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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Petri Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petri Saarinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petri Saarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claudio Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Saarinen lands a head kick. Diaz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Saarinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diaz's knee momentarily.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saarinen sprawls well. Saarinen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Saarinen has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Saarinen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Saarinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Saarinen stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Petri Saarinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudio Diaz.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
Saarinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diaz looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saarinen crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Saarinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saarinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Saarinen lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Saarinen.
Saarinen crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Saarinen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Saarinen.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Saarinen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Saarinen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Saarinen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saarinen connects with a knee to the head.
Saarinen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Saarinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Saarinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Saarinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Saarinen.
Saarinen lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Saarinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Saarinen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Saarinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Saarinen.
Saarinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Saarinen lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Saarinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Saarinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Saarinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Saarinen landing knees to the head.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Saarinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Saarinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saarinen lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Saarinen.
Diaz is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen trying to land knees to the body.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saarinen lands a damaging elbow.
Saarinen working Diaz over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Saarinen obliges.
Saarinen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saarinen landing knees to the body.
Saarinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Saarinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Saarinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Saarinen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Saarinen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Saarinen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Saarinen scores with a knee to the head.
Saarinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Saarinen lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saarinen.
Saarinen lands a damaging elbow.
Saarinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Saarinen lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Saarinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Saarinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Saarinen has him pressed against the cage.
Saarinen lands a knee to the body.
Saarinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saarinen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Saarinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saarinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diaz tries to pull guard but Saarinen holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petri Saarinen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick from Saarinen lands but Diaz takes it in his stride.
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saarinen.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
and Saarinen counters with a nice body kick.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saarinen counters with a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Saarinen.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saarinen counters with a body kick.
Saarinen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diaz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Saarinen is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Claudio Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saarinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saarinen avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saarinen.
Saarinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.
Diaz throws a lazy head kick
and Saarinen counters with a body kick.
Saarinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Petri Saarinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saarinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saarinen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saarinen.
Saarinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Saarinen wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Diaz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Saarinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saarinen wants it to stay on the feet.
Diaz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Saarinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Saarinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Claudio Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saarinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saarinen lands a front kick.
Saarinen scores with a spinning back kick!
Saarinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Diaz throws a right hand that Saarinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Saarinen also avoids with ease.
Saarinen lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saarinen, right into the meat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Saarinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
Saarinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saarinen, right into the meat.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Saarinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Petri Saarinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudio Diaz.
Saarinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Petri Saarinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Saarinen delivers a nice body kick.
Saarinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
Saarinen is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Saarinen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Saarinen lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Saarinen. Diaz shrugs it off though.
Saarinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saarinen.
Saarinen pushes Diaz away with a front kick.
Saarinen delivers a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saarinen.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Saarinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diaz throws a sloppy body shot
and Saarinen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saarinen throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Saarinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petri Saarinen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Diaz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Saarinen.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice sprawl there from Saarinen as Diaz shoots in.
Saarinen throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks.
Saarinen connects with a high kick.
Saarinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diaz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Saarinen - the referee stops the clock and Diaz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Saarinen. Diaz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Saarinen. Diaz shrugs it off though.
Diaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Petri Saarinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudio Diaz.
Diaz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Saarinen counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saarinen lands a nice looking body kick.
Saarinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saarinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters circling a little - Saarinen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.
Saarinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Diaz misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Saarinen delivers a nice body kick.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saarinen counters with a good low kick that Diaz was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saarinen fakes the leg kick and cracks Diaz in the body.
Saarinen staying out of range there.
Saarinen lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
Saarinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diaz throws a hook but Saarinen avoids it easily.
Saarinen lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
Saarinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saarinen avoids it really well and circles away.
A good leg kick by Saarinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Saarinen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Diaz will feel that in the morning.
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saarinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.
That kick from Saarinen tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saarinen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Diaz really felt that one!
Saarinen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diaz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen fakes the leg kick and cracks Diaz in the body.
Saarinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saarinen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diaz swings for the body but Saarinen moves out of range.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Saarinen counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saarinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saarinen defends it nicely.
A head kick from Saarinen lands but Diaz takes it in his stride.
