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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fujitsu Okinawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Chuck Finley has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Finley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fujitsu Okinawa!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okinawa looks for a takedown but Finley sprawls well.
Finley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Okinawa.
Okinawa drives through with a takedown into Finley's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Okinawa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Finley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Finley working for a triangle but Okinawa defends it easily.
Okinawa passes into half guard.
Okinawa has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Finley defend it? Okinawa steps over the head and cranks it - Finley is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Okinawa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fujitsu Okinawa!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vrajesh Ponnaganti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Beanie (Mack B****). 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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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwight Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponnaganti scores with a hook to the body. Grant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ponnaganti connects with a solid leg kick.
Ponnaganti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ponnaganti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Grant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ponnaganti is fending him off so far but Grant persists. Nope, Ponnaganti circles away and we're back to standing.
Grant tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ponnaganti swivels and escapes.
Grant shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ponnaganti counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwight Grant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow that stopped Grant in his tracks for a moment.
Ponnaganti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ponnaganti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dwight Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ponnaganti takes the fight into the clinch.
Grant throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow.
Grant can't break the clinch.
Grant misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ponnaganti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ponnaganti lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant stalling in the clinch but Ponnaganti improves position.
Ponnaganti trying to land knees to the body.
Grant is trying to break free.
Grant looking to stall.
Grant takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grant tries to break free but Ponnaganti pushes him back against the cage.
Ponnaganti being controlled against the cage.
Ponnaganti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grant stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ponnaganti.
Grant shoots in for a double leg but Ponnaganti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ponnaganti stuffs the takedown attempt from Grant. Grant gets slowly back to his feet.
Grant is breathing heavily.
Ponnaganti cracks the inside of Grant's front leg.
Grant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ponnaganti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti is looking to slow Grant down with leg kicks.
Ponnaganti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grant, pushing him back against the cage.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant dodges an elbow strike from Ponnaganti.
Grant breaks the clinch.
Ponnaganti feints and then cracks Grant's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grant down.
Ponnaganti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Ponnaganti.
Grant throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ponnaganti's waist but Ponnaganti gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grant off to one side.
Ponnaganti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ponnaganti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grant with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ponnaganti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice jab there from Ponnaganti.
Grant is rocked!
Grant takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oh Grant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick by Ponnaganti - that's a beauty! Grant is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Ponnaganti can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keembo Sluce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fresh Crimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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251 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
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keembo Sluce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fresh Crimson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sluce shoots in for a takedown but Crimson shows good takedown defense.
Sluce takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That kick from Crimson tenderised Sluce's leg. Sluce is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crimson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Crimson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crimson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crimson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crimson takes the fight into the clinch.
Crimson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sluce has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Crimson after a bit of a struggle.
A right hand to the body from Crimson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crimson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sluce has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Crimson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keembo Sluce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sluce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crimson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crimson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crimson lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Crimson.
Nice body punch from Crimson - that landed with a thud.
Sluce is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson is pressed up against the cage. Sluce has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Crimson down to the mat. Crimson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Crimson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sluce has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crimson connects with a nice cross there... Sluce is looking wobbly and Crimson recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Sluce to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Crimson jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fresh Crimson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cam Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonna Bust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bust is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: X. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 lbs
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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
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cam Stroud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gonna Bust!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroud thuds a left hand into Bust's body.
Bust blocks a head kick by Stroud.
Stroud scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bust in his tracks.
It looks like Gonna Bust has been cut.
Bust throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stroud cracks the inside of Bust's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroud misses with a body shot.
Stroud scores with a leg kick.
Stroud is looking to slow Bust down with leg kicks.
Bust looks gassed!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A shot in the inside from Bust.
Bust swings wildly with an uppercut but Stroud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stroud manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good body shot from Stroud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bust takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stroud using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stroud crunches a lovely knee into Bust's ribcage.
Stroud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stroud working Bust over with knees to the body.
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!
