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Ascension: All Out War PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Guerra Salsido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerra Salsido comes to the cage accompanied by Cuba Anthem. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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218 lbs
26 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonid Guerra Salsido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick James!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitch! scores with a push kick.
Guerra Salsido takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Guerra Salsido tries to bum rush Bitch! with a series of wild strikes but Bitch! uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guerra Salsido is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bitch!.
Guerra Salsido misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bitch! connects with a leg kick. Guerra Salsido looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bitch! stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Guerra Salsido avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guerra Salsido 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.
Bitch! with a hook.
Bitch! scores with a jab to the body.
Rick James, Bitch! seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bitch! ducks right into an uppercut from Guerra Salsido.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bitch! tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guerra Salsido was well out of range. Poor timing from Bitch!.
Bitch! swings widly with a right hand
enabling Guerra Salsido to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra Salsido breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guerra Salsido fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bitch! tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guerra Salsido was well out of range. Poor timing from Bitch!.
Guerra Salsido misses with a straight right.
A big right from Bitch! misses.
Bitch! ducks under a wild hook from Guerra Salsido.
Guerra Salsido uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bitch!.
Bitch! throws a body punch but Guerra Salsido moves out of range.
Bitch! fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Guerra Salsido looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bitch! scores with a shot to the body.
Guerra Salsido takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! darts in and clinches Guerra Salsido up against the cage.
Guerra Salsido breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bitch! moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bitch! moves in looking to clinch but Guerra Salsido pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Bitch!.
Bitch! gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bitch! lands a left hand.
Guerra Salsido wants to get back to striking at distance but Bitch! won't allow it.
Bitch! throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Guerra Salsido breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guerra Salsido tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bitch! with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guerra Salsido was well out of range. Poor timing from Bitch!.
Bitch! fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Guerra Salsido 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.
Guerra Salsido displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bitch! throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bitch!.
Guerra Salsido scores with a jab to the jaw.
Guerra Salsido ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bitch! misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guerra Salsido.
Bitch! rushes Guerra Salsido and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Guerra Salsido is trying to force a seperation but Bitch! has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guerra Salsido.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guerra Salsido.
Bitch! is trying to maintain a safe position but Guerra Salsido gets an underhook and turns Bitch! into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bitch! throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bitch! swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bitch! lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bitch!.
Bitch! lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bitch! lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Guerra Salsido tries to circle away but Bitch! has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bitch!.
Guerra Salsido avoiding damage as Bitch! throws knees to the body.
Bitch! softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bitch! blocks an uppercut.
Guerra Salsido wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bitch! lands a nice elbow.
Bitch! pushes off an throws an elbow but Guerra Salsido leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Guerra Salsido.
Bitch! lands a left hand.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick James, Bitch! dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bitch! moves out of range of the leg kick from Guerra Salsido.
Bitch! thows a body shot but no joy.
Rick James, Bitch! seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bitch!.
Guerra Salsido uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bitch!.
Bitch! fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guerra Salsido.
Bitch! takes the fight into the clinch.
Guerra Salsido wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Guerra Salsido wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Guerra Salsido trying to control the position but instead, Bitch! has worked for underhooks and has pushed Guerra Salsido into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bitch! fails to land.
Bitch! misses with the head strike.
Guerra Salsido misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra Salsido misses with a punch on the inside.
Bitch! lands with a left to the head.
Bitch! misses with a punch on the inside.
Guerra Salsido is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bitch! is keeping busy.
Bitch! blocking some punches.
Bitch! misses with the head strike.
Bitch! throws an elbow but it misses.
Bitch! throws an elbow but it misses.
Guerra Salsido lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guerra Salsido blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guerra Salsido goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bitch! blocks an uppercut.
Bitch! misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Bitch!.
A body shot lands from Bitch!.
Guerra Salsido avoids the elbow strike from Bitch!, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra Salsido lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bitch! lands an elbow just above Guerra Salsido 's eye.
Bitch! lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Guerra Salsido lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bitch! backwards.
Bitch! throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from Bitch!.
Bitch! lands a left hand.
Bitch! misses with an elbow over the top.
Guerra Salsido blocks the elbow strike.
Bitch! lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guerra Salsido pushes Bitch! back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guerra Salsido struggles to land a body shot inside as Bitch! controls his hands.
A short right from Guerra Salsido on the inside.
Bitch! lands an elbow that stopped Guerra Salsido in his tracks for a moment.
Bitch! swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guerra Salsido blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guerra Salsido is looking to break free of the clinch but Bitch! has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bitch! just misses with a elbow thrown towards Guerra Salsido's brow.
Bitch! is trying to stall.
Guerra Salsido misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Bitch!.
Guerra Salsido breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guerra Salsido is looking to clinch.
Guerra Salsido walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bitch! is looking to score with low kicks.
Guerra Salsido ducks under a wild hook from Bitch!.
Bitch! connects with a good right hand that stumbles Guerra Salsido. Guerra Salsido circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Guerra Salsido ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guerra Salsido moves out of range of the leg kick from Bitch!.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! tries to clinch up.
A clash of legs there as Guerra Salsido blocks the low kick.
Bitch! connects with a looping right hand.
Bitch! closes the distance and pushes Guerra Salsido back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bitch! swings wildly with an uppercut but Guerra Salsido uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bitch! misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bitch! throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bitch! lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rick James, Bitch! seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Guerra Salsido pushes Bitch! back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guerra Salsido dodges an elbow strike from Bitch!.
Guerra Salsido pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guerra Salsido drives through and clinches with Bitch! against the cage.
Guerra Salsido leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick James, Bitch! showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Guerra Salsido uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bitch! has time to react.
Bitch! fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guerra Salsido, pushing him back against the cage.
Bitch! works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bitch! lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guerra Salsido backwards.
Guerra Salsido blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Bitch!.
Guerra Salsido takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guerra Salsido blocks an elbow strike.
Bitch! working aggressively here.
Bitch! misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bitch! fails to land.
Guerra Salsido can't break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Guerra Salsido.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guerra Salsido.
Guerra Salsido blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guerra Salsido throws a punch but it's blocked by Bitch!.
Bitch! blocking some punches.
Guerra Salsido looking to stall.
Bitch! working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bitch! lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bitch!.
Bitch! keeps control of Guerra Salsido as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Guerra Salsido stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bitch! tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guerra Salsido blocks an elbow strike.
Bitch! lands an elbow just above Guerra Salsido 's eye.
It looks like Leonid Guerra Salsido has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guerra Salsido.
Bitch! lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerra Salsido lands a hook that snaps the head of Bitch! backwards.
Guerra Salsido misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bitch! lands a shot to the body.
Guerra Salsido misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guerra Salsido is trying to break the clinch but Bitch! has him pressed against the cage.
