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Honour FC 55: At the Palms 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcom McWeeny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Trooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trooper has chosen №1 as his entrance music. Super Trooper is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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295 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcom McWeeny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Super Trooper!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trooper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McWeeny as he avoids it easily.
McWeeny tries to clinch but Trooper moves away
and Trooper counters with a left to the body.
McWeeny wants to clinch but Trooper slips to the side
and Trooper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Malcom McWeeny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Trooper as he checks the leg kick.
McWeeny darts in trying to clinch
and McWeeny takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trooper misses with the combination.
McWeeny tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Trooper counters with a three punch combo that has McWeeny backing up. McWeeny nods at Trooper to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trooper looks to throw the jab but McWeeny is out of range.
Trooper stalks McWeeny and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McWeeny's face. McWeeny staggers backwards, shaken.
Trooper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McWeeny tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Trooper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWeeny wants to clinch but Trooper slips to the side
and Trooper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Trooper throws a lazy head kick
and McWeeny counters with a good low kick that Trooper was not able to check.
Trooper shoots in and drives through. McWeeny sprawls well.
Trooper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Trooper.
Trooper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McWeeny pinned against the cage. McWeeny gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Malcom McWeeny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Super Trooper.
McWeeny wants to clinch
and Trooper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McWeeny wants to clinch
and Trooper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trooper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McWeeny looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McWeeny takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McWeeny closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Trooper counter with a right hand.
McWeeny is rocked!
Trooper has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWeeny is holding his hands too far apart here. Trooper throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! McWeeny is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Super Trooper!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Belyakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Armitage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Armitage's choice of entrance music: Klone - Revisit The Lair. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
KO power |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexey Belyakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Armitage!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armitage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Armitage shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Belyakov but Belyakov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Belyakov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Armitage misses with a body kick.
Armitage moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Armitage.
It looks like Alexey Belyakov has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Armitage just misses with a elbow thrown towards Belyakov's brow.
Belyakov avoids a wild elbow strike from Armitage.
Knees to the body from Armitage.
Armitage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Belyakov's defenses.
Armitage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Armitage lands an elbow just above Belyakov 's eye.
Armitage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Belyakov is defending well for now.
Armitage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belyakov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Armitage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Belyakov's defenses.
Alexey Belyakov's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armitage missing with knees to the body.
Belyakov dodges an elbow strike from Armitage.
Armitage keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Belyakov's efforts to push away.
Armitage misses with an elbow strike.
Belyakov is trying to break free.
Belyakov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Armitage lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belyakov takes an elbow to the temple.
Alexey Belyakov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Armitage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belyakov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Armitage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Armitage lands a nice elbow.
Armitage lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Armitage tries a knee to the head but Belyakov blocks it.
Armitage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Belyakov blocks it with crossed arms.
Armitage looks gassed!
Belyakov managing to block the knees to the body from Armitage.
Belyakov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Armitage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Belyakov avoiding damage as Armitage throws knees to the body.
Belyakov has had enough of the clinch but Armitage keeps him there for the moment.
Belyakov avoiding damage as Armitage throws knees to the body.
Belyakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armitage working Belyakov over with knees to the body.
Armitage pushes off an throws an elbow but Belyakov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Armitage is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Belyakov blocks an elbow strike from Armitage.
Belyakov takes an elbow to the temple.
Jeez, Alexey Belyakov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Belyakov blocks an elbow strike.
Belyakov avoiding damage as Armitage throws knees to the body.
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.
Belyakov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Armitage has him pressed against the cage.
Armitage missing with knees to the body.
Belyakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armitage throws an elbow that misses.
Belyakov blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Armitage.
Belyakov tries to break free but Armitage pushes him back against the cage.
Armitage misses with a knee strike.
Belyakov wants to break free but Armitage has control.
Belyakov blocks the elbow strike.
Belyakov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Armitage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Armitage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Armitage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Belyakov tries to circle away but Armitage has him pinned against the cage.
Armitage has Belyakov pressed against the cage, preventing Belyakov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Armitage just misses with a elbow thrown towards Belyakov's brow.
Belyakov is trying to break the clinch but Armitage has him pressed against the cage.
Armitage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Belyakov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Belyakov wants to break free but Armitage has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belyakov wants to break free but Armitage has control.
Belyakov blocks the elbow strike.
Armitage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belyakov.
Armitage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Armitage gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Belyakov is trying to push Armitage away but Armitage has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Belyakov is trying to break the clinch but Armitage has him pressed against the cage.
Armitage keeps control of Belyakov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Armitage missing with knees to the body.
Belyakov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Armitage is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belyakov decides to stand and escape the position.
Belyakov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Armitage tries to clinch up.
Belyakov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belyakov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Armitage.
Armitage takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Belyakov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Armitage back to the cage. Belyakov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Armitage dodges the punch combination from Belyakov.
Armitage misses with a head kick.
Armitage moves into range and clinches up with Belyakov.
Armitage scores with a knee to the head.
Belyakov blocks the elbow strike.
Armitage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Belyakov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Armitage has him pressed against the cage.
Armitage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Belyakov avoiding damage as Armitage throws knees to the body.
Armitage misses with a knee to the head.
Belyakov tries to break free but Armitage pushes him back against the cage.
Belyakov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Armitage throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Belyakov tries to break free but Armitage pushes him back against the cage.
Belyakov managing to block the knees to the body from Armitage.
Armitage missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Armitage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Belyakov's cut.
That's time! Belyakov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Armitage has a takedown stuffed.
Armitage shoots in but Belyakov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Armitage gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Belyakov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Belyakov.
