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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ratan Negi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Negi comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac-Tupac All Eyez On Me . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ratan Negi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny White!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Negi catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White rushes Negi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
White pushes off an throws an elbow but Negi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
White throws an elbow that misses.
White throws an elbow but it misses.
White keeps control of Negi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Negi blocks an elbow strike from White.
Negi avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
White throws an elbow but it misses.
Negi wants to break the clinch but can't.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that White has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Negi is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.
Negi lands with a short shot to the head.
White turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and White manages to end up in side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
White has hold of Negi's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Negi tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - White cranks the arm and Negi screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Negi, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Danny White!
Danny White was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Ratan Negi had this to say: 'mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Muhammad Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Austin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ali counters with a nice body shot.
Austin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ali scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Jack Austin has been cut.
Ali sends Austin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ali is motioning to the referee to let Austin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Austin is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Austin is still on wobbly legs! Can Ali finish him?
Ali throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Austin seems to have recovered his senses.
Austin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Austin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ali cracks Austin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Austin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ali finish him?
Austin gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Ali gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Austin is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muhammad Ali!
Muhammad Ali bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carter Shelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sonnen's choice of entrance music: My rap . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Shelton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chael Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sonnen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shelton.
Sonnen struggles to land a body shot inside as Shelton controls his hands.
Shelton has picked Sonnen up - he's going for a ride! Shelton dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've been hearing that Shelton has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shelton wants to free his trapped foot but Sonnen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shelton is working hard here to advance position.
Sonnen is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shelton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shelton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shelton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sonnen's head.
Shelton trying to pass the guard but Sonnen defending well.
Shelton content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen is staying active underneath Shelton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sonnen kicks Shelton off and gets back to his feet.
Shelton clinches.
Shelton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sonnen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shelton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sonnen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Shelton is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sonnen to the mat. Sonnen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sonnen keeping full guard, as Shelton tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonnen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Shelton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelton 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonnen has managed to clinch.
Sonnen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shelton.
Shelton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sonnen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carter Shelton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonnen lands a body punch.
Sonnen looking for a takedown.
Shelton turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Shelton manages to end up in side control.
Sonnen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sonnen defending against the ground and pound.
Sonnen regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is trying to stand up here but Shelton is controlling him well.
Shelton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shelton is looking to advance position but Sonnen won't allow it.
Sonnen has his hands clasped together around Shelton's back. He's all about the action.
Shelton wants to pass to mount but Sonnen is defending the position.
Shelton trying to control from Sonnen's half guard. Sonnen has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sonnen is looking to stand up but Shelton isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shelton wants to control from the top but Sonnen keeps moving.
Sonnen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shelton throwing strikes but missing.
Sonnen has his hands on Shelton's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Shelton dominated that 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.
Shelton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shelton tries to clinch but Sonnen is having none of it.
Shelton shoots in but Sonnen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Shelton.
Sonnen is looking for a sweep.
Shelton wants to control but Sonnen is keeping him busy.
Sonnen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shelton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sonnen sneaks out the side door and pushes Shelton away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Sonnen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelton is trying is best to control the position here.
Shelton trying to control but Sonnen postures up.
Sonnen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sonnen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shelton keeps working.
Sonnen trying to control from Shelton's half guard. Shelton has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sonnen trying to control the position from guard on top but Shelton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sonnen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen lands a couple of digs.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shelton is on top in guard.
Shelton trying to control but Sonnen is working from the bottom.
Sonnen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shelton is controlling him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shelton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sonnen's guard.
Shelton throws a strike but Sonnen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sonnen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shelton trying to control but Sonnen is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen keeping full guard, as Shelton tries to pass.
Shelton won't allow Sonnen to sweep him here.
Shelton wants to pass the guard but Sonnen is keeping the position.
Sonnen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shelton throws a strike but Sonnen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelton wants to stand up but Sonnen is controlling him.
Sonnen stopping the sweep attempt from Shelton.
Sonnen chips away with some ground and pound.
Sonnen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonnen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shelton's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sonnen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sonnen landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonnen is working Shelton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Sonnen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sonnen connects with a body shot.
Shelton shoots for a takedown but Sonnen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shelton tries to clinch there but Sonnen circles away.
Shelton connects with a right hand. Sonnen shakes it off.
Sonnen instigates a clinch.
Sonnen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sonnen can't get the takedown.
Sonnen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sonnen lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Carter Shelton has been cut.
Shelton blocking some punches.
Sonnen stops a takedown attempt from Shelton.
