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Dust of Dreams PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Royer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Okabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royer comes into the arena with Speak Militant- Sabac Red blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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181 lbs
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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
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dakota Royer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Okabe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royer throws a body kick that misses.
Royer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Okabe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Royer throws a body kick that misses.
Royer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okabe.
A clash of legs there as Okabe blocks the low kick.
Okabe forces Royer back against the cage and clinches.
Okabe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Royer is pushing Okabe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Okabe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Royer prevents it.
Okabe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okabe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Okabe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Royer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Royer is looking to score with low kicks.
Okabe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Okabe just misses with a punch to the body.
Royer misses with the combination.
Okabe slips a straight right by Royer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Okabe's calf.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Royer.
Okabe tries to move into range but Royer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Okabe misses with a hook to the body
and Royer counters with a nice leg kick.
Okabe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Okabe tries to clinch up but Royer circles away and keeps his distance.
Okabe ducks under a wild hook from Royer.
Okabe closes the distance and clinches up with Royer, looking for a takedown. Okabe pushes Royer against the cage but Royer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dakota Royer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Okabe.
Okabe avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Okabe misses.
Royer misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Okabe checks a leg kick.
Okabe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Royer throws a wild body kick that Okabe sees coming a mile off.
Okabe avoids the head kick by Royer.
Royer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dakota Royer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Royer missing with a left hand there. Okabe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Royer scores with a leg kick.
Royer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Royer throws a head kick that Okabe semi-blocks.
Okabe shoots in and drives through. Royer sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royer throws a leg kick
enabling Okabe to counter with a crisp jab.
Okabe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Royer can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Royer takes a swing at Okabe's ribcage but misses.
Okabe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okabe throws a poor cross that misses
and Royer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Okabe jabs at Royer's body.
Okabe digs a good body shot into Royer's ribs.
Royer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Okabe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Royer has hold of Okabe's hands but Okabe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okabe works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Royer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Okabe wants to clinch up but Royer keeps it at a distance.
Okabe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Royer moves away.
Okabe shoots for a takedown but Royer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Royer.
Royer misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Royer.
Okabe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Okabe moves out of range as Royer throws a body kick.
Okabe swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Royer counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royer connects with a right hand. Okabe shakes it off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Royer.
Okabe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Royer rather than just go for the knockout.
Okabe fails with a takedown attempt.
Okabe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Okabe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Okabe moves out of range as Royer strikes.
Good leg kick by Royer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Okabe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Royer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royer stuffs the takedown.
Dakota Royer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Okabe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Royer is looking to slow Okabe down with leg kicks.
Royer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Okabe is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Okabe misses the target.
Okabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Royer takes a swing at Okabe's ribcage but misses.
Okabe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Okabe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Royer is keeping the position for now.
Okabe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royer seems keen to control Okabe's posture.
Royer pushes Okabe off and scrambles back to his feet.
Crunch! Royer slams his shin into Okabe's torso.
Okabe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Okabe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Royer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Okabe scores with a takedown into Royer's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okabe tries to free his leg and advance position but Royer is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okabe trying to control but Royer is working from the bottom.
Okabe being controlled here momentarily.
Okabe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okabe trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Royer dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Okabe shoots and misses
and Royer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Okabe dives in and grabs Royer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Royer pushes down on Okabe's head and hops out.
Okabe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Royer.
Okabe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Royer lands a right hook to the body.
Royer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okabe.
Royer tries to work over Okabe's front leg with a kick but Okabe checks it.
Royer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Okabe if he has to take too many more of those.
Dakota Royer is winning the standup battle so far.
Royer throws a combination. Okabe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Royer takes a swing at Okabe's ribcage but misses.
Okabe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Royer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okabe moves away from the strike by Royer.
Royer misses with a head kick.
Okabe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Royer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Okabe.
Royer scores with a leg kick.
Okabe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Royer as he jumps to the side.
Dakota Royer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Okabe.
Royer thumps Okabe with a low kick.
Okabe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Royer can pounce on him.
Royer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kenji Okabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dakota Royer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Royer.
Okabe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Royer sprawls well. Royer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Okabe gets slowly back to his feet.
Royer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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!
Royer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Royer connects with an inside leg kick.
Royer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Royer tries to land a leg kick but Okabe saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Royer. No joy for Okabe on that attempt.
Okabe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Royer's waist but Royer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Okabe off to one side.
Royer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Okabe can do to turn this around?
A decent looking cross lands there for Royer.
Royer slips under a jab from Okabe.
Okabe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Royer lands a head shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Royer.
Royer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Okabe under the eye.
Okabe thuds a left hand into Royer's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okabe. Royer does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Okabe.
Royer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Royer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Crunch! Royer slams his shin into Okabe's torso.
Royer throws a leg kick which misses Okabe's front leg but catches the back leg as Okabe tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Royer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Royer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okabe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Royer manages to avoid it.
Okabe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dakota Royer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Royer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dakota Royer!
During a confident post fight interview, Dakota Royer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Crippler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuki Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobayashi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mars - The Bringer of War. Joe Crippler has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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130 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Crippler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazuki Kobayashi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobayashi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crippler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kobayashi scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Joe Crippler has been cut.
Kobayashi misses with an elbow over the top.
Kobayashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kobayashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kobayashi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kobayashi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kobayashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kobayashi drops Crippler with a big knee straight up the middle! Crippler is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Crippler is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kobayashi misses with a low kick as Crippler jumps back.
Oh Crippler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kobayashi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crippler's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick from Crippler misses.
Crippler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kobayashi misses with a head kick.
Crippler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi tried to score with a low kick but Crippler checks it.
Kobayashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crippler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crippler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kobayashi counters with a low kick, right behind Crippler 's knee.
Crippler seems to have got his legs back now.
Crippler tried to score with a low kick but Kobayashi checks it.
Crippler throws a big shot that misses.
Kobayashi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Kobayashi.
Crippler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crippler throws a push kick but Kobayashi slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick by Kobayashi misses
and Crippler counters with a nice body shot.
Kobayashi gets tackled into the cage by Crippler. Crippler maintains the clinch.
Crippler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crippler misses with a punch on the inside.
Kobayashi lands a knee to the head.
Kobayashi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crippler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kobayashi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kobayashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kobayashi lands a knee to the body.
Crippler is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crippler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crippler blocks the elbow strike.
Kobayashi landing knees to the head.
Kobayashi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kobayashi unloads an enormous knee to the head! That's knocked Crippler out cold! Holy cow, it was almost as if it lifted Crippler off his feet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kazuki Kobayashi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Svoboda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clarence Kelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clarence Kelo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lukas Svoboda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clarence Kelo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svoboda digs a good body shot into Kelo's ribs.
Kelo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Svoboda did well to prevent Kelo getting side control.
Svoboda is trying to control but can't.
Kelo is pressing down on Svoboda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Svoboda is holding on for now.
Kelo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Svoboda tries to roll over but Kelo keeps him under control.
Kelo wants to take a breather but Svoboda is having none of it.
Svoboda is trying to stand.
Kelo is trying to work for a kimura but Svoboda is defending well.
Svoboda wants to get back to his feet.
Kelo working Svoboda over with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Svoboda manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kelo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Svoboda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kelo has managed to get both his arms back between Svoboda's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svoboda is looking for a triangle but Kelo pushes his legs off easily.
Kelo wants to control from the top but Svoboda keeps moving.
Kelo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kelo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kelo postures up.