Claudio Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saarinen scores with a push kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petri Saarinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saarinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petri Saarinen!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Petri Saarinen waved his t-shirt featuring STEEL PENN'S - STEEL TERROR: Video Proven 160Q's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toma Takahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pogi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Toma Takahara has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toma Takahara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Pogi!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pogi misses with a head kick.
Takahara lands with an overhand left.
Pogi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Takahara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takahara really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pogi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takahara.
Takahara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pogi.
Pogi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takahara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pogi avoids the head kick by Takahara.
Pogi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Takahara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Takahara. Pogi shrugs it off though.
Takahara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Takahara dips to his left and cracks Pogi with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Takahara finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Takahara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pogi shoots in for a takedown but Takahara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pogi is looking to land body kicks.
Takahara is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Takahara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pogi in his tracks.
Pogi misses with a looping right.
Pogi looks to land a body kick but Takahara moved away.
Takahara throws a sloppy head kick and Pogi moves out of range easily.
Takahara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Takahara wants it to stay on the feet.
Pogi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Toma Takahara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Pogi.
Takahara scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takahara cracks a nice hook into Pogi's ribs.
Takahara moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Takahara lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good leg kick by Takahara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pogi is trying desperately to land a takedown but Takahara is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pogi.
Takahara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pogi's sensitive parts.
Takahara connects with a single shot there.
Takahara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Takahara finds it's target.
Takahara jabs Pogi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pogi looks gassed!
Takahara slaps away a takedown attempt from Pogi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Takahara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Takahara!
Takahara cracks a nice hook into Pogi's ribs.
A big right from Pogi misses.
Pogi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Takahara swivels and escapes.
Takahara scores with a jab. Pogi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pogi walks into a stiff left hand from Takahara.
Takahara lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters circling a little - Takahara finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Toma Takahara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takahara throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takahara scores with a jab.
Takahara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pogi. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pogi. Takahara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takahara lands a head kick!
Pogi is rocked!
Takahara connects with a looping right hand.
Pogi is still on wobbly legs! Can Takahara finish him?
Takahara throws an overhand right that drops Pogi like a sack of potatoes! Takahara dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toma Takahara!
A very excited looking Toma Takahara made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Clarksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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151 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Caldwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Clarksdale!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarksdale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clarksdale tries to move into range but Caldwell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Clarksdale throws the left hand but Caldwell avoids the punch easily.
Clarksdale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caldwell thumps Clarksdale with a low kick.
Clarksdale swinging wildly here.
Clarksdale misses with a series of wild punches.
Caldwell throws a right and a left that Clarksdale avoids nicely.
Caldwell takes a swing at Clarksdale's ribcage but misses.
Caldwell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clarksdale's sensitive parts.
Clarksdale takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caldwell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caldwell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clarksdale throws a shot from downtown. Caldwell moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clarksdale. Caldwell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clarksdale takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good leg kick by Caldwell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Clarksdale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caldwell manages to avoid it.
Caldwell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Caldwell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clarksdale. That did some damage!
Clarksdale is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Caldwell.
It looks like Isaac Clarksdale has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caldwell cracks Clarksdale with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clarksdale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caldwell moves away.
Clarksdale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, jab by Caldwell - just one landing.
Caldwell thuds a left hand into Clarksdale's body.
Caldwell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caldwell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Clarksdales jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarksdale misses with a hook.
Clarksdale lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Caldwell lands a leg kick that knocks Clarksdale off balance momentarily.
A slow jab from Clarksdale misses its intended target.
Caldwell throws a head kick but Clarksdale moves out of range.
Isaac Clarksdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarksdale misses with a body shot
and Caldwell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clarksdale thinking.
Caldwell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clarksdale.
Caldwell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick there by Caldwell.
Clarksdale misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Caldwell.
Caldwell tries a head kick but it misses.
Clarksdale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caldwell manages to avoid it.
Clarksdale falls off balance throwing a combination
and Caldwell counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Clarksdale is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarksdale throws a sloppy head kick
and Caldwell counters with a stiff right hand.
Clarksdale is rocked!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clarksdale wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caldwell has him pressed against the cage.
Caldwell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clarksdale up against the cage.
Caldwell scores with a shoulder strike.
Caldwell has Clarksdale pressed against the cage, preventing Clarksdale from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clarksdale wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clarksdale's defenses.
