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NFCC 20 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Pramuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Pramuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Guerrero tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pramuk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Guerrero somewhat.
Guerrero fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Max Pramuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Guerrero.
Pramuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leon Guerrero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guerrero tries to keep at a distance but Pramuk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pramuk trying to stall but Guerrero improves his position.
Pramuk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Guerrero looks gassed!
Guerrero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pramuk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Guerrero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guerrero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pramuk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Guerrero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Pramuk.
Pramuk connects with a knee to the head.
Pramuk scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pramuk.
Pramuk with a knee to the head.
Pramuk scores with a knee to the head.
Pramuk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pramuk managing to block the knees to the body from Guerrero.
Guerrero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pramuk landing knees to the head.
Guerrero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pramuk crunches a lovely knee into Guerrero's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pramuk landing knees to the head.
Pramuk lands a nice knee to the body.
Pramuk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pramuk landing knees to the body.
Guerrero looking to throw knees to the head but Pramuk is blocking nicely.
Pramuk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pramuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guerrero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pramuk connects with a knee to the head.
Pramuk lands a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Guerrero with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pramuk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guerrero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pramuk looking to throw knees to the head but Guerrero is blocking nicely.
Guerrero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pramuk is defending well for now.
Guerrero scores a nice knee to the body.
Pramuk scores with a knee to the head.
Guerrero trying to land knees to the body.
Pramuk effectively controlling the action here.
Guerrero trying to land knees to the body.
Guerrero scores with a knee to the head.
That's two 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.
Guerrero misses with a knee to the head.
Guerrero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pramuk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pramuk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Guerrero blocks an elbow strike from Pramuk.
Guerrero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guerrero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pramuk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pramuk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pramuk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Guerrero is keeping busy.
Guerrero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pramuk avoids it.
Pramuk lands a knee to the body.
Guerrero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pramuk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Guerrero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pramuk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pramuk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guerrero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Guerrero blocks the elbow strike.
Guerrero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pramuk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pramuk trying to land knees to the body.
Guerrero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pramuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk slowing the pace effectively.
Guerrero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pramuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pramuk looking to throw knees to the head but Guerrero is blocking nicely.
Guerrero tries to land a knee to the head but Pramuk blocks with his arms.
Guerrero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pramuk lands a knee to the body.
Guerrero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guerrero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pramuk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pramuk working Guerrero over with knees to the body.
Guerrero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pramuk is looking to control Guerrero's arms but Guerrero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pramuk has his back to the cage.
Pramuk trying to land knees to the body.
Guerrero is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Guerrero looking to throw knees to the head but Pramuk is blocking nicely.
Pramuk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guerrero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pramuk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pramuk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guerrero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pramuk takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Pramuk.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Guerrero looking to throw knees to the head but Pramuk is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Guerrero trying to control the position but instead, Pramuk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Guerrero into the cage.
Guerrero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pramuk lands a nice knee to the body.
Pramuk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Pramuk.
Guerrero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pramuk.
Pramuk lands a good knee to the midsection. Guerrero won't want to take too many of those.
Pramuk working Guerrero over with knees to the body.
Guerrero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pramuk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guerrero misses with a knee strike.
Pramuk'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.
Guerrero tries to land a knee to the head but Pramuk blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guerrero looking to throw knees to the head but Pramuk is blocking nicely.
Pramuk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Guerrero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guerrero tries to land a knee to the head but Pramuk blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Pramuk dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pramuk drives through and clinches with Guerrero against the cage.
Pramuk misses with an elbow strike.
Guerrero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pramuk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guerrero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pramuk lands a knee to the head.
Pramuk misses with a knee strike.
Pramuk misses with a knee strike.
Guerrero managing to block the knees to the body from Pramuk.
Pramuk is trying to stall.
Guerrero looking to stall.
Pramuk crunches a lovely knee into Guerrero's ribcage.
Pramuk tries to land a knee to the head but Guerrero blocks with his arms.
Pramuk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guerrero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guerrero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guerrero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pramuk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Guerrero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guerrero avoiding damage.
Guerrero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guerrero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pramuk avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guerrero misses with a knee strike.
Pramuk scores with a knee to the head.
Guerrero dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pramuk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Guerrero tries to land a knee to the head but Pramuk blocks with his arms.
Pramuk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guerrero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Guerrero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pramuk scores with a knee to the head.
Guerrero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pramuk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guerrero's face.
Pramuk looking to throw knees to the head but Guerrero is blocking nicely.
Guerrero looking to throw knees to the head but Pramuk is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pramuk obliges.