No joy there for Belyakov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belyakov's corner calls for a 1-2. Belyakov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Belyakov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belyakov throws a combination. Armitage tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Belyakov moves out of range of the body kick from Armitage.
Armitage is looking to score with low kicks.
Belyakov tries to keep at a distance but Armitage has taken the fight into the clinch.
Armitage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belyakov avoids it.
Armitage lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Armitage.
Belyakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armitage has Belyakov pressed against the cage, preventing Belyakov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Armitage is breathing heavily.
Belyakov is looking to break free of the clinch but Armitage has double underhooks.
Armitage misses with a knee strike.
Belyakov tries to break the clinch but Armitage is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armitage throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Armitage tries to land knees in the clinch but Belyakov avoids the damage to the body.
Belyakov lands with a light punch inside.
Armitage misses with an elbow over the top.
Belyakov blocks an elbow strike.
Armitage landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Armitage lands an elbow inside that Belyakov shrugs off.
Armitage missing with knees to the body.
Belyakov blocks an elbow strike.
Belyakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Belyakov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Belyakov is trying to break the clinch but Armitage has him pressed against the cage.
Armitage throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Belyakov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Belyakov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Armitage tries to land a knee to the head but Belyakov blocks with his arms.
Belyakov wants to get back to striking at distance but Armitage won't allow it.
Belyakov wants to break free but Armitage has control.
Belyakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Belyakov wants to break free but Armitage has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Belyakov tries to break the clinch but Armitage is controlling the position.
Belyakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Armitage moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Belyakov misses with a low kick as Armitage jumps back.
Belyakov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Armitage.
Armitage has managed to clinch.
Armitage tries to land knees in the clinch but Belyakov avoids the damage to the body.
Armitage misses with an elbow over the top.
Armitage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Belyakov's defenses.
Armitage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Belyakov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Armitage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Belyakov breaks the clinch.
Armitage fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alexey Belyakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trent Armitage.
Belyakov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Belyakov misses with a series of wild punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Belyakov.
Belyakov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Belyakov throws a sloppy head kick and Armitage moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armitage tries to land a front kick but Belyakov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Armitage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Belyakov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Belyakov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Belyakov fails to land with a series of punches.
Belyakov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Belyakov slaps away a takedown attempt from Armitage, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alexey Belyakov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belyakov misses with a few strikes there.
Armitage takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Belyakov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Belyakov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Armitage misses with a takedown attempt - Belyakov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Belyakov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Belyakov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Belyakov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Belyakov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Belyakov misses with a few strikes there.
Belyakov misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexey Belyakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belyakov cracks Armitage with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belyakov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Armitage.
Belyakov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Armitage has time to react.
Armitage shoots in for a double leg but Belyakov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Armitage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Belyakov works over Armitage's head and body with a nice combination.
Belyakov throws a combination. Armitage tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Armitage is trying desperately to land a takedown but Belyakov is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Armitage.
Belyakov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Belyakov.
Belyakov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Belyakov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alexey Belyakov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Armitage wants to clinch up but Belyakov keeps it at a distance.
Belyakov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Armitage shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Belyakov sprawls well. Belyakov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Armitage gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Belyakov finds it's way through Armitage's defenses.
Armitage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belyakov lands with a nice combination. Armitage backs away looking to recover.
Belyakov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Armitage lands a head kick. Belyakov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Belyakov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Belyakov'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Belyakov thuds his right hand into Armitage's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Armitage will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Belyakov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Belyakov misses.
Belyakov throws out a powerful jab.
Belyakov fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Belyakov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Armitage doesn't seem phased though.
Armitage moves into the clinch.
Belyakov avoiding damage as Armitage throws knees to the body.
Belyakov can't break the clinch.
Armitage misses with an elbow over the top.
Belyakov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Armitage trying to land knees to the body.
Armitage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armitage missing with knees to the body.
Belyakov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Belyakov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belyakov working hard to break the clinch.
Belyakov has had enough of the clinch but Armitage keeps him there for the moment.
Armitage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Belyakov takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belyakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armitage is fighting off a takedown attempt but Belyakov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Armitage to the mat. Armitage regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Armitage tries to strike from the bottom.
Armitage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Belyakov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Armitage is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Belyakov trying to control the position from guard on top but Armitage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Armitage lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Belyakov!
Belyakov is desperately trying to improve his position but Armitage has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belyakov wants to hold on but Armitage pushes him away.
Armitage unloading with bombs!
Armitage with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Armitage cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Armitage.
Belyakov is looking to improve his position but Armitage isn't that keen on the idea.
Armitage wants to control the pace but Belyakov is squirming around nicely.
Belyakov is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armitage with the ground and pound from mount.
Armitage looking to control but Belyakov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armitage with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexey Belyakov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Trent Armitage!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harper has chosen Welcome To Jamrock as his entrance music. Glenn Edwards has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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165 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
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KO power |
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Harper!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Edwards circles away.
Harper tries to clinch up
and Edwards counters with a straight right hand.
Edwards rushes Harper and presses him up against the cage.
Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edwards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harper wants to clinch but Edwards slips to the side
and Edwards counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Harper's guard now.
Edwards missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Edwards throws and elbow that misses. Harper uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Edwards's guard. Nice move by Harper!
Edwards throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Edwards throws his legs up looking for a submission but Harper uses it to pass to side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Edwards's shoulder. That is not cool.
Harper gets to mount! Edwards was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Harper controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards tries to lock up and control but Harper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Edwards prevents Harper from taking his back.
Edwards can't escape the position.
Edwards is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Edwards is working to get back to half guard.