Bitch! is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guerra Salsido is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bitch!.
Guerra Salsido is looking to break free of the clinch but Bitch! has double underhooks.
Bitch! looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bitch! lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bitch! throws an elbow but misses.
Guerra Salsido throws a punch but it's blocked by Bitch!.
Guerra Salsido can't break the clinch.
Bitch! comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Guerra Salsido swings wildly with an uppercut but Bitch! uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guerra Salsido scores with a shot to the side of Bitch!'s head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra Salsido misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bitch! lands a shot to the body.
Guerra Salsido misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bitch! swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bitch! swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guerra Salsido taking a breather.
Bitch! looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Guerra Salsido's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guerra Salsido moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bitch! scores with a jab. Guerra Salsido acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bitch! drives through and clinches with Guerra Salsido against the cage.
Guerra Salsido stalling in the clinch but Bitch! improves position.
Guerra Salsido struggles to land a body shot inside as Bitch! controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guerra Salsido avoiding damage as Bitch! throws knees to the body.
Bitch! comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guerra Salsido blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guerra Salsido swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guerra Salsido misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bitch! throws an elbow that misses.
Bitch! pushes off an throws an elbow but Guerra Salsido leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bitch! blocks an uppercut.
Guerra Salsido lands with a right to the head.
Bitch! swings wildly with an uppercut but Guerra Salsido uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bitch! throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bitch! tries to land knees in the clinch but Guerra Salsido avoids the damage to the body.
Leonid Guerra Salsido has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bitch!.
Guerra Salsido lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick James, Bitch! comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bitch! 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick James, Bitch!!
A relieved looking Rick James, Bitch! thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Dooalot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tao comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! James Dooalot could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yin Tao's chin.
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160 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Dooalot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yin Tao!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dooalot misses with a hook.
Tao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tao misses the shot to the body.
Dooalot moves out of range as Tao throws a body kick.
Tao throws a push kick but Dooalot slaps the foot to one side.
Dooalot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tao.
Tao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dooalot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dooalot digs a good hook to Tao's body.
Tao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dooalot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tao throws a low kick but Dooalot avoids it.
Dooalot misses with a left hand
and Tao finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tao lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Tao.
Tao's coach down at Homunculus Alembic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tao's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tao throws a solid leg kick but Dooalot takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tao.
Tao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dooalot's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dooalot connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tao misses with a body kick.
Dooalot takes a swing at Tao's ribcage but misses.
Tao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dooalot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tao cracks a nice hook into Dooalot's ribs.
Tao with a hook.
Tao misses with a straight left.
Tao is looking to score with low kicks.
Dooalot moves out of range as Tao strikes.
Tao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dooalot is out of range.
Tao checks a leg kick.
Dooalot avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tao throws a lazy right hand but Dooalot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dooalot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tao manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dooalot misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body kick from Tao.
Tao is looking to land body kicks.
Tao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dooalot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tao 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.
Dooalot avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tao lands a front kick.
Yin Tao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dooalot tries to land a front kick but Tao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dooalot looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tao cracks Dooalot with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tao is looking to score with low kicks.
Dooalot checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dooalot connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tao scrambles back to his feet.
Tao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dooalot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dooalot throws a shot from downtown. Tao moves away and avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tao, right into the meat.
Tao throws a low kick, looking for Dooalot's leg but Dooalot calmly moves out of range.
Dooalot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tao.
Dooalot thows a body kick. Tao tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dooalot misses with a shot to the body
and Tao counters with an outside leg kick.
Tao lands with a hook. Dooalot tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tao cracks the inside of Dooalot's front leg.
Tao thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dooalot if he has to take too many more of those.
Tao blocks a low kick nicely.
Tao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dooalot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao cracks a nice hook into Dooalot's ribs.
Tao checks a leg kick nicely.
Dooalot throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tao checks a leg kick.
Good work by Dooalot as he checks the leg kick.
Tao connects with an inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Tao finds it's target.
Tao misses with a body kick.
Tao scores with a spinning back kick!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tao checks a leg kick.
Tao throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao misses with a low kick.
Dooalot fakes the leg kick and cracks Tao in the body.
Tao throws a leg kick that misses.
Dooalot throws a body kick that misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Tao 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.
Nice body punch from Tao.
Tao scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dooalot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tao scores with a spinning back kick!
Tao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dooalot throws a sloppy head kick and Tao moves out of range easily.
Tao throws a looping overhand right but Dooalot ducks down to avoid it.
Dooalot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tao looks for the body kick but Dooalot saw that one coming.
Tao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tao throws a leg kick which misses Dooalot's front leg but catches the back leg as Dooalot tries to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Dooalot - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tao with a jab.
Tao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao blocks a jab.
Tao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dooalot manages to avoid it.
Dooalot lands a nice shot that snaps Tao's head back.
Tao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dooalot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dooalot catches Tao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A bone on bone clash there as Dooalot blocks the leg kick.
Tao throws a body punch but Dooalot moves out of range.
Dooalot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dooalot misses with a left hand
and Tao counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tao.
Dooalot lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tao lands a shoulder strike.
Tao lands with a left to the head.
Come on Dooalot - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dooalot breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tao.
Dooalot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tao's sensitive parts.
Tao checks a low kick from Dooalot.
Dooalot throws a chopping leg kick but Tao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dooalot will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dooalot throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dooalot misses with a leg kick
and Tao counters by moving into the clinch.
Tao digs a right hand into Dooalot's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dooalot's gas tank.
Dooalot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tao backwards.
Dooalot taking a breather.
Dooalot misses with a punch to the body.
Tao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dooalot tries to work over Tao's front leg with a kick but Tao checks it.
Tao throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tao.
Dooalot scores with a jab to the body.
Dooalot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tao. Tao obviously looking to wear him down.
Tao throws a leg kick
and Dooalot counters with an inside leg kick.
Dooalot takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tao. Dooalot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yin Tao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dooalot throws a body kick that misses
and Tao counters by clinching up.
Dooalot prevents a body shot from Tao.
Dooalot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tao lands an uppercut.
Tao is working Dooalot over against the cage.
Tao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dooalot is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tao working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tao can't find room to land a body shot as Dooalot controls the action.
Tao working aggressively here.
Tao swings wildly with an uppercut but Dooalot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tao lands an uppercut.
Dooalot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tao has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Tao.
Tao lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Dooalot.
Tao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dooalot lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yin Tao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao throws a punch but it's blocked by Dooalot.
Dooalot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tao struggles to land a body shot inside as Dooalot controls his hands.
Tao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Tao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tao blocks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dooalot.
Dooalot fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tao checks it well.
Dooalot throws a jab when Tao was well out of range.
A head kick by Dooalot misses
and Tao counters with a nice body kick.
