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DBC 27: McFarlen vs Quaid PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Sizzou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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284 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roman Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Sizzou!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sizzou misses with a hook. Braga ducked under it nicely.
Carl Sizzou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sizzou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braga manages to avoid it.
Sizzou throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Braga on the side of the head.
Sizzou lands with a hook. Braga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sizzou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braga.
Braga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Braga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sizzou jabs Braga right on the nose. Braga blinks but takes it well.
Jab from Sizzou.
Braga's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sizzou connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Braga scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braga misses with a low kick.
Braga tries to land a leg kick but Sizzou saw it coming and moves away.
Braga's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sizzou under the eye.
Braga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sizzou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga throws a head kick that misses.
Braga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sizzou.
Sizzou fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sizzou throws a lazy right hand but Braga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sizzou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braga.
Sizzou's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sizzou duly obliges.
Sizzou looks to score with a jab to the body but Braga is just out of range.
Sizzou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braga was well out of range. Poor timing from Sizzou.
Sizzou throws a series of punches but Braga avoids them all with ease.
Sizzou paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sizzou gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Braga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga avoids the body shot from Sizzou.
Braga attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Braga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sizzou stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sizzou checks a leg kick.
Braga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sizzou counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sizzou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braga moves away.
Sizzou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sizzou lands a nice shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sizzou.
Braga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sizzou.
Sizzou loads up on a big right hand but Braga slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizzou moves away from the strike by Braga.
Sizzou bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Braga's head backwards.
Braga misses with a body shot
and Sizzou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sizzou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braga ducks under a wild hook from Sizzou.
Sizzou takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Braga misses the shot to the body.
Sizzou cracks a nice hook into Braga's ribs.
Sizzou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Braga.
Braga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sizzou thuds a left hand into Braga's body.
Braga's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sizzou connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Braga scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sizzou throws a shot from downtown. Braga moves away and avoids it.
Braga throws a half hearted mid kick.
Braga looks to land a combination but Sizzou avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sizzou misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Sizzou.
Braga misses with a straight right.
Braga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A telegraphed right hand from Braga misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sizzou avoids the head kick by Braga.
Sizzou falls off balance throwing a combination
and Braga counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Sizzou dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A punch combination from Braga misses.
Carl Sizzou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sizzou cracks a nice hook into Braga's ribs.
Sizzou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Sizzou.
Sizzou moves away from the strike by Braga.
Braga swings for the body but Sizzou moves out of range.
Braga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sizzou.
A telegraphed right hand from Braga misses the target.
Sizzou digs a good body shot into Braga's ribs.
Sizzou scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Braga dodges the punch combination from Sizzou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizzou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braga moves away.
Sizzou avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sizzou scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sizzou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braga throws a nice looking combination but Sizzou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sizzou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Braga misses with a hook
and Sizzou counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Braga throws a combination. Sizzou tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Braga misses with a shot to the body
enabling Sizzou to counter with a crisp jab.
Sizzou scores with a jab. Braga acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sizzou.
Sizzou scores with a shot to the body.
Sizzou looks to throw the jab but Braga is out of range.
Sizzou scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sizzou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braga manages to avoid it.
Sizzou misses with an uppercut.
Sizzou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Braga circles away quickly and effectively.
Braga misses with a low kick.
Sizzou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sizzou ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Braga looks to land a combination but Sizzou avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizzou swings away with a body shot that misses
and Braga counters with a thumping low kick.
Sizzou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sizzou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braga.
The fighters circling - Sizzou throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Braga lands with a cross.
Sizzou scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Braga darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sizzou throws a right hand that misses
and Braga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sizzou smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sizzou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braga was well out of range. Poor timing from Sizzou.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sizzou scores with a crisp jab that stopped Braga in his tracks.
Braga misses with an uppercut
and Sizzou counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Braga moves out of range of the strikes.
Sizzou is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Braga rather than just go for the knockout.
Sizzou getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Braga tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Braga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Carl Sizzou has been cut.
Sizzou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braga moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sizzou looks to land a combination but Braga avoids it well.
Braga takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sizzou works over Braga's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Sizzou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carl Sizzou's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sizzou pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Braga back to the cage. Sizzou follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Braga tries a head kick but it misses.
Braga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Braga takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sizzou misses the jab.
Sizzou scores with a jab to the jaw.
Braga throws a big shot that misses.
Sizzou scores with a body shot.
Braga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sizzou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braga moves away.
Sizzou jabs at Braga's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizzou moves out of range as Braga strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Braga might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Braga misses with a low kick.
Braga throws a combination that misses
and Sizzou counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Braga connects with a body shot.
Sizzou scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Braga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sizzou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sizzou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sizzou ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Braga loads up on a big right hand but Sizzou slips the punch.
Sizzou walks into a stiff left hand from Braga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga scores with a body shot.
Sizzou cracks Braga with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braga tries a head kick but it misses.