Edwards gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Edwards trying to control here.
Edwards 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harper in particular looking to stall.
Edwards misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Harper wants to take a breather but Edwards is having none of it.
Edwards tries to roll over but Harper keeps him under control.
Edwards looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harper controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper is keen to just control but Edwards is a slippery customer.
Harper slows the pace down in half guard.
Ben Harper has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edwards swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harper rushes Edwards and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Edwards throws a punch but it's blocked by Harper.
Edwards stalling.
Harper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harper tries to land knees in the clinch but Edwards avoids the damage to the body.
Edwards lands a shot to the body.
Harper with a knee to the head.
Harper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harper utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harper scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards managing to block the knees to the body from Harper.
Edwards is trying to push Harper away but Harper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Edwards managing to block the knees to the body from Harper.
Edwards digs a right hand into Harper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harper's gas tank.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Edwards just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harper's brow.
Edwards stalling the fight.
Harper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Edwards.
Still in the clinch, Edwards scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harper jumps guard but Edwards stands there with Harper around his waist. Harper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Edwards managing to block the knees to the body from Harper.
Harper looks gassed!
Edwards lands with a short shot to the head.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but Edwards blocks with his arms.
Harper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edwards avoids it.
Harper lands a knee to the body.
Harper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Edwards just stands there and leans against the cage.
Glenn Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Harper.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Harper scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edwards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Edwards tries a head kick but it misses.
Edwards moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Edwards dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Edwards shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harper has managed to clinch.
Harper lands a good knee to the midsection. Edwards won't want to take too many of those.
Edwards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Edwards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Edwards. Those never looked like landing.
Harper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Edwards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Edwards.
Harper wants to clinch.
Harper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Edwards is fending him off so far but Harper persists. Nope, Edwards circles away and we're back to standing.
Harper closes the distance and clinches.
Harper is breathing heavily.
Edwards is stalling here.
Harper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Edwards's efforts to push away.
Harper avoids the elbow strike from Edwards, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper lands a knee to the head.
Harper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edwards is defending well for now.
Edwards takes a knee right on the jaw!
Edwards pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edwards has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Harper doesn't defend quickly enough and Edwards has managed to lock this one up! Can Harper escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Edwards on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Glenn Edwards!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walt Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seymore Buttz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Potter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Emalkay - When I Look At You. Buttz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eye Of The Tiger. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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215 lbs
8 - 7 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Walt Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seymore Buttz!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buttz scores with a nice strike.
Buttz looks to score with a jab to the body but Potter is just out of range.
Buttz tries to clinch but Potter moves out of range.
Buttz closes the distance but Potter moves to the side
and Potter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Seymore Buttz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buttz just misses with a punch to the body.
Buttz tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Potter counter with a right hand.
Buttz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potter drives through with a takedown into guard.
Buttz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter trying to control the position from guard on top but Buttz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buttz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Potter is controlling him.
Potter looking to sit in guard and control but Buttz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Potter has his feet on Buttz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A big right from Buttz misses.
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.
Buttz's corner calls for a 1-2. Buttz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Potter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buttz lands a jab to Potter's midsection.
Potter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Buttz.
A big left from Buttz misses.
Potter lunges at Buttz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Buttz's hand.
Buttz shoots and misses
and Potter counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Buttz!
Buttz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Potter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter dominating with strikes here.
Potter looking to finish with strikes here!
You get the feeling that Buttz really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Potter controlling his opponent.
Potter looking to finish Buttz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Buttz!
It looks like Seymore Buttz has been cut.
Buttz is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Buttz can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buttz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Potter 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.
Potter throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Potter throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Buttz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Potter tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Potter won't let Buttz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Potter controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walt Potter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seymore Buttz'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.
Potter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Potter blocks a jab.
Buttz darts in trying to clinch
and Potter counters with a takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Potter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Potter creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Buttz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter in side control, throwing shots but Buttz defends.
Potter 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.
Potter postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Potter scores with punches from side control.
Potter postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Potter taking a break here but Buttz is having none of it and regains half guard.
Potter controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Buttz defending well though.
Well, if Potter 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.
Potter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Buttz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter wants to take a breather but Buttz is having none of it.
Buttz pushes Potter off looking to stand but Potter dives back in and keeps control.
Buttz is refusing to be controlled, as Potter sits in half guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Walt Potter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Potter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Buttz avoids it really well and circles away.
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.
Potter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Buttz throws an off balance right hand
and Potter counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Buttz!
Potter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Buttz wants to get back to his feet.
Buttz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Potter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walt Potter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seymore Buttz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Potter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Buttz tries to avoid it but Potter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Buttz to the ground. Buttz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Buttz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buttz connects with a body shot.
Buttz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Potter sprawls well. Potter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Buttz gets slowly back to his feet.
Buttz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Potter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Buttz's guard now.
Buttz is wriggling around but Potter manages to pass to half guard.
Potter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter passes to side control.
Potter misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Potter working the ground and pound but Buttz is defending the strikes.
Potter postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Buttz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee asks Potter politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Potter prefers to stall for the moment though.
Potter throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Buttz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Buttz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Potter.
Potter throwing shots but missing, from side control.
A lull in the action here as Potter stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Buttz!
Potter throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Potter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Buttz's face.
Potter thowing shots but they're missing.
Potter throwing strikes here but Buttz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter with a couple of short strikes.
Potter lands a heavy elbow.
That has opened up Seymore Buttz's cut even more.
Buttz tries to buck Potter off but he can't manage it.