Sonnen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shelton tries for a takedown but Sonnen manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carter Shelton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shelton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sonnen pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelton is trying to drag Sonnen to the mat but Sonnen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sonnen lands a nice uppercut.
Sonnen lands a shot to the body.
Shelton stops a takedown attempt from Sonnen.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sonnen leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Sonnen on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is pushing Shelton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shelton turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sonnen can't do much from the bottom here.
Shelton trying to control the action but Sonnen is working from the bottom.
Shelton throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sonnen works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sonnen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shelton stalling away here and it's allowed Sonnen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Shelton stopping the sweep attempt from Sonnen.
Shelton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shelton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sonnen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sonnen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shelton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shelton passes Sonnen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shelton throwing shots but Sonnen is blocking nicely.
Shelton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sonnen defending well though.
Sonnen gets full guard.
Shelton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shelton trying to control but Sonnen is working from the bottom.
Shelton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sonnen is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonnen is looking to stand up but Shelton isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Chael Sonnen just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Carter Shelton's cut.
That's time! Shelton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sonnen looks for a takedown but Shelton sprawls well.
Shelton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sonnen avoids it really well and circles away.
Sonnen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sonnen wants it to stay on the feet.
Shelton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carter Shelton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonnen has Shelton up against the cage in a clinch.
Sonnen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shelton backwards.
Sonnen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shelton.
Sonnen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Shelton is trying to keep an underhook but Sonnen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelton is looking to control Sonnen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shelton avoid being mounted?
Sonnen is looking to take a break and control but Shelton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sonnen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shelton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sonnen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sonnen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shelton wants to control but Sonnen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shelton is trying to get back to full guard.
Sonnen working the head and body with strikes.
Sonnen trying to control the action but Shelton is working from the bottom.
Sonnen stalling.
Shelton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonnen is nestled in close to Shelton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen wants to control but Shelton is keeping him busy.
Sonnen throwing shots but Shelton is blocking nicely.
Chael Sonnen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shelton trying to hold on to Sonnen's head to control him but Sonnen postures up.
Shelton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sonnen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sonnen drops an elbow to the side of Shelton's head.
Sonnen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sonnen thows a huge punch but Shelton dodges it nicely.
Shelton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sonnen.
Sonnen lands strikes from half guard.
Sonnen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shelton taking some punishment here, with Sonnen in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonnen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shelton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sonnen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sonnen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Shelton is rocked!
Sonnen drops an elbow to the side of Shelton's head.
Oh Shelton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sonnen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sonnen lands a big elbow - Shelton is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Sonnen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chael Sonnen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolius Kalabokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rob Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bolius Kalabokas!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalabokas.
Kalabokas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramirez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Kalabokas.
Donk. Kalabokas catches Ramirez right on the button with a cross.
Ramirez drops Kalabokas with a beautiful combination! Kalabokas stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ramirez is looking for the KO!
Kalabokas is rocked!
It looks like Bolius Kalabokas has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalabokas bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Ramirez comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Kalabokas falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Kalabokas was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rob Ramirez!
Rob Ramirez took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richie Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Alexander is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richie Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Davies's guard.
Alexander trying to move into half guard but instead Davies has managed to sweep!
Alexander throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Davies got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alexander has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Davies has managed to get both his arms back between Alexander's legs - danger averted.
Davies has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Davies wants to stand but Alexander has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Alexander looking for a sweep. Not yet Alexander, not yet.
Alexander escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Davies gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander striking off his back but it's not causing Davies any problems.
Alexander had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Davies defends it easily.
Davies is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alexander can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alexander is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alexander has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Davies has managed to get both his arms back between Alexander's legs - danger averted.
Alexander is pulling down on Davies's head. It's preventing any offense from Davies, at least for the moment.
Davies stopping the sweep attempt from Alexander.
Davies is looking to stand up but Alexander won't let him.
Alexander has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alexander is on top in guard.
Alexander is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Davies wants to get back to his feet but Alexander is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Davies is breathing heavily.
Alexander is standing up over Davies. Davies looks to escape but Alexander dives into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexander working the ground and pound.
Alexander in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Davies is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paul Alexander!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Paul Alexander made sure he mentioned GREEN!160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Kesler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Kos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kesler's entrance music is frist ufc theme. A fine choice. Lee Kesler looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Kesler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Kos!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Kos lands.
Kesler looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
No joy there for Kos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kos throws a leg kick but Kesler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kesler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kesler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kos.
Kos throws a looping overhand right but Kesler ducks down to avoid it.
Kos just misses with a punch to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kesler.
