.
Holguin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nickels is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nickels tries to buck Holguin off but Holguin is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holguin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nickels keeps Holguin under control for a moment.
Holguin working the ground and pound but Nickels is defending the strikes.
Holguin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Holguin misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Holguin.
Sloppy strikes there by Holguin.
Holguin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Holguin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickels is looking to regain half guard here but Holguin keeps moving and retains side control.
Holguin cracks Nickels with a big elbow.
Holguin cracks Nickels with a big right hand but Nickels just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Holguin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Holguin looks up at the clock and then as Nickels takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Holguin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
An elbow from Holguin crashes against the mat.
Holguin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Holguin scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Nickels is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Holguin can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dani Holguin!
A victorious Dani Holguin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Boskins (ranked 1598 p4p, 72 weight class) and Culver Crimson (ranked 3566 p4p, 25 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
22 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwayne Boskins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boskins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boskins misses with a hook.
Crimson tries to clinch but Boskins is having none of it.
Crimson throws a head kick that misses.
Crimson throws a head kick but Boskins moves out of range.
Boskins misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Boskins misses.
Culver Crimson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boskins throws a series of punches but Crimson moves out of range.
Crimson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boskins throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Crimson. Beautiful body shot.
Boskins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boskins throws a head kick that misses.
Crimson dodges the punch combination from Boskins.
Crimson lands a jab to Boskins's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Boskins finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Boskins.
Crimson throws a head kick that misses.
Boskins appears to be looking for a big counter.
Boskins misses with a looping left.
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boskins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Boskins misses the target.
Crimson is looking to clinch but Boskins is avoiding it.
Boskins keeps Crimson at a distance using the push kick.
Crimson throws an off balance right hand
and Boskins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crimson.
Crimson doesn't manage to clinch there - Boskins circles away.
Crimson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Crimson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boskins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boskins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crimson looks to score with a jab to the body but Boskins is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crimson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boskins scores with a head kick. Crimson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Culver Crimson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Boskins.
Boskins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boskins thows a body kick. Crimson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crimson tries to clinch but Boskins moves out of range.
Crimson checks a low kick from Boskins.
Boskins connects with a body shot that sends Crimson's belly button to the back.
Boskins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crimson.
Crimson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Boskins scores with a four punch combination!
Boskins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crimson throws a nice looking combination but Boskins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boskins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crimson lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Boskins.
Crimson thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Crimson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crimson clinches with his opponent.
Crimson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boskins backwards.
Boskins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crimson slips under a jab from Boskins.
Crimson tries to clinch up but Boskins circles away and keeps his distance.
Crimson clinches up against the cage.
Crimson blocks an elbow strike from Boskins.
Crimson tries to throw a body punch but Boskins avoids it by throwing Crimson back against the cage.
Boskins tries to land a knee to the head but Crimson blocks with his arms.
Boskins misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boskins.
Crimson digs a right hand into Boskins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boskins's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Crimson.
Crimson tries a knee to the head but Boskins blocks it.
Boskins is leaning against Crimson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crimson blocks an elbow strike from Boskins.
Boskins scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Boskins.
Boskins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crimson avoids it.
Boskins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boskins blocks a body shot from Crimson.
Crimson struggles to land a body shot inside as Boskins controls his hands.
Crimson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boskins landing knees to the head.
Crimson throws a head punch that misses.
Crimson tries to work over Boskins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crimson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boskins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boskins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Boskins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Culver Crimson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Crimson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Crimson throws a poor cross that misses
and Boskins counters with a left to the body.
Boskins dips to his left and cracks Crimson with an uppercut!
Dwayne Boskins is winning the standup battle so far.
Boskins throws a one two combo.
Crimson tries to land a leg kick but Boskins saw it coming and moves away.
Crimson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crimson darts in trying to clinch
and Boskins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boskins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crimson.
Boskins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boskins feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Boskins misses with a double jab
and Crimson counters with a three punch combo that has Boskins backing up. Boskins nods at Crimson to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Boskins finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Crimson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Boskins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Crimson. Beautiful body shot.
Crimson is looking to clinch.
Boskins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crimson can do to turn this around?
Crimson throws a sloppy body shot
and Boskins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crimson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boskins.
Boskins wants to slow Crimson down by chopping away at his legs.
Crimson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boskins swings for the body but Crimson moves out of range.
Crimson wants to clinch up but Boskins keeps it at a distance.