Caldwell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Caldwell breaks from the clinch.
Clarksdale walks into a stiff left hand from Caldwell.
Clarksdale is still on wobbly legs! Can Caldwell finish him?
Caldwell cracks Clarksdale with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Clarksdale tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Caldwell pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Clarksdale is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Caldwell!
Dan Caldwell thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Mavromatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mavromatis has chosen For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Andreas Mavromatis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert De Noteboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andreas Mavromatis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mavromatis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Noteboom manages to avoid it.
Mavromatis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mavromatis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Noteboom shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A swing and a miss from Mavromatis.
Mavromatis throws a shot from downtown. De Noteboom moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Mavromatis.
De Noteboom checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mavromatis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Noteboom.
Mavromatis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Noteboom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mavromatis. That's going to slow De Noteboom down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom shoots in looking for a takedown. Mavromatis tries to sprawl out of it but De Noteboom keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mavromatis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De Noteboom throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mavromatis's waist but Mavromatis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De Noteboom off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert De Noteboom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mavromatis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
De Noteboom thows a huge punch but Mavromatis dodges it nicely.
Mavromatis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mavromatis wants to control but De Noteboom is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom thows a huge punch but Mavromatis dodges it nicely.
De Noteboom throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mavromatis won't allow De Noteboom to pass to mount.
De Noteboom thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mavromatis's head.
De Noteboom throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Noteboom missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Noteboom is keen to just control but Mavromatis is a slippery customer.
De Noteboom 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Mavromatis's thigh. Mavromatis counters though and makes it back to full guard.
De Noteboom throwing strikes but missing.
De Noteboom throwing strikes but missing.
De Noteboom is fighting to break Mavromatis's control of his arms but Mavromatis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mavromatis keeping moving, preventing De Noteboom from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Noteboom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Noteboom might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
De Noteboom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mavromatis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
De Noteboom shoots in but no luck this time.
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 Robert De Noteboom will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Noteboom ducks under a wild hook from Mavromatis.
Mavromatis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Noteboom.
Mavromatis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Noteboom was well out of range. Poor timing from Mavromatis.
A punch combination from Mavromatis misses.
Mavromatis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mavromatis misses with a wild body shot.
Mavromatis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Noteboom.
Mavromatis misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by De Noteboom as he checks the leg kick.
De Noteboom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mavromatis lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Noteboom's sensitive parts.
Mavromatis throws a body kick that misses.
Andreas Mavromatis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Noteboom staying out of range there.
Mavromatis thuds his shin into the meat of De Noteboom's side.
Mavromatis throws a body punch but De Noteboom moves out of range.
De Noteboom takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Andreas Mavromatis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mavromatis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Noteboom was well out of range. Poor timing from Mavromatis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Andreas Mavromatis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mavromatis throws a head kick but De Noteboom moves out of range.
Mavromatis throws a push kick but De Noteboom slaps the foot to one side.
Mavromatis looks to score with a jab to the body but De Noteboom is just out of range.
Mavromatis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mavromatis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mavromatis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Noteboom shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mavromatis pinned against the cage. Mavromatis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mavromatis misses the jab.
De Noteboom shoots in and bounces Mavromatis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De Noteboom is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
De Noteboom is looking to work some ground and pound but Mavromatis has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom throws a big right hand that misses.
De Noteboom looking to pass the guard.
De Noteboom seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
De Noteboom in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Noteboom trying to control the position from guard on top but Mavromatis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Mavromatis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mavromatis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mavromatis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Noteboom fails with a takedown attempt.
Mavromatis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Noteboom has time to react.
Mavromatis throws a lazy body kick
and De Noteboom counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
De Noteboom trying to control but Mavromatis is working from the bottom.
De Noteboom distracts Mavromatis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom stands and throws Mavromatis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mavromatis wants to get back to his feet but De Noteboom drags him back down.
De Noteboom working the body and head with strikes.
De Noteboom misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mavromatis defending against the ground and pound.
De Noteboom happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom throws a strike aimed at the side of Mavromatis's head but Mavromatis avoids it well.
De Noteboom is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
De Noteboom is trying to move to mount but Mavromatis reverses beautifully and ends up in De Noteboom's guard.
