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CONFLICT XLI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Zagorno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Holloza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Zagorno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddie Holloza!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zagorno throws a low kick but Holloza moves out of range easily.
Freddie Holloza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zagorno fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zagorno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holloza looks to land a body kick but Zagorno moved away.
Holloza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Holloza misses with a straight left.
Zagorno tries for a takedown but Holloza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Holloza is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zagorno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holloza blocks a jab.
Holloza tries to clinch there but Zagorno circles away.
Holloza darts in and clinches Zagorno up against the cage.
Zagorno is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Gabriel Zagorno has been cut.
Zagorno goes for a takedown in the clinch but Holloza prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Zagorno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee calls for Holloza to work.
Holloza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zagorno.
Zagorno tries to score a body lock takedown but Holloza shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Holloza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holloza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holloza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zagorno.
Zagorno throws a shot from downtown. Holloza moves away and avoids it.
Zagorno misses the shot to the body.
Zagorno swats away the attempt to clinch by Holloza.
Zagorno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zagorno throws a front kick aimed at Holloza's knee but Holloza avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zagorno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holloza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holloza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holloza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holloza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zagorno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holloza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zagorno has Holloza pressed against the cage.
Zagorno lands an uppercut.
Holloza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holloza breaks from the clinch.
Holloza tries to clinch but Zagorno moves out of range.
Holloza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zagorno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holloza tries to clinch but Zagorno moves out of range.
Holloza cracks Zagorno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zagorno cracks Holloza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Holloza doesn't manage to clinch there - Zagorno circles away.
Zagorno keeps the fight on the outside.
Zagorno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zagorno looks to land a combination but Holloza avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zagorno. Holloza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holloza has Zagorno up against the cage in a clinch.
Holloza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holloza trying to land knees to the body.
Holloza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zagorno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holloza works on Zagorno's body with a couple of short punches.
Zagorno misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holloza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holloza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holloza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zagorno avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holloza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holloza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zagorno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zagorno is looking to break free of the clinch but Holloza has double underhooks.
Zagorno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holloza landing knees to the head.
Zagorno prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zagorno is trying to maintain a safe position but Holloza gets an underhook and turns Zagorno into the cage.
Zagorno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zagorno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zagorno struggles to land a body shot inside as Holloza controls his hands.
Zagorno is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Holloza is keeping busy.
Zagorno comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Holloza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Zagorno's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Holloza checks the leg kick.
Holloza throws a sloppy head kick and Zagorno moves out of range easily.
Zagorno jabs Holloza right on the nose. Holloza blinks but takes it well.
Zagorno throws a jab but it's blocked by Holloza.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holloza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holloza tries to close the distance and clinch but Zagorno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holloza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zagorno has a takedown stuffed.
Holloza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Holloza.
Zagorno is pressed up against the cage. Holloza has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zagorno down to the mat. Zagorno avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zagorno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holloza.
Holloza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zagorno lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zagorno.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zagorno working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Zagorno is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Holloza knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zagorno looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Holloza is avoiding damage well.
Zagorno swings around for an armbar but Holloza sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Zagorno's guard.
Zagorno is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Holloza defends well.
Holloza lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holloza wants to control from the top but Zagorno keeps moving.
Holloza postures up in Zagorno's guard and throws a big left but Zagorno blocks it.
Holloza trying to control the position from guard on top but Zagorno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holloza throws a big right hand that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Holloza wants to control from the top but Zagorno keeps moving.
Zagorno is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Holloza has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Zagorno to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Holloza is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Zagorno pulls down on the head and he's put Holloza to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gabriel Zagorno!
An out of breath Gabriel Zagorno 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Courtney Upshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Upshaw comes to the cage accompanied by Retaliation. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225 lbs
14 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Courtney Upshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Upshaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Upshaw throws a body punch but Ferrari moves out of range.
Ferrari looks to clinch
and Upshaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Mario Ferrari has been cut.
Upshaw throws the kick towards the body but Ferrari avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Upshaw.
Upshaw swings for the body but Ferrari moves out of range.
Upshaw throws the left hand but Ferrari avoids the punch easily.
Ferrari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Upshaw.
Ferrari lands with a nice body kick.
Ferrari drives through and clinches with Upshaw against the cage.
Ferrari digs a right hand into Upshaw's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Upshaw's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Upshaw is looking to break free of the clinch but Ferrari has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ferrari.
It looks like Courtney Upshaw has been cut.
We've been informed that Ferrari 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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Upshaw.
Ferrari looking to stall.
Upshaw misses with a punch to the body.
Ferrari tries a knee to the head but Upshaw blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Upshaw fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari tries to land knees in the clinch but Upshaw avoids the damage to the body.
Ferrari lands a knee to the body.
Upshaw stalling in the clinch but Ferrari improves position.
Upshaw takes a shot to the head.
Ferrari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Upshaw backwards.
Upshaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Upshaw content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ferrari struggles to land a body shot inside as Upshaw controls his hands.
Ferrari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ferrari lands a knee to the body.
Ferrari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferrari misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Upshaw.
Upshaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferrari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferrari is looking to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Upshaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferrari.
Mario Ferrari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferrari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferrari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferrari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferrari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Upshaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Upshaw blocks a head kick by Ferrari.
Ferrari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ferrari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ferrari clinches.
Upshaw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ferrari backwards.
Upshaw lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ferrari swings wildly with an uppercut but Upshaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Upshaw scores with a nice hook to the head.
Upshaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ferrari obliges.
Ferrari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Upshaw backwards.
Upshaw stalling in the clinch but Ferrari improves position.
Ferrari has a couple of punches blocked by Upshaw.
Upshaw letting Ferrari take a breather here.
Upshaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferrari throws a head kick but Upshaw moves out of range.
Ferrari slips under a jab from Upshaw.
Ferrari throws a sloppy head kick
and Upshaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ferrari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Upshaw throws a series of punches but Ferrari moves out of range.
Upshaw ducks under a wild hook from Ferrari.
