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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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165 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
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Dempsey!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dempsey lands with a shot to the body.
Dempsey is looking to land body kicks.
Jack Dempsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart blocks a head kick by Dempsey.
Good work by Dempsey as he checks the leg kick.
Dempsey has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hart is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dempsey feints and then cracks Hart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hart down.
Hart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hart misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Dempsey.
Dempsey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hart, right into the meat.
Dempsey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hart.
Hart lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dempsey takes a step back to recover.
Hart takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dempsey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dempsey throws a sloppy head kick and Hart moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart misses with an uppercut. Dempsey saw that one coming.
Dempsey takes a swing at Hart's ribcage but misses.
Hart throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Hart blocks the leg kick.
Dempsey throws a wild body kick that Hart sees coming a mile off.
Dempsey throws a body punch but Hart moves out of range.
Jack Dempsey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hart looking to score a takedown here. Dempsey is defending well but Hart drives through and ends up in Dempsey's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dempsey being controlled here, momentarily.
Hart throwing strikes from guard but Dempsey blocks nicely.
Dempsey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hart is in close to Dempsey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart scoring with some ground and pound.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Dempsey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dempsey trying to control the position.
Hart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've been hearing good reports from Hart's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dempsey looking for a sweep. Not yet Dempsey, not yet.
Hart stops Dempsey from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dempsey looking for a sweep. Not yet Dempsey, not yet.
Dempsey keeps trying to improve his position.
Hart seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hart cracks the inside of Dempsey's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart shoots in and drives through. Dempsey sprawls well.
Nice defenses there by Hart.
Dempsey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hart connects with a high kick.
Hart throws a big shot that misses.
Dempsey lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A clash of legs there as Dempsey blocks the low kick.
Dempsey gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hart to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hart with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hart scoring with some ground and pound.
Hart trying to control but Dempsey is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey has control of Hart's left arm, preventing Hart from doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dempsey is looking to regain half guard here but Hart keeps moving and retains side control.
Hart advances nicely into full mount.
Hart looking to control but Dempsey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dempsey is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hart pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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 Sam Hart will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dempsey wants to slow Hart down by chopping away at his legs.
Hart tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dempsey.
Hart blocks a jab.
Hart looking to score a takedown here. Dempsey is defending well but Hart drives through and ends up in Dempsey's guard.
Dempsey lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hart!
Dempsey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hart is desperately trying to improve his position but Dempsey has a good base and remains in mount.
Dempsey throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dempsey prevents Hart from getting the reversal.
Hart sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey is taking a breather. Hart says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dempsey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hart makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hart.
Hart has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dempsey 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 Hart.
Hart is trying to get back to half guard.
Dempsey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hart keeps working.
Dempsey throws an elbow but Hart slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hart is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hart is looking to regain half guard here but Dempsey keeps moving and retains side control.
Sam Hart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dempsey has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hart moves out of range of the leg kick from Dempsey.
A lazy left from Dempsey finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dempsey misses with a wild body shot.
Dempsey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dempsey looks to throw a body kick
and Hart holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dempsey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harts head.
Dempsey misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Hart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hart.
Hart jumps guard and drags Dempsey to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hart avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dempsey stopping the sweep attempt from Hart.
Dempsey wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Hart throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dempsey wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Hart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dempsey manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws a big elbow that misses.
Hart scoring with some ground and pound.
Dempsey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hart wants to control from the top but Dempsey keeps moving.
Hart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dempsey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hart wants to control from the top but Dempsey keeps moving.
Dempsey wants to stand but Hart is controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dempsey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hart is one step ahead there.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Dempsey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Dempsey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Hart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hart connects with a solid leg kick.
Hart dives in and grabs Dempsey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dempsey pushes down on Hart's head and hops out.
Dempsey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hart, pushing him back against the cage.
Dempsey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dempsey misses with a punch on the inside.
Hart prevents a body shot from Dempsey.
Hart prevents a body shot from Dempsey.
Dempsey tries to land knees in the clinch but Hart avoids the damage to the body.
Dempsey misses with a punch on the inside.
Dempsey misses with a punch to the body.
Dempsey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dempsey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dempsey misses with a body punch.
Dempsey tries to land knees in the clinch but Hart avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Dempsey.
Dempsey tries to throw a body punch but Hart avoids it by throwing Dempsey back against the cage.
Dempsey is leaning against Hart and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dempsey lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dempsey.
Dempsey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dempsey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dempsey prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Dempsey.
Dempsey can't find room to land a body shot as Hart controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey misses with a punch to the body.
Hart tries to land knees in the clinch but Dempsey avoids the damage to the body.
Hart blocking some punches.
Dempsey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hart managing to block the knees to the body from Dempsey.
A short right from Dempsey on the inside.
Hart blocks an uppercut.
Hart leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hart tries to score a body lock takedown but Dempsey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dempsey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hart is trying to pull guard but Dempsey turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dempsey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hart's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Dempsey fails to land.
Dempsey tries a body shot but Hart blocks it.
Dempsey has a couple of punches blocked by Hart.
Dempsey misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dempsey tries a knee to the head but Hart blocks it.
Hart prevents a body shot from Dempsey.
Hart misses with a knee strike.
Hart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hart is working for takedown but Dempsey is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hart tries to pull guard but Dempsey holds him up against the cage and eventually Hart drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey tries to work over Hart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dempsey crunches a lovely knee into Hart's ribcage.
Dempsey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Dempsey.
Dempsey misses with a body punch.
Dempsey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dempsey lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dempsey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dempsey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hart wants to break free but Dempsey has control.
A bit of stalling here from Hart.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Dempsey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dempsey 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jack Dempsey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Kiedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiedis has chosen Tupac as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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148 lbs
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146 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Kiedis!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum dives in for a single leg takedown but Kiedis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kiedis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiedis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiedis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kiedis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiedis misses with the head strike.
Kiedis throws a head punch that misses.
Kiedis misses with the head strike.
Kiedis throws a head punch that misses.
Tatum has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kiedis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiedis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Kiedis.
