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FKG 7 - 2nd Title SHOT 155 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafinha Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McQueen comes into the arena with Limp BizkiT - Rollin' blaring out of the sound system. Flores has chosen Sail - Armin Van Buuren as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Eddie McQueen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie McQueen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafinha Flores!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQueen throws a series of punches but Flores moves out of range.
McQueen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McQueen trying to control the position from guard on top but Flores is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flores lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
McQueen trying to control the position from guard on top but Flores is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flores is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flores bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McQueen's guard.
Flores content to stall in guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McQueen keeping moving, preventing Flores from controlling successfully.
McQueen keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Flores wants to control from the top but McQueen keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McQueen trying to control the position.
Flores throws a big right hand that misses.
McQueen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Flores doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Flores manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Flores lands a couple of elbows.
Flores trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McQueen is looking for a triangle but Flores pushes his legs off easily.
Flores wants to control from the top but McQueen keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McQueen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Flores doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Flores manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McQueen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Flores trying to control but McQueen is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Flores wants to clinch up but McQueen keeps it at a distance.
A jab from McQueen does it's job there.
McQueen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flores uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McQueen has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQueen misses with a wild combination.
McQueen throws a lazy right hand but Flores sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flores showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McQueen.
Flores scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McQueen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McQueen tries to get out of the position.
Flores in side control lands a decent elbow.
McQueen is looking for a sweep.
McQueen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Flores works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores landing strikes from the mount and McQueen is in trouble!
Flores blocks McQueen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Flores looking to control but McQueen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McQueen is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Flores.
Flores avoids the attempt from McQueen to control.
Flores landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafinha Flores dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McQueen has his takedown stuffed
and Flores moves into the clinch.
McQueen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Flores drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Flores goes for a takedown attempt but McQueen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Flores with a poor takedown
and McQueen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McQueen.
Eddie McQueen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafinha Flores.
Flores throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
McQueen throwing strikes but missing.
McQueen is looking to work some ground and pound but Flores has wrist control.
McQueen drops back looking for a leg! Flores is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Flores manages to kick McQueen off! McQueen jumps back into Flores's guard.
Flores is breathing heavily.
McQueen throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McQueen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flores swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McQueen trying to control the position from guard on top but Flores is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McQueen misses with a low kick.
McQueen wants to land a leg kick but Flores is out of range.
McQueen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Flores counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McQueen pulls guard.
Flores preventing the sweep.
Flores distracts McQueen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Flores stands up over McQueen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McQueen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Flores trying to control the position from guard on top but McQueen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McQueen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flores is one step ahead there.
Flores stands up over McQueen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McQueen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Flores is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQueen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Flores manages to get himself to full guard.
McQueen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McQueen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McQueen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McQueen wants to pass the guard but Flores is keeping the position.
Eddie McQueen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Flores working for a triangle but McQueen defends it easily.
McQueen is in close to Flores's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Flores looking for a guillotine here but McQueen defends easily.
Flores striking off his back but it's not causing McQueen any problems.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McQueen is looking to clinch.
McQueen cracks Flores with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McQueen misses with a jab, cross combination.
McQueen tries to clinch there but Flores circles away.
McQueen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McQueen throws a looping overhand right but Flores ducks down to avoid it.
McQueen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie McQueen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McQueen misses with a double jab.
Flores moves out of range of the strikes.
McQueen tries to clinch
and Flores counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Flores is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McQueen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Flores is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McQueen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Flores uses from the top position.
Flores content to stall in guard here.
McQueen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McQueen is pulling down on Flores's head. It's preventing any offense from Flores, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flores with a flurry of punches that miss.
Flores takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Flores avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores trying to control but McQueen is working from the bottom.
Flores is in close to McQueen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McQueen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McQueen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McQueen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
McQueen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flores is one step ahead there.
Flores throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McQueen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McQueen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Flores controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McQueen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Flores landing some decent shots from guard.
McQueen tries to strike from the bottom.
Flores makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McQueen is on top in guard.
Flores is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Flores sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Flores landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McQueen's head.