Guerrero tries a knee to the head but Pramuk blocks it.
Pramuk working Guerrero over with knees to the body.
Guerrero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pramuk.
Pramuk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Guerrero misses with a knee strike.
Guerrero blocks an elbow strike.
Pramuk slowing the pace effectively.
Pramuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pramuk.
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.
Pramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guerrero is defending well for now.
Guerrero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guerrero missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pramuk obliges.
Guerrero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pramuk blocks it with crossed arms.
Guerrero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pramuk obliges.
Guerrero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guerrero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guerrero missing with knees to the body.
Pramuk crunches a lovely knee into Guerrero's ribcage.
Pramuk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pramuk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Guerrero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guerrero tries a knee to the head but Pramuk blocks it.
Pramuk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Guerrero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Guerrero obliges.
Knees to the body from Pramuk.
Guerrero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pramuk looking to stall.
A knee to the head by Guerrero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk with a knee to the head.
Guerrero scores with a knee to the head.
Pramuk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guerrero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pramuk blocks it with crossed arms.
Pramuk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pramuk trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Guerrero.
Guerrero tries a knee to the head but Pramuk blocks it.
Pramuk looking to throw knees to the head but Guerrero is blocking nicely.
Pramuk trying to land knees to the body.
Pramuk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guerrero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pramuk avoids it.
Pramuk landing knees to the body.
Pramuk tries a knee to the head but Guerrero blocks it.
Max Pramuk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Guerrero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pramuk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guerrero's face.
Pramuk trying to land knees to the body.
Pramuk trying to control the position but instead, Guerrero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pramuk into the cage.
Guerrero landing knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pramuk landing knees to the head.
Guerrero looking to throw knees to the head but Pramuk is blocking nicely.
Guerrero holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Guerrero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pramuk avoids it.
Pramuk lands a knee to the body.
Guerrero misses with a knee strike.
Pramuk lands a knee to the body.
Pramuk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pramuk with a knee to the head.
Pramuk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guerrero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guerrero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pramuk landing knees to the head.
Pramuk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guerrero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pramuk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pramuk lands a knee to the head.
Pramuk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Guerrero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A knee to the head by Pramuk.
Pramuk missing with knees to the body.
Guerrero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pramuk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pramuk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pramuk is pushing Guerrero up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pramuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Pramuk dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pramuk moves into the clinch successfully.
Pramuk looking to throw knees to the head but Guerrero is blocking nicely.
Pramuk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guerrero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pramuk missing with knees to the body.
Pramuk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pramuk avoiding damage as Guerrero throws knees to the body.
Guerrero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pramuk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Guerrero tries a knee to the head but Pramuk blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Guerrero.
Guerrero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Guerrero tries to land a knee to the head but Pramuk blocks with his arms.
Pramuk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pramuk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Guerrero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pramuk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guerrero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pramuk is defending well for now.
Pramuk looking to throw knees to the head but Guerrero is blocking nicely.
Guerrero lands a knee to the head.
Pramuk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pramuk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Guerrero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pramuk has Guerrero pushed against the cage.
Pramuk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pramuk.
Pramuk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Guerrero tries a knee to the head but Pramuk blocks it.
Guerrero tries to land knees in the clinch but Pramuk avoids the damage to the body.
Pramuk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Pramuk.
Pramuk avoiding damage as Guerrero throws knees to the body.
Pramuk lands a knee to the head.
Guerrero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pramuk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pramuk lands a nice knee to the body.
Pramuk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guerrero missing with knees to the body.
Pramuk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guerrero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pramuk is trying to stall.
Guerrero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pramuk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Guerrero tries to land a knee to the head but Pramuk blocks with his arms.
Guerrero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pramuk misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pramuk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Guerrero's brow.
Guerrero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two 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.
A knee to the head by Pramuk.
Pramuk trying to land knees to the body.
Guerrero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pramuk avoids it.
Pramuk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Guerrero tries to land a knee to the head but Pramuk blocks with his arms.
Pramuk landing knees to the body.
Pramuk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guerrero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guerrero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pramuk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guerrero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Guerrero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guerrero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pramuk throws an elbow but it misses.
Pramuk working Guerrero over with knees to the body.
Guerrero looking to throw knees to the head but Pramuk is blocking nicely.
Pramuk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Guerrero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pramuk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pramuk pressing his opponent against the cage.
Guerrero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pramuk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guerrero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pramuk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guerrero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero misses with a knee to the head.
Pramuk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pramuk managing to block the knees to the body from Guerrero.
