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Ascension 19 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Damn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luc Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damn comes to the cage accompanied by bleezeboss. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
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167 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Damn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luc Morris!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morris connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Damn scrambles back to his feet.
Damn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Damn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab by Morris.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris lands a head shot.
Morris is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Damn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morris counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Damn thinking.
Damn misses with a hook
and Morris counters with a stiff right hand.
Damn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Morris fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Damn to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Damn looks to clinch but Morris throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Damn taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Luc Morris!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Vengeance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Steele has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piotr Vengeance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Steele!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vengeance shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vengeance takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steele, as that shot connected.
It looks like Piotr Vengeance has been cut.
Steele scores with a takedown into Vengeance's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele landing with the ground and pound.
Steele is looking to work some ground and pound but Vengeance has wrist control.
Steele wants to control from the top but Vengeance keeps moving.
Steele trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vengeance can't keep his opponent in guard - Steele advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vengeance is staying active underneath Steele, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vengeance avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Steele.
Steele is trying to control the action in half guard but Vengeance is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Steele trying to control from half guard but Vengeance is working away.
Steele content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tim Steele has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vengeance moves away.
Steele closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vengeance quickly recovers to half guard.
Vengeance is controlling Steele's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Steele is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Steele prevents Vengeance from improving his position.
Vengeance keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vengeance knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Steele working over Vengeance with some ground and pound. Vengeance looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Steele prevents Vengeance from improving his position.
Vengeance is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Steele's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Steele's back!
Vengeance is trying to control but Steele is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Steele is wriggling around trying to escape.
Steele holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Vengeance tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Steele sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vengeance sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steele defending well though.
Steele misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Steele pushes Vengeance off looking to stand but Vengeance dives back in and keeps control.
Vengeance throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Steele is controlling Vengeance's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Vengeance missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Steele is looking to control Vengeance's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Steele avoid being mounted?
Steele has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vengeance is looking to take a break and control but Steele is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Steele wants to control but Vengeance is keeping busy.
Vengeance is trying to control. Steele wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steele misses with a combination
and Vengeance decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Steele's guard.
Steele keeping moving, preventing Vengeance from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Steele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piotr Vengeance'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.
Vengeance misses with a takedown attempt
letting Steele counter with a right hand.
Vengeance gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Steele counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vengeance trying to control the position.
Steele chips away with some ground and pound.
Steele working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Steele throwing strikes from guard but Vengeance blocks nicely.
Vengeance wants to get back to his feet but Steele is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Steele lands a couple of digs.
Steele is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Steele trying to control but Vengeance is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tim Steele has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Steele shoots in but Vengeance avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Steele lands with an uppercut that bounces Vengeance off the cage and back into rage.
Vengeance throws a right hand that misses
and Steele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steele scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Steele closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Steele looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vengeance is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steele not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Steele trying to control the action but Vengeance is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele throwing shots but Vengeance is blocking nicely.
Steele scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Steele perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Vengeance is staying active underneath Steele, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vengeance has hold of Steele's hands but Steele slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele uses his free foot to push down on Vengeance's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Vengeance.
Steele wants to control the pace but Vengeance is squirming around nicely.
Steele lands with some strikes.
Steele trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vengeance?
Steele lands a big shot there that rocks Vengeance but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vengeance is squirming around, avoiding Steele's attempts to control the action.
Vengeance is desperately trying to improve his position but Steele has a good base and remains in mount.
Steele trying to control but Vengeance is having none of it.
Steele pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Steele controlling the position easily from mount.
Steele pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vengeance is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tim Steele has got the better of the ground game so far.
Steele looking to control but Vengeance is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Steele with shots to the head and body - Vengeance looks very uncomfortable down there.
Steele looking for a guillotine from mount but Vengeance is having none of it.
Steele scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele landing strikes from the mount.
Steele with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Steele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Piotr Vengeance's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Steele darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vengeance is rocked!
Piotr Vengeance's cut is getting worse.
Steele wants to take a breather but Vengeance is having none of it.
Steele winds up and cracks Vengeance with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Steele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vengeance wants to get back to his feet.
Steele scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Steele drops an elbow to the side of Vengeance's head.
Steele is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Steele thows a huge punch but Vengeance dodges it nicely.