Stroud works on Bust's body with a couple of short punches.
Stroud lands an elbow that stopped Bust in his tracks for a moment.
Stroud is stalling here.
Stroud struggles to land a body shot inside as Bust controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stroud.
Stroud missing with knees to the body.
Stroud lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Gonna Bust's cut even more.
Stroud presses Bust against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stroud creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bust's defenses.
Stroud stalls.
Stroud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stroud missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bust wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Stroud.
Bust blocks a body shot from Stroud.
Stroud cracks Bust with a nice body shot.
Bust managing to block the knees to the body from Stroud.
Stroud scores a nice knee to the body.
Bust takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stroud displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bust up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stroud obliges.
A short right from Stroud on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Stroud.
Bust tries to throw a body punch but Stroud avoids it by throwing Bust back against the cage.
Come on Stroud - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bust wants to stall.
A body shot lands from Stroud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Stroud.
The cut above Gonna Bust's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stroud lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gonna Bust's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Stroud scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stroud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stroud misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Stroud.
Stroud creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bust's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gonna Bust's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cam Stroud!
After the big win, Cam Stroud made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fight Club Clothing est. 09™ and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ara Vahaber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flako Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vahaber might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dr.Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Still Dre. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Pull Me Under - Dream Theater. 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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265 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
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ara Vahaber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Flako Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vahaber tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Vahaber.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Vahaber.
Vahaber tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Vahaber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie throws a series of strikes that have Vahaber backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vahaber manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vahaber swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Vahaber keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie stays in close to Vahaber's body and controls the position.
Vahaber has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vahaber works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vahaber is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Vahaber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie pushing down on Vahaber's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie lands with a punch from half guard.
Vahaber wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Vahaber throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vahaber doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Vahaber's head.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is nestled in close to Vahaber, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Vahaber is having none of it.
Vahaber tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Vahaber is working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vahaber keeps working.
Vahaber is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
Gracie is trying to control. Vahaber wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vahaber is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Vahaber is defending the position.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vahaber wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vahaber throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Vahaber keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gracie working over Vahaber with some ground and pound. Vahaber looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vahaber is trying to control but can't.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vahaber keeps working.
Vahaber taking some punishment here, with Gracie in his half guard.
Gracie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gracie lands with a punch from half guard.
Vahaber is rocked!
Vahaber wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Oh Vahaber is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie scores with a big shot! Vahaber's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Vahaber! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flako Gracie!
An out of breath Flako Gracie 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prachao Sua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prachao Sua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Prachao Sua!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sua walks into a straight right hand from Woods.
Woods fails with a takedown attempt.
Sua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woods closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sua circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Sua 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Woods closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sua circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Woods. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woods swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sua moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Woods is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sua.
Woods misses with a few strikes there.
Sua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Woods fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sua lands with a nice body punch.
Woods throws a right and a left that Sua avoids nicely.
Sua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woods.
Woods is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sua sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from Sua.
Sua lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sua with a jab.
Sua throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woods manages to avoid it.
Sua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woods swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Woods on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sua. Sua obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sua is looking to clinch but Woods is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Sua.
A jab from Woods misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woods throws a looping overhand right but Sua ducks down to avoid it.
Woods misses with a straight left.
Sua closes the distance and clinches.
Sua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sua's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Woods misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sua.
Woods wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods can't find room to land a body shot as Sua controls the action.
Sua has a couple of punches blocked by Woods.
Woods wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Woods avoiding damage as Sua throws knees to the body.
Sua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Woods blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woods tries a body shot but Sua blocks it.
Sua blocking some punches.
Sua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woods misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Woods misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sua avoids it.
Woods scores with a shoulder strike.
Woods lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sua or not.
Woods trying to land knees to the body.
Sua lands a knee to the head.
Woods misses with a punch to the body.
Sua leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sua trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Woods tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Prachao Sua will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Woods throws an overhand right that lands on Sua's shoulder, as Sua tries to avoid the shot.