McQueen striking from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. McQueen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McQueen scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
McQueen wants to sweep here but Flores controlling him for the moment.
McQueen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flores.
McQueen tries to strike from the bottom.
McQueen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McQueen gets caught flat footed, as Flores shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Flores trying to control but McQueen is working from the bottom.
McQueen working for a triangle but Flores defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQueen striking from the bottom here.
Flores content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McQueen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Flores gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Flores distracts McQueen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Flores trying to control but McQueen is working from the bottom.
McQueen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Flores can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McQueen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
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 Eddie McQueen.
I think McQueen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rafinha Flores!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olof Skotkonung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skotkonung has chosen Over The Hills And Far Away as his entrance music. Marlon Oliver had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marlon Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Olof Skotkonung!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oliver drops Skotkonung with a beautiful combination! Skotkonung stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Oliver is looking for the KO!
Skotkonung is rocked!
It looks like Olof Skotkonung has been cut.
Skotkonung thows a body shot but no joy.
Skotkonung is still on wobbly legs! Can Oliver finish him?
Oliver connects with a stiff jab that staggers Skotkonung - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marlon Oliver!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Clowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Allen's choice of entrance music: The Realest Sport. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Clowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Allen!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clowe misses with a series of wild punches.
Clowe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clowe tries to clinch but Allen moves away
and Allen counters with a single leg into guard. Clowe didn't expect that.
Clowe 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.
Clowe had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Allen is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Clowe Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Allen's back instead.
Allen is trying to get back to his feet but Clowe has full control of the position and if anything, Allen has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Allen is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Clowe gets his way!
Allen is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen breaks Clowe's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Clowe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Allen controls the pace.
Clowe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Allen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Allen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clowe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's 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.
Allen won't allow Clowe to sweep him here.
Clowe controls Allen momentarily but Allen frees himself.
Allen wants to pass the guard but Clowe is keeping the position.
Allen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen gets to his feet - Clowe follows without any prompting.
Clowe darts in and clinches Allen up against the cage.
Allen has clasped his hands together around Clowe's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Allen controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clowe wants to get back to his feet.
Clowe manages to work his way to half guard, despite Allen's best efforts.
Clowe is looking for a sweep. Allen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Allen stops Clowe from getting back to his feet.
Allen decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Clowe misses with the combination.
Clowe fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Allen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clowe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Allen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Allen tries to clinch there but Clowe circles away.
Clowe thows a body kick. Allen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Clowe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clowe tries to clinch there but Allen circles away.
Clowe tries to clinch but Allen moves out of range.
Allen instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Allen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Allen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Allen jumps into guard, dragging Clowe to the mat.
Clowe prevents Allen from getting back to his feet.
Clowe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Allen's guard.
Allen wants to get back to his feet.
Clowe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Allen keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen is breathing heavily.
Clowe has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Allen defend it? Clowe steps over the head and cranks it - Allen is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Clowe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jason Clowe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Petruzalek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Brady jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Petruzalek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Brady jr!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brady jr.
Petruzalek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Brady jr really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Petruzalek sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Petruzalek jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Brady jr manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Petruzalek working the ground and pound but Brady jr is defending the strikes.
Brady jr is looking for a sweep.
Petruzalek landing a few strikes.
Petruzalek working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Petruzalek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brady jr on the ground.
Brady jr is looking to reverse the position.
Petruzalek throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Petruzalek tries to stand but Brady jr is controlling his head.
Brady jr is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady jr manages to get back to half guard.
Petruzalek wants to stand up but Brady jr has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brady jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Petruzalek counters with a single leg into guard. Brady jr didn't expect that.
Brady jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brady jr looks gassed!
Brady jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Petruzalek gets to his feet - Brady jr follows without any prompting.
Petruzalek tries to clinch but Brady jr moves out of range.
Brady jr has his takedown stuffed
and Petruzalek counters by clinching up.
Justin Petruzalek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Brady jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petruzalek scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petruzalek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brady jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Petruzalek counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Petruzalek scoring with some ground and pound.
Petruzalek lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Petruzalek gets to his feet. Brady jr looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Petruzalek moves in looking to clinch but Brady jr pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Brady jr.
