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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kal Too (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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161 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emilio Stark!
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, Kal Too!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Too changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stark looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stark being controlled for a moment.
Stark struggling a bit here.
Too tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Too decides to stand back up. Too steps back and let's Stark get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark closes the distance looking to clinch
and Too counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Too stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stark being controlled here, momentarily.
Stark controls Too momentarily but Too frees himself.
Stark has his foot on Too's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Too works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Too gets to his feet - Stark follows without any prompting.
Stark walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Too misses with the combination.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stark doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Too holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Too lands a hook that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Too is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Stark can't fight it off and eventually Too manages to take the fight to the floor. Stark looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Too stands up from Stark's guard - Too perhaps looking for a knockout.
Too throws a series of punches but Stark avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Too as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emilio Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Too.
Stark is trying hard to land a takedown here. Too sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Too gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stark is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Too to keep the fight standing.
A hook to the body from Too.
Too jumps into guard, dragging Stark to the mat.
Too is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Too is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Too is keeping the position for now.
Too kicks Stark off and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark shoots and misses
and Too counters with a shoot takedown. Stark fights it but they end up in guard.
Stark preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stark is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Too is stalling in the full guard.
Too looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kal Too 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.
Too scores a takedown into full mount!
Too wants to control the pace but Stark is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Too throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Stark is wriggling around trying to escape.
Too controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Too has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Too trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stark wants to hold on but Too pushes him away.
Too looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Too controlling from mount.
Too working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Stark turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Too off and cradles Stark's limp body as Too celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Kal Too!
Kal Too decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Real muthapukin G's Eazy e. Washington has chosen real american as his entrance music. Andre Washington will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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243 lbs
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Washington!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington lands with an uppercut that bounces Lesnar off the cage and back into range.
Lesnar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Washington was covering up waiting for the punch and Lesnar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Washington looking to control.
Lesnar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Washington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lesnar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lesnar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Washington works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Washington keeping full guard, as Lesnar tries to pass.
Lesnar throwing strikes from guard but Washington blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington can't keep his opponent in guard - Lesnar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lesnar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lesnar controlling the action here.
Lesnar passes the guard and advances to mount!
Washington taking shots to the head.
It looks like Andre Washington has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Lesnar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The cut above Andre Washington's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Washington is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lesnar looking to finish Washington with some ground and pound. This is bad for Washington!
Andre Washington's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andre Washington's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brock Lesnar!
Brock Lesnar decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trin Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Lok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Fuck You. Trin Garcia looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trin Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Lok!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia lands a two punch combo.
Kevin Lok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lok shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lok was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lok working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lok is working for a guillotine from mount but Garcia frees his head quite easily.
Lok is landing with some decent strikes but Garcia is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lok looking for a guillotine from mount but Garcia is having none of it.
Lok is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lok prevents Garcia from getting the reversal.
Lok with a couple of short strikes.
Lok takes Garcia's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Garcia is in trouble.
Lok looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Garcia taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kevin Lok!
An out of breath Kevin Lok thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Shields 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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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bj Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Shields!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Penn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shields passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Penn tries to bench press Shields off him but Shields keeps the position.
Shields scores with a couple of short elbows.
Penn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Shields connects with a decent elbow.
Shields tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The ground and pound from Shields seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Shields in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shields has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Penn!
Shields tries to control but Penn wriggling away.
Shields controlling from mount.
Penn tries to hold on but Shields pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields looking to control and managing it successfully.
It looks like Shields might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jake Shields was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shields sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shields misses with a hook
and Penn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Penn wants to get up but he can't break Shields's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Penn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shields is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shields lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Penn!
Shields controlling the pace for now.
Shields lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Penn hang on?
Shields trying to control but Penn is having none of it.
Shields content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn regains half guard.
Shields frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Penn tries to reverse the position but Shields maintains control.
Shields landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shields with good strikes from the mount here!
Penn is rocked!
Penn takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Shields's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Shields!
Our winner, Jake Shields, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Maury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryce Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Maury!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Maury misses.
Maury looks to land a left hand but Tanner moved out of range nicely.
Tanner lands a leg kick that knocks Maury off balance momentarily.
Tanner cracks the inside of Maury's front leg.
Tanner sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Maury to the ground! Tanner dives into full mount looking to finish!
Maury is rocked!
It looks like Tom Maury has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tanner postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Maury is out cold - huge knockout for Tanner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bryce Tanner!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Wesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Draffli Teutegros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wesley comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Draffli Teutegros 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Wesley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Draffli Teutegros!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teutegros blocks a head kick by Wesley.