Sua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woods throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sua counters with an inside leg kick.
Woods throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sua plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Woods is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sua sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sua connects with a leg kick. Woods looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sua delivers a nice body kick.
Woods misses with a few strikes there.
Woods stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Woods misses with a wild combination.
Sua slips a straight right by Woods.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sua tries to clinch up.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sua moves away.
Woods drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sua is looking to stand up but Woods isn't so interested in that idea.
Woods advances to half guard.
Woods prevents Sua from standing back up.
Woods thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sua's head.
Sua looks like he's trying to stand up.
Woods moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sua wants to get back to his feet.
Woods scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sua to see if he's OK.
The strikes coming from Woods are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sua defending against the ground and pound.
Woods trying to control the position but Sua is working away.
Sua is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Woods is controlling him well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sua can do anything to dispel that myth.
Woods trying to control the position but Sua is working away.
Sua is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sua throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods lands the left hand.
Sua misses with a head kick.
Sua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woods was well out of range. Poor timing from Sua.
Woods is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sua slips a jab from Woods.
Prachao Sua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice cross by Woods.
Woods shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sua's guard.
Woods trying to move into half guard but instead Sua has managed to sweep!
Sua really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Woods. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Woods is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woods throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses with a head shot. Sua uses the momentum to regain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods prevents Sua from getting back to his feet.
Woods trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James Woods overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sua wants to get back to his feet but Woods is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sua keeping full guard, as Woods tries to pass.
Woods loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woods trying to control but Sua is working from the bottom.
Woods postures up in Sua's guard and throws a big left but Sua blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Woods dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Woods is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sua.
Sua needs to keep his hands up - Woods had a free shot at his head there.
Woods stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sua.
Woods throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Woods tries for a takedown but Sua sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Sua. No joy for Woods on that attempt.
Sua doesn't manage to clinch there - Woods circles away.
James Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Woods closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sua looks like he's trying to stand up.
Woods is trying to control. Sua wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sua defending well though.
Woods wants to pass the guard but Sua is defending well.
Sua kicks off Woods and gets to his feet.
Sua has closed the distance and engaged Woods in a clinch.
Sua takes a shot to the head.
Sua is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Woods creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Woods blocks it with crossed arms.
Woods swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Woods avoids it.
Woods blocks a body shot from Sua.
Sua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woods misses with a punch on the inside.
Woods misses with a short punch on the inside.
Woods misses with a punch to the body.
Woods misses with a short punch on the inside.
Woods fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Woods misses with a punch on the inside.
Sua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Woods's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Woods misses with the head strike.
Woods working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woods misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Woods is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Woods wants to get back to striking at distance but Sua won't allow it.
Sua lands an elbow just above Woods 's eye.
It looks like James Woods has been cut.
James Woods has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sua is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Woods tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods prevents a body shot from Sua.
Woods takes a knee to the side of the body.
Woods misses with a hook to the ribs.
Woods misses with a punch to the body.
Woods goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Woods lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sua scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sua lands a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woods can't break the clinch.
Woods misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sua prevents a body shot from Woods.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Prachao Sua.
I think Sua has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Prachao Sua!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Suraski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Meyer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Suraski!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suraski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suraski closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Meyer quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Meyer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Suraski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Meyer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Meyer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Meyer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Suraski.
Meyer is controlling Suraski's posture.
Suraski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Meyer is proving hard to escape from.
Suraski stands and steps away. Meyer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suraski fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Meyer to the ground. Suraski is now in Meyer's guard.
Meyer controls Suraski momentarily but Suraski frees himself.
Suraski tries to free his leg and advance position but Meyer is retaining full guard.
Suraski advances to half guard.
Meyer trying to control from the bottom.
Meyer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Suraski.
Meyer trying to control from the bottom.
Meyer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Suraski thows a huge punch but Meyer dodges it nicely.