Kiedis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiedis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tatum tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kiedis smiles and moves away.
Tatum shoots in but Kiedis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Tatum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kiedis's waist but Kiedis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tatum off to one side.
Kiedis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tatum checks it well.
Tatum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tatum closes the distance and clinches.
Tatum tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kiedis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kiedis throws a punch but it's blocked by Tatum.
Kiedis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiedis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tatum tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kiedis just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kiedis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kiedis misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiedis being controlled against the cage.
Kiedis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiedis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiedis throws a punch but it's blocked by Tatum.
Kiedis throws a head punch that misses.
Tatum lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiedis.
Tatum jumps guard and drags Kiedis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kiedis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kiedis wants to control from the top but Tatum keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum looking for subs off his back but Kiedis has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tatum wants to improve his position but Kiedis is controlling well.
Tatum gets full guard.
Tatum is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kiedis defends well.
Tatum wants to sweep here but Kiedis controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis wants to control from the top but Tatum keeps moving.
Kiedis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tatum has an active guard here but Kiedis has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tatum moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Kiedis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tatum misses with a jab to the body
and Kiedis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tatum sizes up Kiedis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tatum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiedis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tatum connects with a looping right hand.
Tatum dives in and grabs Kiedis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kiedis pushes down on Tatum's head and hops out.
Kiedis slips a straight right by Tatum.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kiedis but Kiedis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tatum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kiedis can pounce on him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kiedis.
Kiedis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Kiedis.
A punch lands to the side of Kiedis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tatum swats away the attempt to clinch by Kiedis.
Tatum checks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Tatum.
Tatum misses the jab.
Kiedis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kiedis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kiedis scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tatum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiedis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tatum lands with a shot to the body.
Kiedis avoids the body shot from Tatum.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatum swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kiedis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tatum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kiedis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kiedis slips a straight right by Tatum.
Kiedis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown but Kiedis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Tatum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kiedis, as that shot connected.
Kiedis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That kick from Kiedis tenderised Tatum's leg. Tatum is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kiedis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tatum is looking to clinch.
Nice body kick from Kiedis.
Nice defenses there by Tatum.
Kiedis ducks right into an uppercut from Tatum.
Kiedis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kiedis scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiedis ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kiedis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kiedis throws a front kick aimed at Tatum's knee but Tatum avoids it well.
Tatum throws an off balance right hand
and Kiedis counters with a body kick.
Tatum ducks under a wild hook from Kiedis.
Tatum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kiedis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tatum slips under a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tatum.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatum scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Kiedis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tatum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Kiedis is looking to slow Tatum down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Kiedis.
Tatum moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kiedis throws a head kick that misses.
Kiedis missing with a left hand there. Tatum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tatum wants to clinch.
Kiedis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tatum backs up against the cage.
Kiedis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnny Kiedis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kiedis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kiedis as he avoids it easily.
Tatum throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kiedis on the side of the head.
Kiedis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatum's sensitive parts.
Tatum misses with a body shot.
Kiedis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kiedis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tatum.
Kiedis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tatum ducks under a wild hook from Kiedis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tatum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiedis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiedis swings wildly with an uppercut but Tatum uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiedis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kiedis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tatum breaks from the clinch.
Tatum takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kiedis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiedis connects with a body shot that sends Tatum's belly button to the back.
Kiedis misses the body punch
and Tatum decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kiedis's guard.
Kiedis has Tatum pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kiedis is controlling Tatum's posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tatum's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Danny Tatum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tatum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tatum postures up in Kiedis's guard and throws a big left but Kiedis blocks it.
Tatum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kiedis is on top in guard.
Kiedis wants to control from the top but Tatum keeps moving.
Kiedis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tatum working for submissions but it's allowed Kiedis to get to half guard.
Kiedis controlling the pace.
Danny Tatum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatum looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Kiedis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kiedis 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Kiedis!
A very excited looking Johnny Kiedis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taz Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying De Noteboom's choice of entrance music: Erika - I Don't Know. Robert De Noteboom told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert De Noteboom!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Rutten swings for the body but De Noteboom moves out of range.
Rutten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Noteboom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rutten.
De Noteboom blocks a head kick by Rutten.
Good work by De Noteboom as he checks the leg kick.
Rutten takes a swing at De Noteboom's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten throws a looping overhand right but De Noteboom ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Rutten misses its intended target.
Rutten lands a high kick!
Rutten connects with an inside leg kick.
Taz Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lands with a good body shot.
Rutten lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Noteboom blocks the body kick.
Rutten misses with a low kick.
Rutten throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Noteboom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rutten darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Noteboom checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rutten misses with a low kick.
Rutten misses with a low kick.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Rutten tenderised De Noteboom's leg. De Noteboom is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taz Rutten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutten misses with an uppercut.
Rutten throws a right hand that misses
and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rutten won't be happy with that.
Rutten manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutten trying to pass the guard but De Noteboom defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Rutten dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rutten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Noteboom was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutten.
Rutten lands a glancing blow to the side of De Noteboom's head.
De Noteboom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rutten.
De Noteboom moves out of range of the body kick from Rutten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Noteboom moves away.
Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Noteboom manages to avoid it.
Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but De Noteboom is just out of range.
De Noteboom drops his hands momentarily and Rutten takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rutten throws a series of punches but De Noteboom moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom moves out of range as Rutten throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Rutten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Noteboom.
Rutten swings for the body but De Noteboom moves out of range.
Rutten with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Noteboom checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Noteboom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick from Rutten misses.
De Noteboom walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a low kick.
De Noteboom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rutten throws out the jab.
Taz Rutten is winning the standup battle so far.
Rutten throws a big shot that misses.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
Rutten looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rutten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Rutten dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A head kick from Rutten lands but De Noteboom takes it in his stride.
Rutten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A clash of legs there as De Noteboom blocks the low kick.
Rutten will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rutten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Noteboom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
A big left from Rutten misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rutten misses with a right hand
and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Noteboom throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Noteboom is looking to stall here but Rutten recovers full guard.