Mavromatis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andreas Mavromatis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mavromatis throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mavromatis won't be happy with that.
De Noteboom in side control, throwing shots but Mavromatis defends.
De Noteboom trying to control the action but Mavromatis is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom is chipping away with strikes.
Robert De Noteboom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mavromatis is trying to control De Noteboom's posture but De Noteboom avoids it.
De Noteboom postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mavromatis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mavromatis gets back to half guard.
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.
De Noteboom is taking a breather. Mavromatis 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert De Noteboom showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Noteboom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Robert De Noteboom!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Chinaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chinaski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 9: Mov. 4. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
285 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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291 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hank Chinaski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sub Zero!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chinaski.
Chinaski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hank Chinaski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Chinaski. No joy for Zero on that attempt.
Chinaski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zero fails to land the takedown.
Zero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chinaski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chinaski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Chinaski.
It looks like Sub Zero has been cut.
Chinaski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zero was well out of range. Poor timing from Chinaski.
Chinaski scores with the left hand. Zero knows he should have avoided that one.
Chinaski gets a clinch.
Chinaski pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chinaski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zero pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zero is trying to break the clinch but Chinaski is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski has a couple of punches blocked by Zero.
Zero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zero throws a punch but it's blocked by Chinaski.
Zero lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chinaski.
Zero tries to break free but Chinaski pushes him back against the cage.
Chinaski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chinaski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chinaski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chinaski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chinaski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chinaski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zero.
Chinaski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zero after a bit of a struggle.
Chinaski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chinaski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zero blocks it with crossed arms.
Chinaski throws a head punch that misses.
Zero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chinaski backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zero tries to work over Chinaski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chinaski backwards.
Chinaski lands a hook that snaps the head of Zero backwards.
Zero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chinaski tries to land a knee to the head but Zero blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zero tries a body shot but Chinaski blocks it.
Chinaski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zero backwards.
That has opened up Sub Zero's cut even more.
Chinaski is struggling to control the position.
Chinaski working aggressively here.
Chinaski tries to throw a body punch but Zero avoids it by throwing Chinaski back against the cage.
Chinaski lands a hook that snaps the head of Zero backwards.
Zero tries a body shot but Chinaski blocks it.
Chinaski working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Chinaski.
Zero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chinaski lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Zero.
Chinaski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Zero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chinaski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zero.
Zero swings wildly with an uppercut but Chinaski uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zero blocking some punches.
Zero tries to break the clinch but Chinaski is controlling the position.
Zero blocking some punches.
Zero can't find room to land a body shot as Chinaski controls the action.
Zero has had enough of the clinch but Chinaski keeps him there for the moment.
Zero breaks from the clinch.
Chinaski lands a lovely overhand right.
The cut above Sub Zero's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski lands with a straight right. Zero didn't see that one coming.
Zero shoots and misses
and Chinaski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hank Chinaski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sub Zero.
Chinaski lands a slapping body shot.
Zero slips under a jab from Chinaski.
Chinaski stuffs the takedown attempt from Zero. Zero gets slowly back to his feet.
Zero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zero there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chinaski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zero looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chinaski is fending him off so far but Zero persists. Nope, Chinaski circles away and we're back to standing.
Chinaski leaves Zero with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chinaski connects with a body shot.
Zero looks gassed!
Chinaski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Chinaski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sub Zero's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chinaski lunges at Zero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zero's hand.
Hank Chinaski is winning the standup battle so far.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Chinaski.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chinaski scoring with punches and elbows.
Chinaski tries to move to full mount but Zero actually manages to regain half guard.
Chinaski lands with a punch from half guard.
Sub Zero's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sub Zero's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hank Chinaski!
Hank Chinaski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between CJ Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Hensball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 2pac & Dr.Dre - California Love. Tony Hensball has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with CJ Johnson's chin.
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144 lbs
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137 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, CJ Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Hensball!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hensball's sensitive parts.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Hensball in a clinch.
Hensball is fighting off a takedown attempt but Johnson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hensball to the mat. Hensball regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hensball is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson advances to half guard.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Hensball defending well.
Johnson trying to control from Hensball's half guard. Hensball has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hensball keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Hensball is retaining full guard.