Petruzalek gets a clinch.
Petruzalek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brady jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Petruzalek counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Petruzalek.
Petruzalek decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Brady jr, up you get!
Petruzalek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brady jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Petruzalek counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Petruzalek.
Petruzalek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petruzalek wants to clinch up but Brady jr keeps it at a distance.
Brady jr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Petruzalek counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Petruzalek.
Petruzalek displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brady jr up against the cage.
Brady jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Petruzalek with a knee to the head.
Petruzalek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Petruzalek stalls.
Petruzalek lands an elbow just above Brady jr 's eye.
Petruzalek has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Brady jr regains guard immediately.
Petruzalek stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Justin Petruzalek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Petruzalek counters by moving into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Petruzalek.
Petruzalek manages to break the clinch.
Brady jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Petruzalek counters with a shoot takedown. Brady jr fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brady jr working for a triangle but Petruzalek defends it easily.
Brady jr isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Petruzalek stacks Brady jr on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Petruzalek!
Petruzalek decides to stand back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petruzalek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petruzalek tries to clinch but Brady jr is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Petruzalek 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.
Brady jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Petruzalek.
Petruzalek tries to clinch there but Brady jr circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Petruzalek breaks from the clinch.
Petruzalek tries to clinch there but Brady jr circles away.
Brady jr with a poor takedown
and Petruzalek counters by clinching up.
Brady jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Petruzalek manages to break the clinch.
Brady jr tries for a takedown but Petruzalek circles away easily
and Petruzalek counters by moving into the clinch.
Petruzalek has Brady jr pushed against the cage.
Petruzalek connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petruzalek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Petruzalek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Petruzalek.
Brady jr fails to pull guard.
Justin Petruzalek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Brady jr.
Petruzalek with a knee to the head.
Petruzalek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petruzalek lands a knee to the body.
Petruzalek leaning against his opponent.
Petruzalek landing knees to the body.
Petruzalek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brady jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Petruzalek breaks from the clinch.
Petruzalek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brady jr can do to turn this around?
Petruzalek doesn't manage to clinch there - Brady jr circles away.
Petruzalek clinches up against the cage.
Petruzalek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brady jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Petruzalek smiles and moves away.
Petruzalek tries to clinch up but Brady jr circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petruzalek tries to clinch but Brady jr moves out of range.
Brady jr shoots and misses
and Petruzalek counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Petruzalek.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petruzalek gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Brady jr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Petruzalek moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Petruzalek - that landed with a thud.
Petruzalek trying to land knees to the body.
Petruzalek pulls guard effortlessly.
Petruzalek tries to strike from the bottom.
Brady jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Petruzalek here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Brady jr won't allow Petruzalek to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brady jr drops back looking for a leg! Petruzalek is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Petruzalek manages to kick Brady jr off! Brady jr jumps back into Petruzalek's guard.
Brady jr advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady jr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Petruzalek knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Petruzalek sneaks out the side door and pushes Brady jr away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Brady jr scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Petruzalek avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brady jr.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brady jr is trying to get an arm triangle but Petruzalek is defending well.
Brady jr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petruzalek defending against the ground and pound.
Brady jr working the strikes but Petruzalek uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Petruzalek tries to kick Brady jr off but Brady jr keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brady jr seems to be working for a kimura but Petruzalek defends the submission attempt.
Brady jr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Petruzalek has taken the fight to the clinch.
Petruzalek scores with a knee to the head.
Petruzalek landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Petruzalek dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Petruzalek wants to clinch.
Brady jr with a poor takedown
and Petruzalek counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Petruzalek.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Petruzalek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brady jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Petruzalek has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Brady jr clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Brady jr trying to control the position but Petruzalek manages to sink in the hooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petruzalek lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brady jr breaks Petruzalek's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Brady jr thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brady jr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brady jr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Petruzalek is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brady jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Petruzalek is retaining full guard.
Petruzalek tries to strike from the bottom.
Petruzalek is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Petruzalek wants to clinch up but Brady jr keeps it at a distance.