Rutten looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rutten working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because De Noteboom has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom is looking to take a break and control but Rutten is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rutten has a hand on De Noteboom's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. De Noteboom takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
De Noteboom can't control as he wanted to and Rutten manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
De Noteboom winds up and cracks Rutten with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rutten keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom is trying to control the action in half guard but Rutten is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rutten is trying is best to control the position here.
Rutten works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rutten is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
De Noteboom in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Noteboom slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
De Noteboom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robert De Noteboom.
I think Rutten has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taz Rutten!
Taz Rutten 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 Calogero Anello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bonham (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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34
168 lbs
25 - 15 - 2 |
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30
158 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calogero Anello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Bonham!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anello connects with a jab.
Anello connects with a leg kick. Bonham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bonham throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bonham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Anello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonham.
Bonham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonham clobbers Anello with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bonham wants to land a leg kick but Anello is out of range.
Anello thows a leg kick but Bonham checks it
and Bonham counters by clinching up.
Anello blocking some punches.
Anello breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Anello.
Anello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonham throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bonham doesn't manage to clinch there - Anello circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonham.
Bonham throws a low kick but Anello avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bonham loads up on a big right hand but Anello slips the punch.
Anello misses with a leg kick.
Anello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anello moves out of range as Bonham throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonham on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anello. Anello obviously looking to wear him down.
Anello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anello throws a solid leg kick but Bonham takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anello.
Bonham checks the leg kick.
Bonham throws a leg kick but Anello sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonham.
Bonham tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonham lands a head kick. Anello smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bonham doesn't manage to clinch there - Anello circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anello.
Anello slips under a jab from Bonham.
Bonham tries to clinch but Anello moves out of range.
Anello has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ballas Only in the buildup to the fight.
Bonham takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bonham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anello throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice shot by Bonham.
Anello throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bonham counters by moving into the clinch.
Anello is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anello dodges an elbow strike from Bonham.
Bonham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonham lands with a short shot to the head.
Bonham misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bonham.
Anello can't break the clinch.
Bonham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anello's efforts to push away.
Bonham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Anello's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonham dips to his left and cracks Anello with an uppercut!
Calogero Anello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anello manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bonham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bonham scores with a nice strike.
Anello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonham.
Anello throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anello takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bonham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anello throws a low kick but Bonham moves out of range easily.
Bonham checks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anello, right into the meat.
Anello steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bonham. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anello walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bonham checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bonham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anello.
Anello staying out of range there.
Anello misses with a leg kick
and Bonham counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bonham.
Bonham tries a knee to the head but Anello blocks it.
Bonham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anello is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anello blocks an elbow strike from Bonham.
Bonham misses with a punch on the inside.
Anello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonham slips a straight right by Anello.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bonham dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bonham tries to land a front kick but Anello steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bonham fails to land with a series of punches.
Bonham looks to score with a jab to the body but Anello is just out of range.
Bonham pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anello thows a body shot but no joy.
Anello lands with a straight right. Bonham didn't see that one coming.
Anello moves away from the strike by Bonham.
Bonham throws a wild body kick that Anello sees coming a mile off.
Bonham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anello moves away.
Bonham misses with a straight right.
Bonham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anello shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bonham closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bonham is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anello avoids the elbow strike from Bonham, against the cage.
Bonham misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bonham fails to land.
Anello breaks the clinch.
Anello throws a shot to the body.
Anello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonham.
Anello lands with an overhand left.
Bonham's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bonham darts in and clinches Anello up against the cage.
Anello has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bonham gets through Anello's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anello wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bonham misses with an elbow strike.
Anello breaks from the clinch.
Anello moves out of range of the leg kick from Bonham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonham tries to land a leg kick but Anello saw it coming and moves away.
Anello throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bonham throws a sloppy head kick and Anello moves out of range easily.
Bonham missing with a left hand there. Anello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anello throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bonham counters by clinching up.
Bonham lands with a right to the head.
Bonham misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anello's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anello misses with a low kick.
Bonham throws an overhand right that lands on Anello's shoulder, as Anello tries to avoid the shot.
Anello wants to slow Bonham down by chopping away at his legs.
Anello on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anello scores with a sloppy right hand. Bonham should have avoided that one.
Anello misses with a low kick as Bonham jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anello throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bonham throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bonham misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bonham.
Bonham misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Anello counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonham keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anello takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bonham takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anello misses with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Anello throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Anello misses
and Bonham holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bonham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anello is trying to push Bonham away but Bonham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anello's elbow.
Anello managing to block the knees to the body from Bonham.
Bonham tries to land knees in the clinch but Anello avoids the damage to the body.
Anello wants to break free but Bonham has control.
Bonham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bonham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bonham lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bonham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonham lands a left hand.
Bonham misses with a punch to the body.
Bonham tries a body shot but Anello blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bonham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A low kick from Bonham misses
letting Anello counter with a right hand.
A cross from Bonham lands.
Bonham moves out of range of the leg kick from Anello.
Anello fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bonham is out of range.
Bonham misses with a hook to the body
and Anello counters with an outside leg kick.
Bonham shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bonham lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anello will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anello takes a swing at Bonham's ribcage but misses.
John Bonham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anello misses with a looping right.
Bonham throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Anello is rocked!
Bonham cracks Anello on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Anello falls backwards against the cage. Bonham follows up with more strikes that drop Anello to his knees. Bonham keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Anello! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Bonham!
Jumping up and down and very excited, John Bonham waved his t-shirt featuring Kemists ↑ 5x160Q's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tigran Badoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Webster comes to the cage accompanied by Livin' On The Edge. Chris Webster could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tigran Badoyan's chin.
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36
271 lbs
37 - 17 - 1 |
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264 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Webster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tigran Badoyan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webster throws a hook but Badoyan blocks it.
Badoyan scores with a body shot.
Badoyan lands a big right hand that sends Webster crashing to the mat! Badoyan stays standing though and waves Webster back to his feet!
It looks like Chris Webster has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Webster takes one to the side of the head.