Kos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kos is looking to stand up but Kesler isn't so interested in that idea.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kos can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kesler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kos is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kos has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kesler off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kos throws a shot from downtown. Kesler moves away and avoids it.
Kos lands a nice looking body shot.
Kos is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Kesler flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Kesler is out cold! Kos holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ron Kos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jon Goodman has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David James!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
James tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no James has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
James is trying to get an arm triangle but Goodman is defending well.
James is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Goodman has escaped the position, nice work there.
James in side control lands a decent elbow.
Goodman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but James is controlling him well.
James scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman is trying to get back to half guard.
Goodman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
James wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Goodman, who protects the arm well.
James looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Goodman is pushing James's head away, looking to escape. James manages to hold on to the position though.
James staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman is not content to let James control the position.
James cracks Goodman with a big elbow.
A lull in the action here.
James lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Goodman can't do much from the bottom here.
Goodman managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
James working the ground and pound but Goodman is defending the strikes.
James is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Goodman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
James moves into full mount!
James putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
James with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Goodman is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, James cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh Goodman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
James loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Goodman scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from James land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. James stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David James!
David James decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Jon Goodman was interviewed post fight and said 'Well this sucks and I am sorry to disappoint all the fans. I will come back better.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou The Tooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Seek and Destroy. Lou The Tooth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lou The Tooth!
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, Kimbo Junior!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior lands a nice shot that snaps The Tooth's head back.
Junior paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A left and a right from Junior both land. Nice combination.
Junior shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Junior was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The Tooth tries to buck Junior off but Junior is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Tooth sneaks back into half guard.
Junior is working for a kimura but The Tooth is defending it quite comfortably.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Tooth holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The Tooth manages to get to full guard.
The Tooth controlling Junior's posture.
The Tooth is trying to control the position but Junior postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior drops back looking for a leg! The Tooth is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Tooth manages to kick Junior off! Junior jumps back into The Tooth's guard.
Junior postures up.
Junior drops back looking for a leg! The Tooth is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Tooth manages to kick Junior off! Junior jumps back into The Tooth's guard.
The Tooth keeping full guard, as Junior tries to pass.
Junior postures up.
The Tooth is pulling down on Junior's head to control his posture.
Junior 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.
Junior drops back looking for a leg! The Tooth is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Tooth manages to kick Junior off! Junior jumps back into The Tooth's guard.
Junior 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Tooth trying to keep a closed guard but Junior is proving a slippery customer.
The Tooth is controlling Junior's posture.
Junior won't allow The Tooth to sweep him here.
The Tooth on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if The Tooth tries to get out of the position.
Junior pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Tooth is keeping the position for now.
The Tooth trying to control the position.
The Tooth pulls Junior in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lou The Tooth just wasn't active enough.
The Tooth darts in and clinches Junior up against the cage.
The Tooth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Junior finds it's way through The Tooth's defenses.
Junior connects with a crisp jab.
The Tooth has Junior up against the cage in a clinch.
Junior wants to get back to striking at distance but The Tooth won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Tooth is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The Tooth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Junior is trying to break the clinch but The Tooth is controlling him.
Junior wants to break free but The Tooth has control.
The Tooth lands an elbow just above Junior 's eye.
It looks like Kimbo Junior has been cut.
Junior jumps guard but The Tooth stands there with Junior around his waist. Junior gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Junior is trying to drag The Tooth to the mat but The Tooth just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The Tooth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Junior's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Tooth tries to work over Junior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Tooth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Junior's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Tooth lands an elbow inside.
Junior is looking for a takedown.
Lou The Tooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Junior.
The Tooth lands a nice elbow.
Junior looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Junior can't break the clinch.
The Tooth manages to break the clinch.
Junior scores with a nice head shot.
The Tooth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Junior darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Junior darts in looking for a takedown but The Tooth gets double underhooks and turns Junior into the cage.
Junior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Junior wants to break free but The Tooth has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Tooth leaning his opponent against the cage.
Junior is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kimbo Junior will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Junior's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Junior cracks The Tooth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The Tooth fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Tooth slaps away a takedown attempt from Junior, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Junior.
The Tooth is looking to clinch but Junior is avoiding it.
Junior throws a combination. The Tooth tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The Tooth tries to clinch but Junior is having none of it.
Junior with a hook.
Junior's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Tooth under the eye.
Junior has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Junior cracks The Tooth with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Tooth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Junior moves away.
Junior tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Tooth sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Junior somewhat.
