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AD181: Judo Ray Me PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicodemo Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Espadas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero comes to the cage accompanied by Rob Zombie - Lords Of Salem . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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169 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicodemo Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alberto Espadas!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero wants to clinch up but Espadas keeps it at a distance.
Romero throws a head kick that Espadas semi-blocks.
Romero with a lazy takedown attempt
and Espadas counters with a stiff right hand.
Romero fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nicodemo Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Espadas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romero has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Romero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Espadas's waist but Espadas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Romero off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicodemo Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Espadas's head backwards.
Romero looks for a takedown but Espadas sprawls well.
Romero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Espadas throws out the jab.
Espadas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Romero missing with knees to the body.
Espadas prevents a body shot from Romero.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Espadas.
Espadas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Espadas.
Espadas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Espadas avoids it.
Nice body punch from Romero.
Romero lands a hook that snaps the head of Espadas backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Espadas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero tries to land knees in the clinch but Espadas avoids the damage to the body.
Espadas wants to get back to striking at distance but Romero won't allow it.
Romero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Espadas's efforts to push away.
Espadas breaks from the clinch.
Espadas avoids the head kick by Romero.
Romero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Espadas as he jumps to the side.
Romero is trying hard to land a takedown here. Espadas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Espadas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Romero controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Romero seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Espadas for as long as he can get away with.
Espadas wants to sweep but no luck.
Romero wants to control from the top but Espadas keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nicodemo Romero just wasn't active enough.
A right-left combo lands from Romero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espadas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Romero moves to clinch but Espadas breaks away
and Espadas counters with a left and a right that stings Romero.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero lands with a nice combination. Espadas backs away looking to recover.
Romero is looking to clinch but Espadas is avoiding it.
Romero wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Romero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicodemo Romero dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Romero looks to land a body kick but Espadas moved away.
Romero throws a series of punches but Espadas avoids them all with ease.
Romero shoots for a takedown but Espadas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Romero wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Romero.
Espadas scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero looking to score a takedown here. Espadas is defending well but Romero drives through and ends up in Espadas's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero trying to control but Espadas is working from the bottom.
Espadas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romero.
Espadas looking to control.
Romero controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We're going to have a standup here because Nicodemo Romero wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Romero fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicodemo Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Espadas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nicodemo Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romero looks for a takedown but Espadas sprawls well.
Romero shoots in and drives through. Espadas sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to clinch but Espadas is having none of it.
Romero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Espadas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Espadas swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.
Romero misses with a few strikes there.
Romero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Espadas.
Romero has managed to clinch.
Espadas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romero tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Espadas swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero shoots in but Espadas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alberto Espadas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romero tries to clinch there but Espadas circles away.
Romero slips a jab from Espadas.
Romero tries to clinch
and Espadas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romero lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Espadas backs up against the cage.
Romero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Espadas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Romero looks for a takedown but Espadas sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicodemo Romero dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Romero takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Romero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Espadas defends it nicely.
Romero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romero looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Romero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero tries to score a power double leg takedown but Espadas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Romero somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicodemo Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Espadas tries to avoid it but Romero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Espadas to the ground. Espadas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Romero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Espadas misses with an uppercut
and Romero moves into the clinch.
Espadas dodges an elbow strike from Romero.
Espadas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to land knees in the clinch but Espadas avoids the damage to the body.
Romero trying to land knees to the body.
Espadas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Espadas breaks from the clinch.
Romero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Romero looks to land a combination but Espadas avoids it well.
Romero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Espadas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Romero.
Espadas throws a lazy right hand but Romero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Espadas misses.
Romero darts in looking for a takedown but Espadas gets double underhooks and turns Romero into the cage.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Espadas's elbow.
Espadas blocks a body shot from Romero.
Romero tries to land knees in the clinch but Espadas avoids the damage to the body.
Espadas blocks a body shot from Romero.
Romero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Espadas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Espadas's elbow.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Espadas managing to block the knees to the body from Romero.
Romero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Espadas.
Espadas blocks an elbow strike.
Espadas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero has Espadas pressed against the cage, preventing Espadas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Romero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Espadas avoids it.
Espadas blocks an uppercut.
Espadas avoiding damage as Romero throws knees to the body.
Espadas breaks from the clinch.
Alberto Espadas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Decent striking displayed by Espadas there.
Romero avoids the body shot from Espadas.
Romero shoots in looking for a takedown but Espadas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Romero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Romero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Espadas tries to avoid it but Romero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Espadas to the ground. Espadas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Espadas avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice takedown defense from Espadas. No joy for Romero on that attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicodemo Romero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Romero 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicodemo Romero!
Nicodemo Romero seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaito Saruwatari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze's entrance music is Monster by Skillet. A fine choice. Saruwatari comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Guerilla Radio kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Johnny Blaze is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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214 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaito Saruwatari!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saruwatari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaze was well out of range. Poor timing from Saruwatari.
Blaze fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saruwatari, pushing him back against the cage.
Blaze misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Saruwatari fails to land.
Saruwatari scores with a shot to the side of Blaze's head.
Saruwatari avoids the elbow strike from Blaze, against the cage.
Saruwatari has a couple of punches blocked by Blaze.
Blaze lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Kaito Saruwatari has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saruwatari.
A head punch on the inside from Blaze fails to land.
Saruwatari managing to block the knees to the body from Blaze.
Blaze misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari lands a nice uppercut.
Saruwatari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saruwatari tries a body shot but Blaze blocks it.
Saruwatari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saruwatari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Saruwatari there.
Saruwatari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blaze circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Saruwatari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saruwatari misses with a two punch combination.
Saruwatari blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze has Saruwatari up against the cage in a clinch.
Blaze lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saruwatari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saruwatari takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saruwatari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saruwatari can't find room to land a body shot as Blaze controls the action.
Blaze creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice body punch from Saruwatari.
Blaze has Saruwatari pressed against the cage, preventing Saruwatari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saruwatari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saruwatari misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Blaze as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaze throws a head punch that misses.
Blaze misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saruwatari.
Blaze throws a punch but it's blocked by Saruwatari.