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!
Ferrari is looking to clinch.
Upshaw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferrari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferrari throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Upshaw throws a leg kick but Ferrari checks it.
Upshaw misses with a wild combination.
Upshaw on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ferrari. Ferrari obviously looking to wear him down.
Ferrari thows a body shot but no joy.
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses
and Upshaw counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ferrari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ferrari.
Ferrari misses with a head kick.
Ferrari moves to clinch but Upshaw breaks away
and Upshaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferrari scores with a head kick.
Upshaw throws a series of punches but Ferrari moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Ferrari 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.
Ferrari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Upshaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ferrari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ferrari.
Ferrari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Upshaw misses with some punches.
Mario Ferrari seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Upshaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ferrari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Upshaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ferrari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Upshaw.
Ferrari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferrari moves out of range as Upshaw strikes.
Mario Ferrari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferrari moves in looking to clinch but Upshaw pushes him off.
Upshaw gets tackled into the cage by Ferrari. Ferrari maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari connects with a knee to the head.
Upshaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Upshaw lands with a left to the head.
Upshaw takes a knee right on the jaw!
Courtney Upshaw's cut is getting worse.
Upshaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ferrari misses with a body punch.
Upshaw has a couple of punches blocked by Ferrari.
Ferrari lands a nice knee to the body.
Ferrari lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferrari with a knee to the head.
Ferrari displaying some good clinch control by pressing Upshaw up against the cage.
Ferrari connects with a knee to the head.
Ferrari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ferrari.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferrari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari misses with a knee strike.
Upshaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferrari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Upshaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferrari breaks from the clinch.
Ferrari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ferrari closes the distance and clinches.
Ferrari is trying to maintain a safe position but Upshaw gets an underhook and turns Ferrari into the cage.
Ferrari breaks the clinch.
Courtney Upshaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferrari forces Upshaw back against the cage and clinches.
Upshaw misses with a body punch.
Upshaw tries to break the clinch but Ferrari is controlling the position.
Ferrari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ferrari misses with a body punch.
Upshaw blocks an uppercut.
Ferrari blocks an uppercut.
Ferrari lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ferrari as Upshaw tries to tie him up.
Ferrari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferrari jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Courtney Upshaw's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ferrari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferrari tries to close the distance and clinch but Upshaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferrari tries to clinch there but Upshaw circles away.
Ferrari avoids the head kick by Upshaw.
Upshaw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferrari.
Ferrari lands with a kick to the temple. Upshaw shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ferrari wants to clinch up but Upshaw keeps it at a distance.
Ferrari throws a jab but it's blocked by Upshaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari wants to clinch but Upshaw slips to the side
and Upshaw counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ferrari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ferrari tries to clinch up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Upshaw looks to land a combination but Ferrari avoids it well.
Ferrari tries to clinch up.
Ferrari throws a right hand that Upshaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Upshaw also avoids with ease.
Ferrari tries to clinch there but Upshaw circles away.
Ferrari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Upshaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Upshaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferrari.
Ferrari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferrari throws a sloppy head kick
and Upshaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ferrari tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Upshaw counters with a left and a right that stings Ferrari.
Upshaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Ferrari 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.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ferrari misses with a wild body shot.
Ferrari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Upshaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferrari swinging wildly here.
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses.
Upshaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Upshaw misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferrari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferrari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Upshaw jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ferrari doesn't manage to clinch there - Upshaw circles away.
Ferrari misses with a wild body shot.
Upshaw fails to land with a series of punches.
Upshaw takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferrari closes the distance but Upshaw moves to the side
and Upshaw counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferrari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Upshaw scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Upshaw takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferrari throws a right and a left that Upshaw avoids nicely.
Ferrari tries to clinch but Upshaw is having none of it.
Ferrari darts in and clinches Upshaw up against the cage.
Ferrari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Upshaw.
Ferrari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Upshaw backwards.
Jeez, Courtney Upshaw's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ferrari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Upshaw's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upshaw lands an uppercut.
Ferrari lands an uppercut.
Upshaw has Ferrari pressed against the cage.
Upshaw seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Ferrari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Upshaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferrari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferrari breaks from the clinch.
Ferrari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferrari tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Upshaw counters with a three punch combo that has Ferrari backing up. Ferrari nods at Upshaw to acknowledge the strikes.
Upshaw keeps the fight on the outside.
Ferrari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari tries to land a front kick but Upshaw steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Upshaw tries to score with a low kick but Ferrari moves his leg out of the way.
Courtney Upshaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferrari tries to clinch there but Upshaw circles away.
Upshaw keeps the fight on the outside.
Ferrari scores with a head kick.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Courtney Upshaw's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mario Ferrari!
An out of breath Mario Ferrari 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ava Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is A Moment. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ava Noel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel loads up on a big right hand but Boxer slips the punch.
Noel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mark Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Boxer does no damage.
Boxer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boxer throws an overhand right that lands on Noel's shoulder, as Noel tries to avoid the shot.
Boxer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Noel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Noel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boxer has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noel lunges at Boxer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boxer's hand.
Boxer is rocked!
Boxer misses with a hook to the body
and Noel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boxer connects with a solid leg kick.
Boxer swings for the body but Noel moves out of range.
Noel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boxer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Noel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noel manages to avoid it.
Boxer takes a swing at Noel's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer walks into a straight right hand from Noel.
Boxer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Noel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boxer is still on wobbly legs! Can Noel finish him?
Boxer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boxer seems to have recovered his senses.
We've been informed that Boxer 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.
Boxer throws a nice looking combination but Noel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Noel lands a nice shot that snaps Boxer's head back.
Noel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boxer connects with a solid leg kick.
Noel lands a left and a right that send Boxer crashing to the mat, dazed. Noel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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!
Boxer connects with a solid leg kick.
Noel throws the left hand but Boxer avoids the punch easily.