Justin Petruzalek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brady jr shoots in and bounces Petruzalek off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Petruzalek is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Petruzalek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady jr misses with a takedown attempt
so Petruzalek counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brady jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Petruzalek doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Petruzalek manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petruzalek wants to stand but Brady jr has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Petruzalek has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brady jr throws his legs up looking for a submission but Petruzalek uses it to pass to side control.
Brady jr is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Petruzalek working away.
Petruzalek working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Petruzalek 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Petruzalek is trying to get an arm triangle but Brady jr is defending well.
Tyson Brady jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brady jr wants to control but Petruzalek postures up.
Brady jr sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Petruzalek postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Brady jr to stand up.
Petruzalek tries to close the distance and clinch but Brady jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brady jr tries to bum rush Petruzalek with a series of wild strikes but Petruzalek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Petruzalek drives through with a takedown into guard.
Petruzalek wants to stand but Brady jr has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Petruzalek stands and steps away. Brady jr gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Brady jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady jr has control of Petruzalek's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Petruzalek regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Petruzalek is trying desperately to improve position.
Brady jr won't let Petruzalek get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Brady jr swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyson Brady jr!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by In The Morning. The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Sandstorm. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Silva!
Silva is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith decides to stand up.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva looks gassed!
Smith drops Silva with a left and a right! Oh, Silva is hurt - Smith dives into side control looking to finish!
Silva is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Smith cracks Silva with a big elbow.
Smith decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Hickson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Smith.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith swinging wilding here.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith swinging wilding here.
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Smith.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Silva throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A big left from Silva misses.
Smith throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Silva cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith is working the combinations to good effect here.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Smith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Smith escapes and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Smith wants to stand but Silva has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Smith's head back.
Silva 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.
Smith lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Silva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Smith scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Smith.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith swinging wilding here.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Smith slips a jab from Silva.
A jab from Silva misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Silva misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smith slips a jab from Silva.
Mike Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Smith throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva with a hook.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Smith slips a straight right by Silva.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith swinging wilding here.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith scores with a hook.
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.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mike Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith throws a one two combo.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Smith.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Jab from Silva.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Smith misses with the combination.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left lands for Silva.
Smith's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva with a jab.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mike Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Smith moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Smith tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Smith throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Smith throws a one two combo.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Smith thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Smith lands a front kick.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Smith jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hickson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Smith!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between erik davidsson davidsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and batista haight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying haight's choice of entrance music: Forgot About Dre - Eminem. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, erik davidsson davidsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, batista haight!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
haight has a takedown stuffed.
davidsson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
davidsson throws a head kick that misses.
haight throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
davidsson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
haight fails with the takedown.
davidsson with a poor takedown
and haight counters with a shoot takedown. davidsson fights it but they end up in guard.
haight looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
haight is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
haight working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
haight pushes down on davidsson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
haight missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
haight not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
haight looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
haight is figuring out what he wants to do next.
haight decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
haight drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
davidsson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of haight.
davidsson can't do much from the bottom here.
davidsson is trying to buck haight off.
haight has hold of davidsson's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! davidsson tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - haight cranks the arm and davidsson screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from davidsson, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). batista haight!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Palacios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean McNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McNamara comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Massive Attack - Teardrop (House M.D.) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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202 lbs
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208 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Palacios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean McNamara!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNamara clinches up with Palacios and pushes him back against the cage.
McNamara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Palacios is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McNamara pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McNamara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McNamara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Palacios scores a takedown into full mount!
Palacios jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but McNamara manages to avoid the submission attempt.
McNamara is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Palacios is trying to get an arm triangle but McNamara is defending well.
Palacios prevents McNamara from escaping the position.
Palacios stands up and beckons McNamara to his feet.
Palacios shoots in for a takedown but McNamara shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palacios gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Steve Palacios has been cut.
McNamara wants to clinch.
McNamara swinging wilding here.
McNamara moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Palacios is breathing heavily.
McNamara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Palacios is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown by Palacios or perhaps it was just good defense by McNamara which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Palacios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McNamara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McNamara moves into the clinch.