Blaze creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blaze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saruwatari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saruwatari avoids a wild elbow strike from Blaze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saruwatari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saruwatari misses with the head strike.
Saruwatari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blaze tries to throw a body punch but Saruwatari avoids it by throwing Blaze back against the cage.
Saruwatari has had enough of the clinch but Blaze keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Saruwatari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Saruwatari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saruwatari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saruwatari blocks a body shot from Blaze.
Blaze misses with some punches.
Blaze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the head but Saruwatari blocks with his arms.
Saruwatari is working Blaze over against the cage.
Saruwatari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blaze lands an elbow inside that Saruwatari shrugs off.
Saruwatari tries a body shot but Blaze blocks it.
Saruwatari lands a hook that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saruwatari.
Blaze throws an elbow that misses.
Saruwatari misses with the head strike.
Blaze keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saruwatari's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saruwatari throws a punch but it's blocked by Blaze.
Saruwatari gets through Blaze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saruwatari blocking some punches.
Saruwatari tries a body shot but Blaze blocks it.
Saruwatari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blaze takes the fight into the clinch.
Saruwatari misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saruwatari.
Blaze blocks an uppercut.
Blaze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saruwatari manages to break the clinch.
Saruwatari throws a hook but Blaze avoids it easily.
Blaze clinches up against the cage.
Blaze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blaze has a couple of punches blocked by Saruwatari.
Saruwatari is trying to break the clinch but Blaze has him pressed against the cage.
Blaze takes a shot to the head.
Blaze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saruwatari's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saruwatari manages to break the clinch.
Blaze throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blaze moves into range and clinches up with Saruwatari.
Saruwatari blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Blaze fails to land.
Blaze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saruwatari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blaze pushes off an throws an elbow but Saruwatari leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blaze is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saruwatari is defending well for now.
Saruwatari blocks an elbow strike from Blaze.
Saruwatari misses with some punches.
Blaze misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saruwatari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blaze looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Saruwatari.
Blaze missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Saruwatari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaito Saruwatari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaito Saruwatari's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saruwatari throws an overhand right that lands on Blaze's shoulder, as Blaze tries to avoid the shot.
Saruwatari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blaze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saruwatari blocks a head kick by Blaze.
Nice uppercut lands for Saruwatari. That snapped Blaze's head back.
Blaze closes the distance and clinches.
Blaze has a couple of punches blocked by Saruwatari.
A short uppercut from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari misses with a punch to the body.
Saruwatari blocks an uppercut.
Blaze swings wildly with an uppercut but Saruwatari uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Blaze.
Blaze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blaze creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Saruwatari lands a hook that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
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!
Blaze misses with some punches.
Saruwatari blocks a body shot from Blaze.
A nice left hand lands by Saruwatari.
Saruwatari lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saruwatari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saruwatari stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blaze closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Saruwatari managing to block the knees to the body from Blaze.
Blaze misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Saruwatari in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Blaze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blaze takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blaze misses with a body kick.
Saruwatari blocks a head kick by Blaze.
Saruwatari loads up on a big right hand but Blaze slips the punch.
Saruwatari connects with a jab.
Blaze forces Saruwatari back against the cage and clinches.
Blaze tries a body shot but Saruwatari blocks it.
Blaze tries a knee to the head but Saruwatari blocks it.
Saruwatari misses with a body punch.
Blaze throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blaze creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze with a knee to the head.
Blaze lands with a left to the head.
Saruwatari misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari is trying to break the clinch but Blaze is controlling him.
Saruwatari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blaze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Saruwatari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saruwatari swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saruwatari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blaze just misses with a elbow thrown towards Saruwatari's brow.
Saruwatari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saruwatari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blaze blocks a body shot from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saruwatari breaks from the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Saruwatari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saruwatari with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saruwatari cracks Blaze with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Saruwatari lands a jab to the nose.
Sloppy strikes from Saruwatari. Those never looked like landing.
Blaze drives through and clinches with Saruwatari against the cage.
Blaze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaito Saruwatari seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blaze blocks an uppercut.
Blaze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saruwatari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saruwatari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blaze misses with the head strike.
A short left from Saruwatari.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saruwatari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blaze's elbow.
Blaze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saruwatari blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Saruwatari fails to land.
Blaze throws a punch but it's blocked by Saruwatari.
Good body shot from Saruwatari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Saruwatari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blaze misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saruwatari.
Blaze blocks an uppercut.
Saruwatari lands a right hand.
Blaze misses with an elbow over the top.
Blaze misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Saruwatari.
Saruwatari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Saruwatari breaks from the clinch.
Blaze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saruwatari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saruwatari with a nice cross.
Sloppy strikes from Saruwatari. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saruwatari connects with a crisp jab.
Saruwatari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blaze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaito Saruwatari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kaito Saruwatari's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Saruwatari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saruwatari looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaze is just out of range.
Blaze ducks under a wild hook from Saruwatari.
Blaze rushes Saruwatari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Saruwatari scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saruwatari.
Saruwatari avoids a wild elbow strike from Blaze.
Blaze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blaze trying to land knees to the body.
Saruwatari throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Blaze on the inside.
Saruwatari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blaze lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saruwatari tries to work over Blaze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saruwatari manages to break the clinch.
Blaze moves into the clinch successfully.
A short body shot lands from Saruwatari as the two fighters clinch.
Blaze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blaze misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze misses with a body punch.
Saruwatari blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari blocks a body shot from Blaze.
Saruwatari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saruwatari takes an elbow to the temple.
Blaze misses with some punches.
Saruwatari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blaze darts in and clinches Saruwatari up against the cage.
Saruwatari throws a punch but it's blocked by Blaze.
Blaze tries a body shot but Saruwatari blocks it.
Saruwatari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saruwatari lands a shot to the body.
Saruwatari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blaze or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saruwatari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saruwatari shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blaze eats them both and turns towards Saruwatari to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kaito Saruwatari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saruwatari scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saruwatari fails to land with a series of punches.
Saruwatari lands with a nice body punch.
Saruwatari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Saruwatari does it's job there.