Boxer misses the body punch
and Noel counters with a nice right hand that sends Boxer toppling to the canvas! Boxer scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Noel finish him?!
Boxer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Noel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a hook to the side of Noel's head but Noel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boxer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Noel rather than just go for the knockout.
Noel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Boxer swings for the body but Noel moves out of range.
Noel lands a left and a right that send Boxer crashing to the mat, dazed. Noel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noel.
Boxer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Noel feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Boxer sprawling to the canvas! Boxer rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Noel finish him?!
Boxer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noel counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ava Noel!
Ava Noel took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arana Kahui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walt Heisenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahui comes to the cage accompanied by Mustasch - Dogwash. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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218 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arana Kahui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walt Heisenberg!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heisenberg forces Kahui back against the cage and clinches.
Heisenberg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg has a couple of punches blocked by Kahui.
Kahui blocks an uppercut.
Kahui struggles to land a body shot inside as Heisenberg controls his hands.
Heisenberg missing with knees to the body.
Kahui tries to work over Heisenberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kahui swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heisenberg working aggressively here.
Kahui 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.
Heisenberg misses with some punches.
Kahui works on Heisenberg's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahui tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kahui scores with a shot to the side of Heisenberg's head.
Kahui digs a right hand underneath Heisenberg's ribcage. Heisenberg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Heisenberg fails to land.
Kahui lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heisenberg backwards.
Kahui scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kahui misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heisenberg is trying to maintain a safe position but Kahui gets an underhook and turns Heisenberg into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heisenberg.
Heisenberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahui working aggressively here.
Heisenberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kahui struggles to land a body shot inside as Heisenberg controls his hands.
Heisenberg blocks a body shot from Kahui.
Kahui swings wildly with an uppercut but Heisenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heisenberg's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kahui lands with a right to the head.
Kahui dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kahui.
A right handed body shot lands from Kahui.
Kahui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kahui lands with a short shot to the head.
Kahui lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heisenberg backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kahui misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heisenberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kahui blocks it with crossed arms.
Kahui lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heisenberg backwards.
Kahui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kahui lands a shot to the body.
Heisenberg looks winded!
Kahui working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kahui can't find room to land a body shot as Heisenberg controls the action.
Kahui lands a body shot.
Kahui scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kahui is working Heisenberg over against the cage.
Kahui tries a body shot but Heisenberg blocks it.
Kahui blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kahui throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kahui pushes Heisenberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heisenberg prevents a body shot from Kahui.
A shot in the inside from Kahui.
Kahui scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heisenberg is rocked!
Kahui tries to throw a body punch but Heisenberg avoids it by throwing Kahui back against the cage.
Kahui stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kahui lands a left hand.
Heisenberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Kahui finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahui pushes Heisenberg back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kahui tries to throw a body punch but Heisenberg avoids it by throwing Kahui back against the cage.
A short left from Kahui.
Kahui scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kahui pushes Heisenberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heisenberg blocks a body shot from Kahui.
Kahui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kahui misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Kahui scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kahui lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heisenberg or not.
Kahui cracks Heisenberg with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahui working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kahui lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kahui struggles to land a body shot inside as Heisenberg controls his hands.
Heisenberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kahui drops Heisenberg onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Heisenberg is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kahui pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Heisenberg out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arana Kahui!
A relieved looking Arana Kahui 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Melton Sr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tam Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melton Sr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kanye West - All Of The Lights. Zeus is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Open Road. Michael Melton Sr had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Michael Melton Sr is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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28
201 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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199 lbs
17 - 10 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Melton Sr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tam Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeus needs to keep his hands up - Melton Sr had a free shot at his head there.
No luck for Zeus with that takedown attempt.
Melton Sr is looking to clinch.
Melton Sr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zeus counters with a takedown into side control.
Melton Sr has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Melton Sr prevents Zeus from improving position.
Zeus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Melton Sr keeps working.
Zeus tries to move to mount but Melton Sr blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus just content to control the position.
Zeus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Melton Sr keeps working.
Zeus is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Melton Sr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Zeus working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Melton Sr manages to get back to half guard.
Zeus wants to take a breather but Melton Sr is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melton Sr is trying to maintain the position but Zeus is very close to passing his half guard.
Zeus stalling.
Melton Sr is looking for a sweep. Zeus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zeus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Melton Sr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zeus.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Melton Sr tries to get to full guard but Zeus has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus is trying to control. Melton Sr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zeus is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Zeus trying to pass the guard but Melton Sr defending well.
Melton Sr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zeus is looking to take a break and control but Melton Sr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zeus is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Melton Sr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tam Zeus was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Zeus fails to land the takedown.
Melton Sr tries to close the distance and clinch but Zeus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zeus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Melton Sr tries to avoid it but Zeus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Melton Sr to the ground. Melton Sr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Michael Melton Sr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tam Zeus.
Melton Sr scores with the left hand. Zeus knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melton Sr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Zeus sprawls well initially but Melton Sr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zeus tries to get to full guard but Melton Sr has control of the leg.
Zeus trying to hold on to Melton Sr's head to control him but Melton Sr postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tam Zeus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Melton Sr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zeus tries for a takedown but Melton Sr circles away easily
and Zeus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zeus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Melton Sr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Melton Sr swings for the body but Zeus moves out of range.
Zeus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Melton Sr pinned against the cage. Melton Sr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Michael Melton Sr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tam Zeus.
Zeus shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zeus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Melton Sr defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melton Sr is staying active underneath Zeus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Melton Sr is looking to improve his position.
Melton Sr wants to control but Zeus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zeus stalling away here and it's allowed Melton Sr to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Zeus looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Melton Sr keeping moving, preventing Zeus from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zeus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zeus slips nicely into half guard.
Zeus is looking to take a break and control but Melton Sr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zeus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Melton Sr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zeus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zeus's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melton Sr throwing sloppy strikes.
Zeus is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Melton Sr missing with punches from the back.
Melton Sr somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Melton Sr wants to control but Zeus is keeping busy.