Junior fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junior sizes up The Tooth with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Tooth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Junior finds it's way round the side to connect with The Tooth's head.
Junior bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Tooth's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Tooth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Tooth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Tooth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Junior finds it's way round the side to connect with The Tooth's head.
The Tooth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Junior throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Tooth.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Junior. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Junior.
Lou The Tooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Junior.
Junior avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Junior!
Junior scores with the left hand. The Tooth knows he should have avoided that one.
Junior throws out a powerful jab.
The Tooth tries to clinch up.
The Tooth wants to clinch.
The Tooth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Tooth tries to clinch but Junior moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Tooth tries to clinch but Junior moves out of range.
The Tooth rushes Junior and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Tooth lands an elbow inside that Junior shrugs off.
Junior is trying to break free.
The Tooth manages to break the clinch.
Junior shoots in looking for a takedown but The Tooth manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Junior's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Tooth tries to clinch up but Junior circles away and keeps his distance.
The Tooth tries to close the distance and clinch but Junior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Junior connects with a looping right hand.
Junior circles away from the clinch attempt.
Junior scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Junior lands the left hand.
The Tooth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Tooth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Junior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Junior avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Junior connects with a right hand. The Tooth shakes it off.
The Tooth tries to clinch but Junior is having none of it.
The Tooth tries to clinch there but Junior circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Tooth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Tooth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Junior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Junior throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Tooth's waist but The Tooth gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Junior off to one side.
The Tooth wants to clinch up but Junior keeps it at a distance.
Junior gets tackled into the cage by The Tooth. The Tooth maintains the clinch.
Junior tries to break the clinch but The Tooth is controlling the position.
The Tooth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Junior has his takedown stuffed
and The Tooth holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The Tooth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Junior avoids it.
The Tooth has Junior pressed against the cage, preventing Junior from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Junior's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Junior wants to break free but The Tooth has control.
The Tooth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Junior goes for a takedown attempt but The Tooth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Junior uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Tooth has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Tooth.
The Tooth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kimbo Junior seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Junior lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Tooth walks into a jab.
The Tooth wants to clinch up but Junior keeps it at a distance.
Junior paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Junior keeps the fight on the outside.
Junior might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A left and a right from Junior both land. Nice combination.
The Tooth is looking to clinch but Junior is avoiding it.
The Tooth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Tooth tries to close the distance and clinch but Junior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lou The Tooth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Tooth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Junior swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Tooth tries to clinch up but Junior circles away and keeps his distance.
Junior shoots in looking for a takedown but The Tooth manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Junior's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Tooth wants to clinch up but Junior keeps it at a distance.
Junior throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Junior with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Junior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Junior's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Tooth wants to clinch up but Junior keeps it at a distance.
Junior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Tooth.
Junior scores with the left hand. The Tooth knows he should have avoided that one.
Junior shoots in but The Tooth avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice cross by Junior.
The Tooth doesn't manage to clinch there - Junior circles away.
Junior throws a right and a left that The Tooth avoids nicely.
Junior scores with a decent looking hook.
The Tooth tries to move into range but Junior moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Tooth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Tooth drops his hands momentarily and Junior takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Junior avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Tooth moves in looking to clinch but Junior pushes him off.
The Tooth tries to clinch but Junior is having none of it.
Nice cross by Junior.
The Tooth ducks right into an uppercut from Junior.
The Tooth gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior wants to get back to striking at distance but The Tooth won't allow it.
Nice elbow from The Tooth.
The Tooth is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lou The Tooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Junior.
Junior tries for a takedown. No joy.
The Tooth lands a knee to the body.
Junior takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Tooth's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Junior can't break the clinch.
The Tooth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Tooth avoiding damage.
The Tooth lands a good knee to the midsection. Junior won't want to take too many of those.
Junior tries to break the clinch but The Tooth is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Tooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior wants to get back to striking at distance but The Tooth won't allow it.
Lou The Tooth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Tooth swings wildly with an uppercut but Junior uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Tooth lands an elbow inside.
Junior changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Tooth fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior swats away the attempt to clinch by The Tooth.
The Tooth slips a straight right by Junior.
Junior throws a shot from downtown. The Tooth moves away and avoids it.
Junior tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Tooth swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Tooth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Tooth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Tooth tries to clinch but Junior moves out of range.
The Tooth moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Tooth lands an elbow that stopped Junior in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Kimbo Junior's cut even more.
The Tooth unloads a knee to the mid-section. Junior lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Tooth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Tooth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Tooth fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Tooth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Tooth takes the fight into the clinch.