Kelo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kelo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Svoboda trying to remain calm as Kelo controls from the top position.
Svoboda tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kelo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kelo lands a nice forearm strike.
It looks like Lukas Svoboda has been cut.
Kelo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Svoboda tries to improve position but can't.
Svoboda is pushing Kelo's head away, looking to escape. Kelo manages to hold on to the position though.
Svoboda takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Svoboda is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Svoboda's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kelo scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Svoboda's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kelo trying to control the position but Svoboda is working away.
Svoboda is trying to control Kelo's posture but Kelo avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelo trying to control the position but Svoboda is working away.
Kelo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kelo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Svoboda keeps working.
Svoboda is trying to get back to his feet.
Kelo is looking to take a break and control but Svoboda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kelo wants to take a breather but Svoboda manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Kelo.
Kelo with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Svoboda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kelo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kelo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kelo trying to control the position from guard on top but Svoboda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelo chips away with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelo trying to control but Svoboda is working from the bottom.
Svoboda wants to improve his position but instead Kelo has moved into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Svoboda doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kelo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence Kelo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lukas Svoboda's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Svoboda ducks under a wild hook from Kelo.
Kelo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Svoboda slips a straight right by Kelo.
The fighters circling - Svoboda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Svoboda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kelo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Svoboda tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kelo is in Svoboda's guard.
Svoboda looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kelo passes into side control.
Kelo working the head and body with strikes.
Kelo trying to control the position but Svoboda is working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svoboda looking for a sweep but Kelo has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelo tries to control but Svoboda wriggling away.
Svoboda working to try and regain half guard.
Svoboda takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lukas Svoboda's cut is getting worse.
Kelo with shots to the head and body - Svoboda looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lukas Svoboda's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lukas Svoboda's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Clarence Kelo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burbank Bulldog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bulldog has chosen British Bulldog as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Burbank Bulldog was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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165 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Strife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burbank Bulldog!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Strife.
Bulldog getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bulldog throws a leg kick
and Strife counters with a leg kick.
Bulldog darts in and clinches Strife up against the cage.
Strife working Bulldog over with knees to the body.
Bulldog blocks the elbow strike.
Bulldog takes a knee to the side of the body.
Strife gets through Bulldog's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Strife tries to land a knee to the head but Bulldog blocks with his arms.
Strife prevents Bulldog from breaking the clinch.
Strife pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strife connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bulldog misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice inside leg kick there by Strife. That's going to slow Bulldog down.
Bulldog shoots in but Strife avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Strife.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife scores with a leg kick.
Bulldog swinging wildly here.
Strife pushes Bulldog away with a front kick.
Bulldog moves to clinch but Strife breaks away
and Strife counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bulldog thinking.
Strife steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bulldog.
Bulldog misses with a low kick.
Bulldog has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Strife.
Bulldog will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bulldog misses with a straight left.
Bulldog avoids the body shot from Strife.
Bulldog throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Strife's waist but Strife gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bulldog off to one side.
John Strife has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Burbank Bulldog.
Strife turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulldog walks forward, straight into a front kick from Strife.
Bulldog gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Strife counters with a straight right hand.
Bulldog looks gassed!
Strife scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strife throws a leg kick which misses Bulldog's front leg but catches the back leg as Bulldog tries to avoid it.
Bulldog throws a leg kick which misses Strife's front leg but catches the back leg as Strife tries to avoid it.
Bulldog tries to score a power double leg takedown but Strife sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bulldog somewhat.
A shot to the liver by Strife. Beautiful body shot.
Strife stuffs the takedown.
Burbank Bulldog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Strife. That's going to slow Bulldog down.
Bulldog is looking to clinch.
Bulldog moves in looking to clinch but Strife pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulldog's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Strife connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bulldog scrambles back to his feet.
Bulldog comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Strife jabs Bulldog right on the nose. Bulldog blinks but takes it well.
Bulldog throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Strife's waist but Strife gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bulldog off to one side.
Strife lands a front kick.
Strife lands a really nice looking cross but Bulldog seems unphased.
Strife lands a nice looking body kick.
Strife scores with a nice right hand.
Bulldog takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Strife scores with a leg kick.
Strife is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strife lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Strife connects with a nice looking jab.
Strife circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bulldog's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulldog takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A left lands for Strife.
Strife scoring well with a low kick there.
Strife getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bulldog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bulldog on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Strife paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
John Strife is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bulldog tries to clinch up.
Bulldog takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strife catches Bulldog with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bulldog doesn't manage to clinch there - Strife circles away.
Bulldog takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Strife dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Strife lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bulldog tries to move into range but Strife moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Strife throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bulldog misses with a takedown attempt - Strife sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Good leg kick by Strife there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Strife throws the left hand but Bulldog avoids the punch easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Strife, right into the meat.
Bulldog changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strife tries to avoid it but Bulldog manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strife to the ground. Strife escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bulldog shoots in for a takedown but Strife shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
John Strife has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Burbank Bulldog.
Bulldog has a takedown stuffed.
Bulldog is breathing heavily.
Bulldog misses with an attempted mid kick.
John Strife is winning the standup battle so far.
Strife lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bulldog will feel that in the morning.
Bulldog is trying desperately to land a takedown but Strife is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bulldog.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife connects with a body shot.
Strife fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bulldog on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bulldog has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bulldog takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Strife.
Bulldog throws a sloppy head kick
and Bulldog takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strife with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Strife leaves Bulldog with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bulldog takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Strife lands with an uppercut that bounces Bulldog off the cage and back into range.
Strife bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bulldog's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bulldog's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Strife connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bulldog scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife swats away the attempt to clinch by Bulldog.
Strife with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Strife lands a nice shot that snaps Bulldog's head back.
Bulldog throws a series of punches but Strife avoids them all with ease.
Strife throws a nice inside leg kick.
Strife thuds his right hand into Bulldog's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Strife is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bulldog can do to turn this around?
Strife displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bulldog.
Strife comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Strife scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Strife.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Strife, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulldog throws a low kick, looking for Strife's leg but Strife calmly moves out of range.
Strife is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Strife throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bulldog doesn't manage to clinch there - Strife circles away.
Strife lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bulldog's sensitive parts.
Strife smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Burbank Bulldog is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid leg kick lands there for Strife.
Bulldog shoots for a double leg takedown but Strife sprawls well. He's pushed Bulldog's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Strife fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bulldog has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Strife smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bulldog takes one to the side of the head.
Strife fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bulldog has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Strife scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bulldog fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid body kick from Strife.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strife.
Bulldog shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Strife throws out a powerful jab.
Strife throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bulldog on the side of the head.
Strife thumps Bulldog with a low kick.
Strife bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bulldog's head backwards.
Bulldog takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Strife. That's going to slow Bulldog down.
Bulldog doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bulldog drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bulldog has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Strife.
Strife swats away the attempt to clinch by Bulldog.
Bulldog misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Strife dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Strife scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Strife throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strife feints and then cracks Bulldog's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bulldog down.
Strife fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bulldog wants to clinch but Strife slips to the side
and Strife counters with a nice uppercut.
Bulldog takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slapping leg kick lands for Strife.
Strife scores with a hook.
Bulldog tries to close the distance and clinch but Strife swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strife looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bulldog's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Strife connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bulldog scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Strife.
Bulldog takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bulldog wants to clinch up but Strife keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulldog fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bulldog moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bulldog listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Strife lands with a cross.