Tao checks a leg kick nicely.
Tao misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dooalot 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 Tao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dooalot throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dooalot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tao.
Tao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dooalot.
Tao goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tao throws a leg kick
and Dooalot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dooalot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dooalot tries a low kick but Tao avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dooalot takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dooalot blocks a head kick by Tao.
Tao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Dooalot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dooalot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dooalot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Dooalot.
Tao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dooalot checks it well.
Tao checks a leg kick.
Tao scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body punch from Tao.
Dooalot sizes up Tao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tao misses with a looping left.
Tao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao checks a low kick from Dooalot.
Dooalot missing with a left hand there. Tao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tao misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Tao.
Dooalot thows a body shot but no joy.
Dooalot tries a head kick but it misses.
Tao misses with a kick to the body.
Tao scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tao lands a nice looking body shot.
Dooalot misses with a kick to the body.
Tao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tao checks a low kick from Dooalot.
Tao lands with a nice body punch.
James Dooalot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao cracks Dooalot with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dooalot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tao manages to avoid it.
Dooalot misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tao lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tao. That's going to slow Dooalot down.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Dooalot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tao manages to avoid it.
Dooalot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tao lands a body shot.
Tao scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tao lands a lovely overhand right.
Tao fakes the leg kick and cracks Dooalot in the body.
Tao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dooalot takes a step back to recover.
Tao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dooalot. That did some damage!
Tao scores with a jab to the body.
Tao scores with a jab to the body.
Dooalot moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tao scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dooalot gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tao.
Dooalot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dooalot tries to move into range but Tao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yin Tao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tao 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yin Tao!
Yin Tao decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between J Blunts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dj Crabby Jef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blunts comes to the cage accompanied by Meek Mill - Polo & Shell Tops. Crabby Jef has chosen Madd Skillz as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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196 lbs
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31
198 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
35 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Blunts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dj Crabby Jef!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blunts smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blunts seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Blunts feints and then cracks Crabby Jef's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crabby Jef down.
Blunts shoots and misses
and Crabby Jef moves into the clinch.
Crabby Jef lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blunts backwards.
Crabby Jef lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blunts struggles to land a body shot inside as Crabby Jef controls his hands.
Blunts tries to throw a body punch but Crabby Jef avoids it by throwing Blunts back against the cage.
Blunts is trying to break the clinch but Crabby Jef has him pressed against the cage.
Blunts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crabby Jef misses with a body shot.
Blunts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crabby Jef misses with a straight left.
Crabby Jef waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blunts.
Blunts feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crabby Jef's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blunts connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crabby Jef momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crabby Jef tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blunts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blunts misses with a body shot.
Crabby Jef on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crabby Jef keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blunts.
A jab from Blunts finds it's way through Crabby Jef's defenses.
Blunts defending well as Crabby Jef loads up on a big left hand.
Blunts lands with a good body shot.
Blunts misses with a double jab.
Crabby Jef closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Blunts's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Crabby Jef trying to control but Blunts is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crabby Jef working some strikes from top position.
Blunts wants to sweep here but Crabby Jef controlling him for the moment.
Blunts keeping moving, preventing Crabby Jef from controlling successfully.
Blunts is looking for a triangle but Crabby Jef pushes his legs off easily.
Blunts not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Crabby Jef passes into half guard.
Crabby Jef is looking to take a break and control but Blunts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Crabby Jef looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Blunts is defending against the submission attempts here by Crabby Jef.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunts actively working from the bottom here.
Blunts looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blunts has hold of Crabby Jef's hands but Crabby Jef slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Blunts has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Crabby Jef is working away from the top position though.
Crabby Jef not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Crabby Jef lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunts tries to roll over but Crabby Jef keeps him under control.
Crabby Jef trying to control from half guard but Blunts is working away.
Crabby Jef might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Blunts haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Blunts is looking to control Crabby Jef's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blunts avoid being mounted?
Blunts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blunts has hold of Crabby Jef's hands but Crabby Jef slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crabby Jef missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blunts wants to control but Crabby Jef is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blunts is looking to improve his position.
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 J Blunts will probably get the nod.
That's time! Blunts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blunts takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
J Blunts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blunts lands with a nice body punch.
Crabby Jef ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blunts will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crabby Jef takes a swing at Blunts's ribcage but misses.
Blunts decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Crabby Jef slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Crabby Jef controlling Blunts's posture.
Crabby Jef keeping moving, preventing Blunts from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Crabby Jef's guard.
Crabby Jef is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Blunts's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Blunts's back!
Blunts manages to reverse the position and now he's in Crabby Jef's guard. Nice work there by Blunts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blunts slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Crabby Jef looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blunts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blunts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blunts trying to control but Crabby Jef is working from the bottom.
Blunts content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dj Crabby Jef has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blunts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crabby Jef works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crabby Jef trying to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blunts stopping the sweep attempt from Crabby Jef.
Blunts pushing down on Crabby Jef's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Crabby Jef is doing well to control the position and prevent Blunts from advancing to side control.
Blunts wants to pass the guard but Crabby Jef is defending well.
Blunts is looking to take a break and control but Crabby Jef is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crabby Jef slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Crabby Jef is pulling down on Blunts's head. It's preventing any offense from Blunts, at least for the moment.
Crabby Jef wants to sweep here but Blunts controlling him for the moment.
Blunts trying to control but Crabby Jef is working from the bottom.
Blunts postures up.
Blunts got a little sloppy there for a moment and Crabby Jef has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blunts has managed to get both his arms back between Crabby Jef's legs - danger averted.
Crabby Jef trying to control the position.
Crabby Jef working for a triangle but Blunts defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crabby Jef pulls Blunts in close to prevent any damage.
Blunts sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Crabby Jef's guard.
Crabby Jef is controlling Blunts's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Crabby Jef is staying active underneath Blunts, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Blunts lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crabby Jef trying to control but Blunts postures up.
Blunts tries to pass to full mount but Crabby Jef defends it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
J Blunts dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Blunts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crabby Jef.
Blunts keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crabby Jef lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A cross from Crabby Jef lands.
Crabby Jef lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blunts at a distance.
Blunts moves out of range as Crabby Jef throws a body kick.
A head kick by Crabby Jef misses
and Blunts counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crabby Jef uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blunts.
Blunts stuns Crabby Jef with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts takes a swing at Crabby Jef's ribcage but misses.
Crabby Jef thows a body shot but no joy.
Blunts scores with a takedown into Crabby Jef's guard.
Blunts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crabby Jef is keeping the position for now.
Blunts working some strikes from top position.
Blunts wants to pass the guard but Crabby Jef is keeping the position.
Blunts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crabby Jef lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Blunts!