Pramuk just leaning against Guerrero, taking a breather.
Guerrero missing with knees to the body.
Pramuk scores a nice knee to the body.
Guerrero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pramuk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guerrero is defending well for now.
Guerrero misses with a knee strike.
Pramuk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pramuk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pramuk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guerrero taking a breather.
Guerrero misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Pramuk.
Guerrero tries a knee to the head but Pramuk blocks it.
Pramuk scores with a knee to the head.
Guerrero trying to stall but Pramuk improves his position.
Pramuk scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Pramuk.
Pramuk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guerrero blocks it with crossed arms.
Guerrero working Pramuk over with knees to the body.
Guerrero is trying to maintain a safe position but Pramuk gets an underhook and turns Guerrero into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pramuk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guerrero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Guerrero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pramuk looking to slow down the pace here.
Pramuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pramuk avoiding damage.
Pramuk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guerrero's face.
Guerrero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pramuk's face.
Guerrero misses with a knee to the head.
Guerrero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guerrero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pramuk scores with a knee to the head.
Guerrero missing with knees to the body.
Pramuk landing knees to the body.
Guerrero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pramuk avoids it.
Pramuk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guerrero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Pramuk.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pramuk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leon Guerrero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guerrero misses with a knee to the head.
Pramuk connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Max Pramuk.
Well Pramuk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Pramuk!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darko Milko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pope John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darko Milko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pope John's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darko Milko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pope John!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John misses with a hook
and Milko counters with a nice double leg into guard.
John looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
John keeping moving, preventing Milko from controlling successfully.
Milko stands and throws John's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milko just content to control the position.
John is working to avoid the ground and pound but Milko connects with a decent elbow.
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.
Milko controlling the position from side mount.
Milko trying to control the action but John is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milko wants to stand but John is controlling his arm.
John really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Milko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
John is not content to let Milko control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
John tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darko Milko 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.
Milko throws a nice looking combination but John bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
John throws a right hand that misses
and Milko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John swings widly with a right hand
and Milko counters with a stiff right hand.
Pope John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John throws a right hand that misses
letting Milko counter with a right hand.
John is rocked!
John slips under a jab from Milko.
John is still on wobbly legs! Can Milko finish him?
Milko misses with a double jab.
John defending well as Milko loads up on a big left hand.
Milko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Milko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by John.
Milko throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
John misses with a right hand
and Milko counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! John falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Darko Milko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kid Bronco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Areli Durga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durga is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Godsmack - Voodoo. Areli Durga is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 lbs
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215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Bronco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Areli Durga!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronco fails with the takedown
and Durga counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bronco!
Durga controlling the pace for now.
Bronco is trying desperately to improve position.
Bronco wants to hold on but Durga pushes him away.
Bronco regains half guard.
Bronco trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durga tries to stand and escape but Bronco actually recovers to full guard.
Durga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bronco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bronco thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bronco controls Durga momentarily but Durga frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronco 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.
Durga controls from within his opponent's guard.
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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bronco is looking to stand up but Durga isn't so interested in that idea.
Areli Durga has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bronco shoots and misses
so Durga counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bronco trying to strike off his back.
Bronco looking for a sweep. Not yet Bronco, not yet.
Durga gets to his feet - Bronco follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Durga counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kid Bronco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durga controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Durga 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.
Bronco is trying to control but can't.
Bronco is trying to control but Durga passes into side control!
Durga controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronco is looking to regain half guard here but Durga keeps moving and retains side control.
Durga stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durga lands a big head kick that sends Bronco tumbling to the mat! Durga takes a step backwards and waves Bronco back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Kid Bronco has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durga closes the distance and clinches.
Durga working the clinch nicely. Bronco is working for position but Durga cracks him with a big knee to the head! Bronco crumples up against the cage and Durga lands two more shots before the ref can save Bronco! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Areli Durga!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between frank dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Belanger (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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160 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed |
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Decent boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, frank dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Belanger!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dux takes one to the chin there.
Belanger slaps away a takedown attempt from dux, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Belanger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
dux looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Belanger!
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.
dux sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Belanger is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
dux thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Belanger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with dux. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Belanger avoids a series of strikes thrown by dux.
dux throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Belanger because dux loaded up on that one.
dux sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
dux throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
dux throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Belanger because dux loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dux raining down hammerfists from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by dux there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Belanger blocking the ground and pound.
dux unloads with some shots from mount but Belanger bucks and avoids them well.
dux throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
dux throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Belanger because dux loaded up on that one.
dux thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
dux misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
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.
dux throwing strikes here but Belanger is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Belanger wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by dux.
dux misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Belanger avoids a series of strikes thrown by dux.
