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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mordecai Wollsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izzy Cumming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cumming has chosen White America as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mordecai Wollsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Cumming!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cumming throws an overhand right that lands on Wollsey's shoulder, as Wollsey tries to avoid the shot.
A solid body kick from Wollsey.
Cumming gets a double leg takedown into Wollsey's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cumming throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wollsey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wollsey lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cumming!
Wollsey punching from mount but Cumming doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wollsey with shots to the head and body - Cumming looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cumming wants to hold on but Wollsey pushes him away.
Cumming is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wollsey looking to ground and pound but Cumming is blocking nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Wollsey there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cumming working to try and regain half guard.
Wollsey postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cumming looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cumming tries to hold on but Wollsey postures up.
Cumming can't escape the position.
Cumming holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wollsey tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wollsey throwing strikes here but Cumming is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wollsey unloading with bombs!
Cumming is bucking up trying to escape but Wollsey cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wollsey lands with some strikes.
Cumming is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wollsey prevents Cumming from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Cumming scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Wollsey land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Wollsey stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mordecai Wollsey!
After winning the bout, Mordecai Wollsey thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sly Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unigu Rege (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sly Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Unigu Rege!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rege shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Still in half guard, Rege seems content to control.
Rege missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Guy pushes Rege off looking to stand but Rege dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unigu Rege has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Guy as Rege shoots in.
Guy tries to clinch up but Rege circles away and keeps his distance.
Rege uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
Guy tries to clinch but Rege is having none of it.
Sly Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rege misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guy.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Rege.
Guy tries to clinch up.
Guy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rege shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rege closes the distance and clinches.
Rege changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Guy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sly Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Unigu Rege.
Rege shoots in looking for a takedown but Guy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rege's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guy moves into the clinch.
Rege tries to pull guard but Guy holds him up against the cage and eventually Rege drops back down to his feet.
Rege jumps guard but Guy stands there with Rege around his waist. Rege gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rege tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Guy smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guy is looking to clinch but Rege is avoiding it.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rege. That did some damage!
Rege tries to clinch but Guy moves out of range.
Guy clinches with his opponent.
Rege breaks the clinch.
Rege fails with the takedown.
Guy tries to clinch
and Rege counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rege wants to clinch up but Guy keeps it at a distance.
Rege swinging wildly here.
Rege takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rege throws a right hand that Guy ducks under and follows up with a left that Guy also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Rege.
Guy instigates a clinch.
Guy breaks the clinch.
Guy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rege looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck for Rege with that takedown attempt.
Guy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sly Guy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Guy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rege shoots in for a takedown but Guy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Guy tries to clinch but Rege moves out of range.
Guy gets tackled into the cage by Rege. Rege maintains the clinch.
Rege is looking to take this one to the mat.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rege - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rege goes for a takedown attempt but Guy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sly Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Unigu Rege.
Guy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rege.
Rege blocks a head kick by Guy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy avoids the head kick by Rege.
Sly Guy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guy tries to clinch there but Rege circles away.
Rege manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Guy on his heels. He'll look to pass Guy's guard now, I'm sure.
Rege with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guy keeping moving, preventing Rege from controlling successfully.
Rege passes Guy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rege stalling.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rege sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guy defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rege performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Unigu Rege has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rege takes the fight into the clinch.
Guy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy tries to clinch but Rege moves out of range.
Guy jabs Rege to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rege shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Guy but Guy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Guy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Guy swinging wildly here.
Guy throws a series of punches but Rege avoids them all with ease.
Rege circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rege is looking to clinch.
Rege tries to clinch but Guy moves out of range.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Rege is just out of range.
Rege throws a nice looking combination but Guy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Guy moves in looking to clinch but Rege pushes him off.
Rege swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rege looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rege fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Guy is looking to wear down Rege with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rege sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guy is looking to clinch but Rege is avoiding it.
Guy throws a head kick but Rege moves out of range.
Rege shoots for a double leg takedown but Guy sprawls well. He's pushed Rege's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rege gets tackled into the cage by Guy. Guy maintains the clinch.
Rege fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rege has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Guy clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unigu Rege showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Guy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rege doesn't seem phased though.