Zeus turns into Melton Sr and is now in his guard.
Tam Zeus has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melton Sr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zeus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zeus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zeus trying to control the position from guard on top but Melton Sr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zeus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zeus passes the guard and advances to mount!
Melton Sr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tam Zeus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Zeus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Melton Sr is fending him off so far but Zeus persists. Nope, Melton Sr circles away and we're back to standing.
Zeus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Zeus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Melton Sr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zeus trying to control the position from guard on top but Melton Sr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zeus pushes down on Melton Sr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Melton Sr is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus controlling the action here.
Zeus is trying to control. Melton Sr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zeus is working for a submission of some sort.
Zeus is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Melton Sr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Michael Melton Sr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melton Sr keeping moving, preventing Zeus from controlling successfully.
Melton Sr looking for a sweep. Not yet Melton Sr, not yet.
Melton Sr is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zeus trying to control but Melton Sr is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tam Zeus hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Melton Sr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zeus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Melton Sr won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Melton Sr!
Melton Sr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Melton Sr has given up his back here. Will Zeus look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Melton Sr is keeping busy.
Zeus has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Melton Sr has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Zeus working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Melton Sr is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Zeus has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Melton Sr taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tam Zeus!
An out of breath Tam Zeus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Michael Melton Sr had this to say: 'I´ll be back...sucker!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Mattews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wax Philosophical (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
290 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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28
274 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Mattews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wax Philosophical!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattews gets a takedown into half guard.
Mattews working the head and body with strikes.
Mattews sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Philosophical defending well though.
Mattews is stalling here. Philosophical is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mattews seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Philosophical has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Mattews gets back to half guard.
Mattews is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at BigMouth Cabrons, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Philosophical throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Philosophical missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Philosophical moves nicely into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Philosophical lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mattews down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philosophical working the ground and pound.
It looks like Matt Mattews has been cut.
Philosophical has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Philosophical creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mattews sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Philosophical working the strikes but Mattews uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Mattews wants to get back to his feet.
Philosophical throws a strike but Mattews avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mattews working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Philosophical.
Philosophical throws an elbow that misses. Mattews uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Philosophical's guard. Nice move by Mattews!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mattews wants to stand and escape but instead Philosophical has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mattews 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Philosophical accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattews has his foot on Philosophical's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Philosophical works his way back into a safe position though.
Philosophical makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Philosophical accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Philosophical stopping the sweep attempt from Mattews.
Philosophical lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Philosophical with a flurry of punches that miss.
Philosophical landing some decent shots from guard.
Philosophical passes into half guard.
Mattews looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philosophical seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Matt Mattews's cut is getting worse.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Philosophical not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Philosophical thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Philosophical missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mattews moves into full guard.
Mattews looking to control.
Mattews preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Philosophical missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Philosophical postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattews working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Philosophical.
Philosophical landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philosophical with a nice head shot there.
Philosophical chips away with some ground and pound.
Philosophical with a flurry of punches that miss.
Philosophical looking to pass the guard.
Mattews manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Philosophical manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Philosophical 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wax Philosophical dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Mattews's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mattews uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philosophical.
Mattews lands a left and a right that send Philosophical crashing to the mat, dazed. Mattews thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Wax Philosophical has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mattews throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mattews fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Philosophical avoids it really well and circles away.
Mattews blocks a leg kick.
Mattews keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Philosophical misses with a leg kick.
Wax Philosophical seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philosophical motions for Mattews to come forward. Philosophical throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Philosophical.
Philosophical connects with an inside leg kick.
Mattews misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mattews looks up at the clock. Bad move! Philosophical lands a right hand from hell, dropping Mattews. Philosophical pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wax Philosophical!
A very excited looking Wax Philosophical made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Akbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foster comes to the cage accompanied by Lynyrd Skynrd - Sweet Home Alabama. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caleb Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Akbar!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akbar tries to sprawl but Foster drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Akbar wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foster is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Akbar defends it well.
Akbar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Foster lands a nice short elbow.
Akbar is trying to get back to full guard.
Foster thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Akbar's head.
Akbar is trying to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foster seems to be looking for submissions.
Foster is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Akbar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Foster.
Akbar trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Akbar defends it well.
Akbar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Foster postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Akbar wants to sweep but no luck.
Foster throwing strikes but missing.
Akbar controls Foster momentarily but Foster frees himself.
Foster in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akbar is looking for a triangle but Foster pushes his legs off easily.
Akbar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Foster scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Akbar trying to control the position.
Akbar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Foster is aware though and is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foster content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Foster 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.
Akbar can't keep his opponent in guard - Foster advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Akbar actively working from the bottom here.
Akbar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Foster.
Akbar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Foster is working away from the top position though.
Foster is trying to work for a kimura but Akbar is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Akbar sees it coming and defends easily.
Akbar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Akbar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Akbar working a defensive guard here.
Foster postures up and lands a big shot to Akbar's brow.
Foster scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Foster keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Akbar's head.
Foster scoring with punches to the head and body.
Foster with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Akbar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Foster in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Foster lands a couple of elbows.
Foster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Foster lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foster stands up over Akbar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Foster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Foster throws a big elbow that misses.
Foster with a flurry of punches that miss.
Foster with a nice head shot there.
Akbar is trying to control the position but Foster postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Foster in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Foster working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Foster working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Foster dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Foster takes the fight into the clinch.
Foster tries a body shot but Akbar blocks it.
Foster lands with a right to the head.
Foster working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akbar.
Akbar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Foster or not.
Akbar pulls guard.
Akbar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Foster.
Foster keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Akbar's head.
Foster throwing strikes from guard but Akbar blocks nicely.
Akbar trying to keep a closed guard but Foster is proving a slippery customer.
Akbar pulls Foster in close to prevent any damage.
Akbar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Foster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster landing some decent shots from guard.
Akbar has Foster pulled in close to control his posture.
Foster got a little sloppy there for a moment and Akbar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Foster has managed to get both his arms back between Akbar's legs - danger averted.