Strife smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bulldog wants to clinch up but Strife keeps it at a distance.
Strife lands with a right hand.
Bulldog has a takedown stuffed.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Strife - that will leave a mark!
Strife scores with a hook.
Bulldog takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A lazy left from Strife finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strife throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bulldog stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick lands from Strife.
Strife lands a jab-cross combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strife.
Strife lunges at Bulldog with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bulldog's hand.
Strife has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bulldog shoots in but Strife avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Strife dips to his left and cracks Bulldog with an uppercut!
Bulldog stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strife.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strife.
Bulldog has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Strife.
Strife throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bulldog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
John Strife is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulldog tries to clinch
and Strife counters with a good low kick that Bulldog was not able to check.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Strife.
Strife lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Strife lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bulldog misses with a takedown attempt - Strife sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
John Strife has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Burbank Bulldog.
Bulldog chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Strife can pounce on him.
Strife lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Strife. That's going to slow Bulldog down.
Strife takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Strife lands with a shot to the body.
Bulldog tries to clinch there but Strife circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife works Bulldog's body with a nice hook.
Strife cracks Bulldog with a right hand to the side of the head.
Strife lands a jab.
Bulldog looks to land a combination. Strife sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Strife.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Strife.
Bulldog tries to clinch there but Strife circles away.
Bulldog falls off balance throwing a combination
and Strife counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strife dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bulldog. That did some damage!
Burbank Bulldog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Strife buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Strife showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Strife has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Strife!
John Strife decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rolando Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grappler Striking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sound And Fury - I've Got Rabies. Grappler Striking has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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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
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolando Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grappler Striking!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses the jab.
Striking slips a straight right by Garcia.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
A low kick from Garcia is predictable there
and Striking counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Garcia misses with a left hand
letting Striking counter with a right hand.
Striking on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Striking tries to land a leg kick but Garcia saw it coming and moves away.
Garcia throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Garcia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garcia misses with a hook
and Striking counters with a thumping low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Striking tenderised Garcia's leg. Garcia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Striking's shoulder, as Striking tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Striking lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Garcia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garcia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Striking sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rolando Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
A head kick from Striking lands but Garcia takes it in his stride.
Garcia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Striking throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garcia throws a chopping leg kick but Striking manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice uppercut there from Garcia.
Striking throws a good cross that connects.
Nice defenses there by Striking.
Garcia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia 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.
Garcia swings for the body but Striking moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to land body kicks.
Striking fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia lands with a straight right. Striking didn't see that one coming.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Striking was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia walks into a stiff left hand from Striking.
Garcia lands a jab-cross combination.
Garcia ducks right into an uppercut from Striking.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Striking manages to avoid it.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Striking.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Garcia won't allow Striking to get back to his feet.
Striking looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Striking wants to stand and escape but Garcia is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Striking has wrist control.
Striking is trying to control the position but Garcia postures up.
Garcia trying to control but Striking is working from the bottom.
Garcia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Striking wants to stand and escape but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia looking to pass the guard.
Striking is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Striking is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Striking lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to roll over but Striking keeps him under control.
Garcia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Striking with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Striking is aware though and is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Striking passes into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Striking looks up at the clock and then as Garcia takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Striking smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grappler Striking will probably get the nod.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Garcia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Striking finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia's head.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Garcia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Garcia postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Striking looks a forlorn figure.
Striking is squirming around, avoiding Garcia's attempts to control the action.
Garcia working Striking over with strikes here.
Striking gets back to half guard.
Rolando Garcia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Striking is looking to improve his position but Garcia isn't that keen on the idea.
Striking gets back to half guard.
Striking gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Striking wants to sweep but no luck.
Striking trying to control the position.
Striking looking for a sweep. Not yet Striking, not yet.
Garcia distracts Striking with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Striking has wrist control.
Striking manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Garcia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is squirming around, avoiding Striking's attempts to control the action.
Garcia is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Striking connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Garcia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striking lands a big elbow.
Garcia is looking to get to half guard.
Garcia sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Striking is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia moves into full guard.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Striking tries to pass.
Striking looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia wants to sweep here but Striking controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Grappler Striking will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt - Striking sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Striking counters with a nice kick to the body.
Striking lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garcia's sensitive parts.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Striking counters with a leg kick.
Striking steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia sizes up Striking with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garcia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garcia throws a low kick but Striking moves out of range easily.
Striking turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice 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!
Garcia closes the distance and clinches up with Striking, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes Striking against the cage but Striking circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garcia misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striking looks to land a body kick but Garcia moved away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Striking.
Striking stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia.
Striking scoring well with a low kick there.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Striking.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Striking moved out of range nicely.
Garcia lands the left hand.
Garcia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Striking takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Striking slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Rolando Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striking digs a good body shot into Garcia's ribs.
Garcia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Striking counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Striking.
Striking connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Striking with a jab.
Garcia misses with a leg kick
and Striking counters with a nice leg kick.
Garcia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garcia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Striking pushes Garcia away with a front kick.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Striking is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Garcia throws a jab when Striking was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Striking counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Striking lands with a nice body kick.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Garcia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Striking really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Garcia lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Striking hang on?
Striking working to try and regain half guard.
Garcia landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Striking is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Striking in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Striking tries to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.
Striking is trying desperately to improve position.
Striking is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Garcia landing shots from mount.
Striking is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia scoring with strikes but Striking is staying in there.
Grappler Striking is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garcia moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Striking has worked his arm free - good work by Striking!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Grappler Striking.
I've got Striking winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chemical Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulohot Yokohama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali comes to the cage accompanied by Slayer - Jihad. Yokohama has chosen Metallica - All Nightmare Long as his entrance music. Chemical Ali has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
173 lbs
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28
177 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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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
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chemical Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hulohot Yokohama!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali is looking to clinch.
Ali scores with a push kick.
Ali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yokohama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yokohama shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ali checks the leg kick.
Yokohama throws a jab when Ali was well out of range.
Yokohama lands a glancing blow to the side of Ali's head.
Yokohama thows a body kick. Ali tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ali misses with a leg kick.
Yokohama moves out of range of the strikes.
Ali lands with a kick to the temple. Yokohama shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yokohama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ali makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ali throws a head kick but Yokohama moves out of range.
Ali throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chemical Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yokohama.
Ali scores with a punch to the head.
Yokohama takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yokohama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yokohama throws a leg kick but Ali sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yokohama throws a leg kick but Ali sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yokohama drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yokohama stopping the sweep attempt from Ali.
Yokohama wants to control from the top but Ali keeps moving.
Ali controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali working a defensive guard here.
Yokohama wants to control from the top but Ali keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ali is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yokohama has Ali pulled in close to control his posture.
Ali slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
That kick from Ali tenderised Yokohama's leg. Yokohama is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ali blocks a leg kick.
Ali just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali tries to clinch but Yokohama is having none of it.
Yokohama swings for the body but Ali moves out of range.
Ali has Yokohama up against the cage in a clinch.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Yokohama avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Yokohama tries to work over Ali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Ali - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A hook to the body from Ali.
Yokohama digs a right hand underneath Ali's ribcage. Ali let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Ali as the two fighters clinch.
Yokohama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali misses with some punches.
Yokohama throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yokohama trying to land knees to the body.