Crimson moves out of range as Boskins throws a body kick.
Boskins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boskins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boskins lands a slapping body shot.
Boskins 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.
Crimson tries to clinch but Boskins is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boskins throws a wild body kick that Crimson sees coming a mile off.
Crimson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boskins misses with a wild body shot.
Boskins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crimson closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crimson misses with a punch on the inside.
Boskins trying to land knees to the body.
Boskins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Crimson.
Boskins throws a hook but Crimson blocks it.
Crimson moves into range and clinches up with Boskins.
Boskins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crimson is defending well for now.
Boskins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boskins can't break the clinch.
Boskins tries to work over Crimson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crimson missing with knees to the body.
Crimson tries to work over Boskins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crimson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Boskins seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Crimson can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crimson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boskins working aggressively here.
Boskins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boskins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boskins prevents a body shot from Crimson.
Crimson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crimson tries to work over Boskins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crimson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crimson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boskins backwards.
Boskins manages to break the clinch.
Boskins blocks a head kick by Crimson.
Boskins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crimson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Boskins counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boskins scores with a decent looking hook.
Boskins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Boskins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crimson clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boskins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boskins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dwayne Boskins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boskins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crimson prevents a body shot from Boskins.
Boskins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
Crimson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boskinss head.
Crimson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boskins.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Crimson obliges.
Crimson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boskins takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Crimson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Boskins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Culver Crimson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Crimson.
Boskins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Crimson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boskins blocks a head kick by Crimson.
Crimson misses with a two punch combination.
Crimson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Boskins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boskins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boskins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crimson.
Crimson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boskins was well out of range. Poor timing from Crimson.
Crimson connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boskins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crimson.
A punch lands to the side of Crimson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crimson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boskins.
Crimson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boskins swats away the attempt to clinch by Crimson.
Boskins is looking to counter with head kicks.
Crimson rushes Boskins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crimson cracks Boskins with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crimson.
Crimson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crimson is working Boskins over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boskins.
A right hand to the body from Crimson.
A nice left hand lands by Crimson.
Crimson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crimson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boskins backwards.
Crimson lands a body punch.
Crimson lands a nice elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crimson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson misses with a body punch.
Crimson cracks Boskins with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Crimson.
Crimson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crimson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crimson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crimson tries to work over Boskins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crimson tries to work over Boskins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crimson lands with a left to the head.
Boskins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Crimson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crimson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boskins blocks a head kick by Crimson.
Boskins just misses with a punch to the body.
Crimson tries to counter with a clinch but Boskins shakes him off and moves away.
Boskins avoids the head kick by Crimson.
A little feinted left hand from Boskins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dwayne Boskins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crimson blocks a jab.
Crimson wants to counter the offense by Boskins and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boskins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crimson.
Crimson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boskins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crimson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crimson wants to clinch.
Boskins throws a right hand that misses
enabling Crimson to counter with a crisp jab.
Boskins blocks a head kick by Crimson.
Crimson darts in and clinches Boskins up against the cage.
Boskins tries to break free but Crimson pushes him back against the cage.
Crimson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crimson lands a shot to the body.
Crimson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crimson lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Crimson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boskins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boskins keeps the fight on the outside.
Crimson swinging wildly here.
Boskins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crimson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crimson throws a big shot that misses.
Culver Crimson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boskins throws a big shot that misses.
Crimson tries to counter with a clinch but Boskins shakes him off and moves away.
A head kick by Crimson misses
and Boskins counters with a three punch combo that has Crimson backing up. Crimson nods at Boskins to acknowledge the strikes.
Crimson throws a shot to the body.
Crimson instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Culver Crimson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boskins 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Boskins!
An out of breath Dwayne Boskins thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Sturridge (ranked 2444 p4p, 311 weight class) and James McGuire (ranked 1969 p4p, 256 weight class). Sturridge's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gimmie The Loot - By: The Notorious BIG. McGuire has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Sturridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire rushes Sturridge and presses him up against the cage.
Sturridge wants the takedown. McGuire is fighting it off but Sturridge persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in McGuire's guard against the cage.
Sturridge stops McGuire from standing up.
Sturridge avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sturridge is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McGuire controls Sturridge momentarily but Sturridge frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sturridge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturridge throws an elbow that misses. McGuire uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sturridge's guard. Nice move by McGuire!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGuire trying to control but Sturridge is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturridge controls McGuire momentarily but McGuire frees himself.
