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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saboh Soth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Mattews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Mattews has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Saboh Soth's chin.
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290 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saboh Soth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Mattews!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattews catches Soth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mattews closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Soth to the mat! Soth manages to get full guard.
Mattews is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mattews chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mattews postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Soth's head off the mat! Soth is out! He's out! Mattews jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Matt Mattews!
During a confident post fight interview, Matt Mattews thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earl Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Hielscher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Simmons might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DMX - Who We Be. Earl Simmons has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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206 lbs
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Earl Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Konrad Hielscher!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hielscher tries to work over Simmons's front leg with a kick but Simmons checks it.
Hielscher rushes Simmons and presses him up against the cage.
Simmons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hielscher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from Hielscher.
Simmons with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Konrad Hielscher has been cut.
Simmons with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hielscher throws a punch but it's blocked by Simmons.
Hielscher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hielscher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Simmons misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but Hielscher blocks it.
Hielscher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simmons's elbow.
Simmons tries to land knees in the clinch but Hielscher avoids the damage to the body.
Simmons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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!
Hielscher misses with some punches.
Simmons using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hielscher throws an overhand right that lands on Simmons's shoulder, as Simmons tries to avoid the shot.
Hielscher closes the distance and clinches.
Simmons prevents a body shot from Hielscher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hielscher misses with a body punch.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but Hielscher blocks with his arms.
Simmons blocking some punches.
Simmons lands a knee to the body.
Simmons blocks a body shot from Hielscher.
Hielscher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Simmons using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hielscher will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Simmons up against the cage.
Simmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simmons wants to clinch up but Hielscher keeps it at a distance.
Hielscher clinches.
Simmons blocks an uppercut.
Hielscher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Simmons is keeping busy.
Hielscher tries to break the clinch but Simmons is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hielscher misses with a punch on the inside.
Simmons working hard to break the clinch.
Simmons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Hielscher throws a head punch that misses.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hielscher rushes Simmons and presses him up against the cage.
Simmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simmons 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.
Hielscher rushes Simmons and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Simmons missing with knees to the body.
Simmons unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hielscher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hielscher.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hielscher throws a nice looking combination but Simmons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hielscher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hielscher misses with the head strike.
Hielscher lands a shot to the body.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons misses with a head kick.
Hielscher misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hielscher pushes Simmons up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Simmons.
Hielscher is looking to control Simmons's arms but Simmons gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hielscher has his back to the cage.
Simmons with a knee to the head.
Simmons manages to break the clinch.
Hielscher moves into range and clinches up with Simmons.
Simmons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Simmons.
Hielscher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simmons breaks the clinch.
Hielscher closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Simmons.
Hielscher looks winded!
Simmons gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Konrad Hielscher's cut even more.
Simmons just leaning against Hielscher, taking a breather.
Hielscher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but Hielscher blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hielscher misses with the head strike.
Simmons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hielscher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hielscher misses with the head strike.
Simmons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hielscher looking to slow down the pace here.
Hielscher avoiding damage as Simmons throws knees to the body.
Simmons breaks the clinch.
Hielscher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Simmons counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hielscher is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simmons throws a head kick that misses.
Hielscher has Simmons up against the cage in a clinch.
Hielscher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but Hielscher blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Earl Simmons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konrad Hielscher's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hielscher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hielscher moves into range and clinches up with Simmons.
A short right from Hielscher on the inside.
Earl Simmons has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hielscher misses with some punches.
Simmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simmons throws a lazy head kick
letting Hielscher counter with a right hand.
Hielscher clinches.
Simmons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hielscher.
Hielscher misses with the head strike.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hielscher instigates a clinch.
A short right from Hielscher.
Hielscher is trying to force a seperation but Simmons has the dominant position.
Hielscher tries to work over Simmons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Simmons throws an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Simmons obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simmons creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hielscher's defenses.
Good body shot from Hielscher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons looking to throw knees to the head but Hielscher is blocking nicely.
Hielscher is breathing heavily.
Simmons blocks a body shot from Hielscher.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but Hielscher blocks it.
Simmons lands a good knee to the midsection. Hielscher won't want to take too many of those.
Simmons lands a knee to the head.
The cut above Konrad Hielscher's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Simmons misses with a knee to the head.
Simmons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hielscher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Simmons misses with a knee strike.
Simmons blocks an uppercut.
Simmons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Simmons putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hielscher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Simmons breaks the clinch.
Simmons doesn't manage to clinch there - Hielscher circles away.
Hielscher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Simmons cracks Hielscher with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hielscher is still on wobbly legs! Can Simmons finish him?