Blunts is bucking up trying to escape but Crabby Jef cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dj Crabby Jef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crabby Jef prevents Blunts from getting the reversal.
Crabby Jef scoring with strikes but Blunts is staying in there.
Blunts is trying desperately to improve position.
Blunts regains half guard.
Blunts looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunts on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Crabby Jef missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Crabby Jef lands with a punch from half guard.
Crabby Jef prevents Blunts from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Crabby Jef in particular looking to stall.
J Blunts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blunts is refusing to be controlled, as Crabby Jef sits in half guard.
Blunts has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Crabby Jef is working away from the top position though.
Crabby Jef wants to work for an arm triangle but Blunts is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crabby Jef trying to control the action but Blunts is working from the bottom.
Crabby Jef thows a huge punch but Blunts dodges it nicely.
Blunts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crabby Jef.
Crabby Jef landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Blunts is looking to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crabby Jef scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dj Crabby Jef comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blunts has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... J Blunts!
An out of breath J Blunts thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alphons Draclau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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33
143 lbs
23 - 5 - 1 |
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36
148 lbs
28 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphons Draclau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Draclau thumps Tatum with a low kick.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Draclau as he jumps to the side.
Draclau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tatum.
Tatum is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tatum throws a right hand that misses
and Draclau counters with a stiff right hand.
Tatum looks to score with a jab to the body but Draclau is just out of range.
Tatum ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tatum throws a body punch but Draclau moves out of range.
Tatum takes a swing at Draclau's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draclau decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tatum moves into full guard.
Draclau wants to control from the top but Tatum keeps moving.
Tatum is looking to sweep but instead, Draclau has passed into half guard.
Tatum wants to control but Draclau is keeping busy.
Tatum actively working from the bottom here.
Tatum tries to get to full guard but Draclau has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Draclau in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draclau wants to control but Tatum is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tatum tries to get to full guard but Draclau has control of the leg.
Draclau drops an elbow to the side of Tatum's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draclau lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Draclau takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tatum is trying to control but can't.
Tatum might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Draclau haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draclau prevents Tatum from improving his position.
Tatum is trying to control but can't.
Draclau throwing shots but Tatum is blocking nicely.
Draclau is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Draclau passes into side control, despite Tatum's attempt to control the position.
Draclau is looking to take a break and control but Tatum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tatum sneaks back into half guard.
Tatum manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draclau's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tatum is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Draclau pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tatum is keeping the position for now.
Tatum pushes a forearm under Draclau's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Draclau is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny Tatum!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Danny Tatum made sure he mentioned Merciless Gladiators, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ice Lander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Ragnaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lander comes to the cage accompanied by Tribute. Ragnaar has chosen Mustasch - Thank You for the Demon as his entrance music. Erik Ragnaar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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34
231 lbs
33 - 21 - 1 |
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32
260 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
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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
33 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ice Lander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erik Ragnaar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lander misses the shot to the body.
Lander closes the distance and clinches.
Ragnaar tries to land a knee to the head but Lander blocks with his arms.
Lander lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Erik Ragnaar has been cut.
I was talking to Lander's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ragnaar lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Ragnaar.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lander as Ragnaar tries to tie him up.
Lander connects with a knee to the head.
Ragnaar is working Lander over against the cage.
Ragnaar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lander or not.
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!
Ragnaar tries to land knees in the clinch but Lander avoids the damage to the body.
Ragnaar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lander backwards.
Ragnaar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnaar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Lander.
Ragnaar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ragnaar wants to take the fight to the mat but Lander manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lander misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Ragnaar 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.
Ragnaar misses with some punches.
Lander tries to throw a body punch but Ragnaar avoids it by throwing Lander back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnaar scores with a shot to the side of Lander's head.
Ragnaar misses with a body punch.
Ragnaar trying to land knees to the body.
Lander can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnaar controls the action.
Ragnaar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lander lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A good leg kick by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lander manages to avoid it.
Ragnaar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lander.
Lander moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lander misses the shot to the body.
Ragnaar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ice Lander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar moves out of range of the body kick.
Lander throws a low kick, looking for Ragnaar's leg but Ragnaar calmly moves out of range.
Lander throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lander pushes Ragnaar away with a front kick.
Lander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnaar moves away.
Ragnaar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Ice Lander has been cut.
Lander is looking to land body kicks.
Lander fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ragnaar checks it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lander.
Ragnaar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lander misses with a two punch combination.
Ragnaar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lander throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ragnaar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lander cracks Ragnaar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lander throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnaar moves out of range easily.
Lander lands a jab to the nose.
Lander scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnaar scores with a leg kick.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick which misses Lander's front leg but catches the back leg as Lander tries to avoid it.
Lander misses with a lunging right hand
and Ragnaar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ragnaar slips under a jab from Lander.
Lander throws a front kick aimed at Ragnaar's knee but Ragnaar avoids it well.
Lander swings for the body but Ragnaar moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lander.
Lander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lander rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ragnaar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lander thinking.
Lander lands a high kick!
A low kick from Lander misses
letting Ragnaar counter with a right hand.
Ragnaar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ragnaar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lander is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ragnaar throws an overhand right that lands on Lander's shoulder, as Lander tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Ragnaar.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ragnaar.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Ragnaar dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lander throws a leg kick
letting Ragnaar counter with a right hand.
Lander throws a head kick that misses
and Ragnaar counters with a two punch combo.
Lander scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lander, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Ragnaar misses.
Ragnaar shoots in and gets a takedown into Lander's guard.
Lander tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ragnaar stops Lander from standing up.
Ragnaar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lander can't keep his opponent in guard - Ragnaar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ragnaar is trying to control the action in half guard but Lander is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lander gets back to full guard.
Ragnaar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lander's head.
Ragnaar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lander keeping moving, preventing Ragnaar from controlling successfully.
Lander wants to sweep here but Ragnaar controlling him for the moment.
Ragnaar tries to free his leg and advance position but Lander is retaining full guard.
Ragnaar trying to control the position from guard on top but Lander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Erik Ragnaar was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ragnaar misses with an uppercut. Lander saw that one coming.
Lander tries to clinch but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Lander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ragnaar takes a swing at Lander's ribcage but misses.
Lander thows a body shot but no joy.
Ragnaar checks a leg kick nicely.
Ice Lander is winning the standup battle so far.
Lander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lander throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lander misses with an uppercut. Ragnaar saw that one coming.
Lander connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ragnaar momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar has closed the distance and engaged Lander in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lander throws a push kick but Ragnaar slaps the foot to one side.
Ragnaar just misses with a punch to the body.
Lander steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar thuds his shin into the meat of Lander's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ragnaar misses with a leg kick.
Ragnaar slips under a jab from Lander.
Lander misses the shot to the body.
Ragnaar throws a head kick but Lander moves out of range.