Saruwatari scores with a one two! Blaze had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Saruwatari scores with a nice strike.
A left and a right from Saruwatari both land. Nice combination.
Blaze is looking to slow Saruwatari down with leg kicks.
Saruwatari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blaze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blaze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaze throws a head kick but Saruwatari moves out of range.
Saruwatari throws a series of punches but Blaze moves out of range.
Saruwatari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blaze circles away quickly and effectively.
Blaze dodges the punch combination from Saruwatari.
Blaze throws a head kick but Saruwatari moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands a head kick. Saruwatari smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Blaze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saruwatari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saruwatari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaze manages to avoid it.
Blaze scores with a head kick.
Saruwatari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnny Blaze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blaze rushes Saruwatari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blaze blocking some punches.
Blaze throws an elbow that misses.
Saruwatari lands with a right to the head.
Blaze tries a body shot but Saruwatari blocks it.
Blaze blocks an uppercut.
Blaze lands a damaging elbow.
Still in the clinch, Saruwatari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saruwatari can't find room to land a body shot as Blaze controls the action.
Saruwatari tries a body shot but Blaze blocks it.
Saruwatari can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Saruwatari misses with a body punch.
Blaze tries to work over Saruwatari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saruwatari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blaze drives through and clinches with Saruwatari against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saruwatari.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blaze.
That has opened up Kaito Saruwatari's cut even more.
Blaze blocking some punches.
Blaze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saruwatari has a couple of punches blocked by Blaze.
Blaze prevents a body shot from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari presses Blaze against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Saruwatari prevents a body shot from Blaze.
Saruwatari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blaze's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saruwatari lands with a left to the head.
Blaze swings wildly with an uppercut but Saruwatari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaze lands a hook that snaps the head of Saruwatari backwards.
Kaito Saruwatari is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blaze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaito Saruwatari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saruwatari has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaito Saruwatari!
After winning the bout, Kaito Saruwatari thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Redfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redfield comes to the cage accompanied by Believers . Calaway has chosen R.I.P. as his entrance music. Chris Redfield could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Calaway's chin.
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275 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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290 lbs
20 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Redfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Calaway!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Calaway. Redfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calaway throws a series of punches but Redfield avoids them all with ease.
Redfield walks into a left hand.
We've been told by Redfield's head coaches at >TAPOUT ELITE< that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Redfield throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Calaway's waist but Calaway gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Redfield off to one side.
Redfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Redfield doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Calaway, as that shot connected.
Redfield throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Calaway on the side of the head.
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!
Calaway throws a predictable looking body shot
and Redfield counters with a crisp one two that drops Calaway! Redfield thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Calaway to his feet! Calaway is in big trouble!
Calaway is rocked!
Redfield misses with a few strikes there.
Calaway is still on wobbly legs! Can Redfield finish him?
Calaway swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Redfield.
Redfield staying out of range there.
Calaway seems to have recovered his senses.
Redfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Calaway is looking to clinch.
Calaway misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Redfield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Redfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Calaway.
Calaway lands with a good body shot.
Redfield tries for a takedown but Calaway sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Calaway.
Calaway misses with a hook.
Redfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Calaway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Redfield does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Redfield drops Calaway with a beautiful combination! Calaway stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Redfield is looking for the KO!
Mark Calaway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Redfield throws out a loose jab but Calaway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Calaway. Those never looked like landing.
Redfield sends Calaway crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Redfield is motioning to the referee to let Calaway up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Redfield misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfield staying out of range there.
Redfield misses with a body shot.
Redfield takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Calaway throws a big shot that misses.
Calaway connects with a jab.
Redfield scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Calaway throws a series of punches but Redfield avoids them all with ease.
Redfield staying out of range there.
Calaway throws an off balance right hand
and Redfield counters with a nice leg kick.
Mark Calaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redfield misses the jab.
Calaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Calaway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Redfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Calaway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calaway throws a right and a left that Redfield avoids nicely.
Redfield walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Redfield walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Calaway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Calaway misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Calaway.
Calaway falls off balance throwing a combination
and Redfield counters with a nice right hand that sends Calaway toppling to the canvas! Calaway scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Redfield finish him?!
It looks like Mark Calaway has been cut.
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!
Calaway throws a low kick but Redfield moves out of range easily.
Calaway just misses with a punch to the body.
Redfield misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Redfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calaway thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calaway loads up on a big right hand but Redfield slips the punch.
Redfield scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Redfield fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Redfield goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Calaway has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Redfield but great work by Calaway.
Redfield is trying to get back to half guard.
Calaway tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calaway tries to move into full mount but can't pass Redfield's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Redfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Calaway's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Calaway slips under a jab from Redfield.
Redfield falls off balance throwing a combination
and Calaway counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Calaway throws a body punch but Redfield moves out of range.
Redfield shoots in and drives through. Calaway sprawls well.
Redfield scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Calaway closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calaway throws a looping overhand right but Redfield ducks down to avoid it.
Redfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Redfield shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Calaway defends it nicely.
Calaway throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway tries to score with a low kick but Redfield moves his leg out of the way.
Calaway connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Redfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calaway connects with a nice looking jab.
A clash of legs there as Redfield blocks the low kick.
Calaway connects with a right hand. Redfield shakes it off.
Redfield moves away from the strike by Calaway.
Redfield tests Calaway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Calaway.
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!
Calaway changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Redfield looking to score a takedown here. Calaway is defending well but Redfield drives through and ends up in Calaway's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfield throwing strikes but missing.
Calaway keeping full guard, as Redfield tries to pass.
Redfield might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Calaway utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Calaway preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redfield distracts Calaway with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Redfield wants to control from the top but Calaway keeps moving.
Redfield seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calaway has Redfield pulled in close to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Redfield accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Redfield postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Redfield trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Calaway working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Redfield.
Calaway trying to keep a closed guard but Redfield is proving a slippery customer.
Calaway has Redfield pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Calaway swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Redfield trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Calaway is trying to control the position but Redfield postures up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mark Calaway wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sloppy strikes from Redfield. Those never looked like landing.