Steele seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vengeance wants to get back to his feet.
Steele seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steele slips a nice elbow through Vengeance's hands, connecting with Vengeance's forehead.
Vengeance is trying to maintain the position but Steele is very close to passing his half guard.
Steele not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steele with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vengeance is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vengeance is staying active underneath Steele, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Steele winds up and cracks Vengeance with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Steele lands a nice short elbow.
Steele seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vengeance trying to control but Steele postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele is just content to waste time from the top position. Vengeance takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Vengeance can't keep his opponent in guard - Steele advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vengeance pushes Steele off looking to stand but Steele dives back in and keeps control.
Steele trying to control the pace.
Steele winds up and cracks Vengeance with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Piotr Vengeance's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vengeance taking some punishment here, with Steele in his half guard.
Steele looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Steele trying to control the action but Vengeance is working from the bottom.
Piotr Vengeance has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Steele there.
Jeez, Piotr Vengeance's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Piotr Vengeance's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tim Steele!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roan Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller's entrance music is renegade. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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267 lbs
7 - 12 - 0 |
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279 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roan Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Miller wants to control but Marshall is keeping busy.
Marshall wants to pass to mount but Miller is defending the position.
Marshall is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marshall.
Marshall is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Miller has managed to free his arm - good work.
Marshall prevents Miller from standing back up.
Miller trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall trying to mount his opponent but Miller defends it.
Miller pushes Marshall off looking to stand but Marshall dives back in and keeps control.
Marshall seems to be working for a kimura but Miller defends the submission attempt.
Marshall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Miller knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Marshall wants to work for an arm triangle but Miller is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Miller tries to kick Marshall off but Marshall keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Marshall is working for a kimura but Miller is defending it quite comfortably.
Miller is refusing to be controlled, as Marshall sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Miller is trying to stand back up but Marshall is controlling him
Marshall 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.
Marshall thows a huge punch but Miller dodges it nicely.
Marshall 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.
Miller wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miller's head.
Marshall is looking to pass Miller's guard but actually Miller recovers to full guard.
Miller keeping full guard, as Marshall tries to pass.
Marshall drops back looking for a leg! Miller is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Miller manages to kick Marshall off! Marshall jumps back into Miller's guard.
Miller wants to stand but Marshall is controlling the position.
Marshall trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miller trying to control the position.
Marshall stops Miller from standing up.
Miller on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Miller tries to get out of the position.
Marshall trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Marshall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marshall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marshall decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Marshall looks gassed!
Miller is trying to stand.
Marshall wants to work for an arm triangle but Miller is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Miller pushes Marshall off looking to stand but Marshall dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roan Marshall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marshall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marshall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marshall swinging wildly here.
Marshall misses with a body shot
so Miller counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Marshall wants to stand but Miller is controlling the position.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Miller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Miller throws a strike but Marshall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Miller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marshall is controlling him.
Marshall throws and elbow that misses. Miller uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marshall's guard. Nice move by Miller!
Marshall wants to stand up but Miller is controlling him.
Miller landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
Marshall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miller.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miller connects with a couple of short punches.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marshall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
Marshall has momentary wrist control but Miller slips an elbow through the middle.
Miller tries to free his leg and advance position but Marshall is retaining full guard.
Marshall wants to stand but Miller is controlling the position.
Marshall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marshall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Miller has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Miller wants to control from the top but Marshall keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller is looking to work some ground and pound but Marshall has wrist control.
Miller wants to control from the top but Marshall keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miller postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Miller dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Marshall, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Marshall against the cage but Marshall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brock Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller throws a one two combo.
It looks like Roan Marshall has been cut.
Miller shoots and misses
and Marshall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller takes a jab right on the kisser.
Miller shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marshall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller wants to stand and escape but Marshall is having none of it.
Marshall is in close to Miller's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Marshall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Miller's guard.
Marshall seems to be working for a kimura but Miller defends the submission attempt.
Miller tries to kick Marshall off but Marshall keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Marshall working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miller has one foot on Marshall's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Marshall throws a push kick but Miller slaps the foot to one side.
Miller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marshall is fending him off so far but Miller persists. Nope, Marshall circles away and we're back to standing.
Marshall lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Miller shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Marshall napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Marshall throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Marshall misses with the combination.