Hensball not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slips nicely into half guard.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hensball has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson is trying to control. Hensball wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Hensball defends it.
Johnson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Johnson lands a big elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Johnson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to take Hensball's back but he can't do it this time.
Hensball is mounted but he's throwing punches.
Hensball has given up his back. Will we see Johnson going for some submissions?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson is looking for the choke from the back position but Hensball is controlling his hands well.
Johnson is looking for a choke. Hensball gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Hensball manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hensball with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hensball passes into half guard.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Hensball is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hensball!
Johnson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hensball is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hensball is now in Johnson's guard. A big mistake from Johnson there, giving up the dominant position!
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hensball's guard.
Hensball keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson controlling from the top position.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hensball swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CJ Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hensball defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Hensball off the cage and back into range.
Hensball misses with a body shot.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hensball swinging wildly here.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hensball tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Hensball sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hensball fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hensball throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson clinches.
Hensball misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CJ Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hensball misses with a body punch.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hensball's hands.
CJ Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Hensball landing a few short strikes.
Hensball actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hensball is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Hensball is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Johnson is staying active.
Johnson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson controlling from mount.
Johnson tries to control but Hensball wriggling away.
Johnson with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves to the back.
Hensball covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Johnson is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Hensball taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Johnson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). CJ Johnson!
CJ Johnson very nearly forgot to thank Gilop® amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Maxim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elix Skipper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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199 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Maxim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elix Skipper!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maxim lands a leg kick that knocks Skipper off balance momentarily.
Maxim finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maxim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Skipper in his tracks.
Skipper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maxim darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maxim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Skipper avoids the body shot from Maxim.
Nice straight punches there by Skipper. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Skipper.
Skipper misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maxim rushes Skipper and presses him up against the cage.
Skipper blocking some punches.
Skipper ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Skipper no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Skipper wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Maxim trying to control the position from guard on top but Skipper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skipper is trying to keep Maxim in close.
Maxim engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Christian Maxim just wasn't active enough.
Maxim has Skipper up against the cage in a clinch.
Maxim lands an elbow just above Skipper 's eye.
It looks like Elix Skipper has been cut.
Skipper has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Maxim after a bit of a struggle.
Maxim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skipper dodges an elbow strike from Maxim.
Skipper misses with a body punch.
Maxim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maxim throws a punch but it's blocked by Skipper.
Maxim misses with a knee strike.
Maxim tries to land knees in the clinch but Skipper avoids the damage to the body.
Maxim lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maxim.
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!
Skipper avoids a wild elbow strike from Maxim.
Maxim cracks Skipper with a nice body shot.
Maxim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maxim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Skipper just leaning against Maxim, taking a breather.
Maxim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Skipper tries a body shot but Maxim blocks it.
Skipper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maxim pushes off an throws an elbow but Skipper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maxim is leaning against Skipper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maxim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maxim being controlled against the cage.
Maxim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skipper is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maxim throws an elbow but misses.
Skipper dodges an elbow strike from Maxim.
Skipper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skipper tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skipper has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Maxim after a bit of a struggle.
Christian Maxim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elix Skipper.
Skipper is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Maxim to keep the fight standing.
Maxim lands an elbow that stopped Skipper in his tracks for a moment.
Maxim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skipper's elbow.
Maxim missing with knees to the body.
Maxim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Skipper takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Elix Skipper's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skipper is looking to control Maxim's arms but Maxim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Skipper has his back to the cage.
Maxim lands a nice elbow.
Maxim lands with a light punch inside.
The cut above Elix Skipper's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maxim throws an elbow but misses.
Skipper is trying to pull guard but Maxim turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Maxim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maxim scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Maxim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elix Skipper's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maxim throws the kick towards the body but Skipper avoids it.
Skipper takes a swing at Maxim's ribcage but misses.
Maxim swings for the body but Skipper moves out of range.
Maxim moves into range and clinches up with Skipper.
Maxim throws a head punch that misses.
Maxim lands a body shot.
Maxim throws an elbow but it misses.
Skipper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maxim is keeping busy.
Skipper blocks a body shot from Maxim.
Maxim trying to land knees to the body.
Maxim with a knee to the head.
Maxim tries to land knees in the clinch but Skipper avoids the damage to the body.