Lander takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnaar jabs Lander right on the nose. Lander blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar throws a nice looking combination but Lander bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ragnaar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lander circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick by Lander misses
and Ragnaar counters with a nice uppercut.
Ragnaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lander was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnaar.
Lander swings for the body but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick which misses Lander's front leg but catches the back leg as Lander tries to avoid it.
Lander avoids the head kick by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ragnaar blocks a body shot from Lander.
Ragnaar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnaar working Lander over with knees to the body.
Lander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Ragnaar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ragnaar misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnaar avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Lander.
Ragnaar looks to land a combination but Lander avoids it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lander checks a leg kick.
Lander bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ragnaar's head.
Nice uppercut there from Ragnaar.
Lander takes a swing at Ragnaar's ribcage but misses.
Lander throws an off balance right hand
and Ragnaar counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses.
Lander is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Ragnaar blocks the leg kick.
Lander scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lander throws a body punch but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Lander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnaar.
Lander wants to clinch.
Lander will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lander walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar connects with a jab.
Ragnaar jabs Lander to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ragnaar throws out a loose jab but Lander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ice Lander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Lander catches Ragnaar right on the button with a cross.
Ragnaar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lander is out of range.
Lander throws a head kick but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar tries to clinch up but Lander circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Ragnaar.
Lander throws a sloppy head kick
and Ragnaar counters with a head kick. That will keep Lander thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lander takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ragnaar avoids the head kick by Lander.
Ragnaar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ragnaar - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Ragnaar or perhaps it was just good defense by Lander which made him look bad.
Ragnaar tries to clinch up.
Ragnaar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ice Lander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnaar moves away from the strike by Lander.
Ragnaar is looking to slow Lander down with leg kicks.
Ragnaar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lander misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lander tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ragnaar is able to avoid easily.
Ragnaar lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Lander. Beautiful body shot.
Lander will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ragnaar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ragnaar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lander has time to react.
An inside leg kick lands from Ragnaar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ragnaar lands with a cross.
Ragnaar connects with a body shot.
Ragnaar moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Ragnaar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ragnaar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Ragnaar!
A victorious Erik Ragnaar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esa Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Biggums (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tikkanen comes to the cage accompanied by Bring The Pain. Biggums is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ThunderStruck. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Esa Tikkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Biggums!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tikkanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Biggums's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tikkanen under the eye.
It looks like Esa Tikkanen has been cut.
Tikkanen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tikkanen throws a leg kick that misses.
Biggums swats away the attempt to clinch by Tikkanen.
Biggums stuffs the takedown attempt from Tikkanen. Tikkanen gets slowly back to his feet.
Biggums tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tikkanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Biggums.
Esa Tikkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biggums takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biggums lands with a straight right. Tikkanen didn't see that one coming.
Tikkanen scores with a hook to the body. Biggums takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tikkanen 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.
Biggums throws a leg kick that misses.
Tikkanen throws a shot from downtown. Biggums moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Biggums scores with a hook.
Tikkanen scores with a sloppy right hand. Biggums should have avoided that one.
Tikkanen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Biggums counters with a crisp right that sends Tikkanen to the canvas! Biggums follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Biggums!
Tyrone Biggums took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Chinaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eiji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Chinaski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Chinaski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eiji Kawashima!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawashima wants to land a leg kick but Chinaski is out of range.
Kawashima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chinaski.
A cross from Kawashima lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kawashima. Chinaski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kawashima sizes up Chinaski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chinaski stuns Kawashima with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kawashima just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kawashima, right into the meat.
Kawashima takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chinaski throws a sloppy head kick and Kawashima moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chinaski swats away the attempt to clinch by Kawashima.
Kawashima pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chinaski back to the cage. Kawashima follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A big left from Chinaski misses.
Kawashima lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kawashima darts in and clinches Chinaski up against the cage.
Chinaski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kawashima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kawashima is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chinaski working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chinaski.
Kawashima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kawashima blocking some punches.
Chinaski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chinaski lands a nice shot to the body.
Kawashima softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chinaski is looking to control Kawashima's arms but Kawashima gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chinaski has his back to the cage.
Chinaski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chinaski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawashima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chinaskis head.
Kawashima works on Chinaski's body with a couple of short punches.
Kawashima looking to stall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawashima dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kawashima misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chinaski as Kawashima tries to tie him up.
Kawashima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kawashima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chinaski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chinaski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kawashima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chinaski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chinaski misses with a body punch.
Chinaski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kawashima has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chinaski seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kawashima can turn it around.
Chinaski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chinaski stalling in the clinch but Kawashima improves position.
A short right from Kawashima on the inside.
Chinaski blocking some punches.
Chinaski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chinaski misses with a body punch.
Chinaski scores a nice knee to the body.
Chinaski tries to work over Kawashima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima blocking some punches.
Kawashima working aggressively here.
Chinaski lands a right hand.
Kawashima lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chinaski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kawashima backwards.
Still in the clinch, Kawashima scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chinaski struggles to land a body shot inside as Kawashima controls his hands.
Chinaski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kawashima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chinaski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chinaski lands a shoulder strike.
Kawashima swings wildly with an uppercut but Chinaski uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chinaski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kawashima is looking to control Chinaski's arms but Chinaski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kawashima has his back to the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawashima displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chinaski up against the cage.
Kawashima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima scores with a shoulder strike.
Kawashima has a couple of punches blocked by Chinaski.
A nice left hand lands by Kawashima.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chinaski.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chinaski.
Chinaski misses with the head strike.
A short right from Kawashima.
Kawashima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kawashima lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chinaski trying to stall but Kawashima improves his position.
Kawashima lands a body punch.
Kawashima softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kawashima is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chinaski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kawashima scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Eiji Kawashima dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kawashima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kawashima takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kawashima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chinaski's sensitive parts.
Chinaski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chinaski scores with a nice strike.
Chinaski connects with a single shot there.
Kawashima throws a wild body kick that Chinaski sees coming a mile off.
Chinaski lands a glancing blow to the side of Kawashima's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kawashima 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.
Kawashima scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chinaski. That's going to slow Kawashima down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawashima misses with a double jab.
Kawashima swings widly with a right hand
and Chinaski counters with a body kick.
Chinaski staying out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chinaski checks a leg kick.
Kawashima gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good exchange - Kawashima coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski checks the leg kick.
Kawashima throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kawashima misses with a straight right.
Kawashima loads up on a big right hand but Chinaski slips the punch.
Kawashima scores with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Kawashima.
A cross from Kawashima lands.
Chinaski lands a nice shot that snaps Kawashima's head back.
Kawashima getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Chinaski. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick by Chinaski misses
and Kawashima counters with a good, hard body kick but Chinaski shrugs it off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chinaski.
Chinaski needs to keep his hands up - Kawashima had a free shot at his head there.