Brock Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Marshall shows good takedown defense.
Marshall digs a good hook to Miller's body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Marshall as Miller shoots in.
Marshall lands a front kick.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marshall misses with a head kick.
Marshall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
A jab from Marshall misses.
Miller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marshall swivels and escapes.
Marshall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller thumps Marshall with a low kick.
Marshall closes the distance and clinches up with Miller, looking for a takedown. Marshall pushes Miller against the cage but Miller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marshall counters with a right hand to the body.
Miller has his takedown stuffed
letting Marshall counter with a right hand.
Miller shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marshall counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Miller's guard now.
Miller scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Marshall throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Marshall, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Marshall against the cage but Marshall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marshall lands a head kick!
Miller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marshall closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Marshall is trying to work for a kimura but Miller is defending well.
Marshall is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Miller sees it coming and defends easily.
Roan Marshall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miller looks like he's trying to stand up.
Marshall takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller looks like he's trying to stand up.
Marshall is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roan Marshall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marshall 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roan Marshall!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingston comes to the cage accompanied by Sean Kingston- Fire Burning. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
265 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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28
270 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez jabs Kingston to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kingston is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
Gonzalez throws a combination that misses
and Kingston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kingston tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gonzalez swivels and escapes.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Kingston looks for a takedown but Gonzalez sprawls well.
Gonzalez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kingston counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kingston.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kingston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzalez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kingston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kingston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kingston wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Gonzalez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
Kingston is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzalez has wrist control.
Gonzalez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kingston.
Kingston trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kingston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzalez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kingston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Kingston is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzalez has wrist control.
Kingston with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kingston trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gonzalez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kingston throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
Kingston sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gonzalez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to stand and escape but Kingston is having none of it.
Gonzalez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kingston.
Gonzalez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kingston.
Kingston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kingston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kingston trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kingston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kingston with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gonzalez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kingston throws a big right hand that misses.
Gonzalez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kingston.
Kingston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gonzalez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kingston is controlling him.
Kingston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Kingston dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Kingston moves in looking to clinch but Gonzalez pushes him off.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Horrible takedown by Kingston or perhaps it was just good defense by Gonzalez which made him look bad.
Kingston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kingston moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Gonzalez avoids them all with ease.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot.
Kingston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kingston scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Anthony Gonzalez has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingston was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Nice shot by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Kingston is just out of range.
A punch combination from Kingston misses.
Kingston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kingston throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sean Kingston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kingston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez throws a shot to the body.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
letting Kingston counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gonzalez.
Good shot there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kingston's hands.
Gonzalez works Kingston's body with a nice hook.
Gonzalez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gonzalez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kingston counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Gonzalez falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sean Kingston!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius SemteXXXotika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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World class 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darius SemteXXXotika!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SemteXXXotika scores with a hook.
Jordan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and SemteXXXotika counters with a crisp right hand that drops Jordan! SemteXXXotika lets Jordan back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Jordan is rocked!
Jordan is aggressively charging in as SemteXXXotika backs up avoiding any damage. SemteXXXotika tosses out a jab and Jordan runs right into it face first! Jordan is out cold! SemteXXXotika dropped down on all fours and is barking in Jordan's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darius SemteXXXotika!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Iglesias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Laruso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laruso has chosen Act a Fool--Flosstradamus as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alexandre Iglesias could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daniel Laruso 's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexandre Iglesias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Laruso !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laruso takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laruso fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Iglesias.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Iglesias.
Laruso shoots in but no luck this time.
Laruso has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Iglesias.
Laruso has a takedown stuffed.
Alexandre Iglesias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Laruso .
Laruso throws a wild body kick that Iglesias sees coming a mile off.
Iglesias feints and then cracks Laruso 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laruso down.
Iglesias scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Iglesias.
Iglesias throws a half hearted mid kick.
Iglesias turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Iglesias - that will leave a mark!
Laruso looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Iglesias. That's going to slow Laruso down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iglesias looks to land a combination but Laruso avoids it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Iglesias.
Iglesias lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick from Iglesias lands but Laruso takes it in his stride.
Alexandre Iglesias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laruso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Laruso takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Laruso misses with a takedown
and Iglesias counters with a slapping leg kick.