Belanger blocking the ground and pound.
dux misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
dux throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Belanger is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Belanger is trying desperately to improve position.
dux thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dux throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by dux there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
dux thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
dux thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
dux looking to finish with strikes here!
Belanger is looking to improve his position but dux isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
dux looking to ground and pound but Belanger is blocking nicely.
dux misses with a head shot.
dux throws some wild stikes that Belanger manages to avoid easily.
dux looking to finish with strikes here!
dux throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Belanger because dux loaded up on that one.
dux throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
dux throws some wild stikes that Belanger manages to avoid easily.
Belanger wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by dux.
dux looking to control but Belanger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
frank dux dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Belanger throws a left and a right that both miss
and dux counters with a left to the body.
dux misses with a hook
and Belanger counters with a stiff right hand.
Mike Belanger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
dux cracks Belanger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
dux fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Belanger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belanger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and dux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belanger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and dux counters with a nice body shot.
Belanger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horrible takedown by dux or perhaps it was just good defense by Belanger which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belanger misses with a two punch combination.
dux showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belanger.
Belanger connects with a jab.
Belanger throws a left and a right that both miss
and dux counters with a straight right hand.
Belanger displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from dux.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for frank dux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belanger misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dux falls off balance throwing a combination
and Belanger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
dux tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Belanger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Belanger throws a combination that misses
and dux counters with a nice uppercut.
dux shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Belanger sprawls well. Belanger wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. dux gets slowly back to his feet.
dux fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Belanger avoids it really well and circles away.
dux throws a combination that misses
letting Belanger counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dux shoots for a takedown but Belanger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Belanger lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
dux swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Belanger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
frank dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Belanger does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Belanger.
dux looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
dux dodges the punch combination from Belanger.
Belanger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belanger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
dux is trying hard to land a takedown here. Belanger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Belanger throws a right and a left that dux avoids nicely.
A combination from Belanger does no damage.
Belanger thuds a left hand into dux's body.
dux throws a series of punches but Belanger moves out of range.
Belanger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck for dux with that takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Belanger. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Belanger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Belanger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but dux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Belanger with a nice cross.
Belanger looks to land a combination but dux avoids it well.
dux looks for a takedown but Belanger sprawls well.
dux swings widly with a right hand
and Belanger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Belanger misses.
Belanger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and dux counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belanger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Belanger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Belanger misses with a knee to the head.
Belanger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
dux tries for a takedown. No joy.
dux tries to break free but Belanger pushes him back against the cage.
dux is trying to drag Belanger to the mat but Belanger just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for frank dux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belanger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but dux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belanger gets underhooks to prevent dux's takedown attempt.
Belanger tries a knee to the head but dux blocks it.
Belanger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Belanger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
dux tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Belanger just stands there and leans against the cage.
Belanger misses with a knee strike.
dux drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Belanger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
dux has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Belanger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Belanger tries to land knees in the clinch but dux avoids the damage to the body.
Belanger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but dux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Belanger tries to land a knee to the head but dux blocks with his arms.
dux has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Belanger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Belanger prevents a takedown attempt there.
dux managing to block the knees to the body from Belanger.
Belanger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from dux.
Belanger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Belanger misses with a knee strike.
dux drops down looking for an ankle pick but Belanger pulls his leg out and moves away.
No luck for dux with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belanger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belanger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
dux dodges the punch combination from Belanger.
Belanger throws a nice looking combination but dux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belanger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Belanger.
dux tries to clinch up.
dux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and dux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
dux misses with the combination.
Belanger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
dux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Belanger swats away the attempt to clinch by dux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Belanger works over dux's head and body with a nice combination.
dux darts in and clinches Belanger up against the cage.
dux avoids the elbow strike from Belanger, against the cage.
dux wants a takedown but no success here.
dux changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Belanger fights it off and pushes away nicely.
dux throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
dux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belanger counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Belanger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Belanger 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Belanger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between tong po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andi Pasicolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andi Pasicolan looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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20
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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19
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, tong po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andi Pasicolan!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasicolan tries to score a power double leg takedown but po sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pasicolan somewhat.
Pasicolan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
po drops his shoulder and cracks Pasicolan with a huge uppercut! Pasicolan goes down! Can po finish him?
Pasicolan is rocked!