Guy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rege paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guy tries to clinch up.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rege swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rege fails with a takedown attempt.
Guy moves into the clinch successfully.
Rege jumps guard and drags Guy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rege is pulling down on Guy's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rege throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rege tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rege shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Guy pinned against the cage. Guy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Guy lands with a slapping head kick.
Guy moves into the clinch successfully.
Rege jumps guard but Guy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sly Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Unigu Rege.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rege is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Guy is trying to push Rege away but Rege has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rege just leaning against Guy, taking a breather.
Rege has Guy pressed against the cage, preventing Guy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rege stalls.
Guy is trying to push Rege away but Rege has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Guy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rege pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rege tries to bum rush Guy with a series of wild strikes but Guy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guy looks to land a combination but Rege avoids it well.
A punch combination from Guy misses.
Rege misses with a takedown attempt - Guy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Guy throws a head kick but Rege moves out of range.
Guy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guy is looking to clinch but Rege is avoiding it.
Guy stuffs the takedown.
Guy tries to clinch up but Rege circles away and keeps his distance.
Guy throws a wild body kick that Rege sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rege shoots in and drives through. Guy sprawls well.
Sly Guy is winning the standup battle so far.
Guy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Guy connects with a solid leg kick.
Guy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That kick from Guy tenderised Rege's leg. Rege is trying to keep his angry face on.
Guy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Guy tries to land a front kick but Rege steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rege throws a low kick but it's checked well by Guy.
Guy thuds his shin into the meat of Rege's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice sprawl there from Guy as Rege shoots in.
Rege takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rege crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Guy - the referee stops the clock and Rege gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Guy. Rege manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rege closes this distance looking for a takedown but Guy circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sly Guy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Guy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Unigu Rege!
After the big win, Unigu Rege made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dawid Rafal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dawid Rafal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Taylor !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor misses with an uppercut. Rafal saw that one coming.
Rafal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor scores with a hook to the body. Rafal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rafal. That's going to slow Taylor down.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Rafal.
Rafal throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Taylor lands with a right hand.
Rafal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Taylor showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Taylor throws a strike but Rafal avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rafal keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Rafal is pulling down on Taylor 's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafal keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
Taylor passes Rafal's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Taylor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Rafal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to free his trapped foot but Rafal is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rafal is looking for a sweep. Taylor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Taylor tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rafal knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Taylor is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Taylor throws a strike but Rafal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafal engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Taylor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rafal showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Taylor seems keen to control Rafal's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dawid Rafal.
Rafal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor moves out of range as Rafal throws a body kick.
Rafal throws a leg kick which misses Taylor 's front leg but catches the back leg as Taylor tries to avoid it.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rafal tries to kick Taylor off but Taylor keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Taylor is looking to pass Rafal's guard but actually Rafal recovers to full guard.
Taylor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Taylor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rafal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Taylor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rafal's head backwards.
Dawid Rafal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor slips a jab from Rafal.
Rafal throws a big shot that misses.
Taylor checks a leg kick.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Rafal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Taylor misses with an uppercut. Rafal saw that one coming.
Rafal tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Taylor is able to avoid easily.
Taylor scores with the left hand. Rafal knows he should have avoided that one.
Rafal misses with a kick to the body.
Rafal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rafal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rafal throws a wild body kick that Taylor sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafal throws a head kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Taylor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rafal scores with a leg kick.
Taylor throws a shot to the body.
Rafal misses with a wild body shot.
Rafal connects with an inside leg kick.
Rafal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taylor .
Rafal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Rafal misses the target.
Rafal misses with a straight right.
Taylor avoids the head kick by Rafal.
Rafal misses with a wild body shot.
Rafal misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafal wants to slow Taylor down by chopping away at his legs.
Rafal attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Taylor swings for the body but Rafal moves out of range.
Rafal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rafal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Rafal.
Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Taylor as he connects with a hook.
Taylor throws out a powerful jab.
A clash of legs there as Taylor blocks the low kick.
Taylor blocks the body kick.
Rafal throws a front kick aimed at Taylor 's knee but Taylor avoids it well.
Rafal throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Rafal.