Laruso takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Iglesias scores with a jab. Laruso acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice body kick from Iglesias.
Laruso 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laruso is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Iglesias lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iglesias lands with a nice body kick.
Good shot there by Iglesias.
Iglesias connects with a leg kick. Laruso looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Iglesias thumps Laruso with a low kick.
Iglesias throws a nice inside leg kick.
Iglesias lands with a thumping leg kick.
Iglesias moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Iglesias scores with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Iglesias.
Laruso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Iglesias can pounce on him.
Iglesias explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice uppercut there from Iglesias.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Iglesias!
Iglesias turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Iglesias lands a head kick. Laruso smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Laruso has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Iglesias.
Iglesias goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Iglesias scores with a punch to the head.
Laruso shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Iglesias but Iglesias pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Laruso 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Iglesias connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Laruso scrambles back to his feet.
Iglesias throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Iglesias fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Iglesias.
A head kick misses from Iglesias.
Iglesias defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Laruso .
Iglesias throws a leg kick which misses Laruso 's front leg but catches the back leg as Laruso tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iglesias lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - Iglesias finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Iglesias scores with a nice right hand.
Good exchange - Iglesias coming out on top.
Iglesias throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Iglesias connects with a good right hand that stumbles Laruso . Laruso circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Laruso takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Iglesias.
Iglesias throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Laruso is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Iglesias.
Laruso has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Iglesias.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Iglesias.
Iglesias lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Iglesias dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Iglesias bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Iglesias throws a leg kick which misses Laruso 's front leg but catches the back leg as Laruso tries to avoid it.
Laruso fails with a takedown attempt.
Iglesias scores with a kick to the body.
Iglesias lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Laruso gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Iglesias.
Iglesias lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Iglesias. Laruso shrugs it off though.
Iglesias lands a head kick. Laruso smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Iglesias scores with a kick to the midsection.
Laruso is breathing heavily.
Iglesias lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laruso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Iglesias can pounce on him.
Good standup being displayed there by Iglesias as he connects with a hook.
Iglesias lands a high kick!
Alexandre Iglesias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iglesias connects with a good right hand that stumbles Laruso . Laruso circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Iglesias lands with a cross.
Iglesias lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laruso 's sensitive parts.
Iglesias stuffs the takedown.
Iglesias goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Iglesias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laruso looking to score a takedown here. Iglesias is defending well but Laruso drives through and ends up in Iglesias's guard.
Laruso is looking to pass into half guard but Iglesias pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Iglesias is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laruso trying to keep a closed guard but Iglesias is proving a slippery customer.
Iglesias looking to pass the guard.
Iglesias is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Laruso is trying to hold Iglesias in close to prevent damage but Iglesias has managed to pass into half guard.
Iglesias seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Laruso looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Laruso manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Laruso is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Iglesias defends well.
Laruso is working an open guard so Iglesias takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Laruso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Iglesias.
Laruso misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laruso has his takedown stuffed
and Iglesias counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alexandre Iglesias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Laruso .
Laruso on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Iglesias. Iglesias obviously looking to wear him down.
Iglesias slaps away a takedown attempt from Laruso , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Laruso takes a kick to the side of the head.
Iglesias throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Iglesias lands with a thumping leg kick.
Iglesias throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iglesias misses with a head kick.
Laruso 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Iglesias 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.
Iglesias connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Iglesias dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Iglesias throws a head kick that Laruso semi-blocks.
Iglesias connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Iglesias with a jab.
Iglesias lands a high kick!
Iglesias throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Laruso 's head.
Iglesias throws a low kick but Laruso avoids it.
Iglesias misses with a leg kick
and Laruso counters with a low kick, right behind Iglesias 's knee.
Laruso sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A lazy left from Iglesias finds it's target.
Iglesias cracks Laruso with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Iglesias misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laruso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A low kick from Laruso misses
and Iglesias counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Iglesias misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Iglesias.
Laruso checks a low kick from Iglesias.
Nice body kick there by Iglesias.
Iglesias fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laruso .
Laruso sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Iglesias connects with a high kick.
Laruso misses with a head kick.
Laruso shoots in but Iglesias avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Iglesias.