Wesley shoots in for a double leg but Teutegros sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A head kick misses from Wesley.
Wesley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Teutegros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wesley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wesley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teutegros tries to close the distance and clinch but Wesley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wesley lands with a kick to the temple. Teutegros shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Draffli Teutegros has been cut.
Wesley throws a head kick that misses.
Oooh a lovely combination from Wesley sends Teutegros down but not out. Wesley dives into side control looking to finish.
Teutegros is rocked!
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!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Teutegros being controlled for a moment.
Teutegros is still in real trouble! Can Wesley finish him?
Wesley decides to stand up, so the ref orders Teutegros to his feet.
Wesley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teutegros seems to have recovered his senses.
Wesley tries a head kick but it misses.
Wesley moves into range and clinches up with Teutegros.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teutegros misses with a body punch.
Wesley is working for takedown but Teutegros is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wesley has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Teutegros is trying to keep an underhook but Wesley manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wesley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ryan Wesley has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A slow jab from Wesley misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teutegros takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Teutegros chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wesley can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teutegros avoids the head kick by Wesley.
Teutegros is looking to clinch.
Wesley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wesley shoots in but Teutegros avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Wesley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teutegros tries to clinch but Wesley moves away
and Wesley counters with a left and a right that stings Teutegros.
Teutegros loses concentration momentarily and Wesley pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Teutegros crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Wesley finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ryan Wesley!
Ryan Wesley retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Keefer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rain Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez has chosen Crush 'Em by Megadeth as his entrance music. Mark Keefer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Keefer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rain Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keefer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Keefer misses with a body shot.
Hernandez scores with a push kick.
Keefer throws a head kick but Hernandez moves out of range.
Keefer throws a push kick but Hernandez slaps the foot to one side.
Hernandez tries to clinch up.
Keefer lands with a nice combination. Hernandez backs away looking to recover.
Hernandez is looking to clinch but Keefer is avoiding it.
Keefer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hernandez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keefer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Keefer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keefer throws a body kick the misses
and Hernandez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Keefer's waist but Keefer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hernandez off to one side.
Hernandez moves out of range of the body kick from Keefer.
Keefer misses with a two punch combination.
Hernandez misses with a wild combination.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Keefer moves out of range.
Keefer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hernandez to score with a decent uppercut.
Hernandez clinches.
Keefer breaks from the clinch.
Hernandez staying out of range there.
Keefer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Keefer.
Danga de danga de dang - Keefer scores with a four punch combination!
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.
Keefer misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keefer throws a wild body kick that Hernandez sees coming a mile off.
Hernandez wants to clinch.
Hernandez throws a sloppy head kick and Keefer moves out of range easily.
Mark Keefer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keefer misses with a right hand
and Hernandez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keefer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Keefer blocks a head kick by Hernandez.
Keefer just misses with a punch to the body.
Keefer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keefer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Keefer swinging wildly here.
Hernandez throws a head kick but Keefer moves out of range.
Keefer stuffs the takedown.
Hernandez slips under a jab from Keefer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hernandez!
A combination from Keefer does no damage.
Hernandez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hernandez slips a straight right by Keefer.
Keefer throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Hernandez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Keefer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hernandez.
Keefer throws a series of punches but Hernandez avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab by Hernandez.
Keefer tries to bum rush Hernandez with a series of wild strikes but Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Keefer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hernandez clinches up against the cage.
Keefer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hernandez. Keefer shrugs it off though.
A punch lands to the side of Hernandez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Keefer tries a head kick but it misses.
Keefer throws a looping overhand right but Hernandez ducks down to avoid it.
Hernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses
and Keefer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Keefer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hernandez scores with a shoulder strike.
Keefer is trying to break the clinch but Hernandez is controlling him.
Keefer breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keefer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hernandez.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Mark Keefer is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Keefer as he connects with a hook.
Keefer just misses with a punch to the body.
Keefer lands a left and a right that send Hernandez crashing to the mat, dazed. Keefer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hernandez is rocked!
Hernandez connects with a high kick.
Hernandez is still on wobbly legs! Can Keefer finish him?
Keefer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez takes one to the side of the head.
Hernandez scores with a jab. Keefer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Keefer throws a right hand that Hernandez ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernandez also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keefer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hernandez circles away quickly and effectively.
Keefer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hernandez circles away quickly and effectively.
Hernandez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keefer.
Hernandez seems to have recovered his senses.
Keefer misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
Keefer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hernandez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keefer.
Keefer throws a series of punches but Hernandez avoids them all with ease.
Hernandez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Keefer is fending him off so far but Hernandez persists. Nope, Keefer circles away and we're back to standing.