Calaway throws a solid leg kick but Redfield takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Calaway.
A punch combination from Calaway misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Redfield tries to score a power double leg takedown but Calaway sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Redfield somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Redfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Redfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chris Redfield will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Calaway'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
No joy there for Redfield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Redfield.
Nice sprawl there from Calaway as Redfield shoots in.
Redfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calaway dips to his left and cracks Redfield with an uppercut!
Calaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Redfield.
Redfield fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Calaway throws a body punch but Redfield moves out of range.
Calaway misses with a straight right.
Chris Redfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Redfield scores with a sloppy right hand. Calaway should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calaway doesn't manage to clinch there - Redfield circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Calaway darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chris Redfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Calaway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Redfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Redfield walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Redfield slips under a jab from Calaway.
Redfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Calaway is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Calaway with a nice cross.
Calaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calaway takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calaway misses with a straight right.
Redfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Redfield sends Calaway crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Redfield is motioning to the referee to let Calaway up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfield looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Redfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Redfield moves away from the strike by Calaway.
Redfield thuds a left hand into Calaway's body.
Redfield lands a big uppercut and Calaway crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Calaway looks OK. Redfield waves Calaway back to his feet!
Redfield takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Calaway.
Calaway throws a shot from downtown. Redfield moves away and avoids it.
Calaway throws a right hand that misses
and Redfield counters with a nice low kick that buckles Calaway's knee momentarily.
Calaway takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Calaway jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calaway thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calaway throws a series of punches but Redfield avoids them all with ease.
Redfield will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Redfield misses with a straight right.
Redfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calaway misses with an uppercut. Redfield saw that one coming.
Calaway lands a jab.
Mark Calaway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by Redfield.
Nice defenses there by Calaway.
Redfield drives through with a takedown into Calaway's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Redfield trying to control but Calaway is working from the bottom.
Calaway is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redfield sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Redfield 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.
Redfield throwing strikes from guard but Calaway blocks nicely.
Redfield wants to control from the top but Calaway keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Calaway working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Redfield doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Redfield manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Redfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Redfield 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Redfield!
A very excited looking Chris Redfield rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Rousey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez comes into the arena with Planet Terror - El Wray blaring out of the sound system. Rousey comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Creepy Jackalope Eye by Supersuckers kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ronald Rousey will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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27
175 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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21
174 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald Rousey!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Rousey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rousey avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Rousey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rousey.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rousey.
Rousey misses with a hook.
Rodriguez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rousey to score with a decent uppercut.
Rousey misses with an uppercut.
Rousey defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
Rousey misses the shot to the body.
Rodriguez thows a body shot but no joy.
Rousey throws an overhand right that lands on Rodriguez's shoulder, as Rodriguez tries to avoid the shot.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Rousey.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rousey manages to avoid it.
Rousey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodriguez throws out the jab.
Rodriguez shoots in for a double leg but Rousey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rodriguez drives through with a takedown into Rousey's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rousey trying to strike off his back.
Rodriguez throwing strikes but missing.
Rodriguez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rousey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodriguez has managed to get both his arms back between Rousey's legs - danger averted.
Rodriguez is posturing up here but Rousey has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Rodriguez tries to roll out but it's too tight and Rodriguez has to tap! Slick submission there by Rousey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ronald Rousey!
A very excited looking Ronald Rousey made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Diego Rodriguez was interviewed post fight and said 'Bastard got lucky.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Chemical Brothers - Leave Home. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
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164 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, William Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanfield ducks right into an uppercut from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stanfield misses with a straight left.
Stanfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stanfield throws out a leg kick but Dos Santos moves out of range and Stanfield only half commits.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stanfield takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos is trying to ground and pound but Stanfield uses the momentary lack of control by Dos Santos to regain half guard.
Stanfield pushes Dos Santos off and gets back to his feet.
Dos Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Stanfield.
Dos Santos rushes Stanfield and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stanfield is defending well.
Dos Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Stanfield controls his hands.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Stanfield won't allow it.
Dos Santos avoiding damage as Stanfield throws knees to the body.
Stanfield is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dos Santos is keeping busy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dos Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to force a seperation but Stanfield has the dominant position.
Stanfield tries a body shot but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stanfields head.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch.
Dos Santos defending well as Stanfield loads up on a big left hand.
Stanfield bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stanfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Dos Santos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stanfield to the ground. Dos Santos is now in Stanfield's guard.
Dos Santos advances position into side control!
Dos Santos has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Stanfield!
Dos Santos looking to control but Stanfield is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dos Santos jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Stanfield manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield is trying to buck Dos Santos off.
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!
Stanfield is trying to control Dos Santos's posture but Dos Santos avoids it.
Stanfield is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dos Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stanfield is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dos Santos is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield struggling a bit here.
Dos Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stanfield, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dos Santos swings around for an armbar but Stanfield sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dos Santos's guard.
Dos Santos isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stanfield stacks Dos Santos on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stanfield!
Stanfield tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dos Santos's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield working away.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stanfield's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dos Santos works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanfield trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Stanfield has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Dos Santos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dos Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dos Santos clinches up with Stanfield and pushes him back against the cage.
Dos Santos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dos Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stanfield.
Stanfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dos Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stanfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stanfield wants to stall.
Stanfield looking for a takedown.
Dos Santos crunches a lovely knee into Stanfield's ribcage.
Dos Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Stanfield backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dos Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stanfield backwards.
Dos Santos pulls Stanfield into guard.
Stanfield got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dos Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stanfield has managed to get both his arms back between Dos Santos's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Dos Santos has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Stanfield is looking to defend but Dos Santos has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Stanfield! Dos Santos pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Stanfield taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). William Dos Santos!
After the big win, William Dos Santos made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Gamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ang comes to the cage accompanied by ACDC- Long Way To The Top. Gamer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by krolithika. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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199 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Ang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Gamer!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamer scores with a decent looking hook.
Gamer throws a looping overhand right but Ang ducks down to avoid it.
Gamer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gamer has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ang is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gamer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Edward Gamer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gamer lands the left hand.
Gamer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gamer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ang is rocked!
