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Syn' 77: Eternal Sunshine PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Marciano has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Perry!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Marciano as Perry shoots in.
Perry slips a jab and a cross from Marciano.
Perry slips under a jab from Marciano.
Marciano swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
Perry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marciano as he jumps to the side.
Marciano misses with a head kick.
Marciano throws a body punch but Perry moves out of range.
Marciano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marciano lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice takedown defense from Marciano. No joy for Perry on that attempt.
Frank Marciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudy Perry.
Perry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marciano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Perry backs up against the cage.
Marciano throws a looping overhand right but Perry ducks down to avoid it.
Marciano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perry.
Marciano throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano throws a right and a left that Perry avoids nicely.
Perry shoots in but no luck this time.
Marciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perry manages to avoid it.
Perry drives through with a takedown into guard.
Marciano has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Perry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Marciano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Marciano is trying to keep Perry in close.
Perry with a nice head shot there.
Perry trying to control but Marciano is working from the bottom.
Marciano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Perry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Perry stands and throws Marciano's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano is not content to let Perry control the position.
Perry tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Marciano takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Perry working the ground and pound but Marciano is defending the strikes.
Perry swings around for an armbar but Marciano sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Perry's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry looking for a sweep. Not yet Perry, not yet.
Perry trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Perry throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Perry looking to control but Marciano passes into half guard.
Perry wants to control but Marciano passes into side.
Perry can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Marciano dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marciano tries a head kick but it misses.
Marciano misses the jab.
Perry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marciano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perry tries for a takedown but Marciano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Marciano throws a sloppy head kick and Perry moves out of range easily.
Marciano scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Marciano lands a jab to Perry's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Marciano.
Marciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marciano throws a right and a left that Perry avoids nicely.
Perry looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry lands strikes from half guard.
Perry is looking to advance position but Marciano won't allow it.
Perry is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Marciano doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Perry.
Perry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marciano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Perry lands strikes from half guard.
Perry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marciano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Perry with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Perry wants to take a breather but Marciano is having none of it.
Perry passes to full mount!
Perry working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Perry lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries to control but Marciano wriggling away.
Perry scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Marciano takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Perry scoring with strikes but Marciano is staying in there.
BOOM! Perry connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Perry controlling the pace for now.
Perry dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry landing strikes from the mount.
Perry working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perry landing strikes from the mount and Marciano is in trouble!
Perry putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Perry lands a heavy elbow.
Marciano is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perry is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Marciano is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Marciano flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Perry anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Marciano and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Perry slips an arm under Marciano chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Perry has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Perry is squeezing on Marciano like an anaconda would it's prey. Marciano fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rudy Perry!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ebanij Nasos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Burnside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nasos comes to the cage accompanied by Military Soviet Hymn . Burnside has chosen Clipse - Money as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ebanij Nasos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Burnside!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasos throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Burnside stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Nasos follows into mount!
Burnside is rocked!
It looks like Eddie Burnside has been cut.
Nasos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nasos wants to control the pace but Burnside is squirming around nicely.
Burnside is still in real trouble! Can Nasos finish him?
Burnside is trying to reverse the position but instead Nasos has taken his back - oops!
Burnside seems to have recovered his senses.
Burnside tries to break free.
Burnside wants to control his opponent's hands but Nasos gets his hands free.
Nasos tries to keep control of the position but Burnside is staying busy.
Burnside tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Burnside is squirming around, avoiding Nasos's attempts to control the action.
Nasos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Burnside manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Burnside has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nasos is working away from the top position though.
Burnside makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Burnside.
Burnside looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nasos is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnside working a defensive guard here.
Nasos is pushing down on Burnside's leg trying to pass to half guard. Burnside is fighting to maintain full guard but Nasos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Burnside looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nasos wants to pass to mount but Burnside is defending the position.
Nasos is trying to control the action in half guard but Burnside is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Burnside misses the jab.
Nasos slips a jab from Burnside.
Nasos throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Burnside stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Nasos follows into mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nasos trying to control but Burnside is having none of it.