Rafal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rafal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Taylor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rafal's head backwards.
Good standup being displayed there by Taylor as he connects with a hook.
Taylor misses with an uppercut
and Rafal counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nice cross by Taylor .
Rafal fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Taylor is out of range.
Rafal connects with a solid leg kick.
Rafal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Rafal.
Rafal scores with a nice body kick.
Rafal fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Taylor checks it well.
Taylor takes a swing at Rafal's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafal misses with a low kick as Taylor jumps back.
Taylor misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rafal's hands.
Taylor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rafal throws out a powerful jab.
Rafal misses with a low kick.
Taylor throws a body punch but Rafal moves out of range.
No joy there for Rafal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor wants to control but Rafal is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dawid Rafal dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Taylor lands the left hand.
Rafal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rafal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good leg kick by Rafal there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Taylor has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A left lands for Rafal.
Rafal tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rafal misses the jab.
Taylor lands a glancing blow to the side of Rafal's head.
Rafal takes one on the button.
Rafal throws a head kick that half lands.
Rafal misses with a low kick as Taylor jumps back.
A head kick misses from Rafal.
Taylor slips under a jab from Rafal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Rafal. Beautiful body shot.
Rafal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taylor checks a leg kick.
Rafal connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taylor . Taylor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Taylor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taylor 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rafal throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
Taylor connects with a jab.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rafal attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rafal misses with a body shot.
Taylor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Taylor scores with a jab. Rafal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Taylor throws a shot from downtown. Rafal moves away and avoids it.
Rafal gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rafal seems keen to control Taylor 's posture.
Taylor postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dawid Rafal.
Rafal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taylor .
Taylor shoots for a double leg takedown but Rafal sprawls well. He's pushed Taylor 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafal throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
Rafal is looking to chop away at Taylor 's legs.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Taylor .
Rafal throws the kick towards the body but Taylor avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Taylor .
Taylor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Taylor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rafal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dawid Rafal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Taylor .
Taylor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor throws a poor cross that misses
and Rafal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Taylor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rafal is looking for a sweep. Taylor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rafal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Taylor with the ground and pound but Rafal uses the opportunity to regain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor passes Rafal's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Taylor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taylor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Taylor throwing shots but Rafal is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rafal's head.
Taylor is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rafal!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Taylor .
I think Taylor 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Taylor !
A victorious David Taylor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nero Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ava Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by A Moment. Ava Noel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nero Padilla's chin.
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nero Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ava Noel!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Noel misses.
Noel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Noel throws an off balance right hand
and Padilla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Padilla has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Noel misses with an uppercut. Padilla saw that one coming.
Padilla pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Noel misses the jab.
A jab lands there for Noel.
Padilla uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Noel has time to react.
Padilla slips under a jab from Noel.
Decent striking displayed by Noel there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Noel.
Padilla throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Noel misses with an uppercut
and Padilla counters with a shoot takedown. Noel fights it but they end up in guard.
Padilla postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel pushes Padilla off and scrambles back to his feet.
Noel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Padilla counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Noel wants to stand up but Padilla is controlling him.
Padilla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Noel is keeping the position for now.
Padilla advances to half guard.
Padilla controlling the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Padilla throwing shots but Noel is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel is looking to escape.
Noel felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Noel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Padilla. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Padilla controlling the action here.
Padilla stops Noel from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Padilla in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Noel tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Padilla!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nero Padilla!
Nero Padilla decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gennaro Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tech N9ne - So Dope. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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166 lbs
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teddy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennaro Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Gattuso keeps it at a distance.
Jackson rushes Gattuso and presses him up against the cage.
Gattuso breaks the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gattuso has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gattuso closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jackson quickly recovers to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nice strikes from Gattuso there.
Gattuso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson kicks Gattuso off and gets back to his feet.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Gattuso circles away and keeps his distance.
Gattuso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gattuso fails with the takedown.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gattuso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Gattuso circles away.
Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gattuso, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gattuso avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
I was talking to Jackson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gattuso has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jackson after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gattuso.
Gattuso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gattuso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gattuso throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Gattuso.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Gattuso.
Jackson tries to clinch but Gattuso is having none of it.