Simmons throws an overhand right that has Hielscher reeling! Simmons follows up with more punches and Hielscher is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Earl Simmons!
A victorious Earl Simmons thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenshiro Kasumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Con Dumas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasumi comes to the cage accompanied by Ai Wo Torimodose aka Song of Manliness. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
13 - 11 - 1 |
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215 lbs
21 - 22 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshiro Kasumi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Con Dumas!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumas tries to land a leg kick but Kasumi saw it coming and moves away.
Kasumi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dumas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Kasumi scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Con Dumas has been cut.
Con Dumas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kasumi.
Dumas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dumas loads up on a big right hand but Kasumi slips the punch.
Nice sprawl there from Kasumi as Dumas shoots in.
Dumas misses with an uppercut
and Kasumi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dumas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dumas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kasumi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab from Dumas finds it's way through Kasumi's defenses.
Decent striking displayed by Kasumi there.
Dumas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kasumi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dumas misses with an uppercut.
Dumas throws a hook but Kasumi blocks it.
Kasumi thows a body shot but no joy.
Kenshiro Kasumi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasumi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dumas missing with a left hand there. Kasumi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kasumi missing with a left hand there. Dumas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dumas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dumas tries a low kick but Kasumi avoids it.
Dumas fails with a takedown attempt.
Kenshiro Kasumi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Con Dumas.
Kasumi cracks the inside of Dumas's front leg.
Kasumi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dumas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dumas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasumi.
Kasumi misses with a double jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kasumi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasumi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dumas throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dumas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dumas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kasumi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Dumas. Those never looked like landing.
Kasumi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dumas backs up against the cage.
Dumas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dumas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kasumi misses with a wild body shot.
Dumas scores with a jab to the head.
Kasumi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kasumi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kasumi looks to score with a jab to the body but Dumas is just out of range.
Dumas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kasumi connects with a solid leg kick.
Dumas misses with a hook.
Dumas is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kasumi is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dumas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi moves away from the strike by Dumas.
Kasumi connects with an inside leg kick.
Kasumi slips a jab and a cross from Dumas.
Dumas misses with an uppercut. Kasumi saw that one coming.
Dumas misses with a hook
and Kasumi counters with a nice body shot.
Dumas misses with a body shot.
Dumas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kasumi.
Dumas tests Kasumi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kasumi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dumas backs up against the cage.
Dumas is rocked!
That has opened up Con Dumas's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasumi drops Dumas with a big left hand! Dumas is injured, injured bad! Kasumi jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenshiro Kasumi!
Kenshiro Kasumi is the new light heavyweight champion!
Kenshiro Kasumi took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'You are already dead....'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl Pilkington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Fire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Pilkington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tommy Fire!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pilkington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fire is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pilkington.
Pilkington throws a combination that misses
and Fire counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pilkington is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pilkington escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fire gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pilkington trying to keep a closed guard but Fire is proving a slippery customer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fire must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Karl Pilkington.
Fire 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.
Fire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pilkington lands with a nice body punch.
Pilkington misses with the combination.
Pilkington thumps Fire with a low kick.
Pilkington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pilkington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fire circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilkington shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fire eats them both and turns towards Pilkington to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fire.
Fire looks winded!
Fire closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pilkington pushes Fire away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fire gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
You can see the frustration on Pilkington's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pilkington is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fire's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pilkington makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pilkington throws a nice looking combination but Fire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fire fails with the takedown
and Pilkington counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pilkington explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pilkington slaps away a takedown attempt from Fire, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Karl Pilkington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Fire.
Pilkington shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fire's guard.
Pilkington controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pilkington postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilkington works over Fire with some ground and pound from guard.
Fire keeping moving, preventing Pilkington from controlling successfully.
Pilkington works over Fire with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pilkington lands a couple of digs.
Pilkington working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pilkington stays in close to Fire's body and controls the position.
Pilkington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pilkington throwing strikes from guard but Fire blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Pilkington dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fire on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pilkington ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pilkington scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pilkington is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Fire reverses the position - he's now on top in Pilkington's guard.
Pilkington throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Pilkington pushes Fire off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fire is breathing heavily.
Fire tries for a takedown but Pilkington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fire enables Pilkington to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fire manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fire looking for a guillotine here but Pilkington defends easily.
Pilkington forces his way into half guard.
Pilkington seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pilkington is trying to control. Fire wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pilkington lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fire won't allow Pilkington to pass to mount.
Pilkington is trying to work for a kimura but Fire is defending well.
Pilkington is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pilkington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fire defending well though.
Pilkington is working for a kimura but Fire is defending it quite comfortably.