It looks like Andi Pasicolan has been cut.
po has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
po slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
po's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
po landing with the ground and pound.
po controlling from the top position.
po tries to stand but Pasicolan is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
po's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. tong po wasn't doing enough on the ground.
po is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
po drops Pasicolan with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Pasicolan! po dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). tong po!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Balaur Bondoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bondoc's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Vica Versa. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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18
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balaur Bondoc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bondoc misses with a hook
and Sanchez counters with a single leg into guard. Bondoc didn't expect that.
Sanchez trying to control but Bondoc is working from the bottom.
Bondoc preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bondoc looking for a sweep. Not yet Bondoc, not yet.
Bondoc is adopting a defensive guard.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Bondoc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bondoc on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bondoc tries to get out of the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bondoc wants to stand up but Sanchez is controlling him.
Bondoc knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanchez on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Bondoc is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bondoc throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bondoc misses with a double jab
and Sanchez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Sanchez.
Sanchez is taking a breather. Bondoc says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bondoc defending well though.
Sanchez trying to control from half guard but Bondoc is working away.
Sanchez drops an elbow to the side of Bondoc's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Bondoc is working from the bottom.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bondoc is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sanchez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sanchez's back!
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Sanchez is taking damage to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bondoc throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Bondoc lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sanchez trying to control the position but Bondoc manages to sink in the hooks.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Bondoc punishes Sanchez with strikes from the back mount.
Bondoc is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Sanchez. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Sanchez is rocked!
Bondoc is loading up with his shots from the back and Sanchez is in big trouble! Sanchez taps out to strikes and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Balaur Bondoc!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Batman Bin Suparman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piza Pie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Granite chin |
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Powerful |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Batman Bin Suparman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piza Pie!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin Suparman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pie. Pie obviously looking to wear him down.
Pie swats away the attempt to clinch by Bin Suparman.
Pie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Piza Pie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Bin Suparman misses.
Bin Suparman misses with a double jab.
Bin Suparman throws a body punch but Pie moves out of range.
Bin Suparman misses with a wild body shot.
Pie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bin Suparman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bin Suparman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
An inside leg kick from Pie misses.
Pie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pie connects with a leg kick. Bin Suparman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Bin Suparman blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Pie.
Pie misses with a low kick.
Bin Suparman throws an overhand right that lands on Pie's shoulder, as Pie tries to avoid the shot.
Bin Suparman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bin Suparman just leaning against Pie, taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bin Suparman's brow.
Bin Suparman taking a breather.
Bin Suparman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bin Suparman stalling the fight.
Pie tries to circle away but Bin Suparman has him pinned against the cage.
Bin Suparman scores with a hook to the body.
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.
Bin Suparman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pie's elbow.
Pie working hard to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bin Suparman's brow.
Bin Suparman misses with a punch on the inside.
Bin Suparman has a couple of punches blocked by Pie.
Bin Suparman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pie blocking some punches.
Pie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bin Suparman has a couple of punches blocked by Pie.
A short right from Bin Suparman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Suparman tries a body shot but Pie blocks it.
Bin Suparman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Bin Suparman on the inside.
Pie is looking to break free of the clinch but Bin Suparman has double underhooks.
Bin Suparman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bin Suparman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bin Suparman lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bin Suparman throws a head punch that misses.
Bin Suparman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bin Suparman avoids the elbow strike from Pie, against the cage.
Bin Suparman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pie breaks the clinch.
Pie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pie is looking to score with low kicks.
Bin Suparman rushes Pie and presses him up against the cage.
Bin Suparman throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bin Suparman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bin Suparman throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Batman Bin Suparman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good work by Bin Suparman as he checks the leg kick.
Pie wants to land a leg kick but Bin Suparman is out of range.
Bin Suparman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pie swats away the attempt to clinch by Bin Suparman.
Pie throws a leg kick that misses.
Bin Suparman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bin Suparman takes a swing at Pie's ribcage but misses.
Bin Suparman blocks a leg kick.
Bin Suparman is looking to wear down Pie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin Suparman blocks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pie. That's going to slow Bin Suparman down.
Bin Suparman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bin Suparman tries to clinch but Pie moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Suparman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bin Suparman tries to clinch up
and Pie counters with a head kick.
Pie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pie connects with an inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Bin Suparman blocks the leg kick.
Bin Suparman has Pie up against the cage in a clinch.
Bin Suparman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bin Suparman swings wildly with an uppercut but Pie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bin Suparman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bin Suparman can't find room to land a body shot as Pie controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Suparman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bin Suparman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bin Suparman throws a punch but it's blocked by Pie.