Webster is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Badoyan. That's going to slow Webster down.
Oh Webster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Webster is breathing heavily.
Webster takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Badoyan shoots and scores a devastating slam takedown! Webster is unconscious as Badoyan celebrates over his stricken foe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Tigran Badoyan!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tigran Badoyan thanked Conquer for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sten Biller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Santa Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biller comes to the cage accompanied by Lützenkirchen- Nutcracker. Santa Cruz has chosen 50 cent P.I.M.P as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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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
46 - 35 - 0, fighting out of London, Sten Biller!
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, Rafael Santa Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santa Cruz scores with a nice strike.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Biller doesn't manage to clinch there - Santa Cruz circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Biller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Biller closes the distance and pushes Santa Cruz back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santa Cruz.
Biller has clasped his hands together around Santa Cruz's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
You can see the frustration on Santa Cruz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Santa Cruz tries to buck Biller off but Biller is having none of it.
Santa Cruz can't do much from the bottom here.
Santa Cruz is looking to reverse the position.
Biller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Biller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santa Cruz parries the strikes from Biller easily there. Biller is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Santa Cruz to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa Cruz gets back to half guard.
Biller 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.
Santa Cruz manages to get to full guard.
Santa Cruz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Biller is aware though and is defending well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Biller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Biller looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biller stands and throws Santa Cruz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Biller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Biller is trying to get an arm triangle but Santa Cruz is defending well.
Biller tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Biller working the body and head with strikes.
Biller is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Santa Cruz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Biller connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Santa Cruz some visible discomfort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biller scoring with punches from side control.
Santa Cruz wants to control but Biller postures up.
Biller wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Santa Cruz, who protects the arm well.
Santa Cruz tries to buck Biller off but Biller is having none of it.
Biller fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz wants to control but Biller postures up.
Santa Cruz is looking to reverse the position.
Santa Cruz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Santa Cruz is defending against the submission attempts here by Biller.
Santa Cruz is looking for a sweep. Biller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Biller takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Biller is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Santa Cruz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Biller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santa Cruz's head.
Santa Cruz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Biller tries to free his leg and advance position but Santa Cruz is retaining full guard.
Santa Cruz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Santa Cruz controls Biller momentarily but Biller frees himself.
Biller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biller is looking to work some ground and pound but Santa Cruz has wrist control.
Biller tries to free his leg and advance position but Santa Cruz is retaining full guard.
Biller postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Santa Cruz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Biller, into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Biller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sten Biller dominated that round.
That's time! Biller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Biller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Biller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santa Cruz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Biller is aware though and is defending well.
Santa Cruz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Biller is aware though and is defending well.
Biller got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santa Cruz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Biller has managed to get both his arms back between Santa Cruz's legs - danger averted.
Santa Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Biller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Biller advances to half guard.
Santa Cruz trying to control but Biller postures up.
Sten Biller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Biller is trying to work for a kimura but Santa Cruz is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santa Cruz wants to control but Biller is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biller is working for a submission of some sort.
Biller is working for a kimura but Santa Cruz is defending it quite comfortably.
Santa Cruz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Biller's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Biller's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santa Cruz punishes Biller with strikes from the back mount.
Santa Cruz keeps control of the position as Biller tries to break free.
Biller controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Biller tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biller working to try and regain half guard.
Santa Cruz wants to control the pace but Biller is squirming around nicely.
Santa Cruz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Biller really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biller bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Santa Cruz managing to control the position.
Biller throws an elbow that misses. Santa Cruz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Biller's guard. Nice move by Santa Cruz!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Santa Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Biller is keeping the position for now.
Biller working for a triangle but Santa Cruz defends it easily.
Santa Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Biller has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santa Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between Biller's legs - danger averted.
Santa Cruz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Santa Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biller keeping moving, preventing Santa Cruz from controlling successfully.
Santa Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Biller is looking for a triangle but Santa Cruz pushes his legs off easily.
Biller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Biller looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Santa Cruz has picked Biller up and slammed him! Biller can't keep hold of the triangle and Santa Cruz manages to pass to side control!
Biller tries to buck Santa Cruz off but Santa Cruz is having none of it.
Santa Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Biller keeps working.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biller takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santa Cruz working the body and head with strikes.
Biller tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Santa Cruz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Santa Cruz is working Biller over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rafael Santa Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Biller misses the jab.
Santa Cruz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sten Biller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santa Cruz as he avoids it easily.
Santa Cruz misses with a leg kick.
Biller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santa Cruz can pounce on him.
Santa Cruz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Biller. That did some damage!
Biller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santa Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Biller on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Biller displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz dodges the punch combination from Biller.
Biller tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Santa Cruz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Santa Cruz has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Biller is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Santa Cruz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Biller dives in and grabs Santa Cruz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santa Cruz pushes down on Biller's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Biller dives in and grabs Santa Cruz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santa Cruz pushes down on Biller's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sten Biller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santa Cruz scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santa Cruz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Biller's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biller shoots in looking for a takedown but Santa Cruz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Biller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Santa Cruz works Biller's body with a nice hook.
Santa Cruz dodges the punch combination from Biller.
Biller looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Biller on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Santa Cruz scores with a head kick.
Biller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santa Cruz can pounce on him.
Rafael Santa Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santa Cruz stuffs the takedown.
Santa Cruz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Biller's head backwards.
A solid body kick from Santa Cruz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santa Cruz drives through with a takedown into Biller's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Santa Cruz works over Biller with some ground and pound from guard.
Biller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santa Cruz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Santa Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Biller is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Santa Cruz is pushing down on Biller's leg trying to pass to half guard. Biller is fighting to maintain full guard but Santa Cruz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ground and pound from Santa Cruz.
Biller makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Biller.
Biller throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Biller wants to sweep but no luck.
Biller working for submissions but it's allowed Santa Cruz to get to half guard.
Santa Cruz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Santa Cruz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biller wants to get back to full guard.
Santa Cruz trying to control the action but Biller is working from the bottom.
Santa Cruz is nestled in close to Biller, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Santa Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Biller does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Biller flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Santa Cruz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Biller is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santa Cruz pulls his head out easily.