Sizzou throws a series of punches but Braga avoids them all with ease.
Braga avoids the body shot from Sizzou.
Sizzou takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sizzou cracks Braga with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sizzou looks to score with a jab to the body but Braga is just out of range.
Braga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sizzou.
Sizzou rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Braga counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sizzou thinking.
Roman Braga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizzou jabs Braga to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Sizzou.
Braga lands a glancing blow to the side of Sizzou's head.
Sizzou misses the jab.
Sizzou misses with a lunging right hand
and Sizzou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Donk. Braga catches Sizzou right on the button with a cross.
Sizzou misses with a body shot.
Braga on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Braga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Sizzou lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Sizzou lands an impressive looking overhand right. Braga doesn't seem phased though.
Braga looks to land a right hand but Sizzou moved out of range.
Sizzou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Sizzou.
Sizzou darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sizzou with a jab.
Sizzou lands the left hand.
Sizzou takes a swing at Braga's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braga misses with a straight left.
Braga tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Sizzou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sizzou 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Sizzou!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Omori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Media (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Omori had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Omori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Media!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Media misses with a double jab
letting Omori counter with a right hand.
Omori tries to clinch there but Media circles away.
Omori tries to clinch but Media moves out of range.
Media throws a series of strikes that have Omori backpedaling.
It looks like Paul Omori has been cut.
Media misses with a few strikes there.
Media swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Omori counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Omori.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Media wriggles free and stands up.
Paul Media seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Media misses with a combination
and Omori counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Media wants to get back to his feet.
Omori wants to control but Media is keeping him busy.
Media kicks off Omori and gets to his feet.
Media throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Omori counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Omori.
Media keeping full guard, as Omori tries to pass.
Omori is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Media is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Media kicks Omori off and gets to his feet.
Omori is looking to clinch.
Media falls off balance throwing a combination
and Omori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Media swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Omori counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Media looks gassed!
Omori shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Media but Media pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by Omori or perhaps it was just good defense by Media which made him look bad.
Media throws a combination that misses
and Omori counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Media prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Omori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Omori breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omori closes the distance and clinches up with Media, looking for a takedown. Omori pushes Media against the cage but Media circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Media falls off balance throwing a combination
and Omori counters with an outside leg kick.
Omori tries to clinch there but Media circles away.
Media tries to bum rush Omori with a series of wild strikes but Omori uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Media misses with a double jab
and Omori counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Media throws a combination that misses
and Omori moves into the clinch.
Omori breaks from the clinch.
Omori drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Omori tries to advance to mount but can't.
Omori tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Omori has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Media is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Omori has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Omori looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Media is avoiding damage well.
Media prevents Omori from moving into mount.
Media is trying to buck Omori off.
Omori tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Omori is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Media has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omori wants to control but Media is keeping him busy.
Media wants to get back to his feet but Omori drags him back down.
Omori goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Media has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Omori but great work by Media.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Media has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Media misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Omori dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Omori's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Omori throws a leg kick which misses Media's front leg but catches the back leg as Media tries to avoid it.
Media falls off balance throwing a combination
and Omori counters with a right hand to the body.
Omori shoots for a takedown but Media saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Omori is defended easily by Media.
Paul Media seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Media falls off balance throwing a combination
and Omori counters with a right hand to the body.
Media throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Omori counters with a head kick. That will keep Media thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Media misses with a combination
and Omori counters with a left and a right that stings Media.
Media misses with a double jab
and Omori counters with an outside leg kick.
Omori tries to score a power double leg takedown but Media sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Omori somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Omori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Omori shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Media is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Media pushes Omori off looking to stand but Omori dives back in and keeps control.
Omori wants to pass the guard but Media is defending well.
Media tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Omori manages to move to mount!
Media wants to get back to his feet.
Media avoids a series of strikes thrown by Omori.
Omori throwing strikes here but Media is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Omori wants to control the pace but Media is squirming around nicely.
Media is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omori controlling from the full mount.
Omori punching from mount but Media doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Omori can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Media is looking to escape.
Media is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Omori controlling from the full mount.
Omori wants to take Media's back but he can't do it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Media really wants to buck Omori off and get back to his feet.
Omori wants to control the action but instead Media gets a body lock and reverses into Omori's guard! Nice work!
Media stands and steps away. Omori gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Media swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Omori counters with a left and a right that stings Media.
Media throws a combination that misses
and Omori counters with a good low kick that Media was not able to check.
Media falls off balance throwing a combination
and Omori makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Media swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Omori moves into the clinch.
Omori tries for a takedown but Media manages to get underhooks.
Omori is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Media is defending well.
Media gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Omori.
Media tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Omori avoids it.
Omori has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Media after a bit of a struggle.
A frustrated look appears on Media's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Media swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Media using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Omori has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Media wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Omori dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Omori's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Media throws a combination that misses
and Omori counters with an inside leg kick.
Media stuffs the takedown attempt from Omori. Omori gets slowly back to his feet.