Jackson tries to clinch
and Gattuso decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jackson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson has his feet on Gattuso's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gattuso connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jackson looks to clinch
and Gattuso counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gattuso wants to free his trapped foot but Jackson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jackson is staying active underneath Gattuso, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to kick Gattuso off but Gattuso keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gattuso is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jackson is just riding it out for now. Gattuso eventually gives up the hold.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Gattuso looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gattuso throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Gattuso is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gattuso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gattuso not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gattuso wants to free his trapped foot but Jackson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gattuso drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Gattuso is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gattuso is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jackson is looking to escape.
Gattuso is looking for a kimura but Jackson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gattuso to get the leverage.
Gattuso working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Gattuso is controlling him
Gattuso takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Gattuso wants to free his trapped foot but Jackson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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!
Jackson has one foot on Gattuso's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gattuso fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Teddy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gennaro Gattuso.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
Gattuso tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Gattuso lands with a right to the head.
Gattuso avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gattuso in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gattuso working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gattuso avoids it.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Gattuso 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gennaro Gattuso dominated that round.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sloppy strikes from Gattuso. Those never looked like landing.
Gattuso throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Gattuso bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gattuso keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Gattuso circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Gattuso is avoiding it.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gattuso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gattuso doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gattuso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gattuso darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jackson is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gattuso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gattuso perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jackson tries to kick Gattuso off but Gattuso keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gattuso is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gattuso lands with a punch from half guard.
Gattuso is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jackson defends it well.
Gattuso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gattuso looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso trying to pass the guard but Jackson defending well.
Gattuso is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gattuso stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gattuso connects with a nice short shot to Jackson's temple.
Gattuso lands with a punch from half guard.
Gattuso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gattuso is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Gattuso prevents Jackson from standing back up.
Gattuso wants to pass the guard but Jackson is defending well.
Gattuso lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gattuso.
Gattuso looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jackson is staying active underneath Gattuso, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gattuso throws a strike but Jackson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gattuso trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gattuso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gattuso working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson kicks Gattuso off and gets to his feet.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Gattuso circles away.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Gattuso circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gattuso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gattuso dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Gattuso wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Gattuso tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gattuso avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Gattuso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gattuso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gattuso throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Gattuso keeps it at a distance.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gattuso keeps the fight on the outside.
Teddy Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gattuso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Gattuso.
Jackson drives through and clinches with Gattuso against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gennaro Gattuso 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! And we move into the final round!
Gattuso shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gattuso throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jackson.
Jackson tries to clinch but Gattuso moves away
enabling Gattuso to counter with a crisp jab.
Gattuso misses the shot to the body.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Gattuso keeps it at a distance.
Jab by Gattuso.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gattuso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson tries to clinch but Gattuso moves away
and Gattuso counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gattuso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gattuso controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gattuso wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Gattuso lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Gattuso is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gattuso is in close to Jackson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gattuso is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Gattuso slips an elbow through the middle.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Gattuso from controlling successfully.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gattuso is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gattuso controls the pace.
Gattuso with a nice head shot there.
Teddy Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Gattuso prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Gattuso postures up and lands a big shot to Jackson's brow.
Gattuso trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gattuso landing with the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gattuso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso gets a takedown into half guard.
Gattuso wants to take a breather but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson kicks Gattuso off and gets back to his feet.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Teddy Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gattuso shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Gattuso sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Gattuso fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Gattuso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gennaro Gattuso is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gattuso fails with a takedown attempt.
Teddy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gennaro Gattuso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Gattuso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Gattuso swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Gennaro Gattuso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gattuso shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Gattuso circles away.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Gattuso circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson tries to clinch up but Gattuso circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gennaro Gattuso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gattuso winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gennaro Gattuso!
During a confident post fight interview, Gennaro Gattuso thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Garavito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garavito comes to the cage accompanied by Make Them Suffer. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Garavito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris blocks a leg kick.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris throws a jab when Garavito was well out of range.
Garavito takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Garavito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garavito. That did some damage!
Garavito tried to score with a low kick but Harris checks it.
Garavito lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garavito throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garavito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garavito will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garavito misses with a body shot.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garavito connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Garavito.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garavito.