McNamara has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Palacios is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Palacios keeps control of McNamara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McNamara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McNamara lands with a big left! Palacios is wobbled badly! McNamara comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Palacios to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sean McNamara!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy The Bar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy The Bar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy The Bar!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Bar circles away.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Bar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The Bar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva is looking for a sweep. The Bar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Bar thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
The Bar is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Silva won't allow The Bar to pass to mount.
The Bar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Bar working the head and body with strikes.
Silva taking some punishment here, with The Bar in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
The Bar passes to side control.
The Bar tries to move to mount but Silva blocks the move with his legs.
The Bar working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva tries to buck The Bar off but The Bar is having none of it.
Silva is breathing heavily.
The Bar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The Bar working the head and body with strikes.
The Bar working the ground and pound.
The Bar is chipping away with strikes.
The Bar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The Bar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Bar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The Bar throws a strike aimed at the side of Silva's head but Silva avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva struggling a bit here.
The Bar tries to advance to mount but can't.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but The Bar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The Bar working the ground and pound.
The Bar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is not content to let The Bar control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The Bar wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
The Bar scores with punches from side control.
The Bar is working Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.
The Bar tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as The Bar dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Bar is working to tighten is grip on Silva's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Silva has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but The Bar is really squeezing tight and eventually Silva passes out! The Bar breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Billy The Bar!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tupac Fashur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emund Den Gamle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Den Gamle is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Last Of The Wilds. This should be fireworks!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tupac Fashur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emund Den Gamle !
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fashur wants to clinch up but Den Gamle keeps it at a distance.
Den Gamle misses with a straight left.
Fashur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fashur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Den Gamle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice jab there from Den Gamle .
No luck for Fashur with that takedown attempt.
Fashur shoots in looking for a takedown. Den Gamle tries to sprawl out of it but Fashur keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Den Gamle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fashur wants to clinch up but Den Gamle keeps it at a distance.
A nice combination there by Fashur.
Den Gamle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fashur scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Emund Den Gamle has been cut.
Fashur tries to clinch up but Den Gamle circles away and keeps his distance.
Fashur shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tupac Fashur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fashur tries to clinch but Den Gamle is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fashur has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fashur closes this distance looking for a takedown but Den Gamle circles away.
Fashur tries to clinch but Den Gamle is having none of it.
Den Gamle keeps the fight on the outside.
Den Gamle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fashur manages to avoid it.
Den Gamle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Den Gamle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fashur.
Fashur misses with a combination
and Den Gamle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Den Gamle keeps the fight on the outside.
Den Gamle scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fashur is breathing heavily.
Den Gamle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fashur's head.
Den Gamle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fashur's head.
Den Gamle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Den Gamle trying to mount his opponent but Fashur defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Den Gamle throwing shots but Fashur is blocking nicely.
Den Gamle wants to work for an arm triangle but Fashur is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Den Gamle is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fashur tries to get to full guard but Den Gamle has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Den Gamle throws a big shot that misses.
Fashur tries for a takedown but Den Gamle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fashur throws a left and a right that both miss
and Den Gamle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fashur moves in looking to clinch but Den Gamle pushes him off.
Den Gamle misses with a double jab
and Fashur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Den Gamle prevents Fashur from breaking the clinch.
Fashur lands a nice knee to the body.
Den Gamle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fashur trying to land knees to the body.
Fashur manages to break the clinch.
Den Gamle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fashur.
Den Gamle throws a lazy right hand but Fashur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Den Gamle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fashur moves away.
Fashur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Den Gamle throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fashur wants to clinch up but Den Gamle keeps it at a distance.
Den Gamle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fashur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Den Gamle stalling against the cage.
Fashur jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Den Gamle walks away with a smile on his face. Fashur gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Den Gamle cracks Fashur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fashur shoots for a takedown but Den Gamle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fashur lands a jab-cross combination.
Fashur tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Den Gamle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Den Gamle shoots in and drives through. Fashur sprawls well.
Fashur closes the distance and clinches up with Den Gamle , looking for a takedown. Fashur pushes Den Gamle against the cage but Den Gamle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fashur throws a head kick that misses
and Den Gamle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Den Gamle misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emund Den Gamle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emund Den Gamle 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Den Gamle scores with a jab to the body.