Keefer tries a head kick but it misses.
Keefer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hernandez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Keefer tries a head kick but it misses.
Hernandez scoring well with a low kick there.
Hernandez throws a sloppy head kick and Keefer moves out of range easily.
Keefer fails to land with a series of punches.
Keefer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hernandez throws a head kick but Keefer moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Hernandez swinging wildly here.
Keefer throws a front kick aimed at Hernandez's knee but Hernandez avoids it well.
Keefer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hernandez shoots in and bounces Keefer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Keefer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keefer looking for a guillotine here but Hernandez defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Keefer dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Keefer misses with a straight right.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keefer.
Hernandez staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keefer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Keefer has had enough of the clinch but Hernandez keeps him there for the moment.
Keefer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hernandez moves out of range as Keefer strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez scores with a nice right hand.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Keefer.
Hernandez connects with a body shot.
Hernandez throws a lazy head kick
and Keefer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hernandez looks to land a combination. Keefer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Keefer looks to land a combination but Hernandez avoids it well.
Mark Keefer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keefer misses with a two punch combination.
Hernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hernandez moves into the clinch.
Hernandez missing with knees to the body.
Hernandez is looking to take this one to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keefer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keefer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Keefer misses with a head kick.
Keefer throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Keefer does no damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hernandez.
Keefer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Keefer.
Keefer throws a push kick but Hernandez slaps the foot to one side.
Hernandez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keefer circles away quickly and effectively.
Keefer lands a body shot.
Keefer throws a series of strikes that have Hernandez backpedaling.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keefer. Hernandez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keefer.
Keefer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.
Hernandez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keefer misses with a double jab.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keefer.
Hernandez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keefer circles away quickly and effectively.
Hernandez misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keefer throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Keefer clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keefer.
Hernandez tries to clinch there but Keefer circles away.
Keefer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hernandez.
Hernandez lands a jab to Keefer's midsection.
Hernandez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keefer lands with an overhand left.
Keefer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hernandez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hernandez shoots in but Keefer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Keefer misses with a low kick as Hernandez jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keefer slips a jab and a cross from Hernandez.
Keefer connects with a high kick.
A nice combination there by Keefer.
Hernandez misses with the combination.
Keefer throws out a leg kick but Hernandez moves out of range and Keefer only half commits.
Hernandez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keefer.
Keefer swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keefer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Keefer misses the shot to the body.
Hernandez misses with a series of wild punches.
Keefer misses with a few strikes there.
Keefer cracks Hernandez with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keefer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Hernandez to counter with a crisp jab.
Keefer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Keefer avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Keefer. Those never looked like landing.
Hernandez throws a sloppy head kick
and Keefer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Keefer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keefer misses with the body kick
and Hernandez counters with a thumping low kick.
Keefer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Keefer works over Hernandez's head and body with a nice combination.
Keefer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hernandez checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez avoids the head kick by Keefer.
Hernandez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Keefer misses with a wild combination.
Hernandez throws a nice head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Keefer. Hernandez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keefer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hernandez in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left and a right from Hernandez both land. Nice combination.
Hernandez connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Keefer had his way with Rain Hernandez in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Keefer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keefer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hernandez.
Keefer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but Keefer shows good takedown defense.
Hernandez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danga de danga de dang - Hernandez scores with a four punch combination!
Hernandez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Keefer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Hernandez misses.
A head kick misses from Keefer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keefer misses with a two punch combination.
Keefer stuffs the takedown attempt from Hernandez. Hernandez gets slowly back to his feet.
Hernandez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keefer.
Keefer misses with a wild combination.
Keefer misses with a wild combination.
Keefer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rain Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keefer misses with an uppercut. Hernandez saw that one coming.
Keefer lands a jab-cross combination.
Hernandez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Keefer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hernandez throws a combination that misses
and Keefer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hernandez throws a leg kick which misses Keefer's front leg but catches the back leg as Keefer tries to avoid it.
Keefer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Keefer throws a head kick but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keefer misses with a combination
and Hernandez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Keefer misses with a two punch combination.
Keefer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hernandez lands with a kick to the temple. Keefer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hernandez moves out of range of the body kick from Keefer.
Hernandez avoids a kick to the body.
A combination from Hernandez does no damage.
Keefer lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looks to land a combination but Keefer avoids it well.
Keefer tries to clinch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Mark Keefer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hernandez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hernandez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keefer circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Hernandez does no damage.
Crunch! Keefer slams his shin into Hernandez's torso.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keefer fails to land with a series of punches.
Keefer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hernandez in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keefer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Keefer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Keefer, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Keefer!
Mark Keefer is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Mark Keefer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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