Ali blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama gets through Ali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yokohama trying to land knees to the body.
Yokohama tries to work over Ali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yokohama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ali avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yokohama.
Stalling in the clinch from Ali.
Yokohama tries to work over Ali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yokohama trying to land knees to the body.
Yokohama utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yokohama's elbow.
Yokohama gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Yokohama prevents Ali from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yokohama is looking to advance position but Ali won't allow it.
Ali avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yokohama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hulohot Yokohama will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yokohama misses with a looping left.
Yokohama connects with a solid leg kick.
Yokohama misses with a leg kick.
Ali shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yokohama as he jumps to the side.
Yokohama checks a leg kick.
Ali with a hook.
Ali misses with a takedown
and Yokohama counters with a left and a right that stings Ali.
Yokohama throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Yokohama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A leg kick checked by Yokohama.
Yokohama throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
Yokohama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yokohama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yokohama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yokohama thows a body shot but no joy.
Yokohama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yokohama throws the left hand but Ali avoids the punch easily.
Yokohama on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yokohama connects with a leg kick. Ali looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ali looks for a takedown but Yokohama sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chemical Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yokohama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ali throws a head kick that misses.
Yokohama motions for Ali to come forward. Yokohama throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ali tried to score with a low kick but Yokohama checks it.
Ali drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yokohama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ali postures up.
Yokohama wants to sweep here but Ali controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ali trying to control the position from guard on top but Yokohama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ali throws a strike but Yokohama rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ali is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali is pulling down on Yokohama's head to control his posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ali wants to sweep here but Yokohama controlling him for the moment.
Yokohama throws a big right hand that misses.
Yokohama trying to control but Ali is working from the bottom.
Yokohama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ali is keeping the position for now.
Ali is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama throwing strikes from guard but Ali blocks nicely.
Ali preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ali is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yokohama is aware though and is defending well.
Yokohama lands a couple of digs.
Ali wants to sweep but no luck.
Yokohama throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ali pulls Yokohama in close to his closed guard and prevents Yokohama from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ali thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yokohama in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hulohot Yokohama will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Yokohama motions for Ali to come forward. Yokohama throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yokohama lands with a straight right. Ali didn't see that one coming.
Ali throws a body kick that misses.
Yokohama is looking to score with low kicks.
Ali bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yokohama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
Ali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ali throws a sloppy head kick and Yokohama moves out of range easily.
Yokohama loads up on a big right hand but Ali slips the punch.
Yokohama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Yokohama looks to throw the jab but Ali is out of range.
Ali closes the distance and clinches.
Yokohama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yokohama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali tries a body shot but Yokohama blocks it.
Ali digs a right hand into Yokohama's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yokohama's gas tank.
Ali pulls Yokohama into guard.
Ali is trying to keep Yokohama in close.
Ali wants to sweep but no luck.
Yokohama not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ali tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ali keeping moving, preventing Yokohama from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hulohot Yokohama.
Yokohama throws a shot from downtown. Ali moves away and avoids it.
Chemical Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hulohot Yokohama is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama tries to work over Ali's front leg with a kick but Ali checks it.
Yokohama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Ali on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yokohama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Yokohama scores with a nice strike.
Ali throws a leg kick which misses Yokohama's front leg but catches the back leg as Yokohama tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali blocks a head kick by Yokohama.
Ali misses with a straight left.
Ali keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yokohama.
Ali bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yokohama's head.
Ali shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yokohama throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ali.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Ali misses.
Ali throws a big shot that misses.
That kick from Yokohama tenderised Ali's leg. Ali is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick lands from Ali that sends Yokohama to the canvas. Yokohama tries to scramble back to his feet but Ali brings him back down into side control.
Yokohama is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lull in the action here as Ali stalls from top position.
Yokohama is still in real trouble! Can Ali finish him?
Yokohama avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ali.
Ali misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Yokohama parries the strikes from Ali easily there. Ali is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yokohama to escape.
Ali creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Yokohama managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ali.
Ali looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yokohama can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama tries to improve position but can't.
Ali throws a strike aimed at the side of Yokohama's head but Yokohama avoids it well.
Yokohama seems to have recovered his senses.
Ali has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ali is trying to ground and pound but Yokohama uses the momentary lack of control by Ali to regain half guard.
Yokohama is pressing down on Ali's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ali trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ali in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yokohama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ali postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ali in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chemical Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yokohama 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hulohot Yokohama!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Momo Djembe Djembe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manfred E Toeson Esq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toeson Esq is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Am the Walrus. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Manfred E Toeson Esq enters the cage!
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28
280 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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22
215 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Momo Djembe Djembe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manfred E Toeson Esq!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Djembe Djembe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Djembe Djembe looks to land a left hand but Toeson Esq moved out of range nicely.
Djembe Djembe misses with a hook
and Toeson Esq counters with a good, hard body kick but Djembe Djembe shrugs it off.
Djembe Djembe cracks a nice hook into Toeson Esq's ribs.
Djembe Djembe misses with a lunging right hand
and Toeson Esq counters with an outside leg kick.
Djembe Djembe loads up on a big right hand but Toeson Esq slips the punch.
Toeson Esq with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Djembe Djembe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Toeson Esq turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Djembe Djembe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Djembe Djembe is breathing heavily.
Toeson Esq dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Djembe Djembe. That did some damage!
Djembe Djembe walks into a stiff left hand from Toeson Esq.
Djembe Djembe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Djembe Djembe thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping body kick lands there for Toeson Esq.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toeson Esq rushes Djembe Djembe and presses him up against the cage.
Toeson Esq lands a knee to the head.
Djembe Djembe being controlled against the cage.
Toeson Esq lands a good knee to the midsection. Djembe Djembe won't want to take too many of those.
Djembe Djembe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Toeson Esq obliges.
A short right from Toeson Esq on the inside.
Toeson Esq tries to score a body lock takedown but Djembe Djembe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Djembe Djembe blocks an elbow strike.
Toeson Esq manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Djembe Djembe is looking to break free of the clinch but Toeson Esq has double underhooks.
Djembe Djembe struggles to land a body shot inside as Toeson Esq controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toeson Esq lands a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Toeson Esq.
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!
Toeson Esq prevents a body shot from Djembe Djembe.
Djembe Djembe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Toeson Esq unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Toeson Esq works on Djembe Djembe's body with a couple of short punches.
Toeson Esq lands with a left to the head.
Toeson Esq landing knees to the body.
Toeson Esq blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toeson Esq using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Djembe Djembe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Toeson Esq blocks a body shot from Djembe Djembe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toeson Esq.
Toeson Esq scores with a knee to the head.
Toeson Esq unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Toeson Esq works on Djembe Djembe's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Toeson Esq.
Toeson Esq scores with a shot to the side of Djembe Djembe's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toeson Esq pushes off an throws an elbow but Djembe Djembe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Toeson Esq leaning against his opponent.
Djembe Djembe tries to throw a body punch but Toeson Esq avoids it by throwing Djembe Djembe back against the cage.
Toeson Esq working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Djembe Djembe misses with an elbow over the top.
Djembe Djembe throws a punch but it's blocked by Toeson Esq.
Toeson Esq putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Djembe Djembe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Toeson Esq lands a left hand.
Toeson Esq presses Djembe Djembe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Toeson Esq digs a right hand into Djembe Djembe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Djembe Djembe's gas tank.
Toeson Esq throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Djembe Djembe blocks it with crossed arms.