Burnside working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasos wants to get back to his feet but Burnside is holding on tight.
Burnside is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Burnside keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Burnside swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Burnside is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nasos wants to control the pace but Burnside is squirming around nicely.
Nasos is really struggling to control Burnside but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Nasos fails to move to back control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnside is wriggling around trying to escape.
Burnside is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nasos tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Burnside is trying to escape the mount.
Burnside throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Burnside really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Burnside wants to control but Nasos is having none of it.
Burnside is looking to get to half guard.
Burnside is squirming around, avoiding Nasos's attempts to control the action.
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.
Burnside is desperately trying to improve his position but Nasos has a good base and remains in mount.
Nasos is looking to stand but Nasos has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Burnside wants to hold on but Nasos pushes him away.
Burnside is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Burnside wants to control but Nasos is having none of it.
Nasos looking to control but Burnside is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebanij Nasos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Burnside's cut.
That's time! Nasos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Burnside swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burnside rushes Nasos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burnside breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nasos ducks under a wild hook from Burnside.
Burnside misses with a straight right.
Nasos throws a combination. Burnside tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That has opened up Eddie Burnside's cut even more.
A big left from Burnside misses.
Nasos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burnside doesn't seem bothered though.
Nasos feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Burnside sprawling to the canvas! Burnside rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Nasos finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burnside misses with a body shot.
Burnside rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nasos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nasos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Burnside blocks a head kick by Nasos.
Burnside is breathing heavily.
Nasos lands a glancing blow to the side of Burnside's head.
The cut above Eddie Burnside's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Burnside misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasos circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Burnside to the canvas! Burnside doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Nasos keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ebanij Nasos!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ace Hood - Get em. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Belfort throws a one two combo.
It looks like Travis Jackson has been cut.
Jackson throws a hook but Belfort avoids it easily.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Belfort avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belfort scores with a nice strike.
Belfort lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Belfort throws a combination. Jackson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belfort misses with a two punch combination.
Belfort shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jackson lands with a right and another and another! Belfort is in big trouble! Jackson lands again and this time it's lights out for Belfort! A quality knockout there for Jackson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Travis Jackson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sunny Disposition (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Don't You Wish You Were Me-Fozzy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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201 lbs
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192 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sunny Disposition!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Disposition attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Disposition fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santiago throws a shot to the body.
Santiago lands a nice shot to the body.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Disposition throws a shot from downtown. Santiago moves away and avoids it.
Santiago feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Disposition knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santiago on the ground.
Disposition tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Disposition is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Santiago is controlling him.
Santiago trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Disposition is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Santiago missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santiago postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Disposition looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Disposition wants to stand up but Santiago is controlling him.
Santiago preventing the sweep.
Santiago thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Santiago cracks Disposition with a solid left hand.
Santiago thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Santiago thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Santiago postures up in Disposition's guard and throws a big left but Disposition blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Santiago jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Disposition is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Santiago thows a big elbow that misses.
Disposition wants to sweep here but Santiago controlling him for the moment.
Disposition is working hard here to advance position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Disposition throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Disposition swings for the body but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Santiago is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Disposition has escaped the position, nice work there.
Disposition is trying to get back to half guard.
Santiago goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Disposition rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Santiago's guard! Nice work there by Disposition!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Disposition not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago has a closed guard, preventing Disposition from standing up.
Santiago has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Disposition can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Disposition looking to pass the guard.
Santiago looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santiago keeping full guard, as Disposition tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Santiago dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Santiago blocks the body kick.
Disposition is looking to land body kicks.
Disposition lands with a nice body kick.
Disposition misses with a straight right.
Disposition throws a sloppy head kick and Santiago moves out of range easily.
Disposition is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Disposition looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Disposition feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santiago's calf.
Disposition throws a head kick but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disposition keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sunny Disposition is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Disposition throws a jab but it's blocked by Santiago.
Disposition pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santiago takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Santiago bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Disposition tries to bench press Santiago off him but Santiago keeps the position.