McGuire trying to control but Sturridge is working from the bottom.
McGuire postures up.
Sturridge is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McGuire trying to control but Sturridge is working from the bottom.
McGuire sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sturridge is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McGuire won't allow Sturridge to sweep him here.
Sturridge being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sturridge misses the shot to the body.
McGuire staying out of range there.
McGuire takes one to the chin there.
It looks like James McGuire has been cut.
Sturridge fails with the takedown.
Sturridge closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sturridge lands in his opponent's guard.
McGuire is pulling down on Sturridge's head. It's preventing any offense from Sturridge, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge throws a big right hand that misses.
McGuire utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGuire has his foot on Sturridge's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sturridge works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sturridge postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McGuire pulls Sturridge in close to prevent any damage.
McGuire wants to get back to his feet but Sturridge is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sturridge is in close to McGuire's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McGuire looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sturridge wants to control from the top but McGuire keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sturridge showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McGuire not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sturridge lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sturridge throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGuire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sturridge throws a strike but McGuire rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sturridge is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McGuire postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaiah Sturridge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James McGuire's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McGuire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturridge.
McGuire closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Sturridge out cold! Sturridge corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James McGuire!
James McGuire made sure to mention his sponsor, Velocity Fightwear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Haze (ranked 925 p4p, 107 weight class) and Johnny Pearson (ranked 2025 p4p, 225 weight class). Jerry Haze has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 20 - 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
24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haze.
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haze.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson has closed the distance and engaged Haze in a clinch.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Haze avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Haze lands an uppercut.
Haze throws a head punch that misses.
Haze is trying to trip Pearson. He has hold of a leg but Pearson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Haze persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Pearson wants to stand but Haze is controlling the position.
Haze showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze connects with a couple of short punches.
Pearson is looking to stand up but Haze isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haze postures up and lands a big shot to Pearson's brow.
Haze throws a big elbow that misses.
Pearson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Haze manages to pass to side control.
Pearson is trying to stand back up but Haze is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pearson's head.
Haze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pearson is not content to let Haze control the position.
Pearson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Haze avoids the head kick by Pearson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson scores with a nice strike.
Haze rushes Pearson and presses him up against the cage.
Haze is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pearson is defending well for now.
Pearson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haze lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of stalling here from Haze.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Haze's ribcage. Haze let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pearson pushes Haze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pearson pushes off an throws an elbow but Haze leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pearson.
A head punch on the inside from Haze fails to land.
Haze dodges an elbow strike from Pearson.
Haze avoids the elbow strike from Pearson, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Haze lands a body punch in the clinch.
Haze lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Haze taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
Pearson pushes Haze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Haze is working Pearson over against the cage.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Haze.
Haze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson lands a hook that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
Pearson tries to work over Haze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Haze as the two fighters clinch.
Haze lands a takedown into guard.
Pearson wants to stand and escape but Haze is having none of it.
Haze content to stall in guard here.
Pearson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haze.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson wants to stand and escape but Haze is having none of it.
Haze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haze is looking to work some ground and pound but Pearson has wrist control.
Haze throws a big elbow that misses.
Pearson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pearson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haze is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That kick from Pearson tenderised Haze's leg. Haze is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pearson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pearson. That did some damage!
Pearson lands with a nice body kick.
Haze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haze misses the jab.
Pearson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haze throws a jab when Pearson was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Pearson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pearson slips a straight right by Haze.
A cross from Haze lands.
Pearson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haze.
Haze looks to land a left hand but Pearson moved out of range nicely.
Haze misses with a looping left.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Haze thinks about countering with a head kick.
Haze throws a low kick but Pearson moves out of range easily.
Pearson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A low kick from Pearson misses
and Haze counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pearson keeping moving, preventing Haze from controlling successfully.
Haze stops Pearson from standing up.
Jerry Haze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haze with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pearson's head.
Haze throwing strikes from guard but Pearson blocks nicely.
Haze throwing strikes from guard but Pearson blocks nicely.
Haze decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Haze is just out of range.
Pearson blocks a low kick nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pearson connects with an inside leg kick.
Haze fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnny Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Haze misses its intended target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pearson, right into the meat.
Pearson moves into the clinch.
Haze lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnny Pearson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Haze lands a nice uppercut.
Pearson is rocked!
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson is still on wobbly legs! Can Haze finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
Haze misses with some punches.
