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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Del Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Grazies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Del Toro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Royce Grazies's chin.
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199 lbs
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198 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Del Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Royce Grazies!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Toro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grazies shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Grazies is working for a kimura but Del Toro is defending it quite comfortably.
Del Toro is looking for a sweep. Grazies is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grazies is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Del Toro defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grazies has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Grazies takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I really don't envy Del Toro right now.
Del Toro trying to control the position but Grazies manages to sink in the hooks.
I really don't envy Del Toro right now.
Grazies is not going to allow Del Toro to sit and survive in this position.
Grazies keeps control of the position as Del Toro tries to break free.
Grazies is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Grazies is persistently looking for the submission but Del Toro is defending it well.
Grazies is persistently looking for the submission but Del Toro is defending it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grazies doesn't have the hooks in and Del Toro manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grazies has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Del Toro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Grazies throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Grazies is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Del Toro wanted to stand there but Grazies had control of the position.
Grazies is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Del Toro has his hands clasped together but Grazies extends an breaks Del Toro's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Grazies.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Royce Grazies!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Silva Bulit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Barral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Silva Bulit has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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134 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silva Bulit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Renato Barral!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulit has Barral up against the cage in a clinch.
Barral trying to land knees to the body.
Bulit drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bulit is trying to break the clinch but Barral is controlling him.
Barral keeps control of Bulit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bulit tightens his grip and picks Barral up, before dumping him to the ground. Barral manages to land in guard.
Barral trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barral has a closed guard, preventing Bulit from standing up.
Bulit is fighting to break Barral's control of his arms but Barral is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two 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.
Barral has a closed guard, preventing Bulit from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bulit is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barral.
Barral shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Barral sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Barral has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulit is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Barral sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bulit is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Barral dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Barral shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barral slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bulit is looking to stand back up but Barral counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bulit.
Barral seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two 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.
Barral trying to mount his opponent but Bulit defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulit wants to get back to his feet.
Barral is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bulit looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Renato Barral wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bulit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barral manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Barral showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bulit fails to land with a series of punches.
Bulit shoots and misses
and Barral counters with a takedown into side control.
Barral is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bulit will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Barral prevents Bulit from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barral is staying tight to Bulit's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
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.
That's two 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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Renato Barral.
Barral closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Barral stops Bulit from getting back to his feet.
Bulit pushes Barral off and gets back to his feet.
Silva Bulit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulit goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Bulit. Those never looked like landing.
Barral throws a body kick that misses.
Barral bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Barral content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Barral comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barral winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Barral!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thai comes to the cage accompanied by Deadly Muay Thai Skills. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muay Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Samson!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thai but Thai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Samson keeps the fight on the outside.
Thai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Samson or perhaps it was just good defense by Thai which made him look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Thai. No joy for Samson on that attempt.
Muay Thai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Samson.
Thai rushes Samson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thai landing knees to the head.
It looks like Paul Samson has been cut.
Samson tries to pull guard but Thai holds him up against the cage and eventually Samson drops back down to his feet.
Thai scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thai.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Thai has Samson pushed against the cage.
Thai lands a knee to the head.
Thai leaning against his opponent.
Thai scores with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Paul Samson's cut even more.
Thai wants a takedown but no success here.
Thai lands an elbow inside.
Samson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thai with a knee to the head.
The cut above Paul Samson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Samson looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai drops Samson with a big knee straight up the middle! Samson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Samson is rocked!
Samson tries to clinch up.
Samson is still on wobbly legs! Can Thai finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Thai! Samson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muay Thai!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Gilden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Matic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Gilden could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Josh Matic's chin.
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135 lbs
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141 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Gilden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Matic!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matic lands a big head kick that sends Gilden tumbling to the mat! Matic takes a step backwards and waves Gilden back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gilden is rocked!
It looks like Matt Gilden has been cut.
Matic steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Gilden is out on his feet! Matic sets himself and nearly takes Gilden's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Josh Matic!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Coolpunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coolpunch comes to the cage accompanied by Man From Manila by Francis Magalona. Jitsu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nikkfurie- The a la Menthe. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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293 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Coolpunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jiu Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coolpunch misses with a kick to the body.
Jitsu blocks a head kick by Coolpunch.
Jitsu shoots in and bounces Coolpunch off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Coolpunch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jitsu is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Coolpunch is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Coolpunch has escaped and now he's on top!
Jitsu looking for a guillotine here but Coolpunch defends easily.
Coolpunch wants to control from the top but Jitsu keeps moving.
Coolpunch postures up in Jitsu's guard and throws a big left but Jitsu blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coolpunch wants to stand and escape but instead Jitsu has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Coolpunch keeping moving, preventing Jitsu from controlling successfully.