Media misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Omori dives in and scores a takedown into Media's guard.
Media pushes Omori off and gets back to his feet.
Media throws a left and a right that both miss
and Omori counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Media is looking to break free of the clinch but Omori has double underhooks.
Omori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Media misses with a combination
and Omori counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Media takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Media wants to get back to his feet.
Omori wants to free his trapped foot but Media is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Omori prevents Media from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omori is looking for a kimura here.
Media tries to kick Omori off but Omori keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Omori seems to be working for a kimura but Media defends the submission attempt.
Media makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Omori gets a clinch.
Media missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Media working hard to break the clinch.
Media can't break the clinch.
Media looking to stall.
Omori lands a nice uppercut.
Media takes a knee right on the jaw!
Omori breaks from the clinch.
Media throws a left and a right that both miss
and Omori counters with a three punch combo that has Media backing up. Media nods at Omori to acknowledge the strikes.
Omori fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Media misses with a double jab
and Omori counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Omori wants to stand up but Media has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Omori looks to land a strike but Media avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omori wants to control from the top but Media keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Media uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Media throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Media. Those never looked like landing.
Omori tries for a takedown but Media sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Omori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Media falls off balance throwing a combination
and Omori counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Media's guard now.
Omori prevents Media from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Media keeping moving, preventing Omori from controlling successfully.
Media wants to stand up but Omori is controlling him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Omori throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Media works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Omori trying to control but Media is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We're going to have a standup here because Paul Omori wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Media throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Omori counters with a head kick.
Media misses with a few strikes there.
Paul Media has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Omori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Media misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Omori showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Omori, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Omori!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shinjo Shinomori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shinjo Shinomori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kai Greene!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinomori avoids the head kick by Greene.
Greene misses with a head kick.
Greene misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greene tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Greene scores with a one two! Shinomori had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Greene throws a sloppy head kick and Shinomori moves out of range easily.
Greene throws a series of punches but Shinomori moves out of range.
Shinomori misses with a low kick as Greene jumps back.
Shinomori thows a leg kick but Greene checks it
and Greene counters with a head kick.
No joy there for Greene, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shinomori avoids the head kick by Greene.
Shinomori misses with an attempted mid kick.
Greene leaves Shinomori with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Greene throws a series of punches but Shinomori moves out of range.
Shinomori thumps Greene with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shinomori throws a solid leg kick but Greene takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shinomori.
Shinomori shoots in for a double leg but Greene sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Greene misses with the combination.
Kai Greene is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greene throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shinomori shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Greene checks the leg kick nicely there.
Greene will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Greene misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shinomori shoots in but Greene avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinjo Shinomori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shinomori misses with a low kick as Greene jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greene throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Greene throws a right hand that Shinomori ducks under and follows up with a left that Shinomori also avoids with ease.
Greene checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shinomori shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Greene takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kai Greene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greene misses with a double jab.
Shinomori throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shinomori blocks a head kick by Greene.
Shinomori misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Shinomori is predictable there
and Greene counters with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greene chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shinomori can pounce on him.
Shinomori throws a leg kick but Greene moved away.
Greene misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Greene looks gassed!
Shinomori shoots in and drives through. Greene sprawls well.
Greene throws a body kick that misses.
Greene scores with a head kick.
Greene checks a low kick from Shinomori.
Shinomori cracks the inside of Greene's front leg.
Shinomori scores with a crisp jab that stopped Greene in his tracks.
A left and a right from Greene both land. Nice combination.
Shinomori attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shinomori avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shinomori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shinomori dodges the punch combination from Greene.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Greene tries to land a front kick but Shinomori steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shinomori shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Greene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shinomori.
Greene throws a sloppy head kick and Shinomori moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shinomori attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shinomori buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Greene dodges the punch combination from Shinomori.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shinomori.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greene tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Greene.
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 Shinjo Shinomori will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Greene - that will leave a mark!
Shinomori tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shinomori wants to slow Greene down by chopping away at his legs.
Greene checks the leg kick.
Greene checks a leg kick.
Shinomori misses with a low kick.
Shinomori shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Greene but Greene pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Greene misses with a body kick.
Greene misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shinomori misses with an uppercut. Greene saw that one coming.
Shinomori lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shinomori has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Greene.
Greene throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinomori misses with a low kick.
Shinomori shoots in looking for a takedown. Greene tries to sprawl out of it but Shinomori keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Greene manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Greene avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Greene throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shinomori blocks a head kick by Greene.
Shinjo Shinomori is winning the standup battle so far.
Shinomori throws a front kick aimed at Greene's knee but Greene avoids it well.
Shinomori shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Shinomori was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Greene tries to hold on but Shinomori postures up.
Greene wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Greene really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shinomori. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Greene is breathing heavily.
Greene is squirming around, avoiding Shinomori's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greene really wants to buck Shinomori off and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greene tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shinomori has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Greene is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shinjo Shinomori!