Foster loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Akbar has momentary wrist control but Foster slips an elbow through the middle.
Foster landing some decent shots from guard.
Akbar controls Foster momentarily but Foster frees himself.
Akbar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Foster scoring with some ground and pound.
Akbar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foster keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Akbar's head.
Foster throwing strikes from guard but Akbar blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Akbar working for a triangle but Foster defends it easily.
Foster landing some decent shots from guard.
Foster throws a big elbow that misses.
Foster stopping the sweep attempt from Akbar.
Foster throws a big right hand that misses.
Foster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Akbar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akbar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Foster.
Akbar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Foster postures up in Akbar's guard and throws a big left but Akbar blocks it.
Foster throws an elbow that misses. Akbar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Foster's guard. Nice move by Akbar!
Akbar works over Foster with some ground and pound from guard.
Akbar looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Akbar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Akbar throws a big elbow that misses.
Foster pushes Akbar off and scrambles back to his feet.
Foster clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Akbar regains guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foster is looking to work some ground and pound but Akbar has wrist control.
Foster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Akbar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Akbar looking for a sweep. Not yet Akbar, not yet.
Foster postures up in Akbar's guard and throws a big left but Akbar blocks it.
Akbar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Akbar stops Foster from getting back to his feet.
Caleb Foster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Foster won't allow Akbar to pass to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foster is trying to stand.
Akbar wants to free his trapped foot but Foster is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Foster dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Foster moves into the clinch.
Akbar ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Akbar no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Akbar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Akbar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Foster's guard.
Akbar stops Foster from standing up.
Akbar wanted to stand there but Foster had control of the position.
Foster wants to stand but Akbar is controlling the position.
Akbar throws a strike but Foster rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Foster avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Foster stopping the sweep attempt from Akbar.
Akbar has momentary wrist control but Foster slips an elbow through the middle.
Foster scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Akbar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Foster bucks Akbar off and manages to get back to his feet!
Akbar fails with a takedown attempt.
Akbar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Foster as he avoids it easily.
Akbar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akbar can't get the takedown.
Caleb Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunter Akbar.
Akbar looking for a takedown.
Akbar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Foster gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Foster lands an elbow inside that Akbar shrugs off.
Foster wants the takedown. Akbar is fighting it off but Foster persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Akbar's guard against the cage.
Foster stands up over Akbar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Foster postures up in Akbar's guard and throws a big left but Akbar blocks it.
Foster lands a couple of digs.
Foster throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Foster stopping the sweep attempt from Akbar.
Foster postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Akbar is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Foster, into his guard.
Akbar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Foster is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Akbar is controlling him.
Akbar working some strikes from top position.
Hunter Akbar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Foster wants to get back to his feet but Akbar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Akbar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster is looking to stand back up but Akbar counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Foster.
Akbar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Foster sees it coming and defends easily.
Caleb Foster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Akbar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Akbar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Foster pushes Akbar off and gets back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caleb Foster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Foster has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caleb Foster!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Caleb Foster made sure he mentioned New World Order Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torrelio Sacana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Garavito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garavito is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Make Them Suffer. Luis Garavito acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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224 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Torrelio Sacana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Garavito!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sacana walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sacana shoots for a takedown but Garavito saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sacana tries for a takedown but Garavito circles away easily
and Garavito counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sacana tries for a takedown but Garavito circles away easily
enabling Garavito to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Torrelio Sacana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Garavito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sacana has his takedown stuffed
and Garavito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sacana misses with a takedown
and Sacana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sacana throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garavito's waist but Garavito gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sacana off to one side.
Sacana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sacana fails with the takedown
and Garavito counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sacana shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Garavito is looking to slow Sacana down with leg kicks.
Sacana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sacana scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sacana throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Garavito works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
We've been hearing that Sacana has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Garavito is trying to control but can't.
Garavito is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sacana looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Garavito is looking to improve his position.
Sacana wants to advance to full mount but Garavito doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Sacana will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sacana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sacana has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sacana won't allow Garavito to sweep him here.
Sacana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sacana is pushing down on Garavito's leg trying to pass to half guard. Garavito is fighting to maintain full guard but Sacana has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sacana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garavito defending well though.
Sacana is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Garavito reverses the position - he's now on top in Sacana's guard.
Garavito stopping the sweep attempt from Sacana.
Sacana wants to improve his position but instead Garavito has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sacana looking for submissions off his back.
Garavito wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sacana keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sacana is trying to maintain the position but Garavito is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luis Garavito will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sacana shoots for a double leg takedown but Garavito sprawls well. He's pushed Sacana's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sacana tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garavito swivels and escapes.
Sacana shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sacana has his takedown stuffed
and Garavito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Torrelio Sacana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garavito misses with a kick to the body.
Garavito throws a right and a left that Sacana avoids nicely.
Sacana avoids a kick to the body.
Garavito scores with a push kick.
Sacana looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sacana misses with a takedown attempt
and Garavito counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sacana's knee momentarily.
Garavito lands with a straight right. Sacana didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garavito. Sacana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sacana misses with a takedown attempt
and Garavito counters with a stiff right hand.
Garavito stuffs the takedown attempt from Sacana. Sacana gets slowly back to his feet.
Torrelio Sacana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sacana with a poor takedown
and Garavito counters with a nice body kick.
Sacana gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Garavito counters with a stiff right hand.
Luis Garavito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garavito's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sacana under the eye.
Sacana has his takedown stuffed
and Garavito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sacana has his takedown stuffed
and Garavito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sacana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garavito lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garavito.
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!
Garavito throws a nice head kick!
Jab from Garavito.
Garavito throws a shot from downtown. Sacana moves away and avoids it.
Garavito throws a leg kick but Sacana sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A left lands for Garavito.
Garavito fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sacana.
Garavito connects with a solid leg kick.
Sacana fails with the takedown
and Garavito counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garavito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sacana bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Garavito regains half guard.
Garavito is trying is best to control the position here.