Gamer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ang crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gamer - the referee stops the clock and Ang gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gamer. Ang manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gamer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ang checks it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gamer!
Gamer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gamer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gamer, right into the meat.
Gamer lands with a hook. Ang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gamer lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Ang head around and knocks him out cold! Gamer hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edward Gamer!
Edward Gamer took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Steel Penn's All 160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Obsut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Game-360 Bars kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Obsut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Harrison Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes cracks the inside of Obsut's front leg.
Barnes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barnes is looking to score with low kicks.
Barnes lands a left and a right that send Obsut crashing to the mat, dazed. Barnes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Fedor Obsut has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barnes lands a head shot.
Obsut is rocked!
Barnes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oh Obsut is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Obsut dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Barnes knocks Obsut out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Harrison Barnes!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Harrison Barnes waved his t-shirt featuring Firebird Designs's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Binzo Binzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Binzo comes to the cage accompanied by Hair of the Dog by Nazareth. Alves has chosen Thin Lizzy - Angel of Death as his entrance music. Leandro Alves is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
42 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Binzo Binzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leandro Alves!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Binzo lands a jab to the head.
Binzo swings for the body but Alves moves out of range.
Alves manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Binzo on his heels. He'll look to pass Binzo's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Alves wants to control from the top but Binzo keeps moving.
Binzo trying to keep a closed guard but Alves is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Binzo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alves has gone for a leg lock! Binzo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Alves's guard.
Binzo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binzo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Binzo throws a big elbow that misses.
Binzo is in close to Alves's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Binzo postures up in Alves's guard and throws a big left but Alves blocks it.
Alves looking to control but Binzo passes into half guard.
Binzo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Binzo is looking to advance position but Alves won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Binzo 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.
Binzo is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Alves reverses the position - he's now on top in Binzo's guard.
Alves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Binzo is keeping the position for now.
Alves won't allow Binzo to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binzo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Binzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Binzo keeping full guard, as Alves tries to pass.
Alves has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at AD Sparring Emporium. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Binzo has his foot on Alves's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alves works his way back into a safe position though.
Alves passes Binzo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alves seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Binzo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Binzo is looking to improve his position.
Alves looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Alves is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Binzo defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binzo tries to roll over but Alves keeps him under control.
Alves is looking to take a break and control but Binzo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Alves connects with a nice short shot to Binzo's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Binzo actively working from the bottom here.
Alves is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Binzo defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Binzo Binzo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Alves misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alves. Binzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alves cracks Binzo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alves connects with a leg kick. Binzo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Binzo moves into the clinch.
Alves lands a shoulder strike.
Binzo prevents a body shot from Alves.
Binzo works on Alves's body with a couple of short punches.
Alves has Binzo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Binzo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alves blocks a body shot from Binzo.
Alves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Binzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Binzo scores with a shot to the side of Alves's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves blocks a body shot from Binzo.
A head punch on the inside from Binzo fails to land.
Binzo can't find room to land a body shot as Alves controls the action.
Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alves blocks an uppercut.
Alves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Alves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alves breaks from the clinch.
Binzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
Alves with a jab.
Alves misses with an uppercut. Binzo saw that one coming.
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Binzo.
Binzo checks a leg kick.
Alves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Binzo shoots for a takedown but Alves saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice defenses there by Binzo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a jab to Binzo's midsection.
Leandro Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Binzo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Binzo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Alves's best efforts.
Binzo trying to control here.
Binzo is pressing down on Alves's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Alves advances to half guard.
Alves has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Binzo Binzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alves prevents Binzo from getting the reversal.
Alves goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Binzo is on top in guard.
Alves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Binzo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Binzo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binzo wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Alves wants to hit a switch here but Binzo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Alves there!
Binzo cracks Alves with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binzo working Alves over with strikes here.
Binzo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Binzo raining down shots from the mount!
Alves is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Binzo looking to control but Alves is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alves is still in real trouble! Can Binzo finish him?
Binzo postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Alves bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Binzo and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Binzo Binzo!
Binzo Binzo very nearly forgot to thank Hellbent amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Leandro Alves spoke after the fight, saying 'welcome to the downward spiral.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Puckerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fritzie Zivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zivic has chosen La La Girl by Paffendorf as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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216 lbs
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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
26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noah Puckerman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fritzie Zivic!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zivic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puckerman.
Puckerman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zivic.
Puckerman just misses with a punch to the body.
Puckerman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zivic thuds his right hand into Puckerman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zivic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puckerman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Puckerman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puckerman throws a body punch but Zivic moves out of range.
Zivic works Puckerman's body with a nice hook.
Zivic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Puckerman's head.
It looks like Noah Puckerman has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puckerman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zivic wants to clinch up but Puckerman keeps it at a distance.
Zivic slips a straight right by Puckerman.
Zivic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Puckerman misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zivic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zivic misses with a looping right.
Puckerman misses the shot to the body.
Zivic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zivic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Puckerman misses with a jab to the body
and Zivic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zivic lands a nice hook to Puckerman's body. Puckerman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Zivic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puckerman throws a head kick but Zivic moves out of range.
Zivic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Puckerman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Puckerman thuds his right hand into Zivic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Puckerman avoids the body shot from Zivic.
Puckerman misses with a hook to the body
and Zivic counters with a nice uppercut.
Zivic fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Zivic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zivic.
Zivic just misses with a punch to the body.
Zivic doesn't manage to clinch there - Puckerman circles away.
A slow jab from Zivic misses its intended target.
Zivic connects with a looping right hand.
Puckerman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zivic back to the cage. Puckerman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Fritzie Zivic has been cut.
Puckerman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zivic throws a nice looking combination but Puckerman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zivic throws a jab but it's blocked by Puckerman.
Zivic lands with an overhand left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puckerman. Zivic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zivic checks a low kick from Puckerman.
Zivic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zivic lands a right hook to the body.
Puckerman with a nice cross.
Puckerman looks to score with a jab to the body but Zivic is just out of range.
Zivic lands a big uppercut and Puckerman crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Puckerman looks OK. Zivic waves Puckerman back to his feet!
Puckerman is rocked!
Noah Puckerman's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puckerman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Puckerman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Puckerman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zivic.