A low kick from Laruso misses
and Iglesias counters with a good, hard body kick but Laruso shrugs it off.
Iglesias throws a head kick but Laruso moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laruso scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Laruso is looking to take a break and control but Iglesias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laruso working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Iglesias is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Laruso has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iglesias is looking to reverse the position.
Laruso tries for a kimura but Iglesias is defending well.
Iglesias is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Laruso asserts his dominance and retains side control.
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.
Iglesias is not content to let Laruso control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandre Iglesias showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Iglesias, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandre Iglesias!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jackson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Joker & The Thief. Hero has chosen No shelter - Rage against the machine 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Hero!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Jackson misses
and Hero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson jumps guard but Hero stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hero is trying to trip Jackson. He has hold of a leg but Jackson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hero persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hero 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.
Jackson controlling the position.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hero drops back looking for a leg! Jackson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jackson manages to kick Hero off! Hero jumps back into Jackson's guard.
Hero postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hero lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jackson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hero has Jackson in his guard.
Hero lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Jackson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jackson tries to lock up and control but Hero gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hero wants to control the pace but Jackson is squirming around nicely.
Hero prevents Jackson from getting the reversal.
Hero trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hero jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jackson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jackson tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hero wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jackson, who protects the arm well.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Hero drags him back down.
Jackson is not content to let Hero control the position.
Hero is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jackson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hero is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jackson is trying to escape and Hero transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jackson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Hero! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Christopher Hero!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Kain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Kain !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Owen Lee!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kain moves away.
Kain takes a kick to the side of the head.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Kain fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Kain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kain is breathing heavily.
Lee keeps Kain at a distance using the push kick.
Lee cracks Kain with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kain looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lee finish him?
It looks like John Kain has been cut.
Kain fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kain circles away quickly and effectively.
Kain gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Lee gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Owen Lee!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horst Linkke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Link Gatez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linkke comes to the cage accompanied by Anamanaguchi - Helix Nebula. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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215 lbs
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216 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horst Linkke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Link Gatez!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linkke scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Link Gatez has been cut.
Gatez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gatez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gatez thowing shots but they're missing.
Linkke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gatez wants to control the pace but Linkke is squirming around nicely.
Gatez looking to finish with strikes here!
Gatez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Linkke is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linkke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gatez punching from mount but Linkke doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gatez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gatez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Poor strikes thrown by Gatez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gatez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Linkke wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gatez.
Linkke holds of for dear life.
Gatez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gatez wants to control but Linkke has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Linkke is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatez is looking for a kimura here.
Gatez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gatez throwing shots but Linkke is blocking nicely.
Gatez 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Linkke won't allow Gatez to pass to mount.
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.
Gatez throwing shots but Linkke is blocking nicely.
Gatez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Linkke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gatez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Linkke defending well though.
Gatez stalling away here and it's allowed Linkke to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gatez trying to control but Linkke is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Link Gatez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Link Gatez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gatez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gatez.
Linkke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Linkke lands with a slapping head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gatez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gatez throws a hook but Linkke avoids it easily.
Linkke lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatez is looking to clinch but Linkke is avoiding it.
Linkke throws a low kick, looking for Gatez's leg but Gatez calmly moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Gatez.
Linkke jabs at Gatez's body.
Gatez thows a leg kick but Linkke checks it
letting Linkke counter with a right hand.
Linkke connects with a leg kick. Gatez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Linkke forces Gatez back against the cage and clinches.
Gatez throws a head punch that misses.
Gatez pulls guard successfully.
Linkke trying to control the position from guard on top but Gatez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Linkke manages to get himself to full guard.
Linkke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gatez on the ground.
Gatez controlling from the top position.
Gatez is fighting to break Linkke's control of his arms but Linkke is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gatez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gatez preventing the sweep.
Gatez with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gatez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gatez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Linkke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Linkke keeping moving, preventing Gatez from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatez stays in close to Linkke's body and controls the position.
Gatez thows a big elbow that misses.
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.
Linkke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Linkke wants to sweep but no luck.
Linkke being controlled here, momentarily.
Gatez looking to pass the guard.
Linkke looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Linkke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horst Linkke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Link Gatez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gatez connects with a leg kick. Linkke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gatez fails with a takedown attempt.