Fire is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilkington is keen to just control but Fire is a slippery customer.
Pilkington is stalling here. Fire is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pilkington seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fire has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Pilkington 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.
Pilkington is looking to regain half guard here but Fire keeps moving and retains side control.
Pilkington tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Fire presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Fire throws some wild stikes that Pilkington manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilkington wants to control but Fire is having none of it.
Pilkington manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pilkington tries to get to full guard but Fire has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pilkington gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Pilkington dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pilkington throws a series of punches but Fire avoids them all with ease.
Fire fails with the takedown.
Fire looks for a takedown but Pilkington sprawls well.
Pilkington closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fire's guard.
Karl Pilkington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pilkington forces his way into half guard.
Pilkington trying to control from half guard but Fire is working away.
Pilkington is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilkington landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pilkington takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pilkington scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pilkington moves into full mount! Fire won't be happy about that!
Pilkington can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fire is looking to escape.
Pilkington working the ground and pound effectively.
Fire is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilkington with good strikes from the mount here!
Pilkington wants to finish this one by submission but Fire is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pilkington.
Fire is trying to stand up.
Pilkington working the ground and pound effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pilkington wants to finish this one by submission but Fire is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pilkington.
Pilkington lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilkington lands a heavy elbow.
Pilkington with good strikes from the mount here!
Pilkington working for a guillotine from mount but Fire is in no mood to give up.
Pilkington controlling his opponent.
Pilkington working the ground and pound effectively.
Fire regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilkington throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fire looking for submissions off his back.
Pilkington working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pilkington scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pilkington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fire can do to turn this around?
Pilkington seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tommy Fire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karl Pilkington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pilkington lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Pilkington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pilkington 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Pilkington!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Bourdeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woods comes to the cage accompanied by Before I forget. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Woods!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Bourdeaux!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourdeaux scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bourdeaux tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Woods manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bourdeaux throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bourdeaux throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Horrible takedown by Woods or perhaps it was just good defense by Bourdeaux which made him look bad.
Bourdeaux fails to land the takedown.
Woods checks a low kick from Bourdeaux.
Bourdeaux misses with a double jab.
Woods looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Woods gets to his feet. Bourdeaux looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
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!
Woods misses with the combination.
Bourdeaux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bourdeaux is looking to chop away at Woods's legs.
Woods has taken the fight to the clinch.
Woods wants a takedown but no success here.
Bourdeaux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourdeaux is pressed up against the cage. Woods has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bourdeaux down to the mat. Bourdeaux avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Woods. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bourdeaux shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Woods as he avoids it easily.
Bourdeaux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bourdeaux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bourdeaux attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bourdeaux misses with a low kick.
Bourdeaux gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Woods to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bourdeaux looking to control.
Woods stands and steps away. Bourdeaux gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
No luck for Woods with that takedown attempt.
Woods rushes Bourdeaux and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Woods tries for a takedown but Bourdeaux manages to get underhooks.
Woods can't find room to land a body shot as Bourdeaux controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourdeaux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bourdeaux wants to stall.
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!
Bourdeaux is pressed up against the cage. Woods has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bourdeaux down to the mat. Bourdeaux avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bourdeaux misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bourdeaux lands a right hook to the body.
Bourdeaux lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bourdeaux looks for a takedown but Woods sprawls well.
Woods scores with a jab to the head.
Bourdeaux is looking to clinch but Woods is avoiding it.
Bourdeaux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woods.
Bourdeaux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Woods circles away quickly and effectively.
Woods shoots in for a takedown but Bourdeaux shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Woods checks a low kick from Bourdeaux.
Woods swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bourdeaux throws a right hand that Woods ducks under and follows up with a left that Woods also avoids with ease.
Bourdeaux tries to bum rush Woods with a series of wild strikes but Woods uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourdeaux thuds a left hand into Woods's body.
Bourdeaux shoots in and drives through. Woods sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Woods is defended easily by Bourdeaux.
Bourdeaux scores with a three punch combo!
Woods fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bourdeaux avoids it really well and circles away.
Bourdeaux slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Woods slips a jab and a cross from Bourdeaux.
Woods tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourdeaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Woods.
Bourdeaux lands a body shot.
Woods looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bourdeaux fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Woods on the side of the head.
Woods throws a body punch but Bourdeaux moves out of range.
No joy there for Bourdeaux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bourdeaux lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bourdeaux wants to slow Woods down by chopping away at his legs.
Woods takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bourdeaux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Woods circles away quickly and effectively.
Bourdeaux moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bourdeaux's jab looks to have found its range, popping Woods under the eye.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Woods.