Garavito blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sacana.
Garavito trying to control from the bottom.
Sacana with the ground and pound but Garavito uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sacana is looking to work some ground and pound but Garavito has wrist control.
Sacana trying to control the position from guard on top but Garavito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garavito preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sacana postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Luis Garavito has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Sacana or perhaps it was just good defense by Garavito which made him look bad.
Sacana shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garavito counters with a solid body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sacana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sacana misses with a takedown
and Garavito counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Garavito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sacana fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Garavito to the ground. Sacana is now in Garavito's guard.
Garavito is trying to control the position but Sacana postures up.
Garavito keeping full guard, as Sacana tries to pass.
Sacana throwing strikes but missing.
Garavito wants to sweep but no luck.
Sacana scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sacana stopping the sweep attempt from Garavito.
Sacana postures up and lands a big shot to Garavito's brow.
Garavito really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sacana. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sacana looking to sit in guard and control but Garavito gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sacana keeping moving, preventing Garavito from controlling successfully.
Sacana is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Garavito is aware though and is defending well.
Garavito postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sacana is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garavito controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sacana is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garavito defends well.
Torrelio Sacana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sacana looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Garavito has picked Sacana up and slammed him! Sacana can't keep hold of the triangle and Garavito manages to pass to side control!
Torrelio Sacana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garavito is chipping away with strikes.
A lull in the action here as Garavito stalls from top position.
Garavito is looking to take a break and control but Sacana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sacana is looking to regain half guard here but Garavito keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sacana being controlled for a moment.
Sacana is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Garavito's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sacana is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sacana is pressing down on Garavito's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Torrelio Sacana showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Garavito has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Garavito!
A very excited looking Luis Garavito made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Torrelio Sacana had this to say: 'I blame my loss on the current economic crisis'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mordecai Wollsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by Jay Z- Big Pimpin. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Henderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mordecai Wollsey!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson tries to work over Wollsey's front leg with a kick but Wollsey checks it.
Henderson throws a leg kick but Wollsey moved away.
Wollsey throws a sloppy head kick
and Henderson counters with a straight right hand.
Wollsey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Wollsey.
Henderson slips a jab from Wollsey.
Wollsey swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Wollsey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wollsey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wollsey throws a leg kick
and Henderson moves into the clinch.
Wollsey is trying to push Henderson away but Henderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wollsey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wollsey throws the left hand but Henderson avoids the punch easily.
Wollsey swings widly with a right hand
and Henderson counters with a nice body kick.
Henderson tries a low kick but Wollsey avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Wollsey digs a good hook to Henderson's body.
Henderson moves into the clinch.
Henderson avoids the elbow strike from Wollsey, against the cage.
Wollsey is trying to force a seperation but Henderson has the dominant position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a body punch.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Wollsey blocks with his arms.
Wollsey tries to break free but Henderson pushes him back against the cage.
Wollsey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wollsey blocks a body shot from Henderson.
Wollsey is looking to break free of the clinch but Henderson has double underhooks.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Wollsey avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
Henderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson taking a breather.
Henderson can't find room to land a body shot as Wollsey controls the action.
Wollsey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Wollsey moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Henderson, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wollsey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henderson. That did some damage!
Wollsey slips a jab from Henderson.
Good leg kick by Henderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wollsey's corner calls for a 1-2. Wollsey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wollsey tries to land a body kick
and Henderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mordecai Wollsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson misses with a hook. Wollsey ducked under it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Henderson 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 Wollsey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wollsey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Henderson stuns Wollsey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Wollsey.
Wollsey throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wollsey throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Wollsey drops his hands momentarily and Henderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wollsey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wollsey looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
A low kick from Wollsey is predictable there
and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henderson.
Wollsey throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson is looking to control Wollsey's arms but Wollsey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Henderson has his back to the cage.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Wollsey blocks it.
I was talking to Henderson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wollsey blocks a body shot from Henderson.
Wollsey is trying to break the clinch but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Wollsey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henderson presses Wollsey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Henderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wollsey's elbow.
Henderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wollsey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wollsey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wollsey thows a leg kick but Henderson checks it
and Henderson moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson working aggressively here.
Henderson lands with a right to the head.
Henderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wollsey can't break the clinch.
Wollsey working hard to break the clinch.
Henderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henderson misses with some punches.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Wollsey avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
Wollsey gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Henderson.
Henderson lands with a left to the head.
Wollsey is looking to control Henderson's arms but Henderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wollsey has his back to the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wollsey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Mordecai Wollsey has been cut.
Wollsey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wollsey missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mordecai Wollsey's cut.
That's time! Henderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Henderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wollsey on the side of the head.
Wollsey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henderson throws a low kick but Wollsey avoids it.
A slow jab from Wollsey misses its intended target.
Wollsey fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Henderson to the ground. Wollsey is now in Henderson's guard.
Wollsey trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson trying to control the position here.
Wollsey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wollsey's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Henderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wollsey is one step ahead there.
Wollsey throws a big right hand that misses.
Henderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wollsey manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wollsey is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Wollsey has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Henderson throws an elbow that misses. Wollsey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henderson's guard. Nice move by Wollsey!
Wollsey stops Henderson from standing up.
Wollsey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wollsey preventing the sweep.
Wollsey landing some decent shots from guard.
Wollsey preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wollsey.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wollsey is one step ahead there.
Wollsey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wollsey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wollsey cracks Henderson with a solid left hand.
Wollsey preventing the sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wollsey is looking to work some ground and pound but Henderson has wrist control.
Henderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wollsey stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson.
Wollsey throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Henderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henderson wants to sweep here but Wollsey controlling him for the moment.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet but Wollsey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wollsey chips away with some ground and pound.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wollsey.
Wollsey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Henderson holds on and takes a little breather.
Wollsey postures up.
Henderson is looking to stand up but Wollsey isn't so interested in that idea.
Wollsey trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Henderson is trying to keep Wollsey in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mike Henderson.
Wollsey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wollsey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henderson has time to react.