Suraski seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Suraski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suraski is keen to just control but Meyer is a slippery customer.
Suraski tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Suraski wants to pass the guard but Meyer is defending well.
Meyer is positioning himself well to prevent Suraski advancing to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Suraski.
Meyer taking some punishment here, with Suraski in his half guard.
Suraski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suraski throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Meyer to regain full guard.
Suraski wants to control from the top but Meyer keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suraski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Meyer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Meyer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Suraski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Suraski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meyer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Meyer keeping moving, preventing Suraski from controlling successfully.
Suraski won't allow Meyer to get back to his feet.
Meyer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Suraski preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suraski stops Meyer from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dave Suraski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Meyer throws a lazy right hand but Suraski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meyer ducks under a wild hook from Suraski.
Meyer moves into the clinch.
Suraski manages to break the clinch.
Suraski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Meyer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kurt Meyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suraski throws a series of strikes that have Meyer backpedaling.
It looks like Kurt Meyer has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suraski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Suraski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meyer throws out the jab.
Nice takedown defense from Meyer. No joy for Suraski on that attempt.
Kurt Meyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Suraski.
Meyer looks to land a left hand but Suraski moved out of range nicely.
Meyer throws a sloppy head kick
and Suraski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meyer tries to clinch but Suraski moves out of range.
Meyer moves into the clinch.
Suraski is looking for a takedown.
Suraski tries for a takedown. No joy.
Meyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Suraski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Meyer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck for Suraski with that takedown attempt.
Suraski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Meyer regains half guard, as Suraski was trying to land strikes.
Suraski prevents Meyer from improving his position.
Meyer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Meyer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Suraski is pressing down on Meyer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Meyer is holding on for now.
Meyer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Suraski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer won't allow Suraski to pass to mount.
Suraski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Suraski passes to side control.
Dave Suraski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Suraski has an Americana. Meyer didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Suraski is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Suraski hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dave Suraski!
Dave Suraski is the new heavyweight champion!
Dave Suraski really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Global Nutritional ACME (Q157) 90% ROR on Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geronimo dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan Sparks has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Sparks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geronimo dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
dos Santos scores with a leg kick.
dos Santos tests Sparks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
dos Santos clobbers Sparks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
dos Santos throws a wild body kick that Sparks sees coming a mile off.
dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Sparks tenderised dos Santos's leg. dos Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by dos Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab, jab by Sparks - just one landing.
dos Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
dos Santos throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
dos Santos throws a lazy right hand but Sparks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
dos Santos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sparks counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
dos Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sparks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sparks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sparks thows a body shot but no joy.
dos Santos misses the jab.
dos Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sparks lands a nice shot that snaps dos Santos's head back.
Sparks slips a straight right by dos Santos.
dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Sparks.
dos Santos wants to slow Sparks down by chopping away at his legs.
Sparks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. dos Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Sparks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
dos Santos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sparks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparks lands a left and a right that send dos Santos crashing to the mat, dazed. Sparks thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
dos Santos is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
dos Santos throws a big shot that misses.
dos Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Sparks finish him?
Sparks connects with a leg kick. dos Santos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
dos Santos looks gassed!
Sparks getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
dos Santos avoids the body shot from Sparks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos takes one to the side of the head.
Sparks staying out of range there.
Sparks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as dos Santos throws out the jab.
dos Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sparks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
dos Santos walks into a straight right hand from Sparks.
dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Sparks.
Sparks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract dos Santos.
The fighters circling - Sparks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
dos Santos throws a leg kick
and Sparks counters with a left to the body.
Geronimo dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparks swings for the body but dos Santos moves out of range.
dos Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sparks pinned against the cage. Sparks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
dos Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Sparks takes a swing at dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
Sparks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Sparks misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but dos Santos moves away.
Sparks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparks.
dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sparks.
dos Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Sparks.
dos Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sparks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! dos Santos scrambles back to his feet.
dos Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sparks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by dos Santos. dos Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Jonathan Sparks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Sparks tenderised dos Santos's leg. dos Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
dos Santos moves into range and connects with a jab.
dos Santos avoids the body shot from Sparks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
dos Santos avoids the body shot from Sparks.
dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks misses the shot to the body.