Garavito motions for Harris to come forward. Garavito throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Harris finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Garavito throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Garavito buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harris explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Harris lands a head shot.
Garavito will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Garavito moved out of range.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick from Garavito.
Luis Garavito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garavito throws a head kick that misses.
Garavito misses with a body kick.
Harris pushes Garavito up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garavito is defending well for now.
Harris wants to stall.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garavito misses with a punch to the body.
Garavito lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harris tries to pull guard but Garavito holds him up against the cage and eventually Harris drops back down to his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garavito.
Harris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garavito or not.
Garavito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garavito leaves Harris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garavito misses with a looping right.
Garavito lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garavito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garavito throws a leg kick
and Harris counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Garavito!
Harris working the ground and pound but Garavito is defending the strikes.
Garavito is looking to regain half guard here but Harris keeps moving and retains side control.
Harris trying to control the position but Garavito is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garavito is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garavito prevents Harris from moving into mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Harris tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Garavito regains half guard, as Harris was trying to land strikes.
Harris winds up and cracks Garavito with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Harris working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garavito has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harris is working away from the top position though.
Harris seems to be working for a kimura but Garavito defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Harris dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garavito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garavito lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garavito.
Garavito on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garavito misses with the combination.
Garavito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris wants to slow Garavito down by chopping away at his legs.
Harris throws a leg kick which misses Garavito's front leg but catches the back leg as Garavito tries to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Harris.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garavito.
Harris shoots for a double leg takedown but Garavito sprawls well. He's pushed Harris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Garavito is fending him off so far but Harris persists. Nope, Garavito circles away and we're back to standing.
Crunch! Garavito slams his shin into Harris's torso.
Harris checks a low kick from Garavito.
Harris wants to slow Garavito down by chopping away at his legs.
Harris is looking to slow Garavito down with leg kicks.
Harris pushes Garavito away with a front kick.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garavito.
Harris connects with a solid leg kick.
Garavito lands with a nice body punch.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Harris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garavito swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garavito working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garavito fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Luis Garavito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Harris.
Nice jab there from Garavito.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris misses with a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown by Harris or perhaps it was just good defense by Garavito which made him look bad.
Garavito checks the leg kick.
Garavito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Harris sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Garavito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garavito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garavito throws a push kick but Harris slaps the foot to one side.
Luis Garavito is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris motions for Garavito to come forward. Harris throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garavito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garavito checks a leg kick nicely.
Garavito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garavito misses the shot to the body.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garavito steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harris. That one must have hurt.
Garavito bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Harris slips under a jab.
Harris sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Garavito throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Paul Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Garavito counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garavito.
Harris wants the takedown. Garavito is fighting it off but Harris persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Garavito's guard against the cage.
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 tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garavito keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garavito wants to improve his position but instead Harris has moved into half guard.
Garavito is looking for a sweep. Harris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Garavito has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harris is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Luis Garavito will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Garavito throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Harris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Garavito's guard.
Harris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garavito works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harris looking to sit in guard and control but Garavito gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harris has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Garavito is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Harris.
Harris manages to work his way to half guard, despite Garavito's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is not content to let Garavito control the position.
Harris wants to improve his position but Garavito is controlling well.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Harris looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Garavito pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Garavito looking to control but Harris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Garavito content just to control the position here.
Harris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Garavito trying to control but Harris is having none of it.
Garavito tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Luis Garavito wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Harris takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Harris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Garavito.
Garavito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garavito loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Garavito is looking to wear down Harris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harris takes a swing at Garavito's ribcage but misses.
Harris has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Garavito.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Harris.
I think Harris 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Harris!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Gaskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly Leak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaskins's entrance music is Killing In The Name Of. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Gaskins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelly Leak!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leak tries to clinch but Gaskins moves away
letting Gaskins counter with a right hand.
Gaskins leaves Leak with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Leak looks to land a body kick but Gaskins moved away.
Gaskins darts in and clinches Leak up against the cage.
Gaskins tries a body shot but Leak blocks it.
Leak lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leak tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gaskins lands a nice shot to the body.