Biller is staying active underneath Santa Cruz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biller is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Santa Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Biller looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Biller wants to get back to full guard.
Santa Cruz is taking a breather. Biller says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Biller actively working from the bottom here.
Biller looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santa Cruz wants to take a breather but Biller is having none of it.
Biller tries to get to full guard but Santa Cruz has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Santa Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santa Cruz 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rafael Santa Cruz!
Post fight, an emotional Rafael Santa Cruz said 'I'm fucking good aren't I? Been a pleasure. Coming for the title.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caiaphas Caine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Avery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Caiaphas Caine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Avery!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caine throws a front kick aimed at Avery's knee but Avery avoids it well.
Caine lands a jab to the nose.
Caine misses with a straight left.
Caine throws a leg kick but Avery checks it.
Avery attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've been hearing reports that Caine has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Caine misses with a straight left.
Avery misses with a head kick.
Avery fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Caine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Avery is looking to chop away at Caine's legs.
Caine throws a lazy head kick
and Avery counters with a good low kick that Caine was not able to check.
Caine avoids the head kick by Avery.
Avery gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Avery takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avery looks to land a right hand but Caine moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Avery has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Caine finds it's way round the side to connect with Avery's head.
Avery throws a half hearted mid kick.
Caine throws a leg kick
and Avery counters with a low kick, right behind Caine 's knee.
Caine throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Caine misses
and Avery counters with a head kick. That will keep Caine thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Avery avoids it really well and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Avery.
A low kick from Avery misses
and Caine counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Caine.
Avery preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Caine trying to control but Avery is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caine tries to free his leg and advance position but Avery is retaining full guard.
Caine wants to control from the top but Avery keeps moving.
Caine postures up.
Caine working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Avery's head.
Avery looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caine is one step ahead there.
Our spies down at at Brotherhood Gym inform us that Avery has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Avery looking to control.
Caine trying to control but Avery is working from the bottom.
Avery utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Caine slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Avery can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Caine wants to control but Avery is keeping him busy.
Avery is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Avery trying to control here.
Caine is working for a submission of some sort.
Caine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Avery keeps working.
Caine has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caine missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Avery is looking to improve his position.
Caine wants to work for an arm triangle but Avery is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Caine is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Avery sees it coming and defends easily.
Avery is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Caine pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Avery wants to get back to full guard but Caine has mounted him!
Avery is wriggling around trying to escape.
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 Caiaphas Caine will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Caine cracks Avery with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Caine lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Marcus Avery seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Avery changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Caine looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Caine gets back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avery throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Caine to regain full guard.
Avery trying to control the position from guard on top but Caine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Avery throwing strikes from guard but Caine blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caine keeping moving, preventing Avery from controlling successfully.
Avery trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Caine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Caine controlling the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marcus Avery wasn't active enough on the ground.
Avery moves out of range of the leg kick from Caine.
Avery steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Caine. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery misses with a low kick.
Avery connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caine throws a head kick that Avery semi-blocks.
Caine misses the shot to the body.
Avery misses with a leg kick
and Caine counters with a nice double leg into side control. Avery won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avery tries to buck Caine off but Caine is having none of it.
I wouldn't like to be where Avery is right now.
Avery is looking for a sweep.
Caine throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Avery is trying to improve his position.
Caine trying to control the position but Avery is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caine wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Avery, who protects the arm well.
Avery is trying to control Caine's posture but Caine avoids it.
Avery tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Caine working the ground and pound.
Avery can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Caine is staying active.
Avery tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Caine advances to mount.
Avery taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avery bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Caine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Avery loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caiaphas Caine dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Avery looks to throw the jab but Caine is out of range.
Avery missing with a left hand there. Caine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A low kick from Avery misses
so Caine counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Avery looking to control.
Caine drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Avery dives on top into guard.
Caine managing to control the position.
Avery trying to control but Caine is working from the bottom.
Avery must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Marcus Avery hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Caine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Avery but Avery pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Caine throws a sloppy head kick and Avery moves out of range easily.
Caine throws a body kick that misses.
Caine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Avery misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Caine is able to avoid easily.
Caine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Caine.
Caine throws a hook but Avery avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Avery.
Avery looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Caine misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Caine.
Good standup being displayed there by Caine as he connects with a hook.
Caine scores with a jab. Avery acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Caine tries to land a leg kick but Avery saw it coming and moves away.
Caine moves out of range of the leg kick from Avery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Caine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Avery shoots in looking for a takedown. Caine tries to sprawl out of it but Avery keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Caine manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A good leg kick by Caine.
Avery dives in and grabs Caine's left leg, looking for a takedown. Caine pushes down on Avery's head and hops out.
Avery closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Caine to the mat! Caine manages to get full guard.
Caine keeping moving, preventing Avery from controlling successfully.
Avery engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Avery looking to sit in guard and control but Caine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Caine postures up in Avery's guard and throws a big left but Avery blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Avery preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Avery wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Caiaphas Caine did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Caine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Caine.
Caine throws a hook but Avery avoids it easily.
Caine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Avery misses with a body kick.
Caine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Caiaphas Caine has been cut.
Avery goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Caine moves out of range of the strikes.
Caine throws a jab but it's blocked by Avery.
Caine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Caine misses with the body kick
and Avery counters with a nice leg kick.
Good work by Caine as he checks the leg kick.
Avery looks to throw a body kick
and Caine counters with a single leg into guard. Avery didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caine working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Avery's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery wants to improve his position but instead Caine has moved into half guard.
Avery is defending against the submission attempts here by Caine.
Caine seems to be looking for submissions.
Avery tries to get to full guard but Caine has control of the leg.
Caiaphas Caine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Caine is working for a submission of some sort.
Avery is staying active underneath Caine, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery gets full guard.
Avery manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Caine manages to get himself to full guard.
Caine working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Avery.
Avery trying to control but Caine is working from the bottom.
Avery throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caine lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Avery!
Caine lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Avery hang on?
Caine has hold of Avery's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Avery manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Avery sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Avery wants to get back to full guard.