Santiago has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Disposition tries to escape but Santiago is in control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Disposition can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Santiago throws an elbow but Disposition slips to the side and avoids it well.
Disposition throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Santiago tries for a takedown but Disposition sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Santiago slips a jab from Disposition.
Disposition is looking to chop away at Santiago's legs.
Santiago shoots in but no luck this time.
Sunny Disposition has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Santiago.
Disposition finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Disposition throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santiago cracks Disposition with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Santiago moves out of range as Disposition throws a body kick.
Santiago shoots for a double leg takedown but Disposition sprawls well. He's pushed Santiago's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Disposition slips under a jab.
Santiago closes this distance looking for a takedown but Disposition circles away.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Disposition tries to lock up and control but Santiago gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Disposition is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Santiago fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Disposition tries to lock up and control but Santiago gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disposition is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Disposition working to try and regain half guard.
Santiago with good strikes from the mount here!
Disposition working to try and regain half guard.
Disposition is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Santiago looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sunny Disposition will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Disposition tries to clinch up.
Disposition throws a jab but it's blocked by Santiago.
Disposition misses with a straight right.
Disposition misses with a looping right.
Disposition doesn't manage to clinch there - Santiago circles away.
Santiago misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Disposition throws a leg kick but Santiago moved away.
Disposition takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Disposition fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Santiago checks it well.
Disposition fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santiago will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Disposition tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santiago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santiago fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck for Santiago with that takedown attempt.
Sunny Disposition has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Santiago.
Disposition throws a chopping leg kick but Santiago manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Disposition keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Disposition tries to close the distance and clinch but Santiago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Disposition lands a right hook to the body.
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.
Disposition slips under a jab.
Santiago stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Disposition.
Santiago shoots for a takedown but Disposition saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Disposition throws a body punch but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago scores with a jab.
Disposition throws and low kick but Santiago moves out of range easily.
Disposition looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Disposition clinches with his opponent.
Santiago tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Disposition smiles and moves away.
Disposition rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santiago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Disposition tries to score with a low kick but Santiago moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Disposition.
Disposition stuffs the takedown.
Disposition on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Disposition cracks the inside of Santiago's front leg.
Disposition throws a jab when Santiago was well out of range.
Disposition looks to land a body kick but Santiago moved away.
Nice sprawl there from Disposition as Santiago shoots in.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown but Disposition shows good takedown defense.
Santiago moves out of range as Disposition strikes.
Disposition throws a sloppy head kick and Santiago moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Disposition.
A bone on bone clash there as Santiago blocks the leg kick.
Disposition is looking to clinch.
Disposition doesn't manage to clinch there - Santiago circles away.
Santiago swats away the attempt to clinch by Disposition.
Disposition throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santiago.
Santiago stuns Disposition with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Santiago looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sunny Disposition seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Disposition tries to clinch but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago misses with a takedown attempt - Disposition sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sunny Disposition showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Disposition has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Antonio Santiago!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Antonio Santiago!
Antonio Santiago wins by majority decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Latham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Latham comes to the cage accompanied by Frontier Psychiatrist - The Avalanches. Gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Bravery - time won't let me go. Mark Latham has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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24
215 lbs
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211 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Latham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Latham moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Latham misses.
Latham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie slips a straight right by Latham.
Latham tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mark Latham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Latham avoids it well.
Latham clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Latham working aggressively here.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Latham.
Latham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Latham works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Latham manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Latham working a defensive guard here.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latham can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gracie is taking a breather. Latham 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.
Latham trying to control here.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Latham is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Latham is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Latham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Latham 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.
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.
Latham has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
Latham keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Latham misses with a looping right.
Latham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Latham walks into a stiff left hand from Gracie.
Latham throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie lands with an uppercut that bounces Latham off the cage and back into rage.
A telegraphed right hand from Latham misses the target.
Latham is looking to clinch.
Gracie slips under a jab from Latham.
Latham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Latham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Latham has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Latham.