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haze is working Pearson over against the cage.
Haze working aggressively here.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Haze working aggressively here.
Pearson seems to have recovered his senses.
Haze scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
Haze lands with a right to the head.
Haze misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Haze.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson gets through Haze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haze tries a body shot but Pearson blocks it.
Haze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Haze avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Haze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnny Pearson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Haze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haze misses with an uppercut.
Haze throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze misses with a head kick.
Pearson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pearson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pearson kicks Haze off and gets to his feet.
Haze looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pearson thinks about the counter body kick.
Pearson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haze fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pearson throws a leg kick but Haze checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson has Haze up against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pearson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haze can't break the clinch.
Pearson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pearson gets through Haze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pearson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pearson lands a good knee to the midsection. Haze won't want to take too many of those.
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Haze's defenses.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Good body shot from Pearson.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Pearson.
Good body shot from Pearson.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
Pearson lands a body punch.
Pearson lands a knee to the body.
Pearson crunches a lovely knee into Haze's ribcage.
Pearson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson scores a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pearson pushes Haze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson 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!
Haze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Haze appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pearson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haze. That did some damage!
Haze takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haze slips under a jab.
Pearson throws out a leg kick but Haze moves out of range and Pearson only half commits.
Pearson digs a good body shot into Haze's ribs.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Haze.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pearson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Pearson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haze on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pearson throws a low kick but Haze moves out of range easily.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Pearson misses.
Pearson scores with a punch to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pearson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pearson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haze rather than just go for the knockout.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Haze.
Nice uppercut lands for Haze. That snapped Pearson's head back.
Pearson throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Haze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haze misses with an uppercut.
Pearson tries to land a front kick but Haze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Haze was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pearson.
Pearson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pearson thuds his shin into the meat of Haze's side.
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Haze looks to score with a jab to the body but Pearson is just out of range.
Good shot there by Pearson.
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Haze sees coming a mile off.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pearson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pearson tries to bum rush Haze with a series of wild strikes but Haze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Haze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haze on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pearson has time to react.
Pearson clinches up with Haze and pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Haze.
Haze takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
Pearson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Haze.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haze is defending well for now.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson lands a nice elbow.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
A body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson lands a good knee to the midsection. Haze won't want to take too many of those.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Pearson.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
Haze tries to break free but Pearson pushes him back against the cage.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Haze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson tries a body shot but Haze blocks it.
Haze takes a shot to the head.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Haze controls his hands.
Pearson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Haze scores with a shot to the side of Pearson's head.
Pearson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Haze - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pearson obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Pearson.
Pearson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pearson landing knees to the body.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body.
Haze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pearson pushes Haze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Haze just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pearson's brow.
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
Pearson cracks Haze with a nice body shot.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Haze in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Haze.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson really 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.
Haze looks to land a right hand but Pearson moved out of range.
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Haze circles away and keeps his distance.
Haze misses with a low kick as Pearson jumps back.
Pearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haze.
Haze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Pearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pearson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A leg kick checked by Haze.
Pearson lands with a right hand.
Pearson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pearson. Haze shrugs it off though.
Pearson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick.
Pearson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haze misses with a head kick.
Pearson throws a sloppy head kick and Haze moves out of range easily.
Pearson thuds his shin into the meat of Haze's side.
Pearson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pearson, right into the meat.
Haze misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haze misses with a straight left.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pearson throws a leg kick which misses Haze's front leg but catches the back leg as Haze tries to avoid it.
Haze takes one on the button.
Haze misses with a leg kick.
Pearson takes a swing at Haze's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Haze misses the target.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Pearson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Haze throws a low kick but Pearson avoids it.
Pearson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pearson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pearson wants to land a leg kick but Haze is out of range.
Pearson throws a series of punches but Haze moves out of range.
Pearson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pearson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick from Pearson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haze.
Haze cracks a nice hook into Pearson's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haze will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Haze takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pearson takes the fight into the clinch.
Haze is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Haze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Haze can't find room to land a body shot as Pearson controls the action.
Pearson pushes Haze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Haze has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pearson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Pearson is trying to stand back up.
Haze thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Pearson trying to get back to his feet but Haze is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Haze off. It looks like it's working - Haze slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Pearson displaying calm under pressure there.
Haze misses with an uppercut.
Haze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pearson blocks a jab.
Pearson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Pearson misses.
Haze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pearson lands a nice looking body shot.