Caine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Avery does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caine is thwarting Avery's attempts to control the position.
Avery moves into full guard.
Caine won't allow Avery to sweep him here.
Caine passes Avery's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Avery has a hand on Caine's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Caine takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Caine takes Avery's back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
I really don't envy Avery right now.
Caine scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Avery tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caiaphas Caine had his way with Marcus Avery in that round.
The cut man is working on Caiaphas Caine's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Caine lands a right hook to the body.
Avery has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caine.
Avery tries to clinch but Caine moves out of range.
Avery is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Caine. Avery shrugs it off though.
Caine throws a shot from downtown. Avery moves away and avoids it.
Avery missing with a left hand there. Caine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caine fakes the leg kick and cracks Avery in the body.
Nice body punch from Caine.
Avery throws a head kick but Caine moves out of range.
Avery buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Avery throws a low kick, looking for Caine's leg but Caine calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caine throws a low kick but Avery avoids it.
Caine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Avery was well out of range. Poor timing from Caine.
Caine shoots in looking for a takedown. Avery tries to sprawl out of it but Caine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Avery manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Caine checks a leg kick.
Avery avoids the head kick by Caine.
Caine swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Avery throws a leg kick
and Caine counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Caine.
Avery is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Marcus Avery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery keeping moving, preventing Caine from controlling successfully.
Avery trying to control the position here.
Caine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Caine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avery preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Caine won't allow Avery to sweep him here.
Avery looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Caine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Avery not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Avery is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Avery is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Caine scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Caine with a nice head shot there.
Avery keeping moving, preventing Caine from controlling successfully.
Caine is looking to work some ground and pound but Avery has wrist control.
Caine pushing down on Avery's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Caine slips a nice elbow through Avery's hands, connecting with Avery's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avery slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caine advances to half guard.
Caine lands with a punch from half guard.
Avery is looking for a sweep. Caine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Avery looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Avery taking some punishment here, with Caine in his half guard.
Caine working Avery over with strikes.
Caine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caine throwing shots but Avery is blocking nicely.
Caine prevents Avery from improving his position.
Caiaphas Caine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Avery actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caiaphas Caine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caiaphas Caine!
Caiaphas Caine managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Zipp Zapp, into his post fight interview.
Marcus Avery was interviewed post fight and said 'Oh man, fuck, fuck, fuck, where do I go from here? '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jameson Connemara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester has chosen Twisted as his entrance music. Jameson Connemara could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Moe Lester's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jameson Connemara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connemara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Connemara throws a hook to the side of Lester's head but Lester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lester misses with a looping left.
Lester paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A lazy body kick from Lester
and Connemara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick there by Lester.
Connemara misses with a kick to the body
and Lester counters with a big head kick but Connemara shrugs it off.
Lester lands with an overhand left.
Connemara misses with a head kick.
Lester lands a nice leg kick that just misses Connemara's sensitive parts.
Connemara cracks the inside of Lester's front leg.
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!
Lester on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Connemara.
Jameson Connemara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lester pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Connemara moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Connemara is looking to clinch but Lester is avoiding it.
Connemara misses with a body shot.
Donk. Lester catches Connemara right on the button with a cross.
Connemara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lester manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connemara misses with a head kick.
Connemara misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Connemara.
Connemara checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Connemara.
Lester throws a leg kick but Connemara moved away.
Connemara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lester.
Connemara has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Connemara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Connemara checks a leg kick.
Lester blocks the body kick.
Connemara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Connemara defending well as Lester loads up on a big left hand.
Connemara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lester's sensitive parts.
Connemara throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Connemara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Connemara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Connemara was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester.
A slow jab from Connemara misses its intended target.
Lester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Connemara.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch but Connemara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lester has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lester avoids the body shot from Connemara.
Connemara lands with a hook. Lester tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lester feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Connemaras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Connemara checks a low kick from Lester.
Connemara tries to land a leg kick but Lester saw it coming and moves away.
Connemara lands a head kick!
Lester misses with a body kick.
Lester has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Connemara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Connemara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Connemara misses.
Lester takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester missing with a left hand there. Connemara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Connemara connects with a right hand. Lester shakes it off.
Connemara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lester throws a body kick that misses.
Lester throws a head kick that misses.
Lester circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lester counters with a low kick, right behind Connemara 's knee.
Connemara misses with a head kick.
Connemara throws a leg kick which misses Lester's front leg but catches the back leg as Lester tries to avoid it.
Connemara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Connemara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lester misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Connemara is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lester fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Connemara, pushing him back against the cage.
Connemara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Connemara throws a punch but it's blocked by Lester.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Connemara's brow.
Lester lands a hook that snaps the head of Connemara backwards.
Lester working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lester lands an elbow that stopped Connemara in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jameson Connemara has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connemara tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Connemara leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Connemara swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Connemara wants to get back to striking at distance but Lester won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connemara scores with a shot to the side of Lester's head.
Connemara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Connemara.
Connemara lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jameson Connemara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jameson Connemara's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Connemara.
Connemara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lester lands with a right hand.
Jameson Connemara is winning the standup battle so far.
Lester tried to score with a low kick but Connemara checks it.
Lester throws a low kick but Connemara avoids it.
Lester avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Connemara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Connemara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Connemara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lester moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Connemara throws a solid leg kick but Lester takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Connemara.
Lester throws a wild body kick that Connemara sees coming a mile off.
Connemara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Connemara looks to score with a jab to the body but Lester is just out of range.
Connemara throws a head kick that misses
letting Lester counter with a right hand.
Lester throws a hook to the side of Connemara's head but Connemara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Connemara thows a leg kick but Lester checks it
and Lester counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lester defending well as Connemara loads up on a big left hand.
Connemara misses with a leg kick
and Lester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Connemara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lester is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lester checks a leg kick.
Lester wants to land a leg kick but Connemara is out of range.
Connemara on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lester checks a low kick from Connemara.
No joy there for Lester, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Connemara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lester.
Connemara lands with an overhand left.