Shinjo Shinomori gave a mention to 5th Round Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andre Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jonghyun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim Jonghyun acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kim Jonghyun!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonghyun throws a one two combo.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but Jonghyun shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jonghyun is trying to defend but Barbosa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jonghyun blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barbosa.
Barbosa throwing shots but Jonghyun is blocking nicely.
Barbosa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barbosa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jonghyun has managed to free his arm - good work.
Barbosa misses with a head shot. Jonghyun uses the momentum to regain guard.
Barbosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa throws an elbow that misses. Jonghyun uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barbosa's guard. Nice move by Jonghyun!
Barbosa throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jonghyun drops back, looking for a kneebar! Barbosa looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Barbosa looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Barbosa!
Barbosa tries for a kimura but Jonghyun is defending well.
Barbosa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
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.
Barbosa working the ground and pound.
Barbosa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Barbosa misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Barbosa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Barbosa working the head and body with strikes.
Barbosa cracks Jonghyun with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jonghyun is avoiding damage well.
Barbosa throwing strikes but Jonghyun manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Barbosa misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Jonghyun has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Barbosa!
Barbosa can't escape the position.
Barbosa tries to hold on but Jonghyun pushes him away.
Barbosa bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Barbosa 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.
Barbosa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barbosa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barbosa throws a strike but Jonghyun rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jonghyun defends well.
Barbosa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jonghyun manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jonghyun works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barbosa throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barbosa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Barbosa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jonghyun is looking to clinch.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but Jonghyun shows good takedown defense.
Barbosa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jonghyun sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barbosa somewhat.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barbosa shoots and misses
and Jonghyun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Jonghyun.
Barbosa fails to land the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Jonghyun as Barbosa shoots in.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jonghyun but Jonghyun pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jonghyun lands with a kick to the temple. Barbosa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barbosa is defended easily by Jonghyun.
Andre Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jonghyun has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barbosa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jonghyun avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jonghyun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbosa.
Jonghyun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barbosa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barbosa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jonghyun smiles and moves away.
Jonghyun lands with a kick to the temple. Barbosa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jonghyun moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barbosa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jonghyun pinned against the cage. Jonghyun gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jonghyun is fending him off so far but Barbosa persists. Nope, Jonghyun circles away and we're back to standing.
Jonghyun throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jonghyun is looking to clinch but Barbosa is avoiding it.
Barbosa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jonghyun pinned against the cage. Jonghyun gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jonghyun thuds his shin into the meat of Barbosa's side.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jonghyun but Jonghyun pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barbosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jonghyun scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbosa dives in and scores a takedown into Jonghyun's guard.
Barbosa throws a big elbow that misses.
Andre Barbosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barbosa forces his way into half guard.
Barbosa is stalling here. Jonghyun is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Barbosa seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jonghyun has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jonghyun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barbosa keeps working.
Jonghyun is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barbosa has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jonghyun off and has taken his back!
Barbosa has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Jonghyun has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is taking a good look at Jonghyun as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Barbosa!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Jonghyun is defending well though. Barbosa let's go of the attempt for now.
Barbosa has Jonghyun flattened out and is raining down punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kim Jonghyun will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Barbosa shoots for a double leg takedown but Jonghyun sprawls well. He's pushed Barbosa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barbosa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barbosa shoots in and drives through. Jonghyun sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Jonghyun tries to clinch up.
Jonghyun lands a head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jonghyun throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Barbosa shoots in but no luck this time.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but Jonghyun shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonghyun wants to clinch.
Kim Jonghyun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jonghyun displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barbosa.
Jonghyun misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt
and Jonghyun counters with a three punch combo that has Barbosa backing up. Barbosa nods at Jonghyun to acknowledge the strikes.
Andre Barbosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jonghyun wants to clinch.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but Jonghyun shows good takedown defense.
Jonghyun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kim Jonghyun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonghyun throws a nice head kick!
Barbosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but Jonghyun shows good takedown defense.
Barbosa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jonghyun.
Barbosa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barbosa.
Jonghyun scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonghyun moves into the clinch.
Barbosa is trying to force a seperation but Jonghyun has the dominant position.
Jonghyun wants to stall.
Jonghyun misses with an elbow strike.
Jonghyun missing with knees to the body.
Jonghyun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jonghyun lands a nice knee to the body.
Jonghyun working Barbosa over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jonghyun obliges.
Barbosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barbosa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barbosa is trying to break free.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jonghyun scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonghyun misses with a knee to the head.
Barbosa tries to pull guard but Jonghyun holds him up against the cage and eventually Barbosa drops back down to his feet.
Jonghyun breaks from the clinch.
Jonghyun moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jonghyun.
Jonghyun tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbosa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jonghyun sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barbosa somewhat.
Jonghyun misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa tries to keep at a distance but Jonghyun has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jonghyun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Jonghyun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jonghyun 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kim Jonghyun!