Jitsu works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jitsu has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Coolpunch defend it? Jitsu steps over the head and cranks it - Coolpunch is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Jitsu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jiu Jitsu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irv Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris has chosen Brotha Lynch Hung - That's What I Said 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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219 lbs
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218 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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Irv Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Harris!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harris is fending him off so far but Goldman persists. Nope, Harris circles away and we're back to standing.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goldman manages to avoid it.
Goldman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harris tries to avoid it but Goldman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harris to the ground. Harris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Harris. No joy for Goldman on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irv Goldman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A clash of legs there as Goldman blocks the low kick.
Harris wants to clinch up but Goldman keeps it at a distance.
Harris throws a wild body kick that Goldman sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Goldman circles away.
Goldman looks for a takedown but Harris sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goldman gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Goldman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harris walks away with a smile on his face. Goldman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harris digs a good body shot into Goldman's ribs.
Goldman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harris avoids it really well and circles away.
Harris thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goldman's calf.
Harris throws the kick towards the body but Goldman avoids it.
Harris scores with a nice body kick.
Dominic Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goldman is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Goldman. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Harris drops Goldman with a beautiful combination! Goldman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Harris is looking for the KO!
Goldman is rocked!
It looks like Irv Goldman has been cut.
Crack! Harris connects with the perfect overhand right and Goldman falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Harris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dominic Harris!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo SIlva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masakatsu Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi has chosen Lose Yourself as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo SIlva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Masakatsu Gomi!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SIlva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gomi pinned against the cage. Gomi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
SIlva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gomi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo SIlva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
SIlva has a takedown stuffed.
Paulo SIlva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
SIlva closes the distance and clinches up with Gomi, looking for a takedown. SIlva pushes Gomi against the cage but Gomi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gomi lands with an uppercut that bounces SIlva off the cage and back into rage.
Gomi lands a two punch combo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gomi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from SIlva.
SIlva is breathing heavily.
Gomi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
SIlva is rocked!
SIlva tries for a takedown but Gomi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oh SIlva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Gomi lands a beautiful left hook that drops SIlva. SIlva tries to recover but Gomi is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and SIlva lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masakatsu Gomi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Burbank Bulldog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russian Experiment III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bulldog comes to the cage accompanied by British Bulldog. Experiment III is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Come To Daddy. Burbank Bulldog had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burbank Bulldog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russian Experiment III!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Bulldog. Those never looked like landing.
Bulldog ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Experiment III throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bulldog on the side of the head.
Experiment III connects with a crisp jab.
Bulldog lands a right hook to the body.
Burbank Bulldog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Bulldog or perhaps it was just good defense by Experiment III which made him look bad.
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!
Experiment III dodges the punch combination from Bulldog.
Experiment III drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Experiment III looks gassed!
Bulldog working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Experiment III doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Experiment III manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bulldog preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bulldog wants to get back to his feet but Experiment III is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment III wants to pass the guard but Bulldog is keeping the position.
Experiment III postures up.
Experiment III cracks Bulldog with a solid left hand.
Experiment III showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bulldog has momentary wrist control but Experiment III slips an elbow through the middle.
Experiment III with a nice head shot there.
Experiment III content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulldog escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Experiment III gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Experiment III landing with the ground and pound.
Experiment III postures up in Bulldog's guard and throws a big left but Bulldog blocks it.
Experiment III is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bulldog tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Experiment III passes into half guard.
Experiment III thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bulldog's head.
Bulldog is trying to stand back up but Experiment III is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment III scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bulldog is trying to get back to full guard.
Experiment III is pressing down on Bulldog's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bulldog is holding on for now.
Experiment III has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Experiment III content to control rather than advance.
Bulldog has hold of Experiment III's hands but Experiment III slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bulldog taking some punishment here, with Experiment III in his half guard.
Experiment III passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bulldog!
Experiment III is working for a guillotine from mount but Bulldog frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment III wants to control the pace but Bulldog is squirming around nicely.
Experiment III lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Experiment III with good strikes from the mount here!
Experiment III tries to control but Bulldog wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russian Experiment III dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bulldog tries for a takedown but Experiment III circles away easily
and Experiment III counters with a takedown into side control.
Russian Experiment III has got the better of the ground game so far.
Experiment III landing a few strikes.
Experiment III moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Experiment III scores with punches from side control.
Experiment III is putting a hurting on Bulldog here, landing some big shots from side control.
Experiment III scores with punches from side control.
Experiment III lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Experiment III working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Experiment III wants to control but Bulldog is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment III scoring with punches from side control.
Experiment III working away.
Experiment III landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Experiment III tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Experiment III has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Experiment III has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bulldog!