Chinaski is rocked!
Chinaski tries to clinch there but Kawashima circles away.
Oh Chinaski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chinaski.
Chinaski seems to have got his legs back now.
Chinaski pushes Kawashima away with a front kick.
Kawashima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kawashima shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chinaski eats them both and turns towards Kawashima to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That kick from Kawashima tenderised Chinaski's leg. Chinaski is trying to keep his angry face on.
A swing and a miss from Kawashima.
Kawashima punishes Chinaski's body with a nice straight punch.
Kawashima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chinaski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kawashima checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chinaski looks to land a left hand but Kawashima moved out of range nicely.
Chinaski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chinaski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kawashima tries a head kick but it misses.
Kawashima wants to clinch up but Chinaski keeps it at a distance.
Kawashima blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kawashima paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chinaski scores with a push kick.
Kawashima tries to clinch but Chinaski is having none of it.
Kawashima fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kawashima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chinaski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chinaski moves in looking to clinch but Kawashima pushes him off.
Kawashima connects with a body shot.
Chinaski is looking to slow Kawashima down with leg kicks.
Chinaski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kawashima.
Chinaski slips under a jab.
Kawashima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kawashima just misses with a punch to the body.
Chinaski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A solid body kick from Chinaski.
Kawashima avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chinaski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kawashima tries to land a body kick
and Chinaski counters with a body kick.
Chinaski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chinaski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chinaski scores with a one two! Kawashima had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Eiji Kawashima has been cut.
Kawashima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chinaski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawashima moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chinaski throws a right hand that Kawashima ducks under and follows up with a left that Kawashima also avoids with ease.
Kawashima swings widly with a right hand
and Chinaski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chinaski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Eiji Kawashima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eiji Kawashima's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Chinaski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kawashima lands with a cross.
Kawashima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chinaski moves out of range of the body kick from Kawashima.
Kawashima lands with a straight right. Chinaski didn't see that one coming.
Chinaski dips to his left and cracks Kawashima with an uppercut!
Chinaski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chinaski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chinaski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chinaski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kawashima's calf.
That kick from Kawashima tenderised Chinaski's leg. Chinaski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chinaski keeps Kawashima at a distance using the push kick.
Eiji Kawashima seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawashima shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kawashima scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chinaski is looking to chop away at Kawashima's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima is looking to land body kicks.
Chinaski motions for Kawashima to come forward. Chinaski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Kawashima misses.
Chinaski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kawashima.
Chinaski moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Kawashima.
Chinaski tries a head kick but it misses.
Chinaski avoids the body shot from Kawashima.
Kawashima throws the kick towards the body but Chinaski avoids it.
Kawashima takes a swing at Chinaski's ribcage but misses.
Kawashima ducks under a wild hook from Chinaski.
Nice body kick there by Chinaski.
Chinaski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chinaski fails to land with a series of punches.
Henry Chinaski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski throws out a loose jab but Kawashima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kawashima has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chinaski.
Chinaski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chinaski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kawashima scores with a jab.
Chinaski throws a push kick but Kawashima slaps the foot to one side.
Kawashima stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chinaski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chinaski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kawashima gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chinaski.
A jab lands there for Chinaski.
Kawashima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chinaski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kawashima's hands.
Kawashima connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chinaski momentarily.
Chinaski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kawashima's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chinaski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kawashima throws out a powerful jab.
Chinaski throws the kick towards the body but Kawashima avoids it.
Kawashima connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chinaski instigates a clinch.
Chinaski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chinaski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kawashima gets through Chinaski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chinaski looking to throw knees to the head but Kawashima is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kawashima.
Kawashima misses with a punch to the body.
Kawashima displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chinaski up against the cage.
Chinaski digs a right hand into Kawashima's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kawashima's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chinaski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima blocking some punches.
Kawashima taking a breather.
Kawashima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kawashima blocks an uppercut.
Kawashima misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Kawashima as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chinaski swings wildly with an uppercut but Kawashima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chinaski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eiji Kawashima is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Good body shot from Chinaski.
Kawashima is trying to maintain a safe position but Chinaski gets an underhook and turns Kawashima into the cage.
Chinaski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chinaski blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kawashima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kawashima blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kawashima creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chinaski.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henry Chinaski.
Well Kawashima 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eiji Kawashima!
Eiji Kawashima decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xiomar Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer's entrance music is Freddie Gibbs - National Anthem (Fuck The World). A fine choice. Arnold Palmer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnold Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xiomar Halo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Palmer slams his shin into Halo's torso.
A head kick misses from Halo.
Palmer scores with a spinning back kick!
Palmer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Halo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Palmer. That one must have hurt.
Halo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Halo looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Palmer - that will leave a mark!
Palmer tries to land a front kick but Halo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Palmer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palmer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Xiomar Halo has been cut.
Palmer scores with a kick to the body.
Palmer thumps Halo with a low kick.
Palmer lands a head shot.
Palmer pushes Halo away with a front kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Palmer.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Halo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Palmer - the referee stops the clock and Halo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Palmer. Halo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Halo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Halo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Palmer.
Palmer connects with an inside leg kick.
Palmer lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo gets tackled into the cage by Palmer. Palmer maintains the clinch.
Palmer breaks the clinch.
Palmer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Halo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Palmer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Palmer scores with a hook to the body. Halo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer dips to his left and cracks Halo with an uppercut!
Halo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Palmer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Halo if he has to take too many more of those.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arnold Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Palmer. That snapped Halo's head back.
Palmer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Palmer throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.
Palmer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Palmer digs a good body shot into Halo's ribs.
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Palmer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands a nice shot that snaps Halo's head back.
Palmer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Palmer connects with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Palmer. That's going to slow Halo down.
Halo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Palmer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Palmer.
Halo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Palmer misses with a body kick.
Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Palmer. That one must have hurt.
Palmer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Palmer tries a head kick but it misses.
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Palmer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Palmer throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer tries to land a front kick but Halo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Palmer connects with a right hand. Halo shakes it off.
Palmer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palmer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halo.
Palmer misses with a straight right.
Palmer digs a good hook to Halo's body.
Halo throws a body kick that misses.
Palmer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Palmer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Halos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Palmer thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer connects with a body shot.
That kick from Palmer tenderised Halo's leg. Halo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halo avoids a kick to the body.
Palmer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Palmer misses.
Halo moves out of range as Palmer throws a body kick.
Palmer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer misses with a kick to the body.
Palmer swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Halo.
Halo misses the jab.
Palmer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palmer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Halo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Palmer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Palmer throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
Palmer works Halo's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice cross by Palmer.
Halo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Palmer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Halo's head.
Palmer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Palmer tries to land a front kick but Halo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Palmer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xiomar Halo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Palmer throws a shot to the body.
Halo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Halo avoids a kick to the body.