Buttz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Potter misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Seymore Buttz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walt Potter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Potter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potter working Buttz over with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walt Potter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Potter, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walt Potter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veneda S (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boston Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boston Dean told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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25
179 lbs
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25
180 lbs
15 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veneda S!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boston Dean!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
S misses with a two punch combination.
Dean avoids a punch combination nicely.
S scoring well with a low kick there.
Dean drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dean throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dean postures up.
S working for a triangle but Dean defends it easily.
S working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
S trying to keep a closed guard but Dean is proving a slippery customer.
Dean trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but S is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
S keeping full guard, as Dean tries to pass.
S working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dean doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dean manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dean trying to control but S is working from the bottom.
Dean throwing strikes but missing.
Dean stopping the sweep attempt from S.
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.
Dean trying to control but S is working from the bottom.
S wants to sweep but no luck.
Dean lands a couple of elbows.
Dean with a nice head shot there.
Dean looking to pass the guard.
Dean slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dean throws a big right hand that misses.
S with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Dean can't handle though.
Dean trying to control but S is working from the bottom.
Dean looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean got a little sloppy there for a moment and S has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dean has managed to get both his arms back between S's legs - danger averted.
S keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
S throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
S not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dean postures up in S's guard and throws a big left but S blocks it.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but S is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
S looking for a sweep. Not yet S, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dean scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
S looking for a guillotine here but Dean defends easily.
Dean seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
S kicks Dean off and gets to his feet.
Dean gets the takedown into side control.
Dean in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
S taking a bit of punishment here - Dean scoring with strikes.
Dean is looking to take a break and control but S 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.
Boston Dean dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dean misses with an uppercut.
Dean shoots for a double leg takedown but S sprawls well. He's pushed Dean's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
S bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dean's head backwards.
S falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dean counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in S's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
S is looking to sinch up a triangle. Dean throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to S's body to avoid the submission. S has instead reached around Dean's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! S arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Veneda S!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mr Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparring Partner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ward comes to the cage accompanied by Everything in its right place- Radio Head. On his way into the cage it seems that Mr Ward has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mr Ward seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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28
144 lbs
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27
145 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sparring Partner!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward misses with a lunging right hand
and Partner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ward misses with a left hand
and Ward takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ward misses with a left hand
and Partner counters with a nice uppercut.
Ward misses with a left hand
letting Partner counter with a right hand.
Partner tests Ward's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ward rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Partner counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ward!
Ward is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ward holds on for dear life, controlling Partner's posture momentarily.
Ward is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Partner wants to control the pace but Ward is squirming around nicely.
Ward is wriggling around trying to escape.
Partner with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ward tries to hold on but Partner pushes him away.
Ward is working to get back to half guard.
Ward tries to hold on but Partner pushes him away.
Partner landing strikes from the mount.
Partner trying to control but Ward is having none of it.
Ward is trying to reverse the position but instead Partner has taken his back - oops!
Partner tries to get the hooks in deep but Ward pushed the leg off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward trying to control the position but Partner manages to sink in the hooks.
Ward rolls, trying to escape but Partner keeps control of the position.
Partner is looking to control Ward but Ward is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Ward tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Partner manages to capitalize on a mistake by Ward to take his back!
Partner tries to get the hooks in deep but Ward pushed the leg off.
Ward is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Partner.
Ward avoids the strikes from Partner.
I really don't envy Ward right now.
Partner trying to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward trying to control but not successfully.
Partner doesn't have the hooks in and Ward manages to turn into his guard.
Partner wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Partner lands a body shot.
Partner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mr Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ward swings widly with a right hand
and Partner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ward won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ward's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ward is looking to reverse the position.
Ward might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Partner has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ward wants to hold on but Partner pushes him away.
Partner is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ward can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ward is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparring Partner dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Partner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ward throws a poor cross that misses
and Partner counters with a right hand to the body.
Ward misses with a right hand
and Partner counters with a nice body shot.
Ward rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ward takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ward throws a lazy uppercut
and Partner counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ward!
Ward is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ward tries to lock up and control but Partner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ward doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Partner lands a nice shot to the head.
Ward tries to hold on but Partner postures up.
Ward is squirming around, avoiding Partner's attempts to control the action.
Ward prevents Partner from taking his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward tries to lock up and control but Partner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ward taking shots to the head.
Partner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Partner looking to control but Ward is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ward keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ward tries to hold on but Partner postures up.
Ward regains half guard.
Partner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ward defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward is looking to improve his position.
Partner is trying to control the action in half guard but Ward is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ward wants to control but Partner is keeping busy.
Ward slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ward not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Partner looking to pass the guard.
Partner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partner trying to control but Ward is working from the bottom.
Ward is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Partner preventing the sweep.
Partner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ward's guard.
Ward is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Partner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Partner's back!
Ward looking for the choke but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ward doesn't have the hooks in and Partner manages to turn into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward wants to sweep here but Partner controlling him for the moment.
Partner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ward is keeping the position for now.
Partner forces his way into half guard.
Partner wants to take a breather but Ward is having none of it.
Ward is looking to improve his position.
Partner slips a nice elbow through Ward's hands, connecting with Ward's forehead.
Partner controlling the action here.
Ward is concentrating on defense, preventing Partner from advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparring Partner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ward throws a poor cross that misses
and Partner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ward's guard.
Partner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ward trying to keep a closed guard but Partner is proving a slippery customer.
Partner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ward swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ward controls Partner momentarily but Partner frees himself.
Sparring Partner has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mr Ward wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Partner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Partner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ward wants to sweep here but Partner controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward controls Partner momentarily but Partner frees himself.