Fashur misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Den Gamle . That snapped Fashur's head back.
Den Gamle swinging wilding here.
Fashur tries to land a body kick
and Den Gamle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Den Gamle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Den Gamle throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fashur counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Fashur.
Den Gamle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fashur counters with a nice low kick that buckles Den Gamle 's knee momentarily.
Den Gamle swings for the body but Fashur moves out of range.
Den Gamle stuns Fashur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Den Gamle lands with a shot to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Fashur. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Den Gamle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Den Gamle - just one landing.
Den Gamle throws a body punch but Fashur moves out of range.
Fashur walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Den Gamle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fashur on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Den Gamle throws a head kick but Fashur moves out of range.
Den Gamle swings for the body but Fashur moves out of range.
Den Gamle throws a series of punches but Fashur moves out of range.
Den Gamle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fashur.
Fashur blocks a jab.
Fashur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Den Gamle finds it's way round the side to connect with Fashur's head.
Fashur gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Den Gamle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Den Gamle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Den Gamle misses the shot to the body.
Den Gamle swinging wilding here.
Den Gamle catches Fashur with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Den Gamle 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.
Den Gamle scores with a takedown into Fashur's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fashur being controlled here, momentarily.
Fashur avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Den Gamle throws a strike but Fashur rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Den Gamle thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Den Gamle keeping moving, preventing Fashur from controlling successfully.
Den Gamle trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Den Gamle scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Fashur preventing the sweep.
Den Gamle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Den Gamle trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Den Gamle striking off his back but it's not causing Fashur any problems.
Den Gamle throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fashur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fashur tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Den Gamle counters with a straight right hand.
Den Gamle scores with a body shot.
Emund Den Gamle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fashur closes the distance but Den Gamle moves to the side
and Den Gamle counters with a nice uppercut.
Tupac Fashur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Fashur with that takedown attempt.
Den Gamle digs a good body shot into Fashur's ribs.
Fashur gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fashur avoids the head kick by Den Gamle .
Fashur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Den Gamle .
Fashur darts in trying to clinch
and Den Gamle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emund Den Gamle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emund Den Gamle 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Den Gamle lands with an uppercut that bounces Fashur off the cage and back into rage.
Fashur misses with a takedown attempt
and Den Gamle counters with a left to the body.
Fashur tries to close the distance and clinch but Den Gamle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fashur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Den Gamle .
Den Gamle has his takedown stuffed
and Fashur counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Den Gamle is trying to control the position but Fashur postures up.
Den Gamle looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fashur passes into side control.
Fashur controls the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Den Gamle gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Den Gamle is looking for a sweep. Fashur is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fashur trying to control the action but Den Gamle is working from the bottom.
Fashur not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Den Gamle tries to get to full guard but Fashur has control of the leg.
Fashur is thwarting Den Gamle 's attempts to control the position.
Den Gamle punching from the bottom.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fashur throws out a loose jab but Den Gamle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Den Gamle throws an overhand right that lands on Fashur's shoulder, as Fashur tries to avoid the shot.
Nice jab there from Den Gamle .
Fashur looks to clinch
and Den Gamle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Den Gamle misses with a double jab.
Fashur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Den Gamle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Den Gamle tests Fashur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fashur wants to clinch
and Den Gamle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fashur looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A swing and a miss from Den Gamle .
Fashur looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fashur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Den Gamle .
Fashur throws a right and a left that Den Gamle avoids nicely.
Den Gamle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fashur as he jumps to the side.
Den Gamle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fashur was well out of range. Poor timing from Den Gamle .
Fashur has closed the distance and engaged Den Gamle in a clinch.
Fashur manages to break the clinch.
Fashur blocks a head kick by Den Gamle .
Fashur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Den Gamle .
Fashur tries to clinch
and Den Gamle counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fashur.
Den Gamle misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Den Gamle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Den Gamle misses with an uppercut. Fashur saw that one coming.
Fashur clinches up with Den Gamle and pushes him back against the cage.
Fashur has Den Gamle pushed against the cage.
Den Gamle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Den Gamle blocks the elbow strike.