Puckerman seems to have got his legs back now.
Puckerman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Puckerman misses with a wild body shot.
Zivic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zivic pushes Puckerman up against the cage in a clinch.
Zivic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zivic misses with the head strike.
Puckerman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zivic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zivic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Puckerman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman cracks Zivic with a nice body shot.
Puckerman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puckerman tries a body shot but Zivic blocks it.
Zivic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puckerman struggles to land a body shot inside as Zivic controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Puckerman.
A right hand to the body from Zivic.
Puckerman tries to work over Zivic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puckerman.
Puckerman tries to work over Zivic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zivic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Puckerman backwards.
Puckerman struggles to land a body shot inside as Zivic controls his hands.
Zivic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Puckerman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Zivic fails to land.
Zivic misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puckerman lands an uppercut.
Puckerman tries a body shot but Zivic blocks it.
Zivic can't find room to land a body shot as Puckerman controls the action.
Puckerman looking to throw knees to the head but Zivic is blocking nicely.
Puckerman works on Zivic's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fritzie Zivic dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zivic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Puckerman in his tracks.
Puckerman slips a jab from Zivic.
Zivic misses with a straight right.
Zivic throws out a loose jab but Puckerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zivic lands a nice shot that snaps Puckerman's head back.
Puckerman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zivic 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.
Puckerman misses with a hook. Zivic ducked under it nicely.
Zivic 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.
Zivic throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puckerman moves out of range as Zivic strikes.
Puckerman keeps the fight on the outside.
Puckerman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puckerman is looking to wear down Zivic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Puckerman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zivic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zivic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Puckerman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Puckerman does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zivic. Puckerman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zivic blocks a low kick nicely.
Puckerman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Puckerman takes a swing at Zivic's ribcage but misses.
Puckerman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zivic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Puckerman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zivic.
Puckerman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Puckerman moves out of range as Zivic strikes.
Puckerman works Zivic's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zivic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puckerman.
Fritzie Zivic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zivic checks a low kick from Puckerman.
Zivic looks to score with a jab to the body but Puckerman is just out of range.
Zivic throws an off balance right hand
and Puckerman counters with an outside leg kick.
Puckerman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zivic moves away.
Zivic throws a lazy right hand but Puckerman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puckerman throws out a powerful jab.
Zivic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puckerman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puckerman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zivic was well out of range. Poor timing from Puckerman.
Puckerman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zivic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Puckerman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zivic checks it well.
Zivic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puckerman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman throws a leg kick but Zivic moved away.
Zivic looks to score with a jab to the body but Puckerman is just out of range.
Zivic lands with a good body shot.
Zivic cracks Puckerman with an open hand slap.
Zivic misses with a wild body shot.
Zivic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puckerman. Zivic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zivic cracks Puckerman with an open hand slap.
Puckerman swats away the attempt to clinch by Zivic.
Zivic misses the jab.
Puckerman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puckerman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puckerman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zivic throws a good cross that connects.
Zivic blocks a head kick by Puckerman.
A slow jab from Zivic misses its intended target.
Puckerman slips under a jab.
It looks like Puckerman has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Zivic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puckerman.
Puckerman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zivic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Puckerman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zivic.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puckerman misses with a looping right.
Puckerman misses the shot to the body.
Puckerman misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Puckerman dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Puckerman lands a nice looking body shot.
Puckerman moves out of range of the strikes.
Zivic misses with a hook. Puckerman ducked under it nicely.
Puckerman slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Zivic. Those never looked like landing.
Zivic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Puckerman. Puckerman obviously looking to wear him down.
Puckerman looks to score with a jab to the body but Zivic is just out of range.
Zivic catches Puckerman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Puckerman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zivic manages to avoid it.
Puckerman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zivic misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Puckerman finds it's way through Zivic's defenses.
Puckerman looks to score with a jab to the body but Zivic is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puckerman ducks under a wild hook from Zivic.
Puckerman misses the body punch
and Zivic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zivic misses with an uppercut.
Zivic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zivic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Puckerman at a distance.
Zivic just misses with a punch to the body.
Puckerman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zivic.
Puckerman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zivic.
Zivic throws a lazy uppercut
and Puckerman counters with an outside leg kick.
Zivic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zivic stalks Puckerman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Puckerman's face. Puckerman staggers backwards, shaken.
Zivic doesn't manage to clinch there - Puckerman circles away.
Puckerman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Puckerman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zivic's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zivic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puckerman can pounce on him.
Zivic just misses with a punch to the body.
Puckerman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puckerman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puckerman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Puckerman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zivic doesn't seem bothered though.
Puckerman thows a body shot but no joy.
Puckerman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zivic scores with a nice right hand.
Puckerman misses the shot to the body.
Puckerman ducks under a wild hook from Zivic.
Puckerman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman looks to score with a jab to the body but Zivic is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puckerman. Zivic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puckerman with a hook.
Zivic misses with a body shot.
Puckerman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zivic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Puckerman lands a nice looking body shot.
Zivic checks the leg kick.
Puckerman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zivic misses with a straight right.
Puckerman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zivic looks to land a left hand but Puckerman moved out of range nicely.
Puckerman lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puckerman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puckerman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zivic doesn't seem bothered though.
Puckerman misses with a body shot.
Zivic misses with a wild body shot.
Puckerman slips a straight right by Zivic.
Zivic avoids the body shot from Puckerman.
A telegraphed right hand from Zivic misses the target.
Puckerman delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Zivic.
Puckerman just misses with a punch to the body.
Puckerman throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Puckerman clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zivic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puckerman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zivic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puckerman moves away.
Zivic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puckerman.
The fighters circling - Zivic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puckerman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puckerman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zivic checks it well.
Zivic loads up on a big right hand but Puckerman slips the punch.
Puckerman takes a swing at Zivic's ribcage but misses.
Zivic scores with a hook to the body. Puckerman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Puckerman misses with a body shot
and Zivic counters with a stiff right hand.
Puckerman tries a head kick but it misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Zivic throws the left hand but Puckerman avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puckerman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zivic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Puckerman.
Zivic avoids the body shot from Puckerman.