Gaskins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gaskins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Leak.
Donald Gaskins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelly Leak.
Leak tries for a takedown but Gaskins manages to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leak.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gaskins has him pressed against the cage.
Leak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leak swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaskins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaskins tries to work over Leak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leak wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leak tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leak is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gaskins throws a punch but it's blocked by Leak.
Leak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaskins avoids it.
Gaskins lands a shoulder strike.
Gaskins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaskins digs a good body shot into Leak's ribs.
Gaskins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Personal Training in the buildup to the fight.
Gaskins misses with a looping left.
Gaskins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gaskins misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaskins blocks a jab.
Good work by Leak as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins lands a big head kick that sends Leak tumbling to the mat! Gaskins takes a step backwards and waves Leak back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Kelly Leak has been cut.
Leak digs a good body shot into Gaskins's ribs.
Leak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leak walks into a left hand.
Leak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leak shoots in looking for a takedown. Gaskins tries to sprawl out of it but Leak keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gaskins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Donald Gaskins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gaskins misses with an uppercut. Leak saw that one coming.
Leak takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gaskins avoids a kick to the body.
Gaskins scores with a shot to the body.
Gaskins lands with a big left! Leak is wobbled badly! Gaskins comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Leak to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Donald Gaskins!
A relieved looking Donald Gaskins 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 Al an (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Mauti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Al an!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Mauti !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mauti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mauti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by an. an obviously looking to wear him down.
an throws a leg kick
and Mauti counters by moving into the clinch.
an misses with a punch to the body.
an lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from an fails to land.
Mauti stops a takedown attempt from an.
Mauti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
an lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've been hearing reports that an has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
an is trying to pull guard but Mauti turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
an has had enough of the clinch but Mauti keeps him there for the moment.
Mauti prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al an. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mauti working an over with knees to the body.
Mauti stops a takedown attempt from an.
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 changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mauti fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mauti throws a front kick that sends an stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti lands a leg kick that knocks an off balance momentarily.
A big right from an misses.
Mauti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on an. That did some damage!
an steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mauti . That one must have hurt.
an takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
an is looking to land body kicks.
Mauti scores with a leg kick.
Mauti clinches with his opponent.
an swings away with an uppercut that misses.
an misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mauti just misses with a elbow thrown towards an's brow.
Mauti lands an elbow inside that an shrugs off.
Mauti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mauti obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mauti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through an's defenses.
Mauti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mauti prevents the takedown attempt.
an is breathing heavily.
Mauti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from an fails to land.
an is trying to pull guard but Mauti turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mauti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
an avoiding damage.
Mauti blocking some punches.
an takes a knee to the side of the body.
an tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mauti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
an tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
an misses with the head strike.
an tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
an blocks an elbow strike.
Mauti landing knees to the head.
an wants the takedown. Mauti is fighting it off but an persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mauti 's guard against the cage.
an preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mauti is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mauti controlling an's posture.
Mauti looking to hit a scissor sweep but an is one step ahead there.
an throws a strike but Mauti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
an is trying to control the position but Mauti postures up.
Mauti stopping the sweep attempt from an.
an escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mauti gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
an wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Mauti dominated that round.
That's time! an's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mauti connects with a leg kick. an looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Al an seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
an swings for the body but Mauti moves out of range.
an throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mauti connects with an inside leg kick.
Mauti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
an bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mauti manages to work his way to half guard, despite an's best efforts.
Mauti is looking to get back to is feet but an passes into side control.
Mauti manages to get back to half guard.
an throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mauti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
an slips a nice elbow through Mauti 's hands, connecting with Mauti 's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti trying to control but an postures up.
an not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mauti blocking the ground and pound attempt from an.
Mauti has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. an is working away from the top position though.
an with the ground and pound but Mauti uses the opportunity to regain guard.
an missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
an throws a strike but Mauti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
an has a closed guard, preventing Mauti from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti preventing the sweep.
Mauti trying to stand up but can't free himself from an's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
an looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mauti passes into half guard.
an looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Mauti pushes past his half guard into mount!
an 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.
an is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
an is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mauti can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as an is looking to escape.
an really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
an wants to hold on but Mauti pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Al an will probably get the nod.