Kim Jonghyun thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donny Hammerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelayo Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donny Hammerson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donny Hammerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pelayo Palhares!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammerson misses with a hook. Palhares ducked under it nicely.
Palhares swings for the body but Hammerson moves out of range.
Hammerson lands with a good body shot.
Hammerson just misses with a punch to the body.
Palhares closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hammerson did well to prevent Palhares getting side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hammerson wants to improve his position but Palhares is controlling well.
Palhares working the head and body with strikes.
Palhares is taking a breather. Hammerson 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.
Palhares scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hammerson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Palhares scores with a couple of nice shots.
Palhares has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palhares scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares seems to be working for a kimura but Hammerson defends the submission attempt.
Palhares controlling the pace.
Palhares wants to control but Hammerson is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palhares not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hammerson gets full guard.
Hammerson wants to get back to his feet but Palhares is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hammerson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Palhares is one step ahead there.
Palhares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Palhares trying to control but Hammerson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerson wants to sweep here but Palhares controlling him for the moment.
Palhares looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Pelayo Palhares hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Palhares connects with a jab.
Hammerson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammerson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Palhares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammerson throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammerson was well out of range. Poor timing from Palhares.
Hammerson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palhares.
Hammerson misses with a shot to the body
and Palhares counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hammerson lands with a shot to the body.
Palhares misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Hammerson misses its intended target.
A left lands for Hammerson.
Palhares scores with a shot to the body.
Palhares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammerson manages to avoid it.
Hammerson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palhares.
Palhares checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palhares blocks a jab.
Palhares wants to slow Hammerson down by chopping away at his legs.
Palhares walks into a jab.
Hammerson is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pelayo Palhares dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hammerson is looking to land body kicks.
Hammerson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palhares changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammerson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palhares moves away.
Hammerson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Palhares looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hammerson misses with an uppercut
and Palhares counters with a straight right hand.
Hammerson throws a head kick that misses.
Palhares with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hammerson to score with a decent uppercut.
Palhares connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hammerson momentarily.
Palhares is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hammerson rather than just go for the knockout.
Hammerson throws a wild body kick that Palhares sees coming a mile off.
Hammerson misses with a looping right.
Hammerson lands a really nice looking cross but Palhares seems unphased.
It looks like Pelayo Palhares has been cut.
Palhares throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hammerson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hammerson throws a hook to the side of Palhares's head but Palhares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Palhares thows a body shot but no joy.
Hammerson throws a looping overhand right but Palhares ducks down to avoid it.
Donny Hammerson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares jabs Hammerson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hammerson scores with a punch to the head.
Hammerson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Hammerson.
Palhares swings for the body but Hammerson moves out of range.
Hammerson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palhares manages to avoid it.
Palhares blocks a head kick by Hammerson.
Hammerson ducks under a wild hook from Palhares.
Palhares moves forwards but Hammerson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Palhares has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Palhares there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hammerson misses with a body kick.
Palhares jabs at Hammerson's body.
Hammerson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palhares.
Hammerson misses with a wild body shot.
Palhares scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palhares shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hammerson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hammerson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Palhares controls the pace.
Hammerson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerson wants to stand but Palhares is controlling the position.
Hammerson keeping moving, preventing Palhares from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pelayo Palhares.
Hammerson throws a body kick the misses
and Palhares counters with a nice leg kick.
Hammerson scores with a head kick. Palhares tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Palhares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palhares tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hammerson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Palhares somewhat.
Palhares throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hammerson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Palhares is in Hammerson's guard.
Palhares postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Palhares postures up in Hammerson's guard and throws a big left but Hammerson blocks it.
Hammerson looking for subs off his back but Palhares has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerson pushes Palhares off looking to stand but Palhares dives back in and keeps control.
Palhares prevents Hammerson from improving his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palhares is keen to just control but Hammerson is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Palhares has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Pelayo Palhares has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerson is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pelayo Palhares will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pelayo Palhares's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hammerson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hammerson scores with a jab to the head.
Donny Hammerson is winning the standup battle so far.
Palhares rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammerson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hammerson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palhares.
Palhares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hammerson.
Hammerson with a jab.
Palhares walks into a jab.
Palhares throws a body punch but Hammerson moves out of range.
Hammerson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Palhares to counter with a crisp jab.
Palhares closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hammerson circles away.
Hammerson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hammerson enables Palhares to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hammerson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palhares in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Palhares preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammerson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palhares keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hammerson's head.
Hammerson can't keep his opponent in guard - Palhares advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hammerson is refusing to be controlled, as Palhares sits in half guard.
Palhares is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hammerson is just riding it out for now. Palhares eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares wants to take a breather but Hammerson is having none of it.
Donny Hammerson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palhares might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hammerson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Palhares sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Pelayo Palhares hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Palhares fails with the takedown.
Palhares takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Palhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammerson moves away.
Hammerson connects with a jab.
Hammerson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Palhares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hammerson.