Zivic checks a leg kick.
Zivic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zivic misses with a right hand
and Puckerman counters with a thumping low kick.
Zivic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Puckerman doesn't seem bothered though.
Zivic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Puckerman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zivic is out of range.
Zivic punishes Puckerman's body with a nice straight punch.
Puckerman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zivic lands with a straight right. Puckerman didn't see that one coming.
A combination from Zivic does no damage.
The crowd cheers as Zivic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Puckerman doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puckerman misses with a wild body shot.
Zivic misses with a two punch combination.
Puckerman scores with a push kick.
Puckerman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zivic missing with a left hand there. Puckerman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puckerman works over Zivic's head and body with a nice combination.
Puckerman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Puckerman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Puckerman lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zivic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puckerman manages to avoid it.
Puckerman connects with an inside leg kick.
Zivic misses the shot to the body.
Zivic lands a jab to the head.
Zivic throws a hook but Puckerman avoids it easily.
Zivic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zivic throws a hook to the side of Puckerman's head but Puckerman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zivic rushes Puckerman and presses him up against the cage.
Zivic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puckerman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zivic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A hook to the body from Zivic.
Zivic swings wildly with an uppercut but Puckerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zivic misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zivic blocks a body shot from Puckerman.
A head punch on the inside from Zivic fails to land.
Zivic working aggressively here.
Puckerman is leaning against Zivic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zivic.
Puckerman can't find room to land a body shot as Zivic controls the action.
Puckerman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fritzie Zivic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zivic.
A right hand to the body from Puckerman.
Puckerman tries to work over Zivic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puckerman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puckerman gets through Zivic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Puckerman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Puckerman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zivic takes a knee right on the jaw!
Puckerman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zivic blocks a body shot from Puckerman.
Puckerman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Puckerman presses Zivic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Puckerman had his way with Fritzie Zivic in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Puckerman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zivic is looking to clinch but Puckerman is avoiding it.
Nice cross by Puckerman.
Zivic lands an overhand right.
Puckerman lands a head shot.
Zivic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zivic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zivic slips a jab from Puckerman.
Puckerman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zivic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Puckerman tries a low kick but Zivic avoids it.
Zivic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puckerman.
Zivic tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puckerman. Zivic does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zivic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puckerman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Puckerman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Puckerman throws a body punch but Zivic moves out of range.
Zivic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Puckerman's hands.
Puckerman throws a head kick that half lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Puckerman, right into the meat.
Nice body punch from Puckerman.
Puckerman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puckerman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Puckerman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puckerman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zivic connects with a body shot that sends Puckerman's belly button to the back.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puckerman ducks under a wild hook from Zivic.
Zivic misses with a wild body shot.
Puckerman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zivic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zivic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Puckerman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zivic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Puckerman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zivic backwards.
Puckerman gets through Zivic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Puckerman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zivic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Puckerman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puckerman misses with a body punch.
Zivic swings wildly with an uppercut but Puckerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zivic misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zivic.
Puckerman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puckerman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Puckerman controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puckerman.
Zivic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puckerman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zivic can't find room to land a body shot as Puckerman controls the action.
Puckerman tries to throw a body punch but Zivic avoids it by throwing Puckerman back against the cage.
Puckerman cracks Zivic with a nice body shot.
Puckerman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puckerman.
A right handed body shot lands from Puckerman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Puckerman.
Puckerman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puckerman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zivic backwards.
Puckerman lands a nice uppercut.
Puckerman lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Puckerman.
Puckerman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fritzie Zivic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puckerman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zivic throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puckerman.
Zivic blocks a body shot from Puckerman.
Zivic misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Puckerman - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Zivic - that landed with a thud.
Puckerman lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Zivic.
Zivic tries a body shot but Puckerman blocks it.
Puckerman struggles to land a body shot inside as Zivic controls his hands.
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Puckerman controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zivic.
Zivic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puckerman's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zivic tries to work over Puckerman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zivic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puckerman's elbow.
Zivic misses with a punch on the inside.
Puckerman tries to throw a body punch but Zivic avoids it by throwing Puckerman back against the cage.
Puckerman tries to work over Zivic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noah Puckerman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Puckerman 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:46
Judge William Peck scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah Puckerman!
Noah Puckerman retains his light heavyweight title!
Noah Puckerman very nearly forgot to thank L.A. Elite Clothing Co amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Kyzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyzer comes into the arena with All of the Lights blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Kyzer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Kyzer ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kyzer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kyzer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kyzer checks a leg kick.
Kyzer defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Kyzer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Kyzer.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kyzer misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Kyzer misses with the body kick
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick.
No joy there for Kyzer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've been informed that Sanchez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kyzer slips a jab from Sanchez.
A head kick by Kyzer misses
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that stops Kyzer in his tracks momentarily.
Kyzer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kyzer takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyzer scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to work over Kyzer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kyzer misses with the head strike.
Kyzer misses with a body punch.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kyzer.
Kyzer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
I was talking to Kyzer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kyzer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kyzer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Kyzer.
Good body shot from Sanchez.
Kyzer working aggressively here.
Sanchez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kyzer backwards.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyzer lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Kyzer.
Kyzer can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Kyzer misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyzer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kyzer lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyzer.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Kyzer fails to land.
Sanchez scores with a shoulder strike.
Kyzer throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Kyzer controls his hands.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Kyzer misses with some punches.
Sanchez looking to stall.
Kyzer throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Sanchez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Kyzer misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kyzer has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Kyzer controls the action.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kyzer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nate Kyzer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyzer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kyzer walks into a jab.
Kyzer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kyzer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kyzer moves forwards but Sanchez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kyzer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Kyzer misses the body punch
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Kyzer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanchez under the eye.
Kyzer lands with a shot to the body.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Kyzer tries to clinch up.
Kyzer is looking to clinch.
Kyzer checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Kyzer throws a leg kick but Sanchez checks it.
Kyzer throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kyzer swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sanchez.
Kyzer throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyzer closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body.
Kyzer misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nate Kyzer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kyzer looks to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kyzer.
Kyzer tries to land a front kick but Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kyzer.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kyzer throws a leg kick but Sanchez moved away.