Lester is looking to land body kicks.
Lester looks to score with a jab to the body but Connemara is just out of range.
Connemara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connemara throws a hook but Lester blocks it.
Lester fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Connemara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lester throws a hook but Connemara avoids it easily.
Lester throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Connemara.
Lester lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Connemara at a distance.
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Connemara.
Connemara bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lester walks into a straight right hand from Connemara.
Connemara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lester looks to land a left hand but Connemara moved out of range nicely.
Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Connemara wants to slow Lester down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lester cracks Connemara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lester slips under a jab from Connemara.
Lester throws a body punch but Connemara moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connemara is looking to land body kicks.
Connemara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lester avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Connemara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Connemara throws a head kick that misses
and Lester counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Connemara misses with a wild body shot.
Connemara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Connemara tries to work over Lester's front leg with a kick but Lester checks it.
Connemara moves into the clinch.
Lester prevents a body shot from Connemara.
Lester lands a nice elbow.
Lester lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Connemara.
Connemara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lester working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Connemara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Connemara is trying to maintain a safe position but Lester gets an underhook and turns Connemara into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Connemara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Connemara trying to stall but Lester improves his position.
Lester landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lester looking to throw knees to the head but Connemara is blocking nicely.
Lester lands a hook that snaps the head of Connemara backwards.
Lester misses with the head strike.
Connemara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A knee to the head by Lester.
Lester lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
Lester pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Connemara stalling the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connemara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Connemara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Lester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lester misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jameson Connemara's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lester lands with a nice body kick.
Lester swats away the attempt to clinch by Connemara.
Connemara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lester.
Connemara throws a head kick that misses.
Lester misses with a low kick.
A combination from Lester does no damage.
Lester walks into a stiff left hand from Connemara.
Lester scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lester jabs at Connemara's body.
Lester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connemara.
Lester takes a swing at Connemara's ribcage but misses.
Connemara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Connemara misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Connemara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lester throws a head kick but Connemara moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connemara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lester attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lester throws a wild body kick that Connemara sees coming a mile off.
A swing and a miss from Lester.
Connemara misses with an uppercut.
Lester fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Connemara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Connemara throws a shot from downtown. Lester moves away and avoids it.
Lester checks a low kick from Connemara.
Lester lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lester throws a leg kick but Connemara sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Connemara throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Connemara is looking to score with low kicks.
Lester feints a jab promting Connemara to slip. Lester then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Connemara slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Connemara misses with a body shot
and Lester counters with a straight right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lester.
Lester moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connemara misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lester tries to clinch but Connemara is having none of it.
Lester throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lester loads up on a big right hand but Connemara slips the punch.
Lester takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Connemara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Connemara swings for the body but Lester moves out of range.
Connemara scores with a leg kick.
Lester cracks Connemara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Connemara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lester throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Connemara throws a body punch but Lester moves out of range.
Lester connects with an inside leg kick.
Connemara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Connemara is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester avoids the body shot from Connemara.
Lester throws a jab when Connemara was well out of range.
Lester is looking to clinch.
Lester misses with a low kick.
Lester checks a leg kick nicely.
Lester on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Connemara. Connemara obviously looking to wear him down.
Lester lunges at Connemara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Connemara's hand.
Connemara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lester pivots, looking for a leg kick but Connemara is out of range and Lester settles back down.
Lester throws a nice outside leg kick.
Connemara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lester checks it well.
Connemara throws a right and a left that Lester avoids nicely.
Lester throws out a leg kick but Connemara moves out of range and Lester only half commits.
Lester keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Connemara.
Connemara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lester.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Connemara blocks the low kick.
Lester scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Connemara throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lester.
Connemara closes the distance and pushes Lester back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester lands a right hand.
Connemara misses with the head strike.
Connemara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Connemara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lester gets through Connemara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lester lands an elbow just above Connemara 's eye.
Connemara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lester scores with a shoulder strike.
Lester lands a nice uppercut.
Lester misses with a knee strike.
Connemara takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jameson Connemara's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Connemara wants to slow Lester down by chopping away at his legs.
Lester throws a leg kick that is checked
and Connemara counters with a nice body kick.
That kick from Connemara tenderised Lester's leg. Lester is trying to keep his angry face on.
Connemara missing with a left hand there. Lester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Connemara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lester was well out of range. Poor timing from Connemara.
Lester is looking to slow Connemara down with leg kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Connemara blocks the leg kick.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Connemara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Connemara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lester.
Lester slips under a jab.
That kick from Connemara tenderised Lester's leg. Lester is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lester throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lester feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Connemara's calf.
Lester connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester lands a jab to Connemara's midsection.
Connemara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lester.
Lester swats away the attempt to clinch by Connemara.
Connemara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lester ducks under a wild hook from Connemara.
Lester keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Connemara lands a nice looking body kick.
Connemara looks to score with a jab to the body but Lester is just out of range.
Lester lands with a straight right. Connemara didn't see that one coming.
Connemara will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lester scores with a kick to the midsection.
Connemara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Connemara misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connemara scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester misses with a double jab.
Connemara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lester has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Connemara.
Connemara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lester throws a jab when Connemara was well out of range.
Connemara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lester. Lester obviously looking to wear him down.
Lester takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lester looks to land a right hand but Connemara moved out of range.
Connemara misses with an uppercut.
Connemara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lester.
Lester takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lester scoring well with a low kick there.
Connemara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lester.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connemara thows a body shot but no joy.
Connemara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Connemara throws a body punch but Lester moves out of range.
Lester looks to score with a jab to the body but Connemara is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Lester. Those never looked like landing.
Connemara misses with a low kick.
Lester keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Connemara.
Connemara slips a straight right by Lester.
Lester moves into the clinch successfully.
Connemara blocking some punches.
Connemara misses with a body punch.
Lester lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lester prevents a body shot from Connemara.
Lester lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lester misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Connemara.
Lester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Connemara blocks an uppercut.
Connemara blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Connemara.
Lester throws a punch but it's blocked by Connemara.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lester misses with an elbow strike.