Skipper wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skipper is trying to pull guard but Maxim has him pressed against the cage.
Maxim trying to land knees to the body.
Maxim stops a takedown attempt from Skipper.
Christian Maxim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elix Skipper.
Maxim tries to land a knee to the head but Skipper blocks with his arms.
Christian Maxim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maxim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maxim lands a body shot.
Maxim pushes Skipper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Elix Skipper's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Maxim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maxim lands a nice knee to the body.
Skipper is breathing heavily.
Maxim prevents a takedown attempt there.
Maxim digs a right hand underneath Skipper's ribcage. Skipper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maxim tries to land knees in the clinch but Skipper avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Maxim - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Maxim - that landed with a thud.
Maxim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skipper can do to turn this around?
Maxim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Maxim.
Skipper blocks the elbow strike.
Skipper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maxim crunches a lovely knee into Skipper's ribcage.
Maxim lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Elix Skipper's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Christian Maxim!
Christian Maxim managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CLOSING •‡• LION Clothing •‡• [LAST STOCK in 1DAY, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Kiedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiedis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tupac. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Kiedis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Wood!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood throws a front kick aimed at Kiedis's knee but Kiedis avoids it well.
Kiedis sizes up Wood with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kiedis!
Wood throws a leg kick
and Kiedis counters with a good low kick that Wood was not able to check.
Kiedis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wood moves out of range as Kiedis throws a body kick.
Wood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kiedis with a jab.
Kiedis tries to score with a low kick but Wood moves his leg out of the way.
Wood tries to bum rush Kiedis with a series of wild strikes but Kiedis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wood misses with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Kiedis moves out of range easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wood. Kiedis shrugs it off though.
Wood wants to clinch.
Wood wants to clinch but Kiedis slips to the side
and Kiedis counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiedis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wood throws a front kick aimed at Kiedis's knee but Kiedis avoids it well.
Wood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kiedis.
Wood wants to clinch up but Kiedis keeps it at a distance.
Kiedis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kiedis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kiedis looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Wood takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kiedis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiedis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wood moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wood.
Wood tries a body shot but Kiedis blocks it.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kiedis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kiedis breaks from the clinch.
Wood tries to clinch
and Kiedis counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kiedis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kiedis throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Kiedis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wood doesn't seem bothered though.
Wood lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kiedis takes a step back to recover.
Kiedis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wood throws a leg kick but Kiedis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wood moves to clinch but Kiedis breaks away
and Kiedis counters with a left and a right that stings Wood.
Wood misses with a head kick.
Wood avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiedis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wood darts in trying to clinch
and Kiedis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wood is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wood is rocked!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kiedis, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kiedis counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a leg kick which misses Kiedis's front leg but catches the back leg as Kiedis tries to avoid it.
Kiedis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kiedis jabs at Wood's body.
Wood moves in looking to clinch but Kiedis pushes him off.
Wood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wood throws a chopping leg kick but Kiedis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kiedis looks for the body kick but Wood saw that one coming.
Wood checks a leg kick.
Kiedis throws a right and a left that Wood avoids nicely.
Kiedis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kiedis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wood misses with a body kick.
Kiedis throws a low kick but Wood moves out of range easily.
Wood doesn't manage to clinch there - Kiedis circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Kiedis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kiedis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kiedis lands an overhand right.
It looks like Nathan Wood has been cut.
Kiedis cracks Wood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wood is still on wobbly legs! Can Kiedis finish him?
Wood closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kiedis counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Wood off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Kiedis follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Wood was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Johnny Kiedis!
Johnny Kiedis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Cairo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Redemption!!! from the movie Rocky II. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Cairo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cairo has a takedown stuffed.
Robinson misses with a hook.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cairo circles away quickly and effectively.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
Robinson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Robinson misses with a low kick.
Cairo shoots in for a double leg but Robinson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cairo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Robinson's waist but Robinson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cairo off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Cairo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson misses with a body punch
and Cairo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Robinson won't be happy with that.
Robinson can't do much from the bottom here.
Cairo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Robinson to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson struggling a bit here.
Robinson gets back to half guard.
Cairo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Robinson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Robinson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cairo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson is looking for a sweep. Cairo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cairo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Robinson defends it well.