Toeson Esq lands a good knee to the midsection. Djembe Djembe won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toeson Esq with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Toeson Esq lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Toeson Esq lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toeson Esq dodges an elbow strike from Djembe Djembe.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djembe Djembe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toeson Esq avoids it.
Djembe Djembe tries to throw a body punch but Toeson Esq avoids it by throwing Djembe Djembe back against the cage.
Djembe Djembe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Djembe Djembe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toeson Esq lands a left hand.
Toeson Esq gets through Djembe Djembe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Toeson Esq is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toeson Esq.
Toeson Esq throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Djembe Djembe blocks it with crossed arms.
Djembe Djembe is trying to break the clinch but Toeson Esq is controlling him.
Djembe Djembe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Djembe Djembe takes a shot to the head.
Toeson Esq displaying some good clinch control by pressing Djembe Djembe up against the cage.
Toeson Esq scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manfred E Toeson Esq dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Toeson Esq looks to land a left hand but Djembe Djembe moved out of range nicely.
Djembe Djembe misses with a straight right.
Djembe Djembe dips to his left and cracks Toeson Esq with an uppercut!
Toeson Esq ducks under a wild hook from Djembe Djembe.
Toeson Esq is looking to clinch.
Toeson Esq takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Djembe Djembe scores with a nice body kick.
Toeson Esq slips a jab from Djembe Djembe.
Nice uppercut there from Djembe Djembe.
Djembe Djembe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Toeson Esq in his tracks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Toeson Esq, right into the meat.
Djembe Djembe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Djembe Djembe misses with a jab to the body
and Toeson Esq counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toeson Esq lands a nice hook to Djembe Djembe's body. Djembe Djembe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toeson Esq thuds a left hand into Djembe Djembe's body.
Toeson Esq turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Toeson Esq fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Djembe Djembe.
Djembe Djembe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Djembe Djembe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Djembe Djembe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toeson Esq.
Toeson Esq fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Djembe Djembe.
Toeson Esq catches Djembe Djembe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Toeson Esq misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Djembe Djembe.
Toeson Esq connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Djembe Djembe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Djembe Djembe throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Toeson Esq counters with a nice low kick that buckles Djembe Djembe's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toeson Esq lands with a shot to the body.
Toeson Esq is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Djembe Djembe rather than just go for the knockout.
Toeson Esq scores with a kick to the body.
Toeson Esq lands a slapping body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Djembe Djembe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Djembe Djembe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Toeson Esq scores with a sloppy right hand. Djembe Djembe should have avoided that one.
Toeson Esq scores with a jab to the body.
Djembe Djembe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Toeson Esq.
Djembe Djembe blocks the body kick.
Toeson Esq connects with a solid leg kick.
Toeson Esq connects with an inside leg kick.
Toeson Esq with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toeson Esq thows a body kick. Djembe Djembe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Djembe Djembe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Toeson Esq fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Djembe Djembe.
Toeson Esq fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Djembe Djembe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Djembe Djembe avoids a kick to the body.
Toeson Esq has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Djembe Djembe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Toeson Esq. That one must have hurt.
Toeson Esq tries to land a front kick but Djembe Djembe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Toeson Esq throws out a loose jab but Djembe Djembe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Djembe Djembe misses with a kick to the body
and Toeson Esq counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Toeson Esq moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Toeson Esq connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toeson Esq connects with a body shot that sends Djembe Djembe's belly button to the back.
Toeson Esq feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Djembe Djembe's calf.
Toeson Esq looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Momo Djembe Djembe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toeson Esq feints and then cracks Djembe Djembe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Djembe Djembe down.
Djembe Djembe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Djembe Djembe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toeson Esq.
A good leg kick by Toeson Esq.
Momo Djembe Djembe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toeson Esq scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Toeson Esq tries to clinch up but Djembe Djembe circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toeson Esq looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Toeson Esq. Djembe Djembe shrugs it off though.
Toeson Esq thumps Djembe Djembe with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manfred E Toeson Esq showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Toeson Esq lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Toeson Esq misses.
Djembe Djembe looks to land a right hand but Toeson Esq moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Toeson Esq.
Toeson Esq misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Djembe Djembe misses its intended target.
Toeson Esq attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Djembe Djembe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Toeson Esq fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Djembe Djembe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Djembe Djembe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toeson Esq moves away.
Toeson Esq uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Djembe Djembe.
Toeson Esq tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Djembe Djembe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djembe Djembe tries to land a front kick but Toeson Esq steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Djembe Djembe. Toeson Esq does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toeson Esq lands with a thumping leg kick.
Toeson Esq throws a half hearted mid kick.
Djembe Djembe throws a jab when Toeson Esq was well out of range.
Djembe Djembe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Djembe Djembe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toeson Esq was well out of range. Poor timing from Djembe Djembe.
Djembe Djembe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Djembe Djembe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Toeson Esq.
Djembe Djembe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Toeson Esq scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Djembe Djembe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Toeson Esq closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toeson Esq has hold of one of Djembe Djembe's legs. Djembe Djembe is fighting the takedown attempt but Toeson Esq gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Toeson Esq trying to control the position from guard on top but Djembe Djembe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Manfred E Toeson Esq hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Toeson Esq jabs Djembe Djembe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Momo Djembe Djembe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toeson Esq scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Momo Djembe Djembe has been cut.
Djembe Djembe throws a good cross that connects.
Toeson Esq throws a push kick but Djembe Djembe slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djembe Djembe avoids the body shot from Toeson Esq.
Toeson Esq fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Djembe Djembe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Toeson Esqs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Djembe Djembe misses with a straight right.
Djembe Djembe will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Toeson Esq slips a jab from Djembe Djembe.
Toeson Esq catches Djembe Djembe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Manfred E Toeson Esq is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Djembe Djembe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Toeson Esq looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Djembe Djembe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toeson Esq manages to avoid it.
Djembe Djembe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toeson Esq.
Djembe Djembe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Toeson Esq's head.
Djembe Djembe misses with a left hand
and Toeson Esq counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toeson Esq misses with a kick to the body.
Djembe Djembe misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toeson Esq scores with a leg kick.
Toeson Esq steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Djembe Djembe.
Djembe Djembe is looking to clinch.
Djembe Djembe misses with a right hand
and Toeson Esq makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters circling - Djembe Djembe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Toeson Esq. Beautiful body shot.
Toeson Esq forces Djembe Djembe back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Djembe Djembe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Djembe Djembe misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Djembe Djembe throws an elbow but misses.
Manfred E Toeson Esq seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Djembe Djembe is trying to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manfred E Toeson Esq comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Toeson Esq has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manfred E Toeson Esq!
Manfred E Toeson Esq seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Slaughter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Garcia Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slaughter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Crown - World Below. Garcia Jr has chosen Uncle Murda - Warning as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Slaughter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Garcia Jr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaughter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slaughter takes a swing at Garcia Jr's ribcage but misses.
Slaughter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garcia Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Slaughter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia Jr loads up on a big right hand but Slaughter slips the punch.
Slaughter thuds a left hand into Garcia Jr's body.
Slaughter misses with a low kick.
Garcia Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia Jr works Slaughter's body with a nice hook.
Garcia Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garcia Jr scores with a hook to the body. Slaughter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slaughter moves into range and clinches up with Garcia Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slaughter misses with a body punch.
Garcia Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Slaughter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slaughter misses with a body punch.