Pie letting Bin Suparman take a breather here.
Pie misses with a knee to the head.
Bin Suparman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bin Suparman effectively controlling the action here.
Bin Suparman misses with some punches.
Bin Suparman stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pie throws an elbow but it misses.
Bin Suparman misses with some punches.
Bin Suparman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pie wants to get back to striking at distance but Bin Suparman won't allow it.
Bin Suparman avoiding damage.
Bin Suparman swings wildly with an uppercut but Pie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bin Suparman misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Bin Suparman.
Bin Suparman keeps control of Pie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bin Suparman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pie up against the cage.
Pie wants to get back to striking at distance but Bin Suparman won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Suparman working aggressively here.
Bin Suparman avoiding damage as Pie throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bin Suparman's brow.
Bin Suparman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bin Suparman throws a head punch that misses.
Bin Suparman presses Pie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pie wants to break free but Bin Suparman has control.
Pie breaks from the clinch.
Pie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bin Suparman.
Bin Suparman checks a low kick from Pie.
Pie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Batman Bin Suparman dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bin Suparman just misses with a punch to the body.
Bin Suparman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pie misses with an uppercut
and Bin Suparman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pie throws an elbow that misses.
Bin Suparman lands with a light punch inside.
Bin Suparman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pie backwards.
Bin Suparman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bin Suparman for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Bin Suparman avoids a wild elbow strike from Pie.
Bin Suparman swings wildly with an uppercut but Pie uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Suparman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bin Suparman avoids the elbow strike from Pie, against the cage.
A short right from Bin Suparman.
Pie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bin Suparman is struggling to control the position.
Pie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bin Suparman swings for the body but Pie moves out of range.
Bin Suparman checks a low kick from Pie.
Pie misses with a low kick.
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.
A swing and a miss from Bin Suparman.
Pie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bin Suparman misses with a hook. Pie ducked under it nicely.
Bin Suparman tries to clinch up.
Pie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bin Suparman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bin Suparman blocks a leg kick.
Pie scoring well with a low kick there.
Pie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bin Suparman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pie, pushing him back against the cage.
Pie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bin Suparman misses with a wild body shot.
Pie dodges the punch combination from Bin Suparman.
Piza Pie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Suparman misses with a wild body shot.
Pie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bin Suparman misses with a body shot.
Bin Suparman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pie is looking to score with low kicks.
Pie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bin Suparman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bin Suparman just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bin Suparman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bin Suparman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bin Suparman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bin Suparman clinches up against the cage.
Bin Suparman lands a shoulder strike.
Bin Suparman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pie is keeping busy.
A body shot lands from Bin Suparman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pie can't break the clinch.
Pie breaks the clinch.
Pie avoids the body shot from Bin Suparman.
Bin Suparman connects with a crisp jab.
Bin Suparman throws out a loose jab but Pie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bin Suparman moves into the clinch.
Pie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bin Suparman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pie throws a leg kick but Bin Suparman moved away.
Pie throws a low kick but Bin Suparman moves out of range easily.
Pie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bin Suparman's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pie throws a leg kick but Bin Suparman checks it.
Batman Bin Suparman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Piza Pie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bin Suparman checks a low kick from Pie.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Piza Pie.
I think Bin Suparman 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Batman Bin Suparman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dimmy Hewston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimmy Hewston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Moore!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore darts in trying to clinch
and Hewston counters with a shoot takedown. Moore fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hewston has gone for a leg lock! Moore slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hewston's guard.
Hewston 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.
Moore got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hewston has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Moore has managed to get both his arms back between Hewston's legs - danger averted.
Moore avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hewston, up you get!
Moore moves to clinch but Hewston breaks away
and Hewston counters with a single leg into guard. Moore didn't expect that.
Moore wants to get back to his feet but Hewston is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hewston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hewston is looking to work some ground and pound but Moore has wrist control.
Hewston drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Moore dives on top into guard.
Hewston is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Moore defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hewston had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moore defends it easily.
Hewston looking for a guillotine here but Moore defends easily.
Moore wanted to stand there but Hewston had control of the position.
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.
Hewston has his foot on Moore's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Moore works his way back into a safe position though.
Hewston working for a triangle but Moore defends it easily.
Hewston is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Moore is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimmy Hewston dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moore rushes Hewston and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hewston is trying to drag Moore to the mat but Moore just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Moore lands a body shot.
Moore is stalling here.
Moore gets underhooks to prevent Hewston's takedown attempt.
Hewston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hewston can't break the clinch.
Moore is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short uppercut from Moore.