Experiment III cracks Bulldog with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Experiment III with a couple of short strikes.
Experiment III scoring with strikes but Bulldog is staying in there.
Bulldog is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulldog is trying desperately to improve position.
Bulldog defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Experiment III.
Experiment III scoring with strikes but Bulldog is staying in there.
Bulldog's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Experiment III is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Experiment III landing punches.
Experiment III scoring with strikes but Bulldog is staying in there.
Bulldog taking shots to the head.
Oh Bulldog is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Experiment III.
Bulldog in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Experiment III with the ground and pound from mount.
Experiment III trying to control but Bulldog is having none of it.
Bulldog seems to have got his legs back now.
Experiment III has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Experiment III putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bulldog throwing hammer fists to the chest of Experiment III. What's that going to do exactly?
Experiment III lands a heavy elbow.
Experiment III in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Experiment III tries to control but Bulldog wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment III lands a big shot there that rocks Bulldog but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Experiment III connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Experiment III pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Experiment III has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bulldog's face.
Experiment III with shots to the head and body - Bulldog looks very uncomfortable down there.
Experiment III tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Experiment III breaks from Bulldog's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bulldog tries to hold on but Experiment III postures up.
Experiment III fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russian Experiment III showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Experiment III scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Experiment III lands a lovely overhand right.
Bulldog tries to sprawl but Experiment III drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Experiment III looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Experiment III sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Experiment III tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bulldog knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Experiment III throwing shots but Bulldog is blocking nicely.
Experiment III wants to control but Bulldog is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Experiment III.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bulldog manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bulldog wants to sweep here but Experiment III controlling him for the moment.
Bulldog has momentary wrist control but Experiment III slips an elbow through the middle.
Experiment III stands up over Bulldog, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bulldog is trying to control the position but Experiment III postures up.
Experiment III sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bulldog's guard.
Experiment III lands with a punch from half guard.
Experiment III seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Experiment III takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulldog is trying to stand up here but Experiment III is controlling him well.
Experiment III takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Experiment III lands strikes from half guard.
Experiment III moves nicely into side control.
Experiment III working the head with strikes.
Experiment III is looking to take a break and control but Bulldog is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Experiment III lands some shots froms side control.
Experiment III is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bulldog is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment III lands a few punches from side control.
Experiment III working the head and body with strikes.
Experiment III is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bulldog has escaped the position, nice work there.
Experiment III looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Experiment III works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Russian Experiment III is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment III staying calm.
Let's hope that Experiment III has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Burbank Bulldog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Experiment III's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russian Experiment III comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Experiment III winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russian Experiment III!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jericho Datu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Datu comes to the cage accompanied by Ridin Dirty. Penn has chosen Loser as his entrance music. Paul Penn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jericho Datu's chin.
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150 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jericho Datu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Penn!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Penn lands a head shot.
No luck for Datu with that takedown attempt.
Penn misses with a low kick.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Datu.
Datu just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Datu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paul Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Datu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Jericho Datu has been cut.
A good leg kick by Datu.
Penn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab by Penn.
Datu wants to clinch.
Penn lands a right hook to the body.
Penn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Penn misses
and Datu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Datu postures up.
Penn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Datu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Penn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Datu.
Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Datu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Datu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Datu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Penn wants to stand but Datu is controlling the position.
Datu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Datu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Penn as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jericho Datu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Datu.
Datu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Penn looks for the body kick but Datu saw that one coming.
Datu closes the distance and clinches.
Penn is pressed up against the cage. Datu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Penn down to the mat. Penn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Penn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Datu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Datu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn throws a low kick but Datu avoids it.
Penn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Datu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Datu is breathing heavily.
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Datu counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Penn!
Penn prevents any damage by holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Datu tries to control but Penn wriggling away.
Penn is looking to get to half guard.
Penn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Datu throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Datu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Penn?
Datu avoids the attempt from Penn to control.
Datu prevents Penn from getting the reversal.
Penn tries to hold on but Datu postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Penn manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Penn trying to hold on to Datu's head to control him but Datu postures up.
Datu wants to control but Penn is keeping him busy.
Penn tries to roll over but Datu keeps him under control.
Penn works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Datu trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Penn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Penn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jericho Datu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice takedown defense from Penn. No joy for Datu on that attempt.
Datu slips under a jab from Penn.
Datu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Datu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Penn's guard.
Penn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Datu defends it easily.
Penn trying to keep a closed guard but Datu is proving a slippery customer.
Penn looking for a guillotine here but Datu defends easily.
Datu preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Datu trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Penn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Datu is aware though and is defending well.
Datu is stalling in the full guard.
Datu pushes down on Penn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Datu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Datu prevents Penn from improving his position.