Sparks misses with a body shot.
dos Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Sparks.
dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
dos Santos misses with a body kick.
dos Santos throws a chopping leg kick but Sparks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sparks moves away from the strike by dos Santos.
Sparks throws a low kick but dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Sparks tries to clinch but dos Santos is having none of it.
Good exchange - dos Santos coming out on top.
Sparks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from dos Santos.
dos Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
dos Santos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
dos Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sparks.
dos Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sparks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Sparks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sparks misses with a low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from dos Santos.
dos Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circling - dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
dos Santos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
dos Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sparks swings for the body but dos Santos moves out of range.
dos Santos tries a low kick but Sparks avoids it.
dos Santos misses with an uppercut
and Sparks counters with a thumping low kick.
Sparks is looking to wear down dos Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sparks just misses with a punch to the body.
dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sparks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
dos Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sparks swivels and escapes.
dos Santos is breathing heavily.
dos Santos looking to score a takedown here. Sparks is defending well but dos Santos drives through and ends up in Sparks's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sparks looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. dos Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sparks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sparks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
dos Santos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sparks is working away from the top position though.
Sparks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
dos Santos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sparks preventing the sweep.
dos Santos has his hands on Sparks's head, controlling the position.
Sparks drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and dos Santos dives on top into guard.
Sparks looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sparks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. dos Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
dos Santos trying to control but Sparks is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos distracts Sparks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparks wants to sweep but no luck.
Sparks lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for dos Santos!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparks avoids the attempt from dos Santos to control.
dos Santos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but dos Santos is surviving well by controlling Sparks's body position as best he can.
dos Santos is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos wants to control but Sparks is having none of it.
Sparks is working for a guillotine from mount but dos Santos frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jonathan Sparks will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
dos Santos throws a looping overhand right but Sparks ducks down to avoid it.
Sparks missing with a left hand there. dos Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
dos Santos thumps Sparks with a low kick.
Sparks misses with the combination.
Sparks moves in looking to clinch but dos Santos pushes him off.
dos Santos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
dos Santos lands a jab to the head.
Sparks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sparks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
dos Santos fails with the takedown.
dos Santos lands with a hook. Sparks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
dos Santos cracks Sparks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
dos Santos lands a jab to Sparks's midsection.
Sparks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
dos Santos connects with a crisp jab.
Jonathan Sparks is winning the standup battle so far.
dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Sparks.
dos Santos lands a head shot.
dos Santos jabs Sparks right on the nose. Sparks blinks but takes it well.
Sparks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Sparks finds it's way through dos Santos's defenses.
dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparks wants to slow dos Santos down by chopping away at his legs.
dos Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
Sparks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sparks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but dos Santos manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from dos Santos.
Sparks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
dos Santos throws a push kick but Sparks slaps the foot to one side.
dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sparks manages to avoid it.
Sparks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from dos Santos.
dos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sparks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for dos Santos.
Sparks takes a jab right on the kisser.
dos Santos avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from dos Santos misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from dos Santos - that will leave a mark!
Sparks lands an overhand right.
dos Santos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks throws a body punch but dos Santos moves out of range.
dos Santos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sparks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
dos Santos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sparks to score with a decent uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Sparks.
Sparks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch combination from dos Santos misses.
dos Santos misses with a hook. Sparks ducked under it nicely.
dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sparks was well out of range. Poor timing from dos Santos.
Good work by dos Santos as he checks the leg kick.
Sparks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract dos Santos.
Sparks throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
dos Santos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sparks is out of range.
Sparks wants to land a leg kick but dos Santos is out of range.
Sparks misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Sparks does no damage.
dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sparks.
Nice defenses there by Sparks.
Sparks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
dos Santos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Sparks. No joy for dos Santos on that attempt.
dos Santos misses with a looping left.