Hammerson misses with a straight right.
A big right from Hammerson misses.
Hammerson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares gets the takedown into side control.
Palhares is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hammerson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hammerson is looking to reverse the position.
Pelayo Palhares is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hammerson regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palhares drops an elbow to the side of Hammerson's head.
Palhares trying to control from half guard but Hammerson is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pelayo Palhares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Palhares 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 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pelayo Palhares!
After winning the bout, Pelayo Palhares 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxwell Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
144 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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144 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxwell Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy works the jab nicely.
Hardy throws a leg kick
and Bishop counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bishop checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hardy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hardy misses with a body kick.
Hardy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hardy blocks a leg kick.
Bishop thuds a left hand into Hardy's body.
Bishop thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Hardy is predictable there
and Bishop counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hardy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hardy connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Hardy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardy.
Hardy scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy looks to land a body kick but Bishop moved away.
A leg kick checked by Bishop.
Bishop avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bishop misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardy counters with a body kick.
Bishop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hardy can pounce on him.
Hardy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bishop is out of range and Hardy settles back down.
Hardy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bishop sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bishop stopping the sweep attempt from Hardy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bishop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bishop controls the pace.
Bishop landing some decent shots from guard.
Hardy is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bishop dives into side control.
Bishop lands a decent elbow from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy can't do much from the bottom here.
Bishop looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy is looking for a sweep.
Bishop throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
What's Hardy going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Bishop 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.
Bishop misses with the ground and pound.
Hardy being controlled for a moment.
Hardy struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hardy is avoiding damage well.
Bishop in side control, throwing shots but Hardy defends.
Bishop working the ground and pound but Hardy is defending the strikes.
Hardy struggling a bit here.
Hardy tries to bench press Bishop off him but Bishop keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy gets back to half guard.
Bishop scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maxwell Hardy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Hardy thumps Bishop with a low kick.
Hardy scores with a sloppy right hand. Bishop should have avoided that one.
Bishop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hardy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Bishop moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bishop looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hardy manages to get to full guard.
Hardy is looking for a triangle but Bishop pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Bishop connects with a couple of short punches.
Bishop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardy is keeping the position for now.
Bishop drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hardy dives on top into guard.
Hardy pushes down on Bishop's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bishop is looking to improve his position.
Hardy moves into full mount! Bishop won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hardy looking to control but Bishop is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hardy controlling his opponent.
Hardy prevents Bishop from getting the reversal.
Kevin Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hardy wants to control the pace but Bishop is squirming around nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hardy looking to control but Bishop is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy prevents Bishop from getting the reversal.
Hardy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bishop tries to hold on but Hardy postures up.
Hardy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hardy controlling the position easily from mount.
Hardy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hardy trying to control but Bishop is having none of it.
Bishop is desperately trying to improve his position but Hardy has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to control but Bishop wriggling away.
Hardy controlling from mount.
Bishop wants to control but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy trying to control but Bishop is having none of it.
Hardy controlling the position easily from mount.
Hardy tries to control but Bishop wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Hardy 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! This is the final round!
Bishop checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bishop moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
Hardy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardy is looking to chop away at Bishop's legs.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Bishop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hardy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hardy lands with a straight right. Bishop didn't see that one coming.
Hardy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bishop is able to avoid easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hardy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bishop has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bishop and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bishop missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hardy takes a swing at Bishop's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a leg kick but Bishop sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bishop takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hardy scores with a jab. Bishop acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bishop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bishop checks a low kick from Hardy.
Bishop throws a solid leg kick but Hardy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bishop.
Hardy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bishop throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by Bishop.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Bishop is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bishop with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardy. That's going to slow Bishop down.
Hardy moves in looking to clinch but Bishop pushes him off.
Hardy feints and then cracks Bishop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bishop down.
Bishop looks to throw the jab but Hardy is out of range.
Hardy slips under a jab.
Hardy connects with a right hand. Bishop shakes it off.
Hardy throws a poor cross that misses
and Bishop counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop walks into a left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maxwell Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bishop's sensitive parts.
Bishop throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bishop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardy misses with a left hand
and Bishop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hardy with a nice cross.
A jab from Hardy misses.
Bishop misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
Hardy throws a leg kick but Bishop moved away.
Bishop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardy lands a leg kick that knocks Bishop off balance momentarily.
Bishop throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Maxwell Hardy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bishop, right into the meat.
Hardy scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a leg kick that knocks Bishop off balance momentarily.
Bishop checks a leg kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Bishop blocks the leg kick.
Bishop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bishop moves out of range of the body kick from Hardy.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bishop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bishop uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hardy has time to react.
Nice defenses there by Hardy.
Hardy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardy.
Hardy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kevin Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxwell Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hardy 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxwell Hardy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Great Cornholio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cornholio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Master of Puppets. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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159 lbs
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164 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Great Cornholio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Bob!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornholio has closed the distance and engaged Bob in a clinch.