Palmer lands a leg kick that knocks Halo off balance momentarily.
Palmer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A slapping leg kick lands for Palmer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer connects with a body shot.
Palmer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Halo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Palmer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Palmer.
Palmer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Palmer scores with a body shot.
Palmer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Halo.
Halo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Halo is breathing heavily.
Palmer throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Palmer lands a nice shot to the body.
Palmer feints and then cracks Halo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Halo down.
Palmer looks for the body kick but Halo saw that one coming.
Palmer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Donk. Palmer catches Halo right on the button with a cross.
Palmer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Halo is rocked!
Halo avoids the head kick by Palmer.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Palmer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Palmer throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Halo sprawling to the canvas! Halo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Palmer finish him?!
Halo is still on wobbly legs! Can Palmer finish him?
Halo is aggressively charging in as Palmer backs up avoiding any damage. Palmer tosses out a jab and Halo runs right into it face first! Halo is out cold! Palmer dropped down on all fours and is barking in Halo's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arnold Palmer!
Arnold Palmer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Els (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nemanja Prijovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Els kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Chamillionaire - Don't Shoot. On his way into the cage it seems that Ernie Els has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ernie Els seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernie Els!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nemanja Prijovic!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Els scores with a kick to the body.
Jab from Prijovic.
Prijovic connects with a looping right hand.
Els digs a good body shot into Prijovic's ribs.
Jab from Prijovic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Els. Prijovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prijovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
Els moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab lands there for Prijovic.
Els fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Prijovic is out of range.
Els misses with an uppercut. Prijovic saw that one coming.
Prijovic swings for the body but Els moves out of range.
Prijovic throws out a loose jab but Els uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Prijovic misses.
Prijovic loads up on a big right hand but Els slips the punch.
Els misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prijovic scores with a nice strike.
Els avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A lazy body kick from Els
and Prijovic counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Els is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A solid leg kick lands there for Prijovic.
Els throws a low kick but Prijovic moves out of range easily.
Els cracks Prijovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Els swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prijovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Els was well out of range. Poor timing from Prijovic.
Prijovic takes a swing at Els's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Prijovic misses.
Nemanja Prijovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prijovic moves out of range as Els throws a body kick.
Els looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Prijovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Prijovic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prijovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Els takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Prijovic scores with a nice body kick.
We've been informed that Prijovic 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.
Prijovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Prijovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Els.
Els fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prijovic manages to avoid it.
Prijovic checks a low kick from Els.
Els throws a head kick that misses.
Prijovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Prijovic misses with a kick to the body.
Prijovic throws a front kick aimed at Els's knee but Els avoids it well.
Good leg kick by Prijovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Els on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prijovic. Prijovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Prijovic connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Els moves out of range of the body kick.
Prijovic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Els had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
Els scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Prijovic takes a swing at Els's ribcage but misses.
Prijovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Prijovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Els counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Prijovic's guard now.
Prijovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Els throws a strike but Prijovic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Els 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.
Els looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Prijovic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Els controlling Prijovic's posture.
Prijovic 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nemanja Prijovic was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Prijovic throws a head kick but Els moves out of range.
Prijovic misses with a wild body shot.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nemanja Prijovic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Els misses with a wild body shot.
Prijovic takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Nemanja Prijovic has been cut.
Els throws a poor cross that misses
and Prijovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Prijovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Els throws an off balance right hand
and Prijovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nemanja Prijovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Els thows a body shot but no joy.
Prijovic throws a good cross that connects.
Prijovic is looking to land body kicks.
Prijovic jabs Els to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Prijovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Els throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Prijovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Els is looking to wear down Prijovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Prijovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Els throws a front kick that sends Prijovic stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prijovic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Els thumps Prijovic with a low kick.
Prijovic scores with the left hand. Els knows he should have avoided that one.
Prijovic looks for the body kick but Els saw that one coming.
Prijovic tries to clinch up
and Els counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Prijovic sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Prijovic trying to control from the bottom.
Els throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Prijovic is trying to stand back up but Els is controlling him
Prijovic is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Els slips a nice elbow through Prijovic's hands, connecting with Prijovic's forehead.
Prijovic wants to control but Els is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Prijovic manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Els keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Els.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prijovic.
Prijovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Els is keeping busy.
Prijovic seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Els misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prijovic takes a shot to the head.
Prijovic throws a head punch that misses.
Els prevents a body shot from Prijovic.
Prijovic is trying to push Els away but Els has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Prijovic pushes Els back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prijovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Els backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prijovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Prijovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Els uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prijovic blocks a body shot from Els.
Prijovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Els.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Els.
Els keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Prijovic's efforts to push away.
Prijovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Els lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Els breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prijovic throws a body punch but Els moves out of range.
A low kick from Prijovic misses
and Els counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Prijovic!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Els throws an elbow but Prijovic slips to the side and avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Els are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prijovic manages to get back to half guard.
Els winds up and cracks Prijovic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Prijovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Els.
Els missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Els seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Prijovic is rocked!
Els lands with a punch from half guard.
Prijovic is still in real trouble! Can Els finish him?
Els winds up and cracks Prijovic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Els frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Els postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Prijovic out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Els goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ernie Els!
Ernie Els tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuro Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murdock comes to the cage accompanied by You're Blind. On his way into the cage it seems that Matt Murdock has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Matt Murdock seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Murdock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Katsuro Sato!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock misses with a kick to the body.
Murdock misses the shot to the body.
Murdock shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murdock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Murdock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sato has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Murdock is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Murdock lands a jab to Sato's midsection.
Murdock throws a low kick, looking for Sato's leg but Sato calmly moves out of range.
Sato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Murdock - that will leave a mark!
Sato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sato misses with a wild body shot.
Murdock throws the left hand but Sato avoids the punch easily.
Murdock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sato throws a lazy right hand but Murdock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sato staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock throws a head kick but Sato moves out of range.
Sato connects with an inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sato crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murdock - the referee stops the clock and Sato gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murdock. Sato manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Murdock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murdock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murdock cracks Sato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murdock takes a swing at Sato's ribcage but misses.
Sato takes one on the button.
Murdock misses the jab.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murdock was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Murdock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a nice looking combination but Sato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murdock takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Murdock loads up on a big right hand but Sato slips the punch.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Murdock moves out of range easily.
Murdock leaves Sato with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sato tries a head kick but it misses.
Murdock swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Murdock.
A clash of legs there as Murdock blocks the low kick.
Sato lands a really nice looking cross but Murdock seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
Murdock misses with a low kick.
Murdock tries to score with a low kick but Sato moves his leg out of the way.
Murdock misses with a right hand
and Sato counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Murdock controlling Sato's posture.