A short left from Moore.
Moore lands with a short shot to the head.
Hewston wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimmy Hewston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore lands with a left to the head.
Moore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hewston being controlled against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Moore has Hewston pressed against the cage.
Hewston takes a shot to the head.
Moore lands a nice uppercut.
Hewston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moore is working Hewston over against the cage.
Moore cracks Hewston with a nice body shot.
Moore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moore is working Hewston over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Moore.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moore.
Moore leaning his opponent against the cage.
Moore presses Hewston against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore lands a nice shot to the body.
Moore lands a nice uppercut.
Moore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moore just leaning against Hewston, taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Moore scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hewston being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Christopher Moore.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch but Hewston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christopher Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore tries to clinch but Hewston is having none of it.
Moore moves in looking to clinch but Hewston pushes him off.
Moore tries to clinch there but Hewston circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore wants to clinch
and Hewston counters with a shoot takedown. Moore fights it but they end up in guard.
Hewston stops Moore from standing up.
Hewston throws a strike but Moore rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hewston looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Moore passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore decides to stand up.
Moore looks to clinch
and Hewston counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Moore!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hewston swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Moore is now in Hewston's guard. A big mistake from Hewston there, giving up the dominant position!
Dimmy Hewston overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hewston is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Moore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Moore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hewston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moore doesn't manage to clinch there - Hewston circles away.
Moore tries to clinch but Hewston moves away
and Hewston counters with a single leg into guard. Moore didn't expect that.
Hewston postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Moore is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hewston, into his guard.
Moore is posturing up here but Hewston has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Moore tries to roll out but it's too tight and Moore has to tap! Slick submission there by Hewston!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dimmy Hewston!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eye of the Tiger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hiro Nakamura could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Norris's chin.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Nakamura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Norris!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura throws a front kick that sends Norris stumbling back into the cage.
Nakamura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Norris counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nakamura won't be happy with that.
Nakamura is trying to improve his position.
Norris fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Norris in side control, throwing shots but Nakamura defends.
Nakamura manages to get back to half guard.
Nakamura blocking the ground and pound attempt from Norris.
Nakamura trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nakamura manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura has Norris pulled in close to control his posture.
Nakamura looking to control but Norris passes into half guard.
Norris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Norris lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura is pressing down on Norris's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Norris wanted to stand there but Nakamura had control of the position.
Norris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakamura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nakamura looking for a guillotine here but Norris defends easily.
Nakamura looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Norris puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura wants to improve his position but Norris is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Norris is nestled in close to Nakamura, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nakamura is looking for a sweep. Norris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nakamura trying to hold on to Norris's head to control him but Norris postures up.
Norris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Norris is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nakamura doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Norris.
Nakamura gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris scoring with some ground and pound.
Norris won't allow Nakamura to sweep him here.
Norris scoring with some ground and pound.
Norris won't allow Nakamura to sweep him here.
Norris is in close to Nakamura's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nakamura 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.
Norris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakamura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura has control of Norris's left arm, preventing Norris from doing any damage.
Nakamura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Norris is one step ahead there.
Nakamura looking for a guillotine here but Norris defends easily.
Nakamura wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakamura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Norris wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Norris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Norris misses with a leg kick
and Nakamura counters with a nice uppercut.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Norris. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nakamura gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Norris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nakamura misses with a looping right.
Norris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nakamura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nakamura avoids a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Norris.
Nakamura jabs at Norris's body.
Norris throws a head kick that misses
and Nakamura counters with a nice body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws the kick towards the body but Norris avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a right hand that misses
and Norris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Norris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nakamura.
Nakamura is looking to clinch but Norris is avoiding it.
Nakamura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Norris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Norris misses with a double jab.
Nakamura throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Norris was covering up waiting for the punch and Nakamura finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nakamura throws a big right hand that misses.
Norris looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nakamura passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura lands strikes from half guard.
Nakamura sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Norris defending well though.
Norris wants to control but Nakamura passes into side.
Norris manages to get back to half guard.
Nakamura prevents Norris from standing back up.
Nakamura landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Norris wants to control but Nakamura is keeping busy.
Norris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nakamura throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nakamura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nakamura thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris is not content to let Nakamura control the position.
Nakamura thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Norris's head.
Nakamura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nakamura is keen to just control but Norris is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from Nakamura.
Nakamura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norris keeps working.
Nakamura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Norris is trying to control but can't.
Norris is trying to control but Nakamura passes into side control!