That's time! an's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mauti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
an has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mauti .
Mauti is looking to land body kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mauti , right into the meat.
an thuds his shin into the meat of Mauti 's side.
an misses with a wild body shot.
an misses with a wild body shot.
Mauti closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mauti obliges.
an lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mauti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
an has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mauti avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
an takes an elbow to the forehead.
an lands a right hand.
Mauti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. an is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
an breaks from the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mauti .
Mauti tries to close the distance and clinch but an swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mauti . That's going to slow an down.
Mauti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
an misses with a takedown attempt - Mauti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mauti tries to close the distance and clinch up but an swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mauti throws a head kick that misses
and an counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by an.
an stopping the sweep attempt from Mauti .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mauti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. an manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mauti controlling from the top position.
Mauti wants to stand and escape but instead an has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
an in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mauti 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.
Mauti is adopting a defensive guard.
We've been informed that Mauti has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
an postures up and lands a big shot to Mauti 's brow.
an working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
an is working Mauti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mauti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from an.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
an connects with a couple of short punches.
an landing some decent shots from guard.
Mauti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Al an overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mauti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
an loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mauti seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
an won't allow Mauti to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mauti working a defensive guard here.
Mauti is pulling down on an's head. It's preventing any offense from an, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Al an did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
an checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
an scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
an thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mauti 's head.
an not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mauti is trying to stand back up but an is controlling him
Mauti is trying to maintain the position but an is very close to passing his half guard.
an not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mauti looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mauti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from an.
That's one minute gone in the round.
an missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mauti holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Mauti won't allow an to pass to mount.
an not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
an is pressing down on Mauti 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mauti is holding on for now.
Mauti pushes an off looking to stand but an dives back in and keeps control.
an missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
an slips a nice elbow through Mauti 's hands, connecting with Mauti 's forehead.
an looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti is trying to get back to full guard.
an working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
an throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mauti to regain full guard.
an pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mauti is keeping the position for now.
an scoring with some ground and pound.
Mauti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
an postures up in Mauti 's guard and throws a big left but Mauti blocks it.
an throwing strikes but missing.
an postures up and lands a big shot to Mauti 's brow.
an postures up in Mauti 's guard and throws a big left but Mauti blocks it.
an working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
an working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
an throws an elbow that misses. Mauti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in an's guard. Nice move by Mauti !
That's four minutes gone in the round.
an looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mauti puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
an wants to improve his position but Mauti is controlling well.
Mauti stalling.
It looks like Mauti is going to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
an is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al an had his way with Michael Mauti in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
an misses with a hook. Mauti ducked under it nicely.
an throws a big shot that misses.
an shoots in for a takedown but Mauti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mauti .
Michael Mauti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mauti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mauti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mauti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mauti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from an.
an lands with a slapping head kick.
an avoids the head kick by Mauti .
Mauti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and an has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
an stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mauti .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti lets loose with a powerful body kick. an will feel that in the morning.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mauti lands a leg kick that knocks an off balance momentarily.
an throws a solid leg kick but Mauti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at an.
an tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Mauti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
an shoots in for a takedown but Mauti shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al an. That's going to take a lot out of him.
an has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mauti .
Mauti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from an.
an is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mauti pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mauti lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from an fails to land.
Mauti lands a good knee to the midsection. an won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mauti lands an elbow inside that an shrugs off.
an is trying to break the clinch but Mauti is controlling him.
an misses with a punch to the body.
an misses with a punch on the inside.
Mauti trying to land knees to the body.
an is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mauti is keeping busy.
an is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mauti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mauti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Michael Mauti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees in the clinch landing for Mauti .
Mauti lands an elbow just above an 's eye.
Mauti lands an elbow that stopped an in his tracks for a moment.
Mauti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through an's defenses.
an takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mauti lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
an changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mauti fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mauti gets a clinch.
an takes an elbow to the temple.
an takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mauti scores a nice knee to the body.
Mauti lands a nice knee to the body.
an fails to pull guard.
an takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mauti misses with a knee to the head.
an wants to stall.
Mauti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
an will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for an.