Garcia Jr lands a right hand.
Garcia Jr is pressed up against the cage. Slaughter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Garcia Jr down to the mat. Garcia Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Slaughter throws a body punch but Garcia Jr moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia Jr throws a leg kick but Slaughter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Garcia Jr moves away from the strike by Slaughter.
Garcia Jr pushes Slaughter away with a front kick.
Slaughter connects with a body shot that sends Garcia Jr's belly button to the back.
Slaughter throws a leg kick but Garcia Jr moved away.
Slaughter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Slaughter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia Jr.
Slaughter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A thudding body kick lands there by Garcia Jr!
Garcia Jr moves into the clinch.
Garcia Jr is pressed up against the cage. Slaughter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Garcia Jr down to the mat. Garcia Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Garcia Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Slaughter misses with a looping right.
Garcia Jr tries to clinch up.
Garcia Jr gets caught napping as Slaughter dives in and scores a takedown. Garcia Jr manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slaughter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garcia Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Slaughter throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Slaughter misses.
Slaughter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcia Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slaughter looks to land a left hand but Garcia Jr moved out of range nicely.
Garcia Jr throws a leg kick but Slaughter checks it.
Garcia Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Slaughter is just out of range.
Slaughter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Garcia Jr connects with a body shot that sends Slaughter's belly button to the back.
Slaughter throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Slaughter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia Jr catches Slaughter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Garcia Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slaughter sizes up Garcia Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garcia Jr lands a high kick!
Garcia Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Slaughter does it's job there.
It looks like Sergio Garcia Jr has been cut.
Garcia Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Garcia Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Slaughter tries a low kick but Garcia Jr avoids it.
Garcia Jr tries to sprawl but Slaughter drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slaughter wants to control but Garcia Jr is keeping him busy.
Slaughter stops Garcia Jr from getting back to his feet.
Slaughter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Garcia Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Slaughter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Garcia Jr is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Slaughter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Garcia Jr is just riding it out for now. Slaughter eventually gives up the hold.
Garcia Jr is looking for a sweep. Slaughter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Slaughter is working for a submission of some sort.
Slaughter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garcia Jr tries to kick Slaughter off but Slaughter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slaughter is trying to control. Garcia Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Slaughter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Slaughter looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Slaughter thows a huge punch but Garcia Jr dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergio Garcia Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergio Garcia Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Slaughter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garcia Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Slaughter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Slaughter.
Garcia Jr instigates a clinch.
Slaughter can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia Jr controls the action.
Slaughter wants to take the fight to the mat but Garcia Jr manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Garcia Jr is trying to break the clinch but Slaughter is controlling him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garcia Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Slaughter fails to land.
Garcia Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slaughter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Garcia Jr pulls his leg out and moves away.
Slaughter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Garcia Jr lands the left hand.
Slaughter looks to throw the jab but Garcia Jr is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slaughter shoots in looking for a takedown. Garcia Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Slaughter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garcia Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Slaughter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slaughter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia Jr tries to roll over but Slaughter keeps him under control.
Slaughter seems to be working for a kimura but Garcia Jr defends the submission attempt.
Garcia Jr holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Slaughter trying to control the action but Garcia Jr is working from the bottom.
Garcia Jr kicks off Slaughter and gets to his feet.
Slaughter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Slaughter's head.
Garcia Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Slaughter circles away.
Garcia Jr thumps Slaughter with a low kick.
Garcia Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Slaughter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garcia Jr pinned against the cage. Garcia Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Garcia Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garcia Jr throws a series of strikes that have Slaughter backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slaughter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garcia Jr is able to avoid easily.
Garcia Jr throws a shot from downtown. Slaughter moves away and avoids it.
Slaughter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Slaughter tries to bum rush Garcia Jr with a series of wild strikes but Garcia Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia Jr tries to clinch there but Slaughter circles away.
Slaughter takes a swing at Garcia Jr's ribcage but misses.
Sergio Garcia Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia Jr throws a combination that misses
and Slaughter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia Jr scores with a head kick. Slaughter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jab from Slaughter.
Slaughter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Slaughter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slaughter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Slaughter looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia Jr is just out of range.
Slaughter misses with a hook. Garcia Jr ducked under it nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Slaughter.
Garcia Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia Jr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Slaughter.
Garcia Jr is looking for a sweep.
Garcia Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Garcia Jr is pushing Slaughter's head away, looking to escape. Slaughter manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Slaughter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Garcia Jr is pushing Slaughter's head away, looking to escape. Slaughter manages to hold on to the position though.
Garcia Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Slaughter keeps moving and retains side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slaughter working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Slaughter sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Garcia Jr is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Slaughter wants to control but Garcia Jr is keeping him busy.
Garcia Jr is working to avoid the ground and pound but Slaughter connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slaughter lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Garcia Jr down.
Slaughter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Garcia Jr has one of Slaughter's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
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 Christian Slaughter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergio Garcia Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Slaughter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garcia Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slaughter.
Slaughter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcia Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Garcia Jr is rocked!
Garcia Jr slips a straight right by Slaughter.
Garcia Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Slaughter finish him?
Slaughter misses with a kick to the body.
Garcia Jr throws a body punch but Slaughter moves out of range.
Slaughter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Garcia Jr swings for the body but Slaughter moves out of range.
Slaughter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slaughter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slaughter scores with a hook to the body. Garcia Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab by Slaughter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Garcia Jr moves into the clinch.
Garcia Jr prevents a body shot from Slaughter.
Slaughter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcia Jr blocking some punches.
Slaughter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slaughters head.
Garcia Jr lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Slaughter.
Slaughter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia Jr blocks a body shot from Slaughter.
Garcia Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Slaughter misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slaughter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garcia Jr is trying to break free.
Slaughter misses with a body punch.
Slaughter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slaughter lands a nice uppercut.
Slaughter misses with a body punch.
Slaughter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Still in the clinch, Garcia Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garcia Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Slaughter controls the action.
Garcia Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Slaughter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garcia Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slaughter backwards.
Slaughter misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slaughter.
Slaughter misses with a body punch.
Garcia Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Slaughter, right into the meat.
Slaughter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia Jr moves away.
Garcia Jr slips a jab from Slaughter.
Slaughter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garcia Jr sprawls well. Garcia Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Slaughter gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Garcia Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garcia Jr connects with a body shot that sends Slaughter's belly button to the back.
Sergio Garcia Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garcia Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Slaughter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr clobbers Slaughter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garcia Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Slaughter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garcia Jr misses with an uppercut. Slaughter saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Garcia Jr.
A low kick from Slaughter is predictable there
and Garcia Jr makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Slaughter really felt that one!
Slaughter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slaughter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garcia Jr misses with a body shot.
Garcia Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garcia Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Garcia Jr is trying to break free.
Garcia Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Slaughter gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slaughter looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Garcia Jr wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Slaughter is taking a breather. Garcia Jr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Slaughter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garcia Jr's head.
Slaughter stops Garcia Jr from getting back to his feet.
Slaughter frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Garcia Jr is trying to stand up.
Slaughter punching from mount but Garcia Jr doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Slaughter wants to finish this one by submission but Garcia Jr is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Slaughter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slaughter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Slaughter clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Garcia Jr's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Garcia Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Slaughter will feel that in the morning.
Garcia Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slaughter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Garcia Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Garcia Jr throws a front kick that sends Slaughter stumbling back into the cage.
Slaughter throws a leg kick but Garcia Jr checks it.
Slaughter throws a solid leg kick but Garcia Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Slaughter.
Slaughter lands a jab to the head.