Sato wants to control from the top but Murdock keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato is fighting to break Murdock's control of his arms but Murdock is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Matt Murdock wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sato scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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!
Sato tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murdock manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Murdock passes to full mount!
Murdock can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sato is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murdock is really struggling to control Sato but he's trying to hold on to the position.
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 Matt Murdock will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sato throws out a loose jab but Murdock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot by Sato.
Murdock lands with a right hand.
It looks like Katsuro Sato has been cut.
Sato lands a nice shot that snaps Murdock's head back.
Murdock avoids the body shot from Sato.
Matt Murdock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sato motions for Murdock to come forward. Sato throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murdock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sato lands with a cross.
A low kick from Murdock is predictable there
and Sato counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock keeping moving, preventing Sato from controlling successfully.
Murdock working a defensive guard here.
Murdock pulls Sato in close to his closed guard and prevents Sato from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murdock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sato not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Matt Murdock wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sato moves out of range of the body kick.
Murdock lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sato takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato moves out of range of the leg kick from Murdock.
Murdock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murdock lands with a slapping head kick.
Murdock tries a low kick but Sato avoids it.
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!
Murdock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murdock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Murdock thumps Sato with a low kick.
Good shot there by Sato.
Matt Murdock is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murdock, right into the meat.
Sato connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a hook but Sato blocks it.
Murdock throws a low kick but Sato avoids it.
Murdock lands a slapping body shot.
Sato throws an overhand right that lands on Murdock's shoulder, as Murdock tries to avoid the shot.
Sato thumps Murdock with a low kick.
Murdock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sato at a distance.
Sato throws a looping overhand right but Murdock ducks down to avoid it.
Murdock checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sato slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Murdock misses the target.
Murdock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sato checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matt Murdock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murdock wants to clinch.
Murdock checks a low kick from Sato.
Murdock looks to land a body kick but Sato moved away.
Murdock throws a series of punches but Sato moves out of range.
Sato is looking to slow Murdock down with leg kicks.
Murdock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murdock swings for the body but Sato moves out of range.
Donk. Sato catches Murdock right on the button with a cross.
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 Matt Murdock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Katsuro Sato's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murdock doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murdock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murdock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sato.
Good leg kick by Murdock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sato throws a good cross that connects.
Murdock with a nice cross.
Murdock wants to clinch.
Sato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murdock throws a leg kick but Sato sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sato, as that shot connected.
Murdock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murdock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murdock goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sato moves out of range of the body kick.
Murdock moves out of range of the body kick from Sato.
Sato misses with the body kick
and Murdock counters with a good, hard body kick but Sato shrugs it off.
Murdock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murdock.
Sato scores with a jab to the head.
Murdock misses with a leg kick
and Sato counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato wants to pass the guard but Murdock is keeping the position.
Murdock is trying to keep Sato in close.
Murdock keeping full guard, as Sato tries to pass.
Sato postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because Matt Murdock wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sato throws an overhand right that lands on Murdock's shoulder, as Murdock tries to avoid the shot.
Sato closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock tries to improve position but can't.
The ground and pound from Sato seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sato throws a strike aimed at the side of Murdock's head but Murdock avoids it well.
Murdock is trying to improve his position.
Sato sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Murdock is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Sato.
Murdock is looking for a sweep.
Murdock is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sato's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Murdock on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock taking some punishment here, with Sato in his half guard.
Sato trying to control the action but Murdock is working from the bottom.
Murdock wants to get back to full guard.
Sato wants to work for an arm triangle but Murdock is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murdock keeps working.
Murdock makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murdock.
Murdock looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sato loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murdock is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Katsuro Sato just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Katsuro Sato's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sato swings for the body but Murdock moves out of range.
Murdock ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Murdock scores with a nice strike.
Sato's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murdock under the eye.
Some bone on bone action there as Sato checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murdock instigates a clinch.
Sato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murdock's elbow.
Murdock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
Sato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sato blocking some punches.
Murdock throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.
Nice body punch from Murdock - that landed with a thud.
Sato is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murdock misses with some punches.
Murdock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murdock tries to clinch but Sato is having none of it.
The crowd cheers as Sato lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murdock doesn't seem phased though.
Murdock throws an overhand right that lands on Sato's shoulder, as Sato tries to avoid the shot.
Murdock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sato has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murdock gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sato to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sato has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Murdock is controlling Sato's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sato is in close to Murdock's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a big elbow that misses.
Sato pushes down on Murdock's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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!
Sato trying to mount his opponent but Murdock defends it.
Murdock is staying active underneath Sato, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sato not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Murdock has his hands clasped together around Sato's back. He's all about the action.
Murdock is looking to improve his position.
Katsuro Sato has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock is doing well to control the position and prevent Sato from advancing to side control.
Sato is looking to advance position but Murdock won't allow it.
Murdock regains full guard. Nicely done.
Murdock trying to keep a closed guard but Sato is proving a slippery customer.
Murdock seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Matt Murdock wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Murdock tries to work over Sato's front leg with a kick but Sato checks it.
Murdock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sato catches Murdock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murdock looks to land a left hand but Sato moved out of range nicely.
Murdock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murdock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murdock throws a head kick that misses
and Sato counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, if Sato is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Katsuro Sato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Katsuro Sato's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Murdock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sato tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sato connects with an inside leg kick.
Murdock misses with a body shot.
Sato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sato tries to keep at a distance but Murdock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murdock swings wildly with an uppercut but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murdock misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Sato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murdock has a couple of punches blocked by Sato.
Murdock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sato prevents a body shot from Murdock.
Murdock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murdock tries a body shot but Sato blocks it.
Murdock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murdock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murdock lands a right hand.
Murdock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sato swings wildly with an uppercut but Murdock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato blocking some punches.
Murdock can't find room to land a body shot as Sato controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock misses with the head strike.
Murdock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murdock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murdock lands a body punch.
Murdock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murdock scores with a shot to the side of Sato's head.
Sato blocks an uppercut.
Sato blocks a body shot from Murdock.
Murdock is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sato is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Murdock to the mat. Murdock regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Murdock keeping full guard, as Sato tries to pass.
Murdock is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Murdock keeping moving, preventing Sato from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sato trying to control but Murdock is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Murdock throws the left hand but Sato avoids the punch easily.
Murdock misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Murdock misses the target.
Sato moves out of range of the body kick from Murdock.
Murdock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sato throws a big shot that misses.
Sato takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Sato finds it's target.
Sato avoids a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murdock 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 Sato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sato moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Murdock misses with a hook. Sato ducked under it nicely.
Sato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murdock looks to land a left hand but Sato moved out of range nicely.
Sato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murdock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murdock connects with a single shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Murdock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murdock 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Murdock!
Matt Murdock retains his middleweight title!
An intense looking Matt Murdock took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Good fight Donnie.'.
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