Cairo trying to control from half guard but Robinson is working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Robinson is concentrating on defense, preventing Cairo from advancing position.
Cairo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Robinson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cairo.
Robinson wants to control but Cairo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cairo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Robinson is looking for a sweep. Cairo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cairo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Robinson tries to get to full guard but Cairo has control of the leg.
Robinson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cairo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cairo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cairo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cairo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Robinson gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Robinson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Robinson controls Cairo momentarily but Cairo frees himself.
Robinson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cairo trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cairo is one step ahead there.
Cairo lands a couple of elbows.
Robinson wants to sweep here but Cairo controlling him for the moment.
Cairo 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.
Robinson managing to control the position.
Cairo 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.
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.
Robinson looking for a sweep. Not yet Robinson, not yet.
Cairo is looking to work some ground and pound but Robinson has wrist control.
Robinson trying to keep a closed guard but Cairo is proving a slippery customer.
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 John Cairo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Robinson misses with a double jab
and Cairo counters with a shoot takedown. Robinson fights it but they end up in guard.
Robinson is trying to keep Cairo in close.
Cairo connects with a couple of short punches.
Robinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Robinson pulls Cairo in close to prevent any damage.
Cairo trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Cairo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Robinson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Cairo keeping full guard, as Robinson tries to pass.
Robinson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Robinson works over Cairo with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cairo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Robinson!
John Cairo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cairo avoids the attempt from Robinson to control.
Robinson working to try and regain half guard.
Cairo unloading with bombs!
Robinson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cairo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Robinson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Robinson shrugs it off.
Cairo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Cairo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson wants to control but Cairo is having none of it.
Cairo pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cairo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Robinson is trying to escape the mount.
Robinson tries to hold on but Cairo pushes him away.
Robinson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Robinson wants to hold on but Cairo pushes him away.
Cairo lands a heavy elbow.
Cairo is landing with some decent strikes but Robinson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Robinson is rocked!
Cairo goes for an armbar but Robinson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Robinson.
Robinson is still in real trouble! Can Cairo finish him?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Robinson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cairo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cairo controls Robinson momentarily but Robinson frees himself.
Cairo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Robinson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cairo has his foot on Robinson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Robinson works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Cairo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cairo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cairo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cairo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Robinson is aware though and is defending well.
Robinson wants to pass the guard but Cairo is keeping the position.
Robinson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Robinson seems to have recovered his senses.
Cairo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Robinson tries to lock up and control but Cairo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Robinson can't escape the position.
Robinson wants to control but Cairo is having none of it.
Robinson is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson regains half guard.
Cairo is looking for a kimura but Robinson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cairo to get the leverage.
Cairo looks to land a strike but Robinson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Robinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Robinson managing to control the position.
Robinson is trying to control the position but Cairo postures up.
Cairo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cairo working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cairo's best efforts.
Robinson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Cairo is working for a kimura but Robinson is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cairo dominated that second round.
That's time! Cairo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cairo keeps the fight on the outside.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Cairo moves out of range.
Cairo avoids the body shot from Robinson.
Robinson lands a two punch combo.
Cairo tries for a takedown but Robinson circles away easily
and Robinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robinson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like John Cairo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cairo misses with a takedown attempt - Robinson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Robinson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Robinson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cairo on the side of the head.
Robinson misses with a double jab
and Cairo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Cairo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cairo blocks a jab.
Cairo keeps the fight on the outside.
Roy Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cairo tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robinson tries to clinch but Cairo is having none of it.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cairo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson misses with a low kick.
Robinson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Cairo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robinson misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cairo misses with a takedown
and Robinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Cairo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a double jab
and Cairo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Robinson wants to improve his position but Cairo is controlling well.
Cairo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cairo wants to free his trapped foot but Robinson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Robinson wants to get back to full guard.
Cairo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Robinson sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cairo.
Cairo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Robinson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cairo trying to control from half guard but Robinson is working away.
Cairo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Robinson wants to get back to full guard.
Cairo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Robinson has managed to free his arm - good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson gets full guard.
Cairo chips away with some ground and pound.
Robinson working for a triangle but Cairo defends it easily.
Cairo wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cairo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Cairo!
After the big win, John Cairo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Steel Penn's Laundry 93% and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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