Garcia Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Garcia Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Slaughter misses its intended target.
Garcia Jr throws a series of punches but Slaughter avoids them all with ease.
Slaughter tries to score with a low kick but Garcia Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Garcia Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garcia Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Slaughter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter misses with a hook. Garcia Jr ducked under it nicely.
Slaughter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia Jr.
Slaughter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garcia Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slaughter.
Garcia Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Slaughter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia Jr tries to clinch but Slaughter is having none of it.
Slaughter misses with a low kick as Garcia Jr jumps back.
Slaughter throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia Jr moves out of range easily.
Garcia Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slaughter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slaughter misses with a hook.
Slaughter cracks Garcia Jr with an open hand slap.
Slaughter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Garcia Jr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Slaughter landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia Jr is trying to get back to his feet.
Slaughter content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Garcia Jr is looking for a sweep.
Slaughter taking a break here but Garcia Jr is having none of it and regains half guard.
Garcia Jr is looking to escape.
Slaughter wants to take a breather but Garcia Jr is having none of it.
Slaughter winds up and cracks Garcia Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Slaughter trying to control from Garcia Jr's half guard. Garcia Jr has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Garcia Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter chips away with some ground and pound.
Slaughter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slaughter throws a big elbow that misses.
Garcia Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slaughter landing with the ground and pound.
Christian Slaughter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slaughter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garcia Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcia Jr is trying to keep Slaughter in close.
Slaughter stands and throws Garcia Jr's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Slaughter lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Garcia Jr dodges the ground and pound from Slaughter.
Slaughter works to advance to full mount. Garcia Jr defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia Jr is squirming around, avoiding Slaughter's attempts to control the action.
Slaughter thowing shots but they're missing.
Slaughter looking to ground and pound but Garcia Jr is blocking nicely.
Slaughter with the ground and pound from mount.
Garcia Jr takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slaughter lands a big shot to the head and Garcia Jr winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Christian Slaughter!
After winning the bout, Christian Slaughter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yance Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Din comes to the cage accompanied by MARI-WANA. Sackett has chosen Snoop Dogg - Vato as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yance Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
al Din throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
al Din on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sackett lands a lovely overhand right.
Sackett throws an off balance right hand
enabling al Din to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by al Din.
Yance Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al Din fails to land with a series of punches.
Sackett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
al Din swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
al Din lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sackett takes a step back to recover.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett takes a swing at al Din's ribcage but misses.
al Din misses with a body kick.
al Din uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din throws a leg kick which misses Sackett's front leg but catches the back leg as Sackett tries to avoid it.
al Din lands a body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sackett.
al Din uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Danga de danga de dang - Sackett scores with a four punch combination!
al Din scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett thows a leg kick but al Din checks it
and al Din counters with a nice kick to the body.
al Din lands a right hook to the body.
Sackett tries a low kick but al Din avoids it.
Sackett avoids the head kick by al Din.
al Din fails to land with a series of punches.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sackett throws a hook to the side of al Din's head but al Din sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taj al Din is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din tests Sackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
Sackett throws a nice looking combination but al Din bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sackett shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sackett cracks al Din with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
al Din can't escape the position.
Sackett looking to finish with strikes here!
Sackett is landing with some decent strikes but al Din is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sackett throwing strikes here but al Din is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
al Din is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett with a couple of short strikes.
Sackett misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Sackett there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sackett sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sackett raining down hammerfists from mount.
al Din is in a horrible position here. Sackett smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sackett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish al Din?
Sackett throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for al Din because Sackett loaded up on that one.
Sackett looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sackett landing strikes from the mount and al Din is in trouble!
al Din tries to lock up and control but Sackett gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sackett throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sackett is landing with some decent strikes but al Din is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
al Din is in a horrible position here. Sackett smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
al Din takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
al Din is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett misses with a head shot.
Sackett throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for al Din because Sackett loaded up on that one.
Sackett with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yance Sackett dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
al Din looking to land some kicks to the body here.
al Din swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Sackett blocks the low kick.
Sackett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters circling a little - Sackett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sackett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses al Din's sensitive parts.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt al Din.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sackett lands a nice hook to al Din's body. al Din takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sackett lands a nice shot to the body.
al Din looks for the body kick but Sackett saw that one coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sackett throws a hook but al Din avoids it easily.
Sackett drives through and clinches with al Din against the cage.
Sackett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din is pressed up against the cage. Sackett has hold of a leg and is looking to drag al Din down to the mat. al Din avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
al Din is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackett.
Sackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to al Din's calf.
Sackett gets off balance looking for a body kick
and al Din connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sackett lands a right hook to the body.
al Din chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sackett can pounce on him.
Sackett swings for the body but al Din moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sackett.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sackett.
al Din checks a low kick from Sackett.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
al Din slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sackett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
al Din is not content to let Sackett control the position.
Sackett is nestled in close to al Din, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sackett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sackett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed al Din's head.
Sackett thows a huge punch but al Din dodges it nicely.
Sackett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sackett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Sackett there.
Sackett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sackett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sackett thows a huge punch but al Din dodges it nicely.
Sackett with the ground and pound but al Din uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sackett forces his way into half guard.
al Din keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sackett is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so al Din is just riding it out for now. Sackett eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din is defending against the submission attempts here by Sackett.
al Din trying to hold on to Sackett's head to control him but Sackett postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Din is concentrating on defense, preventing Sackett from advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yance Sackett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sackett scores with a nice head shot.
al Din bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sackett lands with a good body shot.
Yance Sackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Sackett finds it's way through al Din's defenses.
al Din throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sackett.
Sackett misses with a head kick.
Sackett takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
al Din throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Sackett counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett swings widly with a right hand
and Sackett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
al Din just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as al Din checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sackett. Sackett obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sackett tries to clinch but al Din moves out of range.
al Din showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sackett.
al Din checks a leg kick.
al Din moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sackett.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Din. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but al Din was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
al Din blocks a jab.
Sackett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
al Din is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
al Din pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but al Din moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sackett throws a wild body kick that al Din sees coming a mile off.
Sackett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. al Din looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
al Din lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sackett backs up against the cage.
A punch lands to the side of al Din 's head but he takes it in his stride.
al Din throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
al Din throws a leg kick but Sackett sees it coming and moves out of range.
al Din looks to land a body kick but Sackett moved away.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Sackett tries to land a leg kick but al Din saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by al Din.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. al Din was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
al Din defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sackett.
al Din's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sackett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! al Din scrambles back to his feet.
Sackett shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sackett showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. al Din defending well though.
Sackett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sackett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sackett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed al Din's head.
Sackett thows a huge punch but al Din dodges it nicely.
Sackett throwing shots but al Din is blocking nicely.
Sackett working the head and body with strikes.
al Din has hold of Sackett's hands but Sackett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
al Din is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett trying to mount his opponent but al Din defends it.
Sackett thows a huge punch but al Din dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yance Sackett really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sackett tries to clinch but al Din is having none of it.
al Din fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sackett.
Sackett keeps al Din at a distance using the push kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sackett.
Sackett takes a swing at al Din's ribcage but misses.
al Din throws a head kick that misses.
Sackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sackett shoots in but no luck this time.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. al Din sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sackett is looking to chop away at al Din's legs.
al Din tries to bum rush Sackett with a series of wild strikes but Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din scores with a nice body kick.
Sackett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps al Din's head backwards.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Din.