Woods connects with a body shot that sends Bourdeaux's belly button to the back.
Woods shoots in for a takedown but Bourdeaux shows good takedown defense.
Woods is breathing heavily.
Bourdeaux looks to land a combination. Woods sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Jason Woods has been cut.
Woods tries for a takedown but Bourdeaux sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Woods has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bourdeaux is working the combinations to good effect here.
Woods clinches up with Bourdeaux and pushes him back against the cage.
Woods goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bourdeaux prevents it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woods is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bourdeaux gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Woods can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Bourdeaux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Woods's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A punch combination from Bourdeaux misses.
Woods on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bourdeaux lands a two punch combo.
Bourdeaux connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bourdeaux!
Woods keeps the fight on the outside.
Woods shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bourdeaux sprawls well. Bourdeaux wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Woods gets slowly back to his feet.
Woods moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Woods.
Bourdeaux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Woods doesn't seem bothered though.
Woods looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bourdeaux is fending him off so far but Woods persists. Nope, Bourdeaux circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Woods. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bourdeaux lands a two punch combo.
Woods is rocked!
Bourdeaux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Woods is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bourdeaux closes this distance looking for a takedown but Woods circles away.
Bourdeaux lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Woods backs up against the cage.
Bourdeaux defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Woods.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourdeaux scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bourdeaux lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Woods goes down and covers up as Bourdeaux starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Bourdeaux!
Andy Bourdeaux is the new middleweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorik Berger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Crouch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorik Berger had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorik Berger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Grant Crouch!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berger just misses with a punch to the body.
Crouch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab by Berger.
Crouch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Crouch misses.
Grant Crouch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crouch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice uppercut there from Berger.
A combination from Berger does no damage.
Berger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crouch.
Berger scores with a jab to the body.
Crouch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Berger lands with a cross.
Crouch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Berger dodges the punch combination from Crouch.
Berger lands with an overhand left.
A head kick by Crouch misses
and Crouch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berger drops Crouch with a big left hand and mounts him. Crouch is in big trouble!
Crouch is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Berger! Crouch is hurt baaadly! Berger is firing away with more strikes - Crouch is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorik Berger!
An out of breath Jorik Berger thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghiorghos Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
262 lbs
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30
266 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ghiorghos Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopoulos shoots in and bounces Anderson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Anderson managing to control the position.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
Papadopoulos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Papadopoulos is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Anderson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Papadopoulos is looking to defend but Anderson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Papadopoulos! Anderson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Papadopoulos taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dean Anderson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dean Anderson made sure he mentioned Fury Nutrition Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Okin Slavas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slavas comes to the cage accompanied by WolfMother. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
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170 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Okin Slavas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slavas.
Rodriguez pushes Slavas up against the cage in a clinch.
Slavas tries to stall but Rodriguez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rodriguez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Slavas looking to slow down the pace here.
Rodriguez lands a takedown into guard.
Rodriguez is stalling in the full guard.
Slavas keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez postures up.
Slavas is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Rodriguez has his hands clasped together but Slavas extends an breaks Rodriguez's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Slavas.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Okin Slavas!
Okin Slavas retains his welterweight title!
Okin Slavas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Franky Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Test (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 bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franky Young!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Test!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Young looking to stall.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Young.
Test blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Young.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Test is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Test avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
Test breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Test lands a jab to the head.
Test shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Test works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Test throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Test wants to control the pace but Young is squirming around nicely.
Test is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Young can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Test looking to finish Young with some ground and pound. This is bad for Young!
Young is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Test stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young loads up on a big right hand but Test slips the punch.
Test fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Test.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
Young is looking to control Test's arms but Test gets an underhook and turns him. Now Young has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Test jumps guard but Young stands there with Test around his waist. Test gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Test's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Young struggles to land a body shot inside as Test controls his hands.
Test blocks an uppercut.
Test blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
Test is trying to push Young away but Young has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Test tries to pull guard but Young forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Test blocks a body shot from Young.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Test as Young tries to tie him up.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Test uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Test tries to circle away but Young has him pinned against the cage.
Young misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Young.
Test wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
A short uppercut from Young.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Test has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Young regains guard immediately.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young controlling Test's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Test's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but The Test will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Test showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Young wants to clinch up but Test keeps it at a distance.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Test swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Franky Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Young darts in trying to clinch
and Test counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Test changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Young fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Test changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Young tries to avoid it but Test manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Young to the ground. Young escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Young closes the distance but Test moves to the side
and Test counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Young working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Test throws a strike but Young rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Test seems keen to control Young's posture.