Henderson blocks a low kick nicely.
Wollsey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wollsey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wollsey throws a strike aimed at the side of Henderson's head but Henderson avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Henderson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Henderson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wollsey.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes there by Wollsey.
Henderson is trying to get back to half guard.
Wollsey scores with punches from side control.
Henderson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wollsey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Wollsey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mordecai Wollsey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wollsey misses with an uppercut.
Wollsey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Wollsey stuffs the takedown.
Henderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Henderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wollsey.
Henderson looks for the body kick but Wollsey saw that one coming.
Henderson lands a head kick. Wollsey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wollsey tries to land a body kick
and Henderson counters with a good low kick that Wollsey was not able to check.
Henderson blocks the body kick.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wollsey lands a jab to the nose.
Decent striking displayed by Henderson there.
Henderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Wollsey there.
Wollsey throws a leg kick but Henderson checks it.
Wollsey throws an overhand right that lands on Henderson's shoulder, as Henderson tries to avoid the shot.
Henderson tries to clinch but Wollsey is having none of it.
Wollsey closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Henderson to the mat! Henderson manages to get full guard.
Wollsey postures up in Henderson's guard and throws a big left but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Wollsey from controlling successfully.
Henderson is trying to control the position but Wollsey postures up.
Wollsey is in close to Henderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wollsey throws a big elbow that misses.
Wollsey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Henderson trying to control the position.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Wollsey from controlling successfully.
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!
Wollsey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wollsey trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wollsey stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson.
Wollsey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wollsey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henderson pulls Wollsey in to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wollsey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Henderson, not yet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Henderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wollsey manages to get himself to full guard.
Wollsey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henderson manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey throwing strikes from guard but Henderson blocks nicely.
Wollsey wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Henderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henderson is pulling down on Wollsey's head to control his posture.
Wollsey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wollsey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wollsey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wollsey stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson.
Wollsey trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wollsey manages to get himself to full guard.
Henderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henderson throws a strike but Wollsey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Henderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Henderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wollsey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wollsey wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Henderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mordecai Wollsey just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Mordecai Wollsey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wollsey blocks a head kick by Henderson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Henderson.
Wollsey misses with a lunging right hand
and Henderson counters with a left to the body.
Henderson tries to clinch but Wollsey moves away
and Wollsey counters with a low kick, right behind Henderson 's knee.
Henderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henderson wants to clinch.
Wollsey misses with a body kick.
Henderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wollsey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wollsey throws out the jab.
Henderson avoids a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Wollsey.
Henderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wollsey is able to avoid easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson is looking to clinch but Wollsey is avoiding it.
Wollsey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Henderson is out of range and Wollsey settles back down.
Wollsey jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good work by Wollsey as he checks the leg kick.
Mike Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wollsey manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wollsey moves away.
Henderson takes a swing at Wollsey's ribcage but misses.
Wollsey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henderson at a distance.
Wollsey misses with a body shot.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wollsey stuns Henderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henderson scores with a leg kick.
Henderson swings for the body but Wollsey moves out of range.
Henderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Wollsey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wollsey digs a good hook to Henderson's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Wollsey.
Henderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wollsey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Henderson.
Henderson throws a lazy head kick
and Wollsey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wollsey decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Henderson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wollsey preventing the sweep.
Wollsey scoring with some ground and pound.
Henderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey throwing strikes from guard but Henderson blocks nicely.
Wollsey passes Henderson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Henderson is looking to improve his position.
Wollsey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wollsey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henderson trying to control here.
Wollsey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson trying to control but Wollsey postures up.
Henderson is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mike Henderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mordecai Wollsey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Henderson 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 Wollsey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wollsey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wollsey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wollsey looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
Henderson closes the distance and pushes Wollsey back into the cage.
Mike Henderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Wollsey avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wollsey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wollsey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wollsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Wollsey.
Henderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a low kick.
Henderson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wollsey.
Henderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good shot there by Wollsey.
Henderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wollsey pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Henderson back to the cage. Wollsey follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wollsey fails with the takedown
and Henderson counters by clinching up.
Henderson tries a body shot but Wollsey blocks it.
Henderson breaks the clinch.
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wollsey moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey looks to land a body kick but Henderson moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wollsey fails to land the takedown.
Mike Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mordecai Wollsey.
Henderson is looking to land body kicks.
Henderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Wollsey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Henderson is out of range.
Wollsey just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wollsey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Henderson.
Henderson is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Wollsey.
Wollsey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wollsey throws the left hand but Henderson avoids the punch easily.
Wollsey avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Wollsey misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
Wollsey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to avoid it but Wollsey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henderson to the ground. Henderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wollsey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Wollsey.
Wollsey connects with a single shot there.
Wollsey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Henderson tries to clinch but Wollsey is having none of it.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wollsey has a takedown stuffed.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Wollsey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson scores with the left hand. Wollsey knows he should have avoided that one.
Henderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Wollsey should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wollsey throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wollsey throws a leg kick
and Henderson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wollsey's knee momentarily.
Wollsey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wollsey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henderson's waist but Henderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wollsey off to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Henderson 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 48:48
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:48
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Mike Henderson retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al an (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutz comes to the cage accompanied by Everyday. Cormac Gutz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Al an's chin.
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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
16 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Gutz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Al an!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
an connects with the punch.
Gutz cracks an with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
an shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gutz as he avoids it easily.
an missing with a left hand there. Gutz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from an does it's job there.
an keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gutz.
an shoots and misses
and Gutz counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
an shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than an was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gutz is looking for a sweep.
an scores with punches from side control.
an in side control, throwing shots but Gutz defends.
an thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gutz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
an prevents Gutz from improving his position.
an throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
an thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
an missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gutz has hold of an's hands but an slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gutz's coaches at Gutz Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
an sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gutz defending well though.
Gutz is looking to control an's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gutz avoid being mounted?
an wants to pass to mount but Gutz is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz is trying to get back to full guard.
an throwing shots but Gutz is blocking nicely.