Junior wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Tooth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Junior's elbow.
The Tooth taking a breather.
The Tooth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Tooth misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Tooth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Tooth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Tooth looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
No luck for Junior with that takedown attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Junior darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior looks to land a right hand but The Tooth moved out of range.
Junior throws a good cross that connects.
The Tooth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Tooth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Tooth tries to clinch up.
Junior will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Junior closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The Tooth has escaped the position, nice work there.
Junior is trying to get an arm triangle but The Tooth is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lou The Tooth did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Junior's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Junior avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Junior uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Tooth has time to react.
The Tooth doesn't manage to clinch there - Junior circles away.
Junior throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Tooth closes the distance and pushes Junior back into the cage.
Junior blocking some punches.
The Tooth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Junior scores with a jab. The Tooth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A left lands for Junior.
The Tooth is looking to clinch but Junior is avoiding it.
Junior lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Junior keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Tooth clinches with his opponent.
Junior has The Tooth pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Tooth manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Junior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Junior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from The Tooth.
The Tooth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Tooth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Junior has a takedown stuffed.
The Tooth closes the distance and pushes Junior back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Junior's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Tooth stops a takedown attempt from Junior.
Lou The Tooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Junior.
Junior tries to break free but The Tooth pushes him back against the cage.
The Tooth tries a body shot but Junior blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Junior's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Tooth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Tooth misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Tooth lands an elbow inside.
The Tooth misses with the head strike.
The Tooth lands an elbow that stopped Junior in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Junior looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Junior wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Tooth has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Junior's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Junior is trying to break the clinch but The Tooth has him pressed against the cage.
Junior tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Tooth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Tooth lands an elbow just above Junior 's eye.
The cut above Kimbo Junior's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The Tooth breaks from the clinch.
The Tooth misses with a wild body shot.
Junior connects with the punch.
Junior scores with a jab. The Tooth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Tooth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The Tooth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Junior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Tooth is looking to clinch but Junior is avoiding it.
Junior shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Tooth as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
No luck for Junior with that takedown attempt.
Junior is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The Tooth pushes Junior up against the cage in a clinch.
The Tooth lands a nice elbow.
The Tooth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Junior's defenses.
The Tooth breaks from the clinch.
Junior lands a jab to the nose.
The Tooth is looking to wear down Junior with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The Tooth fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Tooth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Junior swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The Tooth breaks the clinch.
The Tooth takes a swing at Junior's ribcage but misses.
Junior scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Tooth forces Junior back against the cage and clinches.
Junior tries to circle away but The Tooth has him pinned against the cage.
Junior wants to break free but The Tooth has control.
The Tooth lands a nice elbow.
Kimbo Junior's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
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!
The Tooth misses with a body punch.
The Tooth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Junior wants to break free but The Tooth has control.
The Tooth manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Junior wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Tooth has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Tooth slowing the pace effectively.
Junior wants to break the clinch but can't.
Junior blocks an uppercut.
Junior is trying to force a seperation but The Tooth has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lou The Tooth had his way with Kimbo Junior in that round.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Junior's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Junior keeps the fight on the outside.
The Tooth fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Tooth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Tooth tries to close the distance and clinch but Junior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Tooth drops his hands momentarily and Junior takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Junior shoots in looking for a takedown but The Tooth manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Junior's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Tooth walks into a stiff left hand from Junior.
Junior connects with a crisp jab.
The Tooth has managed to clinch.
The Tooth throws a head punch that misses.
Junior tries to break the clinch but The Tooth is controlling the position.
The Tooth misses with the head strike.
Junior is trying to break the clinch but The Tooth is controlling him.
Come on The Tooth - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Junior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Tooth throws a punch but it's blocked by Junior.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Tooth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Junior is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The Tooth pressing his opponent against the cage.
The Tooth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Junior is trying to break free.
Junior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Tooth prevents Junior from breaking the clinch.
Junior letting The Tooth take a breather here.
The Tooth struggles to land a body shot inside as Junior controls his hands.
The Tooth lands an elbow inside.
Junior is trying to break the clinch but The Tooth is controlling him.
Junior is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but The Tooth is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Tooth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Junior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The Tooth leaning against his opponent.
The Tooth lands an elbow inside that Junior shrugs off.
Junior takes an elbow to the temple.
The Tooth lands an elbow just above Junior 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kimbo Junior's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lou The Tooth!
Lou The Tooth made sure to mention his sponsor, Backyard Fighting in his post fight interview.
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