Partner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Partner postures up and lands a big shot to Ward's brow.
Partner preventing the sweep.
Ward wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mr Ward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Partner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Partner sizes up Ward with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ward misses with a lunging right hand
and Partner counters with a single leg into guard. Ward didn't expect that.
Ward utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ward trying to keep a closed guard but Partner is proving a slippery customer.
Partner trying to control the position from guard on top but Ward is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ward is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Partner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ward is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partner won't allow Ward to sweep him here.
Ward trying to keep a closed guard but Partner is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Mr Ward wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ward misses with a hook
letting Partner counter with a right hand.
Ward throws a right hand that misses
and Partner counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ward misses with a hook
and Partner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ward misses with an uppercut
and Partner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ward misses with a right hand
and Partner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ward throws an off balance right hand
and Partner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ward throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Partner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ward trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Partner manages to pass to mount!
Partner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ward defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Partner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Partner fails to move to back control.
Partner controlling from mount.
Ward wants to hold on but Partner pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sparring Partner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Partner 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sparring Partner!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Merrick Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliot Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane comes into the arena with Blood Sugar - Pendulum blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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297 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Merrick Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elliot Hopper!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane misses with a body shot
and Hopper counters with a straight right hand.
Hopper throws a jab but it's blocked by Kane.
Hopper takes one to the chin there.
Kane scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopper throws a poor cross that misses
and Kane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hopper thinking.
Kane closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hopper did well to prevent Kane getting side control.
Kane is looking for a kimura here.
Hopper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane lands strikes from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hopper can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kane thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hopper to regain full guard.
Kane 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.
Hopper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kane is one step ahead there.
Kane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane thows a big elbow that misses.
Hopper keeping full guard, as Kane tries to pass.
Kane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kane 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.
Kane passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hopper keeps working.
Hopper stops Kane from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a strike aimed at the side of Hopper's head but Hopper avoids it well.
Hopper prevents Kane from improving position.
Hopper avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kane.
Kane controlling the position.
Hopper regains half guard, as Kane was trying to land strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kane looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kane passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane punching from mount but Hopper doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merrick Kane dominated that round.
That's time! Kane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hopper misses with a hook
and Kane counters with a low kick, right behind Hopper 's knee.
Kane cracks the inside of Hopper's front leg.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kane scores with a takedown into Hopper's guard.
Kane postures up in Hopper's guard and throws a big left but Hopper blocks it.
Kane forces his way into half guard.
Kane lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hopper is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane is looking to take a break and control but Hopper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kane looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Kane thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hopper's head.
Hopper is looking to control Kane's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hopper avoid being mounted?
Kane passes to side control.
Hopper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kane trying to control the action but Hopper is working from the bottom.
Kane works to advance to full mount. Hopper defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hopper is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hopper and Kane has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kane is looking to take a break and control but Hopper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kane swings around for an armbar but Hopper sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kane's guard.
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.
Kane is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kane thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kane passes the guard and advances to mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Kane there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hopper wants to hold on but Kane pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merrick Kane dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kane misses with the combination.
Hopper throws a right hand that misses
and Kane counters with a nice leg kick.
Hopper dodges the punch combination from Kane.
Kane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kane shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kane is keen to just control but Hopper is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hopper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kane.
Hopper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kane.
Kane is trying to work for a kimura but Hopper is defending well.
Kane scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kane content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane'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.
Elliot Hopper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kane moves into full mount! Hopper won't be happy about that!
Hopper is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Hopper that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopper holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kane tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kane trying to control but Hopper is having none of it.
Kane lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hopper hang on?
Kane trying to control but Hopper is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big strike lands for Kane! That's really hurt Hopper and he's turned his back - Kane keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Kane jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Merrick Kane!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Ambrose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Khalifman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ambrose's entrance music is Amos Moses - Primus. A fine choice. Khalifman has chosen Ringo Mogire Beam! (ZSZS OVA2 Ver.) as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezekiel Ambrose!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Khalifman!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalifman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khalifman misses with a low kick.
Khalifman misses with a leg kick
letting Ambrose counter with a right hand.
Khalifman misses with a hook
and Ambrose counters with a straight right hand.
Ambrose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khalifman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ambrose checks the leg kick nicely there.
Khalifman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ambrose. That did some damage!
Khalifman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ambrose walks forward, straight into a front kick from Khalifman.
Khalifman throws a leg kick but Ambrose moved away.
Jab, jab by Ambrose - just one landing.
Ambrose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khalifman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ambrose momentarily.
Ambrose misses with an uppercut
and Khalifman counters with a good, hard body kick but Ambrose shrugs it off.
Ambrose wants to clinch.
A low kick from Khalifman is predictable there
and Ambrose counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Khalifman thumps Ambrose with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khalifman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ambrose.
Khalifman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Khalifman throws a leg kick but Ambrose moved away.
Ambrose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khalifman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ambrose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khalifman.
Khalifman motions for Ambrose to come forward. Khalifman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ambrose tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khalifman thumps Ambrose with a low kick.
Ambrose takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ambrose sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Khalifman 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.
A low kick from Khalifman misses
and Ambrose counters with a left and a right that stings Khalifman.
Khalifman connects with an inside leg kick.
Khalifman thows a leg kick but Ambrose checks it
and Ambrose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ambrose is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Some wild striking there from Ambrose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Khalifman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ambrose throws a shot from downtown. Khalifman moves away and avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Khalifman. Ambrose shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ambrose takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Khalifman finds it's way through Ambrose's defenses.
Khalifman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khalifman scores with a nice body kick.