Kyzer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kyzer tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kyzer.
Kyzer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a right hand. Kyzer shakes it off.
Kyzer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kyzer clobbers Sanchez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A shot to the body from Kyzer misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Kyzer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kyzer's sensitive parts.
Kyzer clinches.
Kyzer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kyzer throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez lands a body punch.
Kyzer misses with a punch on the inside.
Kyzer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kyzer throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Kyzer swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez lands with a light punch inside.
Kyzer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Kyzer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Sanchez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sanchez taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyzer.
Kyzer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kyzer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Kyzer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kyzer scores with a hook to the body.
Kyzer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyzer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyzer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Kyzer avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Kyzer.
A short uppercut from Sanchez.
Kyzer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Kyzer misses with the head strike.
Kyzer misses with some punches.
Kyzer lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez lands a body punch.
Nate Kyzer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Kyzer fails to land.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanchez.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanchez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyzer has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kyzer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kyzer throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer lands a body shot.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez cracks Kyzer with a nice body shot.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kyzer digs a right hand into Sanchez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanchez's gas tank.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Kyzer.
Kyzer lands a nice shot to the body.
Kyzer prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
A right hand to the body from Kyzer.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kyzer working aggressively here.
Sanchez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Kyzer on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyzer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyzer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanchez is trying to maintain a safe position but Kyzer gets an underhook and turns Sanchez into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diego Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kyzer scores with a body shot.
Kyzer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kyzer looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Kyzer ducks down to avoid it.
Kyzer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez scores with a nice right hand.
Sanchez lands a jab.
Kyzer closes the distance and clinches.
Kyzer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Kyzer.
Kyzer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyzer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kyzer backwards.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Kyzer.
Kyzer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kyzer lands a body shot.
Kyzer misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyzer.
Kyzer misses with a body punch.
Sanchez takes a shot to the head.
Kyzer lands a shot to the body.
Kyzer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Kyzer blocking some punches.
Kyzer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kyzer working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Kyzer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyzer working aggressively here.
Kyzer prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
Kyzer lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Kyzer misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a right hand.
Sanchez pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kyzer.
Kyzer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Kyzer.
Kyzer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kyzer presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kyzer backwards.
Kyzer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kyzer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kyzer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kyzer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kyzer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kyzer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Sanchez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sanchez wants to stall.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Kyzer as the two fighters clinch.
Kyzer lands a nice uppercut.
Kyzer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Kyzer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Kyzer.
Kyzer lands a left hand.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Sanchez is looking to control Kyzer's arms but Kyzer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanchez has his back to the cage.
Kyzer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez trying to stall but Kyzer improves his position.
Kyzer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Kyzer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kyzer misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez tries to work over Kyzer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kyzer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Kyzer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyzer.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Kyzer blocking some punches.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Kyzer.
Kyzer blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyzer throws a head punch that misses.
Kyzer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyzer struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Kyzer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Kyzer clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kyzer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a jab to Kyzer's midsection.
Sanchez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kyzer on the side of the head.
Sanchez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kyzer at a distance.
Kyzer wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Kyzer connects with a jab.
Kyzer moves to clinch but Sanchez breaks away
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kyzer clinches with his opponent.
Kyzer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kyzer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kyzer tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Kyzer misses with a punch on the inside.
Kyzer presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kyzer scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Kyzer.
Sanchez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyzer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kyzer misses with the head strike.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kyzer backwards.
Kyzer lands with a light punch inside.
Kyzer lands a shot to the body.
Kyzer tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kyzer misses with a punch to the body.
Kyzer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Kyzer pushes Sanchez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Kyzer.
Kyzer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyzer lands an uppercut.
Kyzer throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kyzer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kyzer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyzer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyzer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Kyzer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kyzer misses with the head strike.
Kyzer working aggressively here.
Kyzer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kyzer's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Kyzer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kyzer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyzer.
Kyzer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Kyzer lands with a left to the head.
Sanchez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kyzer backwards.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kyzers head.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyzer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanchez.
Kyzer blocking some punches.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diego Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Kyzer is looking to wear down Sanchez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kyzer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kyzer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sanchez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
Kyzer scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Kyzer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyzer throws a lazy head kick
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kyzer throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kyzer manages to avoid it.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kyzer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that stops Kyzer in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyzer tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kyzer looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Kyzer had his way with Diego Sanchez in that round.
That's time! Kyzer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kyzer. That did some damage!
Kyzer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kyzer misses with a few strikes there.
Kyzer swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Kyzer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanchez.
Sanchez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kyzer lands a really nice looking cross but Sanchez seems unphased.
Sanchez lunges at Kyzer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kyzer's hand.
Kyzer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sanchez swings for the body but Kyzer moves out of range.
Kyzer tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Kyzer takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kyzer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kyzer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kyzer's sensitive parts.
Sanchez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kyzer throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kyzer misses the shot to the body.
Kyzer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sanchez.
Kyzer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A combination from Kyzer does no damage.
Kyzer lands a jab to Sanchez's midsection.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Kyzer blocks the low kick.
Diego Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kyzer tries to clinch up
and Sanchez counters with a thumping low kick.
Kyzer takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Kyzer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Kyzer.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
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!
Kyzer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Sanchez lands a head shot.
Kyzer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kyzer wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
Kyzer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kyzer is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
A punch lands to the side of Kyzer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sanchez takes a swing at Kyzer's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Kyzer.
Kyzer tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kyzer moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Kyzer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Kyzer checks it.
Kyzer stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kyzer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanchez throws a low kick but Kyzer avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kyzer finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanchez's head.
Kyzer tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Kyzer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kyzer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kyzer throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Kyzer moves out of range.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Sanchez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanchez lands with a hook. Kyzer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kyzer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kyzer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kyzer tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez scores with the left hand. Kyzer knows he should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Sanchez.
I think Kyzer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 48:48
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nate Kyzer!
Nate Kyzer retains his featherweight title!
Nate Kyzer gave a mention to [CWCE] Doom Fightwear & Laundry Service in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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