Bob tries for a takedown but Cornholio manages to get underhooks.
Cornholio gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bob keeping moving, preventing Cornholio from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bob avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cornholio is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bob looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cornholio has picked Bob up and slammed him! Bob can't keep hold of the triangle and Cornholio manages to pass to side control!
Bob tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cornholio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cornholio scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bob regains half guard.
Bob wants to improve his position but Cornholio is controlling well.
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!
Cornholio throws a strike but Bob avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Cornholio throws a big elbow that misses.
Bob keeping moving, preventing Cornholio from controlling successfully.
Bob working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cornholio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cornholio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornholio postures up and lands a big shot to Bob's brow.
Bob had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cornholio defends it easily.
Bob keeping moving, preventing Cornholio from controlling successfully.
Cornholio is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bob is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bob is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cornholio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bob tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cornholio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cornholio wants to get up but he can't break Bob's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio being controlled here momentarily.
Cornholio trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Great Cornholio just wasn't active enough.
Cornholio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cornholio fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bob sprawls well initially but Cornholio persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cornholio prevents Bob from improving his position.
Cornholio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bob defending well though.
Bob moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cornholio working some strikes from top position.
Cornholio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cornholio stopping the sweep attempt from Bob.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio is looking to advance position but Bob has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Cornholio is bucking up trying to escape but Bob cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cornholio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cornholio is squirming around, avoiding Bob's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bob postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cornholio looks a forlorn figure.
Cornholio is desperately trying to improve his position but Bob has a good base and remains in mount.
Bob landing punches.
Cornholio is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cornholio keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cornholio wants to hold on but Bob pushes him away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cornholio wants to control but Bob is having none of it.
Bob controlling from mount.
Cornholio keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bob postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cornholio looks a forlorn figure.
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 Great Cornholio will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bob enables Cornholio to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bob manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cornholio throws a big right hand that misses.
Bob escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cornholio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cornholio trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bob working a defensive guard here.
Cornholio won't allow Bob to sweep him here.
Bob keeping moving, preventing Cornholio from controlling successfully.
Bob avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bob looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cornholio passes into side control.
Bob is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob struggling a bit here.
Cornholio scores with punches from side control.
Cornholio cracks Bob with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bob manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cornholio's best efforts.
Bob wants to improve his position but Cornholio is controlling well.
Bob makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bob.
Cornholio sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bob manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cornholio wants to control but Bob is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio is looking to get to half guard.
Bob looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cornholio is squirming around, avoiding Bob's attempts to control the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cornholio is surviving well by controlling Bob's body position as best he can.
Bob takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bob looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bob can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cornholio is looking to escape.
Cornholio tries to reverse the position but Bob maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cornholio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bob lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cornholio hang on?
Cornholio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bob is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cornholio has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cornholio is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Bob.
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!
Cornholio is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Bob connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cornholio is rocked!
Bob looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Cornholio covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Bob!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casey Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 Las Vegas, Casey Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Park!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Park.
Cullen has managed to clinch.
Cullen lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Park as the two fighters clinch.
Park avoiding damage as Cullen throws knees to the body.
Cullen tries a knee to the head but Park blocks it.
Park lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cullen.
Park avoiding damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cullen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Park blocks an elbow strike.
Park managing to block the knees to the body from Cullen.
Cullen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Park or not.
A short body shot lands from Park as the two fighters clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Park is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cullen is defending well.
Cullen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Park in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Park looks gassed!
Cullen lands an elbow inside that Park shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Park is defending well for now.
Park can't find room to land a body shot as Cullen controls the action.
Park lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cullen backwards.
Cullen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Park's defenses.
Park tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cullen's elbow.
Cullen scores a nice knee to the body.
Cullen lands an elbow inside that Park shrugs off.
It looks like Jake Park has been cut.
Knees to the body from Cullen.
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!
Cullen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cullen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cullen lands an elbow that stopped Park in his tracks for a moment.
Park tries a body shot but Cullen blocks it.
Cullen lands an elbow inside that Park shrugs off.
Cullen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Park tries to work over Cullen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cullen lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen has Park pressed against the cage, preventing Park from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cullen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cullen lands a right hand.
Cullen lands a right hand.
Cullen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Park is defending well for now.
Cullen lands an elbow just above Park 's eye.
That has opened up Jake Park's cut even more.
Park is trying to force a seperation but Cullen has the dominant position.
Cullen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Park tries to stall but Cullen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Cullen.
Cullen can't find room to land a body shot as Park controls the action.
Cullen lands an elbow that stopped Park in his tracks for a moment.
Park goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Park tries a body shot but Cullen blocks it.
Park leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cullen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The cut above Jake Park's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cullen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cullen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Park lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cullen crunches a lovely knee into Park's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cullen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Park's defenses.
Cullen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cullen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jake Park's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Park takes a knee to the side of the body.
Park takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jake Park's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Casey Cullen!