Mauti scores a nice knee to the body.
Mauti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through an's defenses.
Mauti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mauti crunches a lovely knee into an's ribcage.
Mauti lands a nice elbow.
Mauti landing knees to the body.
Mauti lands a nice knee to the body.
Mauti lands an elbow inside.
an on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mauti unloads a knee to the mid-section. an lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
an misses with a short punch on the inside.
an tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mauti 's elbow.
Mauti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from an.
an misses with a short punch on the inside.
Michael Mauti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mauti .
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Mauti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think an 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 48:48
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Al an!
Al an is the new middleweight champion!
Al an decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Adams might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gaslight Anthem - Boxer. Parantainen has chosen Eminem - White America as his entrance music. Gregory Adams has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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34
274 lbs
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290 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaakko Parantainen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Adams, as that shot connected.
It looks like Jaakko Parantainen has been cut.
Parantainen blocks a low kick nicely.
Parantainen lands a nice shot that snaps Adams's head back.
Parantainen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Adams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Parantainen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams with a hook.
Gregory Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parantainen.
Parantainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adams. Parantainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Adams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Adams.
Parantainen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Parantainen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
It looks like Gregory Adams has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Parantainen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Adams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parantainen on the ground.
Adams tries to roll over but Parantainen keeps him under control.
Parantainen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Parantainen throwing shots but Adams is blocking nicely.
Parantainen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adams's head.
Parantainen is looking for a kimura here.
Adams is staying active underneath Parantainen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Parantainen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Parantainen is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Adams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parantainen.
Adams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Parantainen pulls his head out easily.
Parantainen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Parantainen passes into side control, despite Adams's attempt to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parantainen landing strikes.
Adams is letting Parantainen control him for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parantainen cracks Adams with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gregory Adams's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gregory Adams's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jaakko Parantainen!
A less than humble Jaakko Parantainen misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julio Madrigal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Lindgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madrigal comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Jon-Throw it Up. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julio Madrigal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikael Lindgren!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madrigal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lindgren counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Madrigal!
Madrigal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lindgren wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lindgren wants to control but Madrigal is keeping him busy.
Madrigal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Madrigal is trying to work for a sweep but Lindgren has mounted him!
Lindgren prevents Madrigal from getting the reversal.
Lindgren pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindgren landing punches.
Madrigal gets back to half guard.
Lindgren is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Madrigal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lindgren pulls his head out easily.
Lindgren thows a huge punch but Madrigal dodges it nicely.
Lindgren takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lindgren is trying to control the action in half guard but Madrigal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lindgren throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madrigal tries to roll over but Lindgren keeps him under control.
Madrigal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Madrigal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lindgren pulls his head out easily.
Lindgren scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lindgren working over Madrigal with some ground and pound. Madrigal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Madrigal is refusing to be controlled, as Lindgren sits in half guard.
Madrigal trying to control but Lindgren postures up.
Madrigal with the active half guard here but Lindgren passes nicely into side control.
Lindgren has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lindgren tries to advance to mount but Madrigal instead regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Madrigal gets back to full guard.
Lindgren scoring with punches to the head and body.
Madrigal has his foot on Lindgren's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lindgren works his way back into a safe position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindgren trying to control the position from guard on top but Madrigal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Madrigal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Madrigal throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lindgren uses it to pass to side control.
Lindgren working the head and body with strikes.
Madrigal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Madrigal dodges the ground and pound from Lindgren.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madrigal looks to move to half guard but instead Lindgren has passed into mount! Damn!
Lindgren content just to control the position here.
Lindgren pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lindgren looking to finish Madrigal with some ground and pound. This is bad for Madrigal!
Madrigal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lindgren looking to finish Madrigal with some ground and pound. This is bad for Madrigal!
Madrigal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lindgren cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Madrigal is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lindgren postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Madrigal in real trouble here! The ref calls for Madrigal to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikael Lindgren!
Mikael Lindgren is the new welterweight champion!
Mikael Lindgren very nearly forgot to thank Conviction amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Julio Madrigal was interviewed post fight and said 'Props to him, he beat me fair and square this time. I will go back to the gym and get better, I'm going to win my belt back.'.
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