Sackett tries to land a leg kick but al Din saw it coming and moves away.
Sackett throws a leg kick which misses al Din's front leg but catches the back leg as al Din tries to avoid it.
al Din walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sackett.
al Din checks a low kick from Sackett.
al Din staying out of range there.
al Din walks into a left hand.
al Din throws a series of punches but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett throws a jab when al Din was well out of range.
Sackett misses with a left hand
and al Din counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sackett thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sackett misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett lands a nice looking body shot.
al Din connects with a high kick.
al Din closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
al Din moves out of range as Sackett strikes.
Sackett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
al Din misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sackett scoring well with a low kick there.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
al Din throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a hook. al Din ducked under it nicely.
Sackett wants to land a leg kick but al Din is out of range.
Sackett misses with a looping right.
Sackett pushes al Din up against the cage in a clinch.
Sackett is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sackett has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by al Din after a bit of a struggle.
Taj al Din has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yance Sackett.
Sackett lands an elbow just above al Din 's eye.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Sackett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with al Din's elbow.
Sackett can't find room to land a body shot as al Din controls the action.
al Din breaks the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts al Din, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
al Din is looking to slow Sackett down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by al Din.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Din throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A good leg kick by al Din.
al Din fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Sackett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
al Din displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Sackett. That snapped al Din's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett takes a swing at al Din's ribcage but misses.
Sackett looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
al Din slips a straight right by Sackett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yance Sackett dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sackett misses with a wild combination.
al Din checks the leg kick nicely there.
al Din throws a push kick but Sackett slaps the foot to one side.
Sackett lands a glancing blow to the side of al Din's head.
Sackett misses the body punch
and al Din counters with a straight right hand.
Sackett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
al Din misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
al Din has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from al Din there as he acknowledges the shot.
al Din throws a sloppy head kick and Sackett moves out of range easily.
Sackett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of al Din's head.
al Din changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sackett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sackett throws a hook but al Din blocks it.
Sackett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sackett is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sackett shoots for a double leg takedown but al Din sprawls well. He's pushed Sackett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sackett clinches.
al Din lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
al Din tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sackett's elbow.
al Din unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sackett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
al Din leaning against his opponent.
Sackett takes a knee to the side of 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!
A left hand lands to the body for al Din.
al Din pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taj al Din has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from al Din, right into the meat.
al Din looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
al Din scores with a spinning back kick!
al Din looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sackett has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from al Din.
al Din connects with a leg kick. Sackett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick lands from al Din.
Sackett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
al Din swings and misses with a hook to the body.
al Din is looking to wear down Sackett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
al Din avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Sackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
al Din jabs at Sackett's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
al Din uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
al Din misses with a head kick.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but al Din ducks down to avoid it.
al Din moves away from the strike by Sackett.
al Din blocks a leg kick.
al Din takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
al Din lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for al Din.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Din swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
al Din misses with a body shot.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Din.
al Din lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Yance Sackett has been cut.
al Din lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
al Din throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - al Din throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
al Din wants to slow Sackett down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Din pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
al Din on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sackett. Sackett obviously looking to wear him down.
al Din throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taj al Din showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sackett 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yance Sackett!
Yance Sackett is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Yance Sackett thanked Broken Halo Pride Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cormac McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uncomfortable Positions (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McCarthy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Glassjaw-Siberian Kiss. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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178 cm
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178 lbs
25 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac McCarthy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uncomfortable Positions!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Positions digs a good body shot into McCarthy's ribs.
McCarthy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Positions moves away.
Positions cracks a nice hook into McCarthy's ribs.
McCarthy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Positions.
Positions keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCarthy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCarthy swings for the body but Positions moves out of range.
Positions wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McCarthy looks to land a combination but Positions avoids it well.
McCarthy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses.
McCarthy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Positions tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McCarthy is able to avoid easily.
McCarthy is looking to clinch.
McCarthy misses with a looping left.
Nice body kick from Positions.
Positions's jab looks to have found its range, popping McCarthy under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Positions fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCarthy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCarthy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Positions chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCarthy tries to sprawl but Positions drives through with a takedown into half guard.
McCarthy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McCarthy.
Positions lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McCarthy is on top in guard.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Positions is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCarthy controlling from the top position.
Positions wants to sweep here but McCarthy controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Positions is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Positions keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
McCarthy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Cormac McCarthy just wasn't active enough.
Positions pivots, looking for a leg kick but McCarthy is out of range and Positions settles back down.
A jab from McCarthy misses.
McCarthy throws a looping overhand right but Positions ducks down to avoid it.
McCarthy looks to throw the jab but Positions is out of range.
McCarthy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Positions.
Positions avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Positions is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McCarthy tried to score with a low kick but Positions checks it.
McCarthy misses with a head kick.
McCarthy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Positions lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Positions throws a low kick but McCarthy moves out of range easily.
Uncomfortable Positions seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCarthy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Positions lands with an uppercut that bounces McCarthy off the cage and back into range.
A big right from McCarthy misses.
McCarthy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Positions thows a body shot but no joy.
McCarthy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Positions's corner calls for a 1-2. Positions obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cormac McCarthy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Positions scores with a shot to the side of McCarthy's head.
McCarthy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Positions goes for a takedown attempt but McCarthy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Positions throws a low kick but it's checked well by McCarthy.
Positions throws a right hand that misses
and McCarthy counters with a head kick. That will keep Positions thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Positions tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Positions lands a head kick. McCarthy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Positions tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCarthy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McCarthy lands with a kick to the temple. Positions shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice uppercut lands for Positions. That snapped McCarthy's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the body from Positions misses
and Positions takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCarthy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McCarthy wants to clinch up but Positions keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cormac McCarthy will probably get the nod.
That's time! McCarthy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McCarthy throws a hook but Positions avoids it easily.
McCarthy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Positions.
McCarthy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Positions.
Positions throws a left and a right that both miss
and McCarthy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Positions dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCarthy. That did some damage!
McCarthy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Positions on the side of the head.
Positions uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCarthy.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses.
McCarthy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Positions misses with a kick to the body.
A big right from McCarthy misses.
Jab by Positions.
Positions slips under a jab from McCarthy.
A leg kick checked by McCarthy.
Positions shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McCarthy.
McCarthy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Positions.
McCarthy keeping moving, preventing Positions from controlling successfully.
Positions trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Positions trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCarthy controlling the position.
Positions wants to pass the guard but McCarthy is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Positions won't allow McCarthy to sweep him here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McCarthy keeping full guard, as Positions tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCarthy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McCarthy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Positions.
McCarthy throws a lazy head kick
and Positions counters with a leg kick.
McCarthy catches Positions with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCarthy scores with a jab to the jaw.
That kick from Positions tenderised McCarthy's leg. McCarthy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Positions shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
McCarthy gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Positions throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCarthy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McCarthy pulls Positions in close to his closed guard and prevents Positions from doing any damage or advancing position.
Positions throwing strikes from guard but McCarthy blocks nicely.
Positions connects with a couple of short punches.
McCarthy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Positions.
Positions slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Uncomfortable Positions has got the better of the ground game so far.
An elbow from Positions crashes against the mat.
Positions misses with the ground and pound.
McCarthy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A big shot lands for Positions! That's hurt McCarthy! Will he recover? Positions fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uncomfortable Positions! Uncomfortable Positions retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Uncomfortable Positions made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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