Ambrose tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ambrose wants to clinch.
Khalifman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ambrose moves away.
Ambrose lands a jab to Khalifman's midsection.
Ambrose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman thuds his shin into the meat of Ambrose's side.
Alexander Khalifman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalifman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ambrose if he has to take too many more of those.
Ambrose is breathing heavily.
Ambrose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khalifman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khalifman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ambrose chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khalifman can pounce on him.
Khalifman scores with a spinning back kick!
Khalifman is looking to slow Ambrose down with leg kicks.
Ambrose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khalifman thumps Ambrose with a low kick.
Khalifman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khalifman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ambrose's sensitive parts.
Ambrose throws a low kick but Khalifman moves out of range easily.
Khalifman feints and then cracks Ambrose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ambrose down.
Khalifman misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khalifman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khalifman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khalifman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khalifman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ambrose counters with a nice body shot.
Ambrose has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khalifman.
Khalifman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khalifman lands a leg kick that knocks Ambrose off balance momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Khalifman.
Ambrose moves out of range of the leg kick from Khalifman.
Ambrose takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick from Khalifman misses.
Ambrose is looking to clinch but Khalifman is avoiding it.
Khalifman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khalifman tries to score with a low kick but Ambrose moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Khalifman 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.
Khalifman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ambrose throws out a loose jab but Khalifman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexander Khalifman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khalifman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ambrose.
Ambrose blocks a low kick nicely.
Khalifman slips under a jab.
Khalifman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khalifman throws a leg kick
and Ambrose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khalifman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khalifman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ambrose will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ambrose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khalifman.
Khalifman lands a leg kick that knocks Ambrose off balance momentarily.
Ambrose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An inside leg kick lands from Khalifman.
Khalifman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambrose moves in looking to clinch but Khalifman pushes him off.
Ambrose ducks right into an uppercut from Khalifman.
Ambrose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khalifman. Khalifman obviously looking to wear him down.
Khalifman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ambrose.
Ambrose misses with a leg kick
letting Khalifman counter with a right hand.
Ambrose throws a right hand that Khalifman ducks under and follows up with a left that Khalifman also avoids with ease.
Good leg kick by Khalifman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Khalifman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khalifman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khalifman scores with a jab to the body.
Khalifman scores with a leg kick.
Khalifman misses with a low kick.
Khalifman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khalifman lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ambrose gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Khalifman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose throws a punch but it's blocked by Khalifman.
Khalifman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ambrose tries a body shot but Khalifman blocks it.
Ambrose throws a punch but it's blocked by Khalifman.
A left hand lands to the body for Khalifman.
Ambrose misses with a body punch.
Khalifman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Ambrose misses its intended target.
Ambrose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ambrose misses with a right hand
and Khalifman counters with a body kick that stops Ambrose in his tracks momentarily.
Khalifman throws a leg kick that misses.
Khalifman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khalifman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khalifman lands with a thumping leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khalifman.
Ambrose misses with a body shot.
Khalifman misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose misses the body punch
and Khalifman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ambrose's knee momentarily.
Ambrose takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ambrose delivers a nice body kick.
Ambrose moves out of range of the leg kick from Khalifman.
Ambrose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ambrose misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Khalifman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ambrose falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khalifman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
An inside leg kick from Khalifman misses.
Ambrose checks the leg kick.
Khalifman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ambrose is looking to clinch but Khalifman is avoiding it.
Khalifman misses with a low kick.
That kick from Khalifman tenderised Ambrose's leg. Ambrose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Khalifman wants to land a leg kick but Ambrose is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman throws a right hand that misses
and Ambrose counters with a nice uppercut.
Ambrose takes a swing at Khalifman's ribcage but misses.
Ambrose moves out of range of the body kick.
Khalifman connects with a solid leg kick.
Khalifman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khalifman, right into the meat.
Khalifman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ambrose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khalifman. Khalifman obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ambrose misses with a combination
and Khalifman counters with an inside leg kick.
Khalifman throws a leg kick
and Ambrose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khalifman, right into the meat.
Khalifman lands a leg kick that knocks Ambrose off balance momentarily.
Khalifman is looking to slow Ambrose down with leg kicks.
Khalifman misses the body punch
and Ambrose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Khalifman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Khalifman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ambrose checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khalifman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khalifman throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khalifman.
Ambrose cracks Khalifman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khalifman connects with an inside leg kick.
Khalifman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Khalifman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ambrose's head backwards.
Khalifman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khalifman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ambrose has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ambrose and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Khalifman cracks the inside of Ambrose's front leg.
Ambrose chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khalifman can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ambrose blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick from Khalifman misses.
Khalifman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambrose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khalifman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ambrose takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khalifman is looking to chop away at Ambrose's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khalifman.
Ambrose misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Ambrose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ambrose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khalifman.
Khalifman wants to land a leg kick but Ambrose is out of range.
Ambrose misses the body punch
and Khalifman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khalifman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khalifman cracks Ambrose with a good jab.
Ambrose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khalifman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ambrose's sensitive parts.
Khalifman throws a leg kick
and Ambrose counters with a stiff right hand.
Khalifman defending well as Ambrose loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose fails with an attempt to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Khalifman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ambrose. Khalifman does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ambrose checks a leg kick.
Khalifman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khalifman misses with a leg kick
and Ambrose counters with a two punch combo.
Khalifman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khalifman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ambrose on the side of the head.
Khalifman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khalifman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ambrose misses with an uppercut
and Khalifman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ambrose's knee momentarily.
Khalifman throws a leg kick but Ambrose checks it.
Ambrose stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khalifman.