Latham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Latham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gracie duly obliges.
Gracie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Latham on the side of the head.
Latham misses with a body kick.
Latham shoots for a double leg takedown but Gracie sprawls well. He's pushed Latham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Latham is breathing heavily.
Latham thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie works over Latham's head and body with a nice combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Latham misses the target.
Latham throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gracie!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Latham gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gracie scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to bum rush Latham with a series of wild strikes but Latham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gracie duly obliges.
Gracie lands a head shot.
Latham is rocked!
Gracie closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Latham! Gracie dives in looking to finish! Latham is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kron Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johann Schwartz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen disturbed - down with the sickness as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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255 lbs
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268 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johann Schwartz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Schwartz staying out of range there.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Schwartz misses with a few strikes there.
Schwartz ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Schwartz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Schwartz.
Schwartz stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Schwartz sits in half guard.
Gracie missing with punches from the bottom.
Schwartz wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Schwartz is tying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard but Schwartz has mounted him!
Schwartz working for a guillotine from mount but Gracie is in no mood to give up.
Gracie sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Schwartz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schwartz trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Schwartz tries to pass.
Schwartz stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Schwartz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie is trying to stand up here but Schwartz is controlling him well.
Schwartz wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Schwartz.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schwartz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Schwartz is breathing heavily.
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.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Schwartz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gracie is trying to stand up here but Schwartz is controlling him well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Schwartz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Schwartz wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Schwartz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Schwartz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Schwartz avoids the head kick by Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Schwartz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Schwartz.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwartz prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Schwartz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie tries to roll over but Schwartz keeps him under control.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Schwartz pulls his head out easily.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Schwartz tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Schwartz wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schwartz feints and as Gracie raises his hands in defense, Schwartz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Schwartz won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Schwartz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Schwartz because Gracie loaded up on that one.
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
Gracie throws some wild stikes that Schwartz manages to avoid easily.
Gracie has control of Schwartz's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Schwartz regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gracie jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Schwartz is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Schwartz and Gracie has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Schwartz tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Schwartz struggling a bit here.
Schwartz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gracie's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
Schwartz is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gracie moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Schwartz has worked his arm free - good work by Schwartz!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Schwartz dominated that second round.
That's time! Schwartz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schwartz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Schwartz throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Johann Schwartz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie swinging wilding here.
Schwartz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schwartz's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gracie postures up.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schwartz is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie won't allow Schwartz to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schwartz looking for a sweep. Not yet Schwartz, not yet.
Gracie is in close to Schwartz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Schwartz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie is pushing down on Schwartz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Schwartz is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schwartz is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schwartz is working hard here to advance position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Schwartz blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Schwartz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Schwartz wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Schwartz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Schwartz pushes his legs off easily.
Schwartz is pushing down on Gracie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracie is fighting to maintain full guard but Schwartz has managed to sneak the leg through.
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 Johann Schwartz.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Schwartz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Johann Schwartz!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Johann Schwartz!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Johann Schwartz!
Johann Schwartz wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kanye West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lombardo Limba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West comes to the cage accompanied by Jesus Walks. Limba has chosen The Prodigy - Voodoo People as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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22
184 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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23
180 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kanye West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lombardo Limba!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West scores a takedown into full mount!
West looking to secure an arm triangle but Limba defends it well.
West wants to control the pace but Limba is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Limba tries to reverse the position but West maintains control.
West looking to finish with strikes here!
West moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Limba has worked his arm free - good work by Limba!
That's one minute gone in the round.
West tries to move into full mount but can't pass Limba's legs.
West with the ground and pound but Limba regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
West seems to be working for a kimura but Limba defends the submission attempt.
West trying to control the pace.
West is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Limba sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
West is looking to take a break and control but Limba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
West is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
West is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Limba has managed to free his arm - good work.
West is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A clash of legs there as West blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West misses with a straight left.
Lombardo Limba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Limba tries to close the distance and clinch but West swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
West throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Limba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lombardo Limba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West throws a hook to the side of Limba's head but Limba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
West will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
West scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Limba manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Limba is looking to improve his position.
West seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Limba does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
West sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Limba defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Limba regains full guard. Nicely done.
Limba pushes West off and scrambles back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Limba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Limba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
West misses the jab.
Limba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Limba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Limba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
Limba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and West counters with a nice double leg into side control. Limba won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West looking to control but instead Limba has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanye West dominated that round.
That's time! West's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Limba tries to clinch but West is having none of it.
West moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
West misses with a wild body shot.
Limba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Limba tries to clinch but West moves away
and West counters with a single leg into guard. Limba didn't expect that.
West postures up.
West is looking to work some ground and pound but Limba has wrist control.
West has gone for a leg lock! Limba slips out almost immediately though and dives into West's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
West throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Limba escapes and throws West's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Limba wants to lay and pray for a moment but West keeps working.
West is trying to escape the position but Limba is controlling the position.
West manages to get back to half guard.
West is trying to get back to full guard.
Limba trying to control the pace.
That's two 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.
Limba tries to pass to full mount but West defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West trying to control here.
West with the active half guard here but Limba passes nicely into side control.
Limba controls the position.
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.
Limba taking a break here but West is having none of it and regains half guard.
West looking for submissions off his back.
West wants to control but Limba is keeping busy.
Limba passes into side control, despite West's attempt to control the position.
Limba wants to stand but West has his arm trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanye West dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Limba missing with a left hand there. West was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Limba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Limba wants to clinch but West slips to the side
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
Limba throws a sloppy body shot
and West counters with a takedown into side control.
West is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Limba has escaped the position, nice work there.
West working away.
West throwing strikes but Limba manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
West struggling a bit here.
West regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Limba stalling.
West is not content to let Limba control the position.
Limba is figuring out what he wants to do next.
West is trying to control but can't.
West manages to get to full 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.
Limba would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
West looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Limba is stalling in the full guard.
West keeping moving, preventing Limba from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West is trying to keep Limba in close.
West working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Limba has passed into half guard!
West looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Limba is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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.
West is looking to improve his position.
West is looking to control Limba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can West avoid being mounted?
West is staying active underneath Limba, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Lombardo Limba just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A shot to the body from Limba misses
and West counters with a series of strikes. Limba will be more careful next time no doubt.
Limba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Kanye West has been cut.
Limba is looking to clinch but West is avoiding it.
West fails to land the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kanye West showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for West, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Kanye West!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Kanye West!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Kanye West!
Kanye West wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaari Kuukonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Bam Beastly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuukonen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Armin Van Buuren - Rapture. Beastly has chosen Boadicea by Enya as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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204 lbs
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204 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaari Kuukonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bam Bam Beastly!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuukonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beastly shoots in for a takedown but Kuukonen shows good takedown defense.
Kuukonen fails with the takedown
and Beastly counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Beastly.
Kuukonen wants to get back to his feet but Beastly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Beastly wants to control from the top but Kuukonen keeps moving.
Kuukonen pulls Beastly in close to his closed guard and prevents Beastly from doing any damage or advancing position.
Beastly postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Beastly thows a big elbow that misses.
Beastly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kuukonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kuukonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beastly wants to pass the guard but Kuukonen is keeping the position.
Kuukonen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beastly trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuukonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beastly tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuukonen is retaining full guard.
Beastly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beastly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kuukonen shoots in and drives through. Beastly sprawls well.
Beastly tries to land a front kick but Kuukonen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kuukonen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Jaari Kuukonen has been cut.
Jaari Kuukonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beastly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kuukonen shoots for a takedown but Beastly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaari Kuukonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Kuukonen with that takedown attempt.
Kuukonen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kuukonen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beastly really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Beastly regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuukonen blocks the strikes from Beastly.
Beastly is staying active underneath Kuukonen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Beastly is in trouble now - Kuukonen has advanced to mount!
Kuukonen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Beastly really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kuukonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Beastly is looking to escape.
Beastly gets back to half guard.
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.