Haze lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pearson will feel that in the morning.
Pearson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haze manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haze chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pearson can pounce on him.
Pearson works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pearson misses with a looping left.
Haze throwing a counter right hand but Pearson manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pearson wants to counter with a clinch but Haze pushes him away.
Pearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haze was well out of range. Poor timing from Pearson.
Haze tries a head kick but it misses.
Haze throws a head kick that misses.
Pearson looks to throw the jab but Haze is out of range.
Pearson sizes up Haze with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haze digs a good body shot into Pearson's ribs.
Pearson is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Haze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Haze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haze takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
Haze staying out of range there.
Haze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haze lands with a straight right. Pearson didn't see that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haze.
Nice body kick there by Pearson.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson dominated that fourth 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. 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.
Pearson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pearson takes the fight into the clinch.
Haze dodges an elbow strike from Pearson.
Haze lands a shoulder strike.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haze.
Haze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haze blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haze.
Pearson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze lands with a light punch inside.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haze misses with a body punch.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pearson obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson landing knees to the body.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haze.
Haze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Haze takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Haze in his tracks for a moment.
Pearson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pearson is working Haze over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Pearson.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pearson works on Haze's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Haze shrugs off.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body.
Pearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haze avoids a wild elbow strike from Pearson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Haze in his tracks for a moment.
Pearson scores with a shoulder strike.
Haze missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jerry Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haze misses with the head strike.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pearson stops a takedown attempt from Haze.
Haze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
A short left from Pearson.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
Pearson lands with a light punch inside.
Haze has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pearson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pearson scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Haze fails to land.
Pearson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haze blocks it with crossed arms.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Haze tries to land a knee to the head but Pearson blocks with his arms.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
Pearson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pearson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Haze is rocked!
Haze trying to control the position but instead, Pearson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haze into the cage.
Oh Haze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Haze controls the action.
Pearson scores a nice knee to the body.
Haze seems to have got his legs back now.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Haze takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Haze's defenses.
Pearson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haze misses with a body punch.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Haze in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnny Pearson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Haze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pearson tries a body shot but Haze blocks it.
Haze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Haze crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pearson - the referee stops the clock and Haze gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pearson. Haze manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Haze feints and then cracks Pearson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pearson down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson lands a front kick.
Pearson gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Pearson.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Haze prevents a body shot from Pearson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Pearson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pearson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 46:50
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Pearson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Sanchez (ranked 1543 p4p, 203 weight class) and Bill Newton (ranked 1560 p4p, 208 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Duele El Carazon. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Newton!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Newton lands with a shot to the body.
Newton throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Newton takes one to the chin there.
Sanchez throws a hook but Newton blocks it.
Newton lands a jab to Sanchez's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Newton checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Newton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanchez'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.
Sanchez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Newton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Newton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Newton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez is controlling Newton's posture.
Newton postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton is pushing down on Sanchez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanchez is fighting to maintain full guard but Newton has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newton wants to pass to mount but Sanchez is defending the position.
Newton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sanchez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Newton.
Sanchez trying to control here.
Sanchez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Newton pushing down on Sanchez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sanchez tries to roll over but Newton keeps him under control.
Newton is trying to work for a kimura but Sanchez is defending well.
Newton is looking for a kimura but Sanchez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Newton to get the leverage.
Sanchez trying to control from the bottom.
Newton is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
Newton works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sanchez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Newton is working for a guillotine from mount but Sanchez frees his head quite easily.
Newton working for a submission but Sanchez is keeping him at bay.
Newton has control of Sanchez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sanchez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sanchez tries to reverse the position but Newton maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton has control of Sanchez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sanchez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Newton jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sanchez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Newton has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Newton looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Newton has hold of Sanchez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sanchez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sanchez prevents any damage by holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Newton is working for a guillotine from mount but Sanchez frees his head quite easily.
Newton avoids the attempt from Sanchez to control.
Newton is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sanchez is surviving well by controlling Newton's body position as best he can.
Sanchez gets back to half guard.
Sanchez moves into full guard.
Newton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Newton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Newton stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Newton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Newton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Newton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Newton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Jesus Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Newton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sanchez enables Newton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sanchez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Newton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Newton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Newton wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Newton passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Newton has control of the leg.
Sanchez manages to get to full guard.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
Sanchez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Newton's guard.