Gutz wants to get back to full guard.
Gutz is trying to maintain the position but an is very close to passing his half guard.
Gutz tries to roll over but an keeps him under control.
Gutz is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz blocking the ground and pound attempt from an.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
an throwing shots but Gutz is blocking nicely.
an prevents Gutz from improving his position.
Gutz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
an not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
an not landing any meaningful shots this time.
an is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gutz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gutz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from an.
Gutz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gutz wants to sweep here but an controlling him for the moment.
an postures up in Gutz's guard and throws a big left but Gutz blocks it.
Gutz is looking to sweep but instead, an has passed into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from an.
an lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al an dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gutz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and an connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gutz scrambles back to his feet.
Gutz moves into the clinch.
an is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gutz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gutz tries to clinch up.
Gutz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gutz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gutz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
an shoots in looking for a takedown. Gutz tries to sprawl out of it but an keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gutz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
an changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
an fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gutz avoids it really well and circles away.
Cormac Gutz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al an.
Nice shot by Gutz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
an throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
an ducks right into an uppercut from Gutz.
an throws the left hand but Gutz avoids the punch easily.
an tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gutz was well out of range. Poor timing from an.
Gutz throws an off balance right hand
and an counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gutz's guard now.
Gutz trying to control the position.
an working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gutz's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
an throws a strike but Gutz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
an not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
an might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gutz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gutz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gutz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gutz is in close to an's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gutz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gutz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Cormac Gutz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gutz throws the left hand but an avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
an lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
an looks to throw the jab but Gutz is out of range.
That kick from Gutz tenderised an's leg. an is trying to keep his angry face on.
Horrible takedown by an or perhaps it was just good defense by Gutz which made him look bad.
an lands a nice hook to Gutz's body. Gutz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Al an seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
an shoots in and drives through. Gutz sprawls well.
an keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
an shoots in for a double leg but Gutz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gutz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gutz.
an darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
an is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutz controlling the position well.
Gutz is trying to get back to full guard.
an with the ground and pound but Gutz uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
an throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gutz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
an with a flurry of punches that miss.
an postures up and lands a big shot to Gutz's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Al an will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gutz throws a low kick but it's checked well by an.
A good leg kick by an.
an does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A swing and a miss from an.
an with a poor takedown
and Gutz counters with a nice leg kick.
an attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from an. Gutz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gutz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
an walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gutz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
an tries to keep at a distance but Gutz has taken the fight into the clinch.
an blocking some punches.
an tries to throw a body punch but Gutz avoids it by throwing an back against the cage.
an misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
an fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
an looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gutz lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gutz prevents an from improving his position.
Gutz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gutz trying to control from half guard but an is working away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
an is trying to maintain the position but Gutz is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al an has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cormac Gutz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gutz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gutz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cormac Gutz is winning the standup battle so far.
an misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
an misses with a takedown
and an takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
an fails to land the takedown.
Cormac Gutz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al an.
an scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz throws a jab but it's blocked by an.
Gutz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent an stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
an takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
an takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gutz avoids the head kick by an.
Gutz throws out a loose jab but an uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gutz digs a good body shot into an's ribs.
an uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gutz.
Gutz lands with a straight right. an didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gutz cracks an with a good jab.
an is rocked!
Gutz throws a right and a left that both miss.
an has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
an bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz darts in and clinches an up against the cage.
Gutz is leaning against an and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Gutz.
Gutz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gutz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gutz scores with a nice hook to the head.
an is still on wobbly legs! Can Gutz finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gutz.
Gutz just leaning against an, taking a breather.
Gutz presses an against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Gutz.
Gutz gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
an has his foot on Gutz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gutz works his way back into a safe position though.
Gutz controlling from the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Gutz clearly takes that round.
That's time! Gutz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gutz fails in his attempt to clinch.
an seems to have recovered his senses.
an throws a chopping leg kick but Gutz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gutz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
an takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Gutz.
an misses the shot to the body.
an throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gutz throws a body punch but an moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as an checks a leg kick.
Gutz is looking to clinch but an is avoiding it.
an throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gutz's waist but Gutz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing an off to one side.
Gutz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz wants to clinch but an slips to the side
and an decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gutz's guard.
an is looking to work some ground and pound but Gutz has wrist control.
an won't allow Gutz to sweep him here.
Gutz has control of an's left arm, preventing an from doing any damage.
Gutz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
an trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gutz has an pulled in close to control his posture.
an in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
an scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutz has his hands on an's head, controlling the position.
Gutz wants to sweep here but an controlling him for the moment.
Gutz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
an preventing the sweep.
an stands up over Gutz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
an postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
an content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gutz 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.
Gutz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
an stopping the sweep attempt from Gutz.
an is pushing down on Gutz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gutz is fighting to maintain full guard but an has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ground and pound from an.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
an missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gutz desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gutz punching from the bottom.
Gutz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from an.
an missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
an has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
an slips a nice elbow through Gutz's hands, connecting with Gutz's forehead.
an sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gutz defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al an dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
an darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
an wants to free his trapped foot but Gutz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
an is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
an not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gutz controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
an lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
an missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gutz is trying to get back to full guard.
an throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
an is looking for a kimura but Gutz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for an to get the leverage.
Gutz has hold of an's hands but an slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cormac Gutz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
an missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
an missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gutz is trying to maintain the position but an is very close to passing his half guard.
an tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gutz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gutz manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
an trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz 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.
Gutz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
an loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
an lands a couple of decent looking shots.
an cracks Gutz with a solid left hand.
an is looking to work some ground and pound but Gutz has wrist control.
Gutz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
an postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz controlling an's posture.
an scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gutz has his hands on an's head, controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gutz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from an.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
an connects with a couple of short punches.
Gutz keeping full guard, as an tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al an comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think an has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al an!
Al an is the new middleweight champion!
Al an bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Cormac Gutz spoke after the fight, saying 'Better man won tonight. '.
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