Beastly is looking for a sweep. Kuukonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kuukonen in particular looking to stall.
Beastly throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Beastly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beastly is looking to control Kuukonen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Beastly avoid being mounted?
Kuukonen blocks the strikes from Beastly.
Beastly flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kuukonen prevents Beastly from improving his position.
Beastly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beastly shoots for a double leg takedown but Kuukonen sprawls well. He's pushed Beastly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kuukonen throws out a loose jab but Beastly uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kuukonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuukonen doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Beastly counter with a right hand.
Kuukonen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kuukonen misses with a takedown attempt
and Beastly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuukonen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Beastly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kuukonen thinking.
Kuukonen is breathing heavily.
Beastly scores a takedown into full mount!
Kuukonen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Beastly is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kuukonen is surviving well by controlling Beastly's body position as best he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beastly is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kuukonen is surviving well by controlling Beastly's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Bam Beastly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaari Kuukonen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kuukonen shoots and misses
and Beastly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Kuukonen.
Beastly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuukonen.
Kuukonen fails with the takedown
and Beastly counters with a takedown into side control.
Beastly tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Beastly cracks Kuukonen with a big right hand but Kuukonen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Beastly working the ground and pound but Kuukonen is defending the strikes.
Beastly trying to control the action but Kuukonen is working from the bottom.
Kuukonen wants to control but Beastly postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beastly wants to control but Kuukonen is keeping him busy.
Beastly looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Beastly creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kuukonen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Beastly in side control, throwing shots but Kuukonen defends.
Kuukonen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kuukonen tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Beastly working the body and head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Kuukonen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beastly misses with the ground and pound.
Kuukonen is looking for a sweep.
Beastly misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beastly working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Beastly tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Beastly has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Beastly is breathing heavily.
Beastly misses with the ground and pound.
Kuukonen manages to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Beastly.
Beastly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kuukonen defending well though.
Beastly prevents Kuukonen from improving his position.
Kuukonen manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beastly throwing strikes from guard but Kuukonen blocks nicely.
Beastly wants to control from the top but Kuukonen keeps moving.
Beastly has gone for a leg lock! Kuukonen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Beastly's guard.
Kuukonen working some strikes from top position.
Beastly trying to strike off his back.
Beastly throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Beastly tries to strike from the bottom.
Kuukonen trying to control but Beastly is working from the bottom.
Beastly has his foot on Kuukonen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kuukonen works his way back into a safe position though.
Kuukonen gets to his feet. Beastly looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Beastly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuukonen throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kuukonen.
A bone on bone clash there as Kuukonen blocks the leg kick.
Kuukonen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Beastly looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Beastly is trying to get back to half guard.
Beastly manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kuukonen is trying to get back to full guard.
Beastly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Bam Beastly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jaari Kuukonen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Beastly throws a series of punches but Kuukonen avoids them all with ease.
Beastly tries a head kick but it misses.
Beastly throws a sloppy head kick and Kuukonen moves out of range easily.
Kuukonen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Beastly throws a nice looking combination but Kuukonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuukonen fails with the takedown.
Kuukonen throws a head kick but Beastly moves out of range.
Beastly scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kuukonen manages to get back to half guard.
Beastly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kuukonen wants to control but Beastly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Beastly is keen to just control but Kuukonen is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beastly throwing shots but Kuukonen is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukonen is defending against the submission attempts here by Beastly.
Beastly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Beastly wants to pass the guard but Kuukonen is defending well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beastly fails to land the takedown.
Kuukonen misses with a body shot
and Beastly counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kuukonen has his hands on Beastly's head, controlling the position.
Beastly postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kuukonen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Beastly, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuukonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Beastly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beastly has his foot on Kuukonen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kuukonen works his way back into a safe position though.
Beastly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Beastly trying to strike off his back.
Beastly keeping moving, preventing Kuukonen from controlling successfully.
Kuukonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beastly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beastly working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kuukonen has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuukonen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Beastly throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kuukonen controlling the pace.