Norris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nakamura lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nakamura working the body and head with strikes.
Nakamura lands a nice forearm strike.
Nakamura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norris keeps working.
Check out the look on Nakamura's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Norris is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Norris wants to improve his position but Nakamura is controlling well.
Norris blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nakamura.
Nakamura 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.
Nakamura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Norris landing rabbit punches to the side of Nakamura's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Nakamura is looking for a kimura here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Nakamura dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nakamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Norris is just out of range.
Norris blocks the body kick.
Nakamura misses with a hook. Norris ducked under it nicely.
Nakamura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norris.
Nakamura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakamura fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nakamura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nakamura throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Norris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris misses with a looping left.
Norris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nakamura throws a leg kick
and Norris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Norris throws a sloppy head kick and Nakamura moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nakamura.
Good shot there by Nakamura.
Norris lands a nice shot that snaps Nakamura's head back.
Norris walks into a jab.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch but Norris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norris avoids the head kick by Nakamura.
Nakamura takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nakamura slips a jab from Norris.
Nakamura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nakamura dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nakamura lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
Nakamura stalling.
Nakamura digs a right hand into Norris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Norris's gas tank.
Nakamura misses with the head strike.
Nakamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norris is trying to drag Nakamura to the mat but Nakamura just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris.
Nakamura is trying to trip Norris. He has hold of a leg but Norris is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nakamura persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Nakamura with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
Nakamura landing with the ground and pound.
Hiro Nakamura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throwing strikes but missing.
Norris wants to get back to his feet but Nakamura is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
Norris wants to stand but Nakamura is controlling the position.
Nakamura works over Norris with some ground and pound from guard.
Norris has his foot on Nakamura's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nakamura works his way back into a safe position though.
Norris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nakamura with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Norris throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nakamura stands up over Norris, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Norris keeping full guard, as Nakamura tries to pass.
Norris is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nakamura is controlling him.
Nakamura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nakamura landing with the ground and pound.
Norris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nakamura working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Norris's head.
Norris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nakamura passes Norris's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Nakamura clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A solid body kick from Nakamura.
Norris scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Norris misses its intended target.
Nakamura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mike Norris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nakamura moves in looking to clinch but Norris pushes him off.
Nakamura takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Norris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nakamura closes this distance looking for a takedown but Norris circles away.
Nakamura fakes the leg kick and cracks Norris in the body.
Nakamura misses with a hook
and Norris counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura drives through and clinches with Norris against the cage.
Nakamura scores with a hook to the body.
Norris is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Norris fails to pull guard.
A shot in the inside from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
Nakamura lands a body punch.
Nakamura lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Nakamura scores with a nice short uppercut.
Norris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nakamura gets through Norris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Nakamura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nakamura is stalling here.
Nakamura wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Norris regains guard immediately.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nakamura's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakamura throwing strikes from guard but Norris blocks nicely.
Nakamura drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nakamura jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nakamura lands a couple of digs.
Norris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nakamura is aware though and is defending well.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
Norris throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nakamura lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nakamura works over Norris with some ground and pound from guard.
Norris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nakamura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norris is keeping the position for now.
Nakamura is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nakamura keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Norris's head.
Nakamura working some strikes from top position.
Norris wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Nakamura is now in half guard.
Nakamura is working for a kimura but Norris is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris works his way to full guard. Good work.
Norris has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Nakamura is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Norris.
Nakamura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norris keeps working.
Nakamura lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nakamura working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Nakamura had his way with Mike Norris in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nakamura buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Norris misses with a left hand
and Nakamura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norris misses with a combination
and Norris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Norris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nakamura.
Norris moves out of range of the body kick from Nakamura.
Norris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nakamura can pounce on him.
Nakamura fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nakamura digs a good body shot into Norris's ribs.
Nakamura misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Norris counter with a right hand.
Nakamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Norris is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Norris swivels and escapes.
Nakamura throws a leg kick
enabling Norris to counter with a crisp jab.
Nakamura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norris scores with a three punch combo!
Nakamura drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norris working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nakamura has passed into half guard!
Norris actively working from the bottom here.
Nakamura wants to control but Norris is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris tries to kick Nakamura off in order to stand up. Nakamura Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Nakamura has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Norris taking shots to the head.
Nakamura lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nakamura raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamura prevents Norris from getting the reversal.
Nakamura putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Norris is in a horrible position here. Nakamura smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Norris is rocked!
Nakamura looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Norris covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiro Nakamura!
Hiro Nakamura retains his light heavyweight title!
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