Khalifman connects with a leg kick. Ambrose looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khalifman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Khalifman lands a leg kick that knocks Ambrose off balance momentarily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Khalifman. Ambrose shrugs it off though.
Khalifman throws a chopping leg kick but Ambrose manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ezekiel Ambrose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khalifman tries a low kick but Ambrose avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ambrose checks a leg kick.
Khalifman connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Khalifman. Beautiful body shot.
Nice jab there from Khalifman.
Khalifman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ambrose.
Khalifman cracks the inside of Ambrose's front leg.
Khalifman cracks the inside of Ambrose's front leg.
Khalifman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ambrose checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khalifman scoring well with a low kick there.
Khalifman scores with a nice right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khalifman.
Good leg kick by Khalifman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Khalifman tried to score with a low kick but Ambrose checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khalifman.
Khalifman scores with a leg kick.
Khalifman feints and then cracks Ambrose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ambrose down.
Khalifman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ambrose. That did some damage!
Ambrose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khalifman. Khalifman obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Khalifman tenderised Ambrose's leg. Ambrose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ambrose blocks a low kick nicely.
Ambrose looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Khalifman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ambrose.
Khalifman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Khalifman really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A good leg kick by Khalifman.
Khalifman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Khalifman.
A big right from Ambrose misses.
Khalifman is looking to chop away at Ambrose's legs.
Khalifman is looking to slow Ambrose down with leg kicks.
Ambrose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khalifman. Khalifman obviously looking to wear him down.
Ambrose takes one to the chin there.
Khalifman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Khalifman misses
and Ambrose counters with a nice uppercut.
Khalifman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khalifman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ambrose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khalifman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ambrose fails to land with a series of punches.
Ambrose takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ambrose checks a leg kick.
Khalifman throws a front kick aimed at Ambrose's knee but Ambrose avoids it well.
Khalifman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ambrose moves away.
Ambrose on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Ambrose.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khalifman. That's going to slow Ambrose down.
Khalifman 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.
Khalifman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ambrose. That did some damage!
A combination from Ambrose does no damage.
Khalifman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ambrose takes a swing at Khalifman's ribcage but misses.
Khalifman connects with a looping right hand.
Khalifman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ambrose takes a step back to recover.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ambrose checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khalifman throws a low kick but Ambrose moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khalifman.
Khalifman cracks Ambrose with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ambrose checks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Khalifman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ambrose stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khalifman.
Ambrose tries to clinch up but Khalifman circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Khalifman.
Khalifman throws a leg kick but Ambrose moved away.
Ambrose scores with a jab. Khalifman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khalifman throws a leg kick which misses Ambrose's front leg but catches the back leg as Ambrose tries to avoid it.
Khalifman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ambrose moves out of range of the leg kick from Khalifman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman scores with a leg kick.
Khalifman scoring well with a low kick there.
Khalifman thumps Ambrose with a low kick.
Khalifman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Khalifman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khalifman throws a low kick, looking for Ambrose's leg but Ambrose calmly moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khalifman, right into the meat.
Decent striking displayed by Khalifman there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khalifman.
Khalifman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ambrose.
Khalifman throws the kick towards the body but Ambrose avoids it.
Khalifman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khalifman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ambrose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khalifman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Ambrose.
Ambrose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khalifman.
Khalifman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Khalifman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khalifman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Khalifman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Khalifman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khalifman feints and then cracks Ambrose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ambrose down.
Khalifman connects with an inside leg kick.
Khalifman delivers a nice body kick.
Khalifman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ambrose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ambrose crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Khalifman - the referee stops the clock and Ambrose gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Khalifman. Ambrose manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khalifman.
That kick from Khalifman tenderised Ambrose's leg. Ambrose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Khalifman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Khalifman dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ambrose chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khalifman can pounce on him.
Ambrose has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khalifman.
Khalifman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ambrose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khalifman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ambrose throws a left and a right that both miss
and Khalifman counters with a low kick, right behind Ambrose 's knee.
Ambrose fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khalifman cracks Ambrose with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ambrose ducks right into an uppercut from Khalifman.
Khalifman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ambrose on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Khalifman thumps Ambrose with a low kick.
Ambrose chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khalifman can pounce on him.
Ambrose checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khalifman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khalifman is looking to slow Ambrose down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifman cracks the inside of Ambrose's front leg.
Khalifman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ambrose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheers as Khalifman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ambrose doesn't seem phased though.
Ambrose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khalifman wants to land a leg kick but Ambrose is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khalifman. That's going to slow Ambrose down.
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.
Khalifman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ambrose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khalifman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ambrose counters with a nice uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Khalifman.
Khalifman connects with an inside leg kick.
Khalifman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ambrose's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalifman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khalifman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khalifman.
Khalifman misses with a low kick.
Ambrose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Khalifman tenderised Ambrose's leg. Ambrose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Khalifman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ambrose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ezekiel Ambrose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khalifman throws a leg kick which misses Ambrose's front leg but catches the back leg as Ambrose tries to avoid it.
Khalifman works the jab nicely.
Ambrose takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khalifman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khalifman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khalifman throws a leg kick but Ambrose sees it coming and moves out of range.
A low kick from Khalifman misses
and Ambrose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khalifman misses with a low kick as Ambrose jumps back.
Khalifman throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Khalifman tenderised Ambrose's leg. Ambrose is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman throws a leg kick which misses Ambrose's front leg but catches the back leg as Ambrose tries to avoid it.
Ambrose throws a shot from downtown. Khalifman moves away and avoids it.
Ambrose on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Khalifman misses with a low kick.