Beastly is looking for a sweep. Kuukonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Beastly tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
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.
Beastly is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kuukonen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kuukonen's back!
Beastly tightening his grip on Kuukonen, looking for the choke.
Beastly is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kuukonen defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Kuukonen is trying to shake Beastly off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Beastly won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Kuukonen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kuukonen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beastly counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bam Bam Beastly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beastly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Bam Bam Beastly!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Bam Bam Beastly!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Bam Bam Beastly!
Bam Bam Beastly wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Baumgardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Che Satomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baumgardner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, COWBOYS FROM HELL. Satomi has chosen Bad Boys as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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172 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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179 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Baumgardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Che Satomi!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baumgardner misses with a takedown attempt - Satomi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Satomi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Satomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baumgardner throws a hook but Satomi avoids it easily.
Satomi misses with a straight right.
A jab from Satomi does it's job there.
It looks like Brian Baumgardner has been cut.
Baumgardner scores with a takedown into Satomi's guard.
Satomi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baumgardner manages to get himself to full guard.
Baumgardner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Baumgardner is looking for a triangle here but Satomi uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Satomi tries for a kimura but Baumgardner is defending well.
Baumgardner manages to work his way to half guard, despite Satomi's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baumgardner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Baumgardner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Satomi is keen to just control but Baumgardner is a slippery customer.
Satomi passes to full mount!
Satomi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Satomi tries to control but Baumgardner wriggling away.
Baumgardner is trying to reverse the position but instead Satomi has taken his back - oops!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Baumgardner wants to escape the position.
Baumgardner fending off the submission attempt from Satomi.
Satomi is trying to stick to Baumgardner's back but Baumgardner is turning into Satomi. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Satomi's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Baumgardner.
Baumgardner drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Satomi dives on top into guard.
Baumgardner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Baumgardner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Satomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Baumgardner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baumgardner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satomi wants to control from the top but Baumgardner keeps moving.
Baumgardner has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Satomi 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 Baumgardner.
Satomi in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Baumgardner is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Che Satomi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milo Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Einar Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milo Phillips!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Einar Lee!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lee throws a series of punches but Phillips avoids them all with ease.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Phillips moved out of range nicely.
Phillips has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Phillips.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Phillips wants a takedown but no success here.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Phillips won't allow it.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Phillips.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Phillips lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phillips blocking some punches.
Phillips has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lee clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lee wants to escape the position.
I would not like to be Lee right now.
Lee is really stuck here.
Phillips is trying to stick to Lee's back but Lee is turning into Phillips. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Phillips's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lee.
Lee won't allow Phillips to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Phillips working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Phillips's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Phillips duly obliges.
Phillips smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lee misses with a combination
and Phillips counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee swings for the body but Phillips moves out of range.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phillips.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Phillips moves away and avoids it.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Phillips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Phillips off the cage and back into rage.
Phillips shoots in but no luck this time.
Phillips takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Phillips looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Phillips trying to control from half guard but Lee is working away.
Phillips is controlling the pace.
Phillips is looking to advance position but Lee won't allow it.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Lee gets full guard.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Phillips is one step ahead there.
Lee thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Phillips lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Lee striking from his own guard.
Phillips preventing the sweep.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Phillips is having none of it.
Phillips postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Phillips moved away.
Phillips uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Phillips.
Einar Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee looks gassed!
Phillips shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Phillips was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Phillips landing strikes, looking to finish!
Phillips looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips lands a heavy elbow.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lee defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Phillips.
Lee is in a horrible position here. Phillips smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lee flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Phillips takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phillips tries to control but Lee wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Phillips dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lee misses with a looping right.
Milo Phillips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Phillips shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Phillips closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee throws a hook but Phillips avoids it easily.
Phillips has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Phillips fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The is referee keeping an eye on Phillips - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Phillips has double underhooks.
Phillips is struggling to control the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phillips.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Phillips.
Lee working aggressively here.
Phillips lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phillips's defenses.
Phillips jumps into guard, dragging Lee to the mat.