Den Gamle avoiding damage as Fashur throws knees to the body.
Fashur taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fashur tries to pull guard but Den Gamle won't allow it.
Fashur lands a shoulder strike.
Fashur changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Den Gamle fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tupac Fashur did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Emund Den Gamle 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fashur defending well as Den Gamle loads up on a big left hand.
Den Gamle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fashur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fashur tries to clinch but Den Gamle moves away
and Den Gamle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Den Gamle lands with a right hand.
Fashur throws a head kick but Den Gamle moves out of range.
Den Gamle missing with a left hand there. Fashur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Den Gamle misses with a hook. Fashur ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Fashur.
Den Gamle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Den Gamle circles away from the clinch attempt
and Den Gamle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Den Gamle finds it's target.
Den Gamle throws a body punch but Fashur moves out of range.
Den Gamle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Den Gamle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Den Gamle stuffs the takedown attempt from Fashur. Fashur gets slowly back to his feet.
Fashur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Den Gamle throws a shot from downtown. Fashur moves away and avoids it.
Fashur looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Den Gamle wants to improve his position but Fashur is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fashur tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Den Gamle .
Den Gamle is trying to control but can't.
Fashur looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Den Gamle missing with punches from the bottom.
Den Gamle is controlling Fashur's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Den Gamle is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Den Gamle is pressing down on Fashur's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fashur is looking to stand up but Den Gamle won't let him.
Den Gamle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Den Gamle is adopting a defensive guard.
Den Gamle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Den Gamle striking off his back but it's not causing Fashur any problems.
Den Gamle throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Fashur connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Den Gamle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fashur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Den Gamle .
Den Gamle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Den Gamle waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Fashur.
Fashur wants to clinch
and Fashur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fashur tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Den Gamle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fashur wants to clinch up but Den Gamle keeps it at a distance.
Fashur shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Den Gamle counters with a left and a right that stings Fashur.
Den Gamle connects with a body shot.
Den Gamle throws a right and a left that Fashur avoids nicely.
Fashur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emund Den Gamle dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Emund Den Gamle '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. This is the final round!
Fashur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Den Gamle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fashur.
Fashur will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fashur tries to clinch but Den Gamle moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Den Gamle . That snapped Fashur's head back.
Fashur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Den Gamle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body punch from Den Gamle .
Den Gamle scores with a sloppy right hand. Fashur should have avoided that one.
Fashur tries to bum rush Den Gamle with a series of wild strikes but Den Gamle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Den Gamle circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fashur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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.
Fashur on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Den Gamle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fashur's head.
Fashur lands with a nice combination. Den Gamle backs away looking to recover.
Fashur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Den Gamle throws a hook but Fashur avoids it easily.
Den Gamle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fashur moves away.
Den Gamle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Den Gamle lands with a right hand.
Den Gamle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fashur walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fashur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Den Gamle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fashur tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Den Gamle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fashur tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fashur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Den Gamle clobbers Fashur with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fashur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Den Gamle lands a lovely overhand right.
A low kick from Fashur is predictable there
letting Den Gamle counter with a right hand.
Den Gamle throws a sloppy head kick and Fashur moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by Den Gamle .
Den Gamle lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fashur backs up against the cage.
Den Gamle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Den Gamle goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fashur shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Den Gamle as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fashur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Den Gamle lands with an uppercut that bounces Fashur off the cage and back into rage.
A left and a right from Den Gamle both land. Nice combination.
Fashur blocks a head kick by Den Gamle .
Fashur will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tupac Fashur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Den Gamle connects with a crisp jab.
Fashur misses with a kick to the body
and Den Gamle counters with a head kick.
Fashur takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Den Gamle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fashur swinging wilding here.
Fashur tries to clinch up
and Den Gamle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Emund Den Gamle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fashur is looking to escape.
Fashur is trying to maintain the position but Den Gamle is very close to passing his half guard.
Den Gamle sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fashur is looking to get back to is feet but Den Gamle passes into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emund Den Gamle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Den Gamle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 44:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 44:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emund Den Gamle !
Emund Den Gamle is the new lightweight champion!
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