Sparks lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparks ducks right into an uppercut from dos Santos.
dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Sparks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Sparks cracks dos Santos with a good jab.
Sparks lands a nice shot to the body.
Sparks misses with an uppercut. dos Santos saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Geronimo dos Santos just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
dos Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sparks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from dos Santos.
Sparks lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparks. dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
dos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
dos Santos lands with a shot to the body.
Sparks scores with a jab to the head.
Sparks fails in his attempt to clinch.
dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sparks.
A nice combination there by Sparks.
Sparks looks to land a combination but dos Santos avoids it well.
Sparks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by dos Santos.
Sparks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sparks checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
dos Santos misses the jab.
Sparks needs to keep his hands up - dos Santos had a free shot at his head there.
dos Santos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sparks avoids the body shot from dos Santos.
Sparks misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting dos Santos counter with a right hand.
dos Santos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A clash of legs there as dos Santos blocks the low kick.
A cross from Sparks lands.
dos Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sparks pinned against the cage. Sparks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
dos Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks misses with a wild combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from dos Santos, right into the meat.
Sparks is looking to score with low kicks.
dos Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Sparks.
Sparks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
dos Santos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
dos Santos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sparks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Sparks does no damage.
dos Santos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
dos Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sparks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
dos Santos lands a jab.
Sparks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
dos Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
dos Santos trying to control but Sparks is working from the bottom.
Sparks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. dos Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
dos Santos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
dos Santos looks up at the clock and then as Sparks takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, dos Santos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
dos Santos scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Sparks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Sparks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks is looking to regain half guard here but dos Santos keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparks is letting dos Santos control him for a moment.
Sparks is looking to regain half guard here but dos Santos keeps moving and retains side control.
dos Santos wants to control but Sparks is keeping him busy.
dos Santos tries to advance to mount but Sparks denies him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparks tries to bench press dos Santos off him but dos Santos keeps the position.
dos Santos works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geronimo dos Santos dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
dos Santos blocks a leg kick.
A jab from dos Santos does it's job there.
dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sparks moves away.
A good leg kick by dos Santos.
A slow jab from Sparks misses its intended target.
Sparks looks to land a right hand but dos Santos moved out of range.
Sparks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from dos Santos.
dos Santos misses with a looping left.
dos Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
dos Santos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sparks cracks dos Santos with an open hand slap.
Jab by dos Santos.
Sparks moves out of range as dos Santos strikes.
Sparks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but dos Santos moves away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sparks crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from dos Santos - the referee stops the clock and Sparks gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says dos Santos. Sparks manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks throws a combination. dos Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
dos Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by dos Santos.
Nice shot by Sparks.
A bone on bone clash there as dos Santos blocks the leg kick.
dos Santos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sparks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by dos Santos there.
Sparks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from dos Santos. Sparks shrugs it off though.
Sparks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sparks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
dos Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sparks throws out the jab.
Sparks lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sparks lands a slapping body shot.
dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Sparks.
dos Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
Sparks throws a wild body kick that dos Santos sees coming a mile off.
Sparks misses with an uppercut.
dos Santos throws a leg kick but Sparks moved away.
dos Santos throws a hook but Sparks avoids it easily.
Sparks throws the left hand but dos Santos avoids the punch easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts dos Santos, as that shot connected.
Sparks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparks misses with a wild body shot.
Sparks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as dos Santos throws out the jab.
Sparks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
dos Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sparks lands with a shot to the body.
dos Santos blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Sparks misses.
Sparks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
dos Santos throws a hook but Sparks blocks it.
dos Santos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sparks lands with a nice body punch.
Sparks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps dos Santos's head backwards.
dos Santos lands a jab-cross combination.
dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparks scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sparks enables dos Santos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sparks manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sparks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
dos Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sparks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sparks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. dos Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos trying to control but Sparks is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geronimo dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think dos Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 47:49
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geronimo dos Santos!
Geronimo dos Santos is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Geronimo dos Santos 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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