Sanchez trying to control but Newton is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton is trying to keep Sanchez in close.
Sanchez being controlled here momentarily.
Bill Newton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Newton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
Newton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.
Newton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanchez manages to get himself to full guard.
Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez seems keen to control Newton's posture.
Newton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
Newton is still trying to improve position.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Newton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
Sanchez is trying to keep Newton in close.
Newton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sanchez's guard.
Newton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanchez defends it well.
Sanchez trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Newton pulls his head out easily.
Newton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Newton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Newton works his way into full mount!
Sanchez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Newton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Newton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Newton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton looks for a takedown but Sanchez sprawls well.
Newton misses with a straight left.
Newton shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Newton throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Newton tries to keep at a distance but Sanchez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Sanchez has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Newton - that landed with a thud.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
Newton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jesus Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Newton.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanchez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
Newton struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Sanchez decides to pull guard.
Newton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Newton is thwarting Sanchez's attempts to control the position.
Newton wants to pass to mount but Sanchez is defending the position.
Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Newton pulls his head out easily.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Newton has control of the leg.
Newton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sanchez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Newton.
Newton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jesus Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton is working for a submission of some sort.
Newton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sanchez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Newton prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
Sanchez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Newton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Newton's back!
Newton rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Sanchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Newton trying to hold on to Sanchez's head to control him but Sanchez postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Newton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Newton is looking to improve his position.
Newton has hold of Sanchez's hands but Sanchez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Newton is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanchez.
Newton works his way to full guard. Good work.
Newton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Newton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanchez is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sanchez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez landing with the ground and pound.
Newton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Newton wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Bill Newton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Newton advances to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez moves into full guard.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Newton from controlling successfully.
Sanchez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Newton 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Newton!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Batts (ranked 990 p4p, 140 weight class) and James Noir (ranked 1121 p4p, 160 weight class). Batts comes to the cage accompanied by Midnight City - By: M83. 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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181 lbs
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173 lbs
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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
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Batts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Noir!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noir misses with a hook
and Batts counters with a good low kick that Noir was not able to check.
Noir throws a left and a right that both miss
and Batts counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Batts drops his hands momentarily and Noir takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Batts throws a lazy head kick
and Noir counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick by Batts misses
and Noir counters with a stiff right hand.
Batts throws a nice outside leg kick.
Batts throws a low kick but Noir moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Noir misses.
Noir walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Batts throws a leg kick which misses Noir's front leg but catches the back leg as Noir tries to avoid it.
Batts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Noir.
Batts changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Batts closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noir moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Batts is posturing up here but Noir has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Batts tries to roll out but it's too tight and Batts has to tap! Slick submission there by Noir!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Noir!
James Noir decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo De Barros (ranked 1586 p4p, 181 weight class) and Bobby Bianchi (ranked 695 p4p, 86 weight class). Bobby Bianchi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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160 lbs
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180 cm
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164 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bernardo De Barros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Bianchi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Barros tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bianchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Barros loads up on a big right hand but Bianchi slips the punch.
Bianchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Barros.
Bianchi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
De Barros doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Barros has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the liver by De Barros. Beautiful body shot.
De Barros tries to clinch there but Bianchi circles away.
De Barros fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bianchi avoids it really well and circles away.
Bianchi gets caught flat footed, as De Barros shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
De Barros stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bianchi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bianchi is controlling De Barros's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bianchi wants to stand and escape but De Barros is having none of it.
Bianchi pushes De Barros off and scrambles back to his feet.
De Barros has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bianchi finds it's way round the side to connect with De Barros's head.
Bianchi throws a jab when De Barros was well out of range.
De Barros wants to clinch.
Bianchi scores with a jab.
De Barros wants to clinch.
De Barros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bianchi manages to avoid it.
De Barros closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bianchi is looking for a sweep. De Barros is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bianchi wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bianchi holds on and takes a little breather.
De Barros pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bianchi is keeping the position for now.
De Barros throws a big elbow that misses.
De Barros throws a big elbow that misses.
Bianchi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Barros looking to sit in guard and control but Bianchi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Barros looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Barros has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bianchi advances position into side control!
Bianchi landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Bianchi crashes against the mat.
De Barros is trying to get back to half guard.
Bianchi has worked his way into a potential kimura here. De Barros is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bianchi yanks on the arm and De Barros is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bianchi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bobby Bianchi!
Bobby Bianchi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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FIGHT
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