Phillips wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Phillips is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
Phillips has momentary wrist control but Lee slips an elbow through the middle.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Phillips is retaining full guard.
Phillips 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.
Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lee landing some decent shots from guard.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phillips works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee landing with the ground and pound.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Phillips seems keen to control Lee's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips has a closed guard, preventing Lee from standing up.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Phillips working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.
Phillips controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Phillips is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips trying to control the position.
Phillips 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Phillips lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phillips.
Lee tries to move into range but Phillips moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Phillips.
Lee throws the left hand but Phillips avoids the punch easily.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phillips moves away.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phillips.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Phillips counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lee throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Phillips slips nicely into half guard.
Phillips not doing much here.
Phillips trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Well, if Phillips is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Phillips blocks the strikes from Lee.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Phillips has control of the leg.
Phillips thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lee's head.
Lee is not content to let Phillips control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Phillips instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Lee.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee tries a body shot but Phillips blocks it.
Phillips is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Einar Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Phillips avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phillips steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phillips.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phillips counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Phillips counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lee's guard now.
Lee working for a triangle but Phillips defends it easily.
Phillips wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phillips is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phillips forces his way into half guard.
Phillips thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Phillips blocks the strikes from Lee.
Phillips moves nicely into side control.
Phillips blocks the strikes from Lee.
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.
Phillips wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lee manages to get back to half guard.
Phillips is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Milo Phillips just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Lee.
No joy there for Phillips, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Phillips bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phillips misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Phillips works the jab nicely.
Phillips displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Phillips misses the target.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Phillips.
Lee catches Phillips with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Phillips.
Lee struggling a bit here.
Lee is looking to regain half guard here but Phillips keeps moving and retains side control.
Milo Phillips overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Phillips is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Phillips in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Phillips wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips just content to control the position.
Lee wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Phillips is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Phillips grinds an elbow into Lee's temple.
Phillips is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Phillips clearly takes that 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.
Phillips pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Phillips staying out of range there.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Phillips moves away and avoids it.
Lee throws a combination that misses
and Phillips moves into the clinch.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phillips lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lee fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Phillips.
Phillips is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milo Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Phillips.
Phillips lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phillips drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Phillips bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Phillips is out of range.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Phillips is just out of range.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phillips changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Phillips happy to just control the position for now.
Phillips trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Lee misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Phillips trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Phillips controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lee sneaks back into half guard.
Lee tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Phillips has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Phillips can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.
Phillips content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips'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.
Lee bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Phillips looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Phillips is on top in guard.
Phillips wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lee is trying to control the position but Phillips postures up.
Phillips stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position.
Phillips trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Phillips is working hard here to advance position.
Phillips slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lee striking off his back but it's not causing Phillips any problems.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee is looking to stand up but Phillips isn't so interested in that idea.
Phillips sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Phillips had his way with Einar Lee in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Phillips finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Phillips moves into the clinch.
Phillips avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
Phillips has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lee regains guard immediately.
Phillips won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Phillips's guard.
Lee postures up and lands a big shot to Phillips's brow.
Phillips working a defensive guard here.
Phillips tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lee throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Phillips controlling the pace for now.
Phillips trying to control but Lee is having none of it.
Lee is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lee flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Phillips content just to control the position here.
Lee regains half guard.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Phillips has control of the leg.
Lee has hold of Phillips's hands but Phillips slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Phillips is tying to control. Lee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lee regains full guard. Nicely done.
Phillips passes Lee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Phillips is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lee manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Phillips passes Lee's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Phillips content to control rather than advance.
Lee is not content to let Phillips control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Phillips in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Milo Phillips just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Phillips throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Einar Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee misses with a double jab.
Phillips lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Phillips misses with a wild combination.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Phillips clinches up against the cage.
Phillips drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Phillips changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milo Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milo Phillips showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Phillips 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Milo Phillips!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Milo Phillips!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Milo Phillips!
Milo Phillips wins by unanimous decision!
Milo Phillips retains his welterweight title!
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