The Test has got the better of the ground game so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Young stays in close to Test's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. The Test was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Test manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Test shoots in and drives through. Young sprawls well.
Franky Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Test.
Test avoids a punch combination nicely.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Test pushes him off.
Young takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Test bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Test throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Young clinches.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Young tries a body shot but Test blocks it.
Young misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Test tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Test controls the action.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Test.
Young scores with a shot to the side of Test's head.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Test jumps guard but Young turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Test wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
Young has Test pressed against the cage.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Test's elbow.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Test.
Test jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Young walks away with a smile on his face. Test gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Young shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Test sprawls well. Test wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Young gets slowly back to his feet.
Test forces Young back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
Young tries to work over Test's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Test lands a shot to the body.
Test wants to break the clinch but can't.
Test decides to pull guard.
Young is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young wants to control from the top but Test keeps moving.
Young won't allow Test to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Test keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but The Test will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A lazy left from Young finds it's target.
Young tries to clinch but Test moves out of range.
Young tries to clinch but Test is having none of it.
Young looks to land a combination. Test sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Young blocks a head kick by Test.
Test will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Young, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Young gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Young wants to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Young - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Test is looking to control Young's arms but Young gets an underhook and turns him. Now Test has his back to the cage.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young breaks the clinch.
Test tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Test dodges the punch combination from Young.
Young swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Test.
Young wants to clinch up but Test keeps it at a distance.
Young stuffs the takedown attempt from Test. Test gets slowly back to his feet.
Franky Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Test circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Young misses.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Test circles away quickly and effectively.
Test tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young instigates a clinch.
Test lands a good knee to the midsection. Young won't want to take too many of those.
Young lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Young scores with a nice hook to the head.
Young lands a left hand.
Test has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Test manages to break the clinch.
Test with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Young to score with a decent uppercut.
Test fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Test tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Young is in Test's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Test manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Test with the ground and pound from mount.
Test with shots to the head and body - Young looks very uncomfortable down there.
Test goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Young is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young trying to control but Test is working from the bottom.
Test wants to control the position but Young says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Test is trying to stand up here but Young is controlling him well.
Young wants to control but Test is keeping him busy.
Test wants to sweep but Young has passed to side control!
Test gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Test trying to hold on to Young's head to control him but Young postures up.
Young thows a huge punch but Test dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Test is defending against the submission attempts here by Young.
Young tries to pass to full mount but Test defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Young clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Young closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Test throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Young tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Test is in Young's guard.
Young can't keep his opponent in guard - Test advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Test wants to lay and pray for a moment but Young keeps working.
Young manages to get to full guard.
Test scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Test!
Young thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young avoids the attempt from Test to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young looking to control but Test is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Test somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Young tries to clinch up.
Young fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Young checks a low kick from Test.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Test pushes him off.
Young slaps away a takedown attempt from Test, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Young moves into the clinch.
Young stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Test blocks an uppercut.
Test blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Test to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Test.
Young prevents a body shot from Test.
Good body shot from Test.
Test has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Young avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Test lands a shot to the body.
Franky Young has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Test tries to score a body lock takedown but Young shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Franky Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Test.
Test lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Test can't get the takedown.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young working aggressively here.
Young lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Test or not.
Test is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Test can't get the takedown.
Young working aggressively here.
Young is looking to control Test's arms but Test gets an underhook and turns him. Now Young has his back to the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Test blocks a body shot from Young.
Test can't get the takedown.
Test drags the fight down to the ground.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Test is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
A close fourth round but The Test will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Test fails with the takedown.
Young tries to clinch there but Test circles away.
Young tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Test counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Young darts in and clinches Test up against the cage.
Test goes for a takedown attempt but Young pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Test keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young connects with a body shot.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Test swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Young fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Test, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Test.
A short left from Young.
Test works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Young looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Test gets to his feet - Young follows without any prompting.
Test will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Franky Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Test.
Young wants to clinch.
Test fails with a takedown attempt.
Franky Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Test is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Test.
Test prevents a body shot from Young.
Test breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Test throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
Test shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Young napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Test trying to control the position but Young is working away.
Young tries to buck Test off but Test is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Young gets full guard.
Young is trying to keep Test in close.
Young is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Test is aware though and is defending well.
Test controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Test preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Test trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
OK we're going to have a standup here. The Test hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Test looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Test trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Young thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Test tries to free his leg and advance position but Young is retaining full guard.
The Test is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Test trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to The Test.
I think Test has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 49:47
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franky Young!
Franky Young retains his bantamweight title!
Franky Young thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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