Khalifman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ambrose.
Ambrose on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Khalifman tries to score with a low kick but Ambrose moves his leg out of the way.
Khalifman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ambrose's sensitive parts.
Khalifman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Khalifman throws a solid leg kick but Ambrose takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khalifman.
Ambrose takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Khalifman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Khalifman lands.
Khalifman misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifman slips under a jab.
Ambrose falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ambrose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Khalifman.
Khalifman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ambrose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ambrose throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Ambrose misses
and Khalifman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Khalifman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khalifman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Khalifman connects with a leg kick. Ambrose looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Khalifman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ambrose is out of range and Khalifman settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ambrose chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khalifman can pounce on him.
Khalifman cracks Ambrose with a good jab.
Ambrose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Khalifman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khalifman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 42:50
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 42:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 42:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Khalifman!
Alexander Khalifman is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schlock Leznar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leznar comes to the cage accompanied by The Champ by Ghostface Killah. Potter has chosen Biggie Smalls - Victory 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Schlock Leznar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gray Potter!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Potter wants it to stay on the feet.
Potter blocks the body kick.
Leznar gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Potter counter with a right hand.
Potter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Potter fails to land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leznar.
Schlock Leznar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leznar slips under a jab.
A shot to the body from Leznar misses
and Potter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leznar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Potter if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Potter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Potter connects with a body shot that sends Leznar's belly button to the back.
Potter tries to sprawl but Leznar drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Potter looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leznar is looking to advance position but Potter won't allow it.
Potter wants to get back to his feet.
Potter trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leznar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Potter tries to kick Leznar off but Leznar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Leznar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Potter's head.
Leznar is trying to work for a kimura but Potter is defending well.
Leznar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Potter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Leznar is taking a breather. Potter 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.
Potter is trying to stand back up but Leznar is controlling him
Leznar trying to advance position but Potter counters by regaining guard.
Potter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leznar wants to control from the top but Potter keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Potter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leznar trying to control the position from guard on top but Potter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leznar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Potter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Potter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Leznar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Potter wants to sweep here but Leznar controlling him for the moment.
Leznar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Leznar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Potter can't keep his opponent in guard - Leznar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Leznar trying to control from half guard but Potter is working away.
Potter trying to hold on to Leznar's head to control him but Leznar postures up.
Potter is trying to stand up here but Leznar is controlling him well.
Leznar slows the pace down in half guard.
Leznar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Schlock Leznar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A bone on bone clash there as Potter blocks the leg kick.
Leznar catches Potter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leznar misses with a low kick as Potter jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter misses with a combination
and Leznar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter misses with an uppercut.
Potter throws a right hand that misses
and Leznar counters with a solid body kick.
Potter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leznar pushes Potter away with a front kick.
No joy there for Potter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Potter moves away from the strike by Leznar.
Potter moves out of range as Leznar throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leznar misses with a lunging right hand
and Potter counters with a stiff right hand.
Leznar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Potter's sensitive parts.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Leznar - that will leave a mark!
Leznar is looking to slow Potter down with leg kicks.
Potter is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leznar lands with an uppercut that bounces Potter off the cage and back into rage.
Gray Potter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Potter dips to his left and cracks Leznar with an uppercut!
Potter throws an off balance right hand
and Leznar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leznar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leznar throws a front kick that sends Potter stumbling back into the cage.
Leznar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Potter avoids a kick to the body.
Leznar connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Gray Potter has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Potter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Potter stuffs the takedown attempt from Leznar. Leznar gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Potter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potter stuffs the takedown.
Leznar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leznar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leznar throws a shot from downtown. Potter moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Schlock Leznar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gray Potter'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.
Potter misses with a series of wild punches.
Leznar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Potter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leznar counters with a stiff right hand.
Leznar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Potter's sensitive parts.
Potter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leznar moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leznar.
Potter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leznar counters with a low kick, right behind Potter 's knee.
Potter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Potter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leznar counters with an inside leg kick.
Leznar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Potter doesn't seem bothered though.
Leznar thuds his shin into the meat of Potter's side.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leznar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Potter as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leznar throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Potter tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Leznar is in Potter's guard.
Leznar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Potter can do to turn this around?
Leznar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Potter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leznar pushes down on Potter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Potter makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leznar counters with a stiff right hand.
Leznar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Potter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Potter enables Leznar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Potter manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Leznar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Leznar postures up in Potter's guard and throws a big left but Potter blocks it.
Leznar trying to control the position from guard on top but Potter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Potter looking for a sweep. Not yet Potter, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leznar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leznar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Potter wants to stand up but Leznar is controlling him.
Leznar works over Potter with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leznar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Potter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leznar prevents Potter from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leznar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Schlock Leznar clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Gray Potter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leznar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Leznar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Leznar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Potter is looking to reverse the position.
Leznar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Potter has escaped the position, nice work there.
Leznar looks up at the clock and then as Potter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Leznar smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Potter is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A lull in the action here as Leznar stalls from top position.
Potter is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Leznar tries to move into full mount but can't pass Potter's legs.
Potter is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Leznar lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leznar is trying to get an arm triangle but Potter is defending well.
Leznar trying to control the position but Potter is working away.
Leznar is really struggling to control Potter but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Potter is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Leznar has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Leznar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Potter down.
Leznar cracks Potter with a big elbow.
That has opened up Gray Potter's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leznar has hold of Potter's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Potter seems comfortable defending it but Leznar has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Potter is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Potter is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Leznar couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Schlock Leznar!
Schlock Leznar retains his heavyweight title!
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G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
79% |
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