Casey Cullen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best Q159 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nelson to score with a decent uppercut.
Nelson 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.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson misses with a leg kick.
Harper doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Harper saw that one coming.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Harper shows good takedown defense.
Harper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harper misses with a body kick.
Harper throws a solid leg kick but Nelson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harper.
Nelson shoots in for a double leg but Harper sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Charles Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunnar Nelson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Harper.
Harper lands a leg kick that knocks Nelson off balance momentarily.
Harper throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper takes the fight into the clinch.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick lands from Harper.
Nelson swings widly with a right hand
and Harper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nelson tries a low kick but Harper avoids it.
Harper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nelson tries to work over Harper's front leg with a kick but Harper checks it.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Nelson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nelson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nelson swings for the body but Harper moves out of range.
Harper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper cracks the inside of Nelson's front leg.
Harper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Nelson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harper at a distance.
Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harper.
A swing and a miss from Nelson.
Harper throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harper lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nelson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nelson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harper scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nelson with a jab.
Nelson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harper. That one must have hurt.
Nelson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Harper moved out of range nicely.
That kick from Nelson tenderised Harper's leg. Harper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harper misses with a low kick.
Harper throws a chopping leg kick but Nelson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harper scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Nelson misses the target.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nelson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harper blocks a jab.
Nelson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harper sprawls well initially but Nelson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nelson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Harper sees it coming and defends easily.
Nelson stops Harper from getting back to his feet.
Nelson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harper has hold of Nelson's hands but Nelson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nelson slips a nice elbow through Harper's hands, connecting with Harper's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson passes to full mount!
Harper is trying to escape the mount.
Nelson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nelson punching from mount but Harper doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Nelson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harper is looking to escape.
Nelson landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson wants to control the pace but Harper is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nelson with shots to the head and body - Harper looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gunnar Nelson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nelson moves out of range as Harper throws a body kick.
Charles Harper is winning the standup battle so far.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Harper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot by Nelson.
Harper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Nelson misses.
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harper stuns Nelson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nelson stuns Harper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper motions for Nelson to come forward. Harper throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Charles Harper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson gets tackled into the cage by Harper. Harper maintains the clinch.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Harper.
Nelson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harper stops a takedown attempt from Nelson.
Harper gets underhooks to prevent Nelson's takedown attempt.
Harper gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Harper.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nelson.
Nelson tries to work over Harper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson avoids the elbow strike from Harper, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson working aggressively here.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harper working aggressively here.
Harper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nelsons head.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Harper lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
A body shot lands from Harper.
Charles Harper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
Nelson fails to pull guard.
Charles Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunnar Nelson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Nelson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Harper pushes Nelson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nelson lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Harper.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nelson stalling in the clinch but Harper improves position.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harper lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harper utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nelson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Harper.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nelsons head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Harper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Nelson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Harper fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nelson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Harper.
Nelson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harper forces Nelson back against the cage and clinches.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Harper won't allow it.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harper is pressed up against the cage. Nelson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harper down to the mat. Harper avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harper lands a head shot.
Harper is looking to land body kicks.
Nelson throws a solid leg kick but Harper takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nelson.
Nelson jabs Harper right on the nose. Harper blinks but takes it well.
Nelson throws out a leg kick but Harper moves out of range and Nelson only half commits.
Harper lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nelson will feel that in the morning.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harper throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harper.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harper lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nelson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nelson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper clinches with his opponent.
Nelson can't break the clinch.
A short right from Harper.
Nelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Nelson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper digs a right hand into Nelson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nelson's gas tank.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper crunches a lovely knee into Nelson's ribcage.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper blocking some punches.
Harper lands an elbow just above Nelson 's eye.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Harper.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Harper.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Harper blocks an uppercut.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nelson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Harper.
Harper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harper lands a left hand.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harper.
Harper gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Harper controls his hands.
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Harper.
Harper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nelsons head.
Harper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harper tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
A short right from Harper.
Harper is leaning against Nelson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Harper.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper lands an elbow inside that Nelson shrugs off.
A hook to the body from Harper.
A body shot lands from Harper.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Harper.
A hook to the body from Harper.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper lands a nice knee to the body.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Harper.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Harper finish him?
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Harper avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the cage.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Harper pushes Nelson against the cage. Harper is working some dirty boxing. Harper pushes off with a quick right hook! Nelson goes down! Nelson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Harper moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Harper!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Charles Harper made sure he mentioned 160!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitry McFarlen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitry McFarlen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Quaid!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFarlen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McFarlen misses with a kick to the body.
McFarlen misses with a hook
and Quaid counters with a stiff right hand.
Quaid takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McFarlen lands a big head kick that sends Quaid tumbling to the mat! McFarlen takes a step backwards and waves Quaid back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Quaid is rocked!
It looks like Douglas Quaid has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McFarlen weaves into range and cracks Quaid right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Quaid goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! McFarlen is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dimitry McFarlen!
Dimitry McFarlen retains his heavyweight title!
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RATING
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