Penn is looking to control Datu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penn avoid being mounted?
Datu wants to take a breather but Penn is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Penn tries to roll over but Datu keeps him under control.
Datu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Penn wants to improve his position but Datu is controlling well.
Datu in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Penn tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Datu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jericho Datu!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fancy Nancy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fancy Nancy!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Nancy.
Nancy tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nancy misses with a series of wild punches.
Nancy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Nancy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Robert Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Nancy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
Nancy looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nancy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nancy lands with an overhand left.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nancy at a distance.
Nancy tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nancy jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Lee slips under a jab from Nancy.
Nancy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nancy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nancy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nancy throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Nancy slips under a jab.
Good exchange - Nancy coming out on top.
Nancy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Nancy down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nancy lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nancy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nancy throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Nancy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nancy keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nancy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Fancy Nancy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Nancy is out of range.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Nancy moved out of range nicely.
Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nancy cracks Lee with a good jab.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Nancy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nancy misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nancy misses with a body punch
and Lee counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Robert Lee will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nancy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Nancy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nancy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Nancy counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Nancy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Nancy, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes Nancy against the cage but Nancy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lee shoots in but Nancy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nancy throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a single leg into guard. Nancy didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throws and elbow that misses. Nancy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Nancy!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nancy gets to his feet. Lee looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nancy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nancy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nancy throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nancy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee counters with a good, hard body kick but Nancy shrugs it off.
Nancy misses with a few strikes there.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Nancy.
Lee thuds his shin into the meat of Nancy's side.
Nancy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nancy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nancy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lee postures up in Nancy's guard and throws a big left but Nancy blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee postures up in Nancy's guard and throws a big left but Nancy blocks it.
Nancy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nancy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lee puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lee is looking to pass Nancy's guard but actually Nancy recovers to full guard.
Leeis looking to pass into half guard but Nancy pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Nancy is in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nancy!
Lee throwing strikes but Nancy bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Lee won't allow Nancy to sweep him here.
Lee 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lee connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Lee dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nancy sprawls well initially but Lee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nancy has his hands clasped together around Lee's back. He's all about the action.
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nancy's head.
Nancy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee looks to land a strike but Nancy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nancy working a defensive guard here.
Lee throws and elbow that misses. Nancy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Nancy!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nancy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lee is proving hard to escape from.
Lee is trying to keep Nancy in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nancy wants to stand but Lee is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nancy is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee controls Nancy momentarily but Nancy frees himself.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nancy wants to get up but he can't break Lee's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Nancy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nancy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lee counters with a leg kick.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nancy.
Lee scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nancy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nancy misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee forces Nancy back against the cage and clinches.
Nancy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Nancy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nancy can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Nancy tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Nancy back against the cage.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nancy's elbow.
Good body shot from Nancy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nancy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Nancy as the two fighters clinch.
Nancy struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Nancy tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Nancy back against the cage.
Nancy looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fancy Nancy really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nancy misses with a wild combination.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nancy misses with a hook.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nancy circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Nancy.
It looks like Robert Lee has been cut.
Nancy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Nancy misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Nancy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nancy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nancy blocks the body kick.
Nancy throws a good cross that connects.
Nancy loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Nancy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
A swing and a miss from Nancy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nancy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nancy.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee moves out of range as Nancy strikes.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Nancy throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nancy throws a big shot that misses.
Nancy misses with a body shot.
Fancy Nancy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Nancy moves out of range easily.
Nancy tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nancy throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fancy Nancy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nancy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nancy's guard now.
Nancy is adopting a defensive guard.
Nancy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nancy wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nancy pulls Lee in close to prevent any damage.
Lee throws and elbow that misses. Nancy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Nancy!
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee is looking for a triangle but Nancy pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Fancy Nancy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Robert Lee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A shot to the body from Lee misses
and Nancy counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Nancy to acknowledge the strikes.
Nancy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Nancy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nancy as he avoids it easily.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nancy misses with a low kick.
Nancy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nancy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Nancy tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nancy connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee is looking to wear down Nancy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nancy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Nancy lands.
Nancy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nancy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Nancy.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Nancy connects with a looping right hand.
Nancy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nancy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nancy thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nancy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Oooh a lovely combination from Nancy sends Lee down but not out. Nancy dives into side control looking to finish.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nancy stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nancy misses with a wild body shot.
Nancy tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Nancy.
Nancy cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee tries to clinch but Nancy is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee shoots in but Nancy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nancy misses with a double jab.
Nancy scores with a nice right hand.
Nancy takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nancy misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nancy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fancy Nancy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nancy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 46:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fancy Nancy! Fancy Nancy retains his heavyweight title!
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