Gatez closes the distance and clinches up with Linkke, looking for a takedown. Gatez pushes Linkke against the cage but Linkke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gatez misses with a body kick.
Gatez throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Linkke checks a low kick from Gatez.
Gatez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Linkke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Linkke.
Linkke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab, jab by Linkke - just one landing.
Gatez moves in looking to clinch but Linkke pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gatez. Linkke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gatez misses with a left hand
and Linkke counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Linkke misses.
Linkke moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Linkke connects with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Link Gatez's cut even more.
Horst Linkke is winning the standup battle so far.
Gatez throws a lazy head kick
and Linkke counters with a straight right hand.
Linkke is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatez closes the distance and clinches up with Linkke, looking for a takedown. Gatez pushes Linkke against the cage but Linkke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horst Linkke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Link Gatez.
Gatez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Linkke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gatez throws a leg kick
enabling Linkke to counter with a crisp jab.
The cut above Link Gatez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gatez ducks under a wild hook from Linkke.
Gatez misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linkke takes one to the chin there.
Some bone on bone action there as Gatez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Linkke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gatez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gatez scores with the left hand. Linkke knows he should have avoided that one.
Link Gatez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linkke throws a hook but Gatez avoids it easily.
Gatez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Linkke misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linkke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gatez tries to close the distance and clinch but Linkke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gatez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Linkke.
Linkke cracks Gatez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gatez darts in trying to clinch
and Linkke counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gatez loads up on a big right hand but Linkke slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Horst Linkke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Linkke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horst Linkke!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Din comes into the arena with FEARLESS blaring out of the sound system. Carwin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tool - Vicarious. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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216 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Casey Carwin!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from al Din. Carwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carwin swings away with a body shot that misses
and al Din counters with a nice kick to the body.
Carwin misses with a lunging right hand
and al Din counters with a straight right hand.
al Din misses with a looping right.
Carwin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carwin misses with a jab to the body
and al Din counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for al Din.
Carwin misses with a left hand
enabling al Din to counter with a crisp jab.
al Din misses with a head kick.
al Din throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin misses with a lunging right hand
and al Din counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carwin looks gassed!
al Din rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carwin counters with a straight right hand.
al Din lands a right hook to the body.
Carwin with a poor takedown
and al Din counters with a head kick. That will keep Carwin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from al Din, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Din throws a hook but Carwin avoids it easily.
al Din throws a wild body kick that Carwin sees coming a mile off.
Carwin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din throws a head kick but Carwin moves out of range.
al Din scores with a jab to the jaw.
al Din throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al Din.
al Din swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carwin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps al Din thinking.
al Din throws an overhand right that lands on Carwin's shoulder, as Carwin tries to avoid the shot.
al Din moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
al Din throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carwin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din dips to his left and cracks Carwin with an uppercut!
Carwin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
al Din throws a nice outside leg kick.
al Din lands a slapping body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for al Din.
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!
al Din lands the left hand.
al Din fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din throws a good cross that connects.
Carwin misses with a lunging right hand
and al Din counters with a slapping leg kick.
al Din thumps Carwin with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by al Din.
Carwin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carwin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carwin ducks under a wild hook from al Din.
al Din misses with a hook to the body
and Carwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taj al Din dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
al Din connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Taj al Din is winning the standup battle so far.
Carwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but al Din manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for al Din.
al Din throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carwin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and al Din counters with a two punch combo.
al Din thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carwin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Carwin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, al Din has got the better of the exchanges.
al Din looks to score with a jab to the body but Carwin is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin blocks a head kick by al Din.
al Din lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carwin is breathing heavily.
Carwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but al Din moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carwin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
al Din fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carwin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
al Din throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carwin on the side of the head.
al Din tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carwin dives in and grabs al Din's left leg, looking for a takedown. al Din pushes down on Carwin's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din throws a leg kick which misses Carwin's front leg but catches the back leg as Carwin tries to avoid it.
al Din throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carwin blocks the body kick.
al Din uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carwin.
Carwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carwin misses with a left hand
letting al Din counter with a right hand.
al Din thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Carwin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin throws a jab when al Din was well out of range.
Carwin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and al Din counters with a head kick.
Carwin scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Carwin misses
and al Din counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carwin with a lazy takedown attempt
and al Din counters with an outside leg kick.
Taj al Din has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Casey Carwin.
Carwin takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts al Din, as that shot connected.
Carwin takes a swing at al Din's ribcage but misses.
al Din lets loose with a powerful body kick. Carwin will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carwin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Carwin misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carwin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
al Din takes a swing at Carwin's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taj al Din dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carwin lands a lovely overhand right.
al Din ducks right into an uppercut from Carwin.
Carwin takes a swing at al Din's ribcage but misses.
Carwin throws a predictable looking body shot
and al Din counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from al Din.
al Din is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carwin can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
al Din throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carwin throws a wild body kick that al Din sees coming a mile off.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
al Din rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
al Din manages to get to full guard.
al Din bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carwin's guard.
al Din pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carwin is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
al Din is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carwin has a closed guard, preventing al Din from standing up.
Carwin wants to sweep here but al Din controlling him for the moment.
Carwin keeping moving, preventing al Din from controlling successfully.
Carwin is trying to control the position but al Din postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Taj al Din just wasn't active enough.
al Din throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carwin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and al Din counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin tries to land a body kick
enabling al Din to counter with a crisp jab.
al Din keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carwin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
al Din bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Carwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carwin walks forward, straight into a front kick from al Din.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din slips a jab and a cross from Carwin.
al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carwin moves away.
Carwin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Carwin duly obliges.
Decent striking displayed by Carwin there.
Taj al Din is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carwin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts al Din as he jumps to the side.
Carwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and al Din counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carwin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carwin falls off balance throwing a combination
and al Din counters with a low kick, right behind Carwin 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taj al Din clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carwin swings widly with a right hand
and al Din counters with a nice body shot.
A cross from al Din lands.
Carwin blocks a leg kick.
Carwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as al Din throws out the jab.
al Din fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carwin.
al Din throws a head kick that misses.
Carwin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling al Din to score with a decent uppercut.
A big right from Carwin misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din throws a leg kick
and Carwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carwin checks a leg kick.
al Din on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Din misses with a shot to the body
letting Carwin counter with a right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Carwin blocks the leg kick.
Carwin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from al Din.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
al Din looks to throw a body kick
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Carwin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but al Din circles away quickly and effectively.
al Din pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but al Din was well out of range. Poor timing from Carwin.
A nice leg kick lands there from al Din.
Carwin misses with a jab to the body
and al Din counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carwin's knee momentarily.
al Din fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carwin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Carwin lands in his opponent's guard.
Carwin looking to pass the guard.
Carwin postures up.
al Din keeping moving, preventing Carwin from controlling successfully.
al Din trying to keep a closed guard but Carwin is proving a slippery customer.
Carwin wants to control from the top but al Din keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
al Din is looking to stand up but Carwin isn't so interested in that idea.
Carwin is pushing down on al Din's leg trying to pass to half guard. al Din is fighting to maintain full guard but Carwin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Carwin tries to pass to full mount but al Din defends it.
al Din is looking to improve his position.
Carwin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Taj al Din will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Carwin swings for the body but al Din moves out of range.
Carwin misses with a body shot.
al Din lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carwin swings away with a body shot that misses
and al Din counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carwin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice uppercut there from al Din.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Din.
Carwin swings widly with a right hand
and al Din counters with a straight right hand.
Carwin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling al Din to score with a decent uppercut.
al Din looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
al Din scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Carwin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
al Din takes a swing at Carwin's ribcage but misses.
al Din throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carwin was well out of range. Poor timing from al Din.
al Din tries a head kick but it misses.
Carwin avoids the body shot from al Din.
al Din looks to land a body kick but Carwin moved away.
Carwin fails with the takedown.
al Din misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin lands a nice shot that snaps al Din's head back.
Carwin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from al Din.
Carwin scores with a leg kick.
Casey Carwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carwin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carwin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carwin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
al Din throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Din.
That kick from al Din tenderised Carwin's leg. Carwin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carwin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
al Din walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Carwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carwin lands a glancing blow to the side of al Din's head.
Carwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as al Din throws out the jab.
Taj al Din is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and al Din counters with a low kick, right behind Carwin 's knee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taj al Din showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for al Din, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:44
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:44
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taj al Din!
Taj al Din retains his light heavyweight title!
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