Lester throws a punch but it's blocked by Connemara.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connemara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Connemara tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Moe Lester will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jameson Connemara's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lester moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Connemara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lester. That did some damage!
Lester lands a leg kick that knocks Connemara off balance momentarily.
Connemara wants to slow Lester down by chopping away at his legs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Connemara.
Connemara fakes the leg kick and cracks Lester in the body.
Lester motions for Connemara to come forward. Lester throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Connemara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lester was well out of range. Poor timing from Connemara.
Lester fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Connemara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Connemara scores with a jab. Lester acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lester checks the leg kick.
Connemara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A punch lands to the side of Connemara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Connemara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lester manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connemara works Lester's body with a nice hook.
Connemara throws a shot from downtown. Lester moves away and avoids it.
Lester throws a lazy right hand but Connemara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lester.
Lester wants to slow Connemara down by chopping away at his legs.
That kick from Connemara tenderised Lester's leg. Lester is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lester fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Connemara on the side of the head.
Lester lands a head kick!
Connemara takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lester lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Connemara at a distance.
Lester lands with a cross.
Connemara tries to clinch up but Lester circles away and keeps his distance.
Connemara fakes the leg kick and cracks Lester in the body.
Connemara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lester. Lester obviously looking to wear him down.
Jameson Connemara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws a push kick but Connemara slaps the foot to one side.
Connemara tries to land a leg kick but Lester saw it coming and moves away.
Lester tries to clinch up but Connemara circles away and keeps his distance.
Connemara throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connemara just misses with a punch to the body.
Connemara lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Connemara blocks a jab.
Lester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lester drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Connemara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lester fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Connemara is out of range.
Lester explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lester throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Connemara on the side of the head.
Connemara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lester. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws a looping overhand right but Connemara ducks down to avoid it.
Lester has Connemara up against the cage in a clinch.
Connemara takes an elbow to the temple.
Lester pushes off an throws an elbow but Connemara leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A hook to the body from Connemara.
Connemara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lester or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connemara.
Connemara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Lester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Connemara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lester misses with a punch to the body.
Lester lands a damaging elbow.
Connemara misses with a punch on the inside.
Lester is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Lester on the inside.
Lester trying to stall but Connemara improves his position.
Connemara lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connemara tries a body shot but Lester blocks it.
Lester prevents a body shot from Connemara.
Lester working aggressively here.
Moe Lester is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Connemara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lester landing knees to the head.
Connemara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connemara lands a nice shot to the body.
Connemara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Connemara misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connemara.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jameson Connemara.
Well Lester has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moe Lester!
Moe Lester is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Moe Lester made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Biggums (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jensen Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biggums comes to the cage accompanied by ThunderStruck. Saint has chosen Bad Company - Holy Water as his entrance music. Jensen Saint acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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39 - 19 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Biggums!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jensen Saint!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint throws a sloppy head kick and Biggums moves out of range easily.
Saint scores with a head kick.
Biggums tries to work over Saint's front leg with a kick but Saint checks it.
Saint scores with a leg kick.
Biggums takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Biggums takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Biggums thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saint misses with a body shot.
A jab from Saint finds it's way through Biggums's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Biggums shoots in but no luck this time.
Saint jabs Biggums right on the nose. Biggums blinks but takes it well.
Biggums misses with a hook. Saint ducked under it nicely.
Biggums has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Biggums thumps Saint with a low kick.
Saint listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Biggums. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Biggums.
Saint misses with a straight right.
Saint throws a leg kick
and Biggums counters with a single leg into guard. Saint didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggums trying to control but Saint is working from the bottom.
Saint looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Biggums has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Biggums lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Saint is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Biggums is in close to Saint's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biggums postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Biggums sitting in guard here, content to control.
Saint is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saint had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Biggums defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biggums throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saint works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Biggums throwing strikes from guard but Saint blocks nicely.
Saint working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Biggums.
Saint is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Biggums passes Saint's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Saint is trying to get back to full guard.
Biggums thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggums not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Saint tries to get to full guard but Biggums has control of the leg.
Biggums sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saint defending well though.
Saint looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Biggums prevents Saint from improving his position.
Biggums slips a nice elbow through Saint's hands, connecting with Saint's forehead.
Biggums takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Saint works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggums scoring with some ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Saint looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Biggums stands up over Saint, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Saint is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Biggums defends well.
Biggums pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saint is keeping the position for now.
Biggums loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Biggums lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint trying to keep a closed guard but Biggums is proving a slippery customer.
Saint is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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 Tyrone Biggums will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Saint bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saint has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Saint throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saint throws a low kick but Biggums moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saint, right into the meat.
A jab from Saint finds it's way through Biggums's defenses.
Biggums fakes the leg kick and cracks Saint in the body.
A big left from Biggums misses.
Biggums connects with a nice looking jab.
Biggums keeps Saint at a distance using the push kick.
Saint scores with a leg kick.
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!
Saint will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A swing and a miss from Saint.
Saint throws a leg kick which misses Biggums's front leg but catches the back leg as Biggums tries to avoid it.
Biggums takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Biggums misses with a wild body shot.
Biggums wants to slow Saint down by chopping away at his legs.
Biggums just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint slips a jab from Biggums.
Saint throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Biggums stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Biggums takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Biggums waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint.
Saint moves into range and connects with a jab.
Biggums changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saint cracks Biggums with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biggums walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Saint checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jensen Saint seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saint blocks a jab.
Saint has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good work by Biggums as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint scores with a three punch combo!
Saint digs a good hook to Biggums's body.
Saint connects with a jab.
Saint lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice sprawl there from Saint as Biggums shoots in.
Biggums lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Biggums.
Saint throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Biggums throws the left hand but Saint avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Biggums. Saint does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saint misses with a few strikes there.
Biggums lands with a good body shot.
Saint throws a leg kick that misses.
Biggums gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Biggums is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint postures up in Biggums's guard and throws a big left but Biggums blocks it.
Saint is pushing down on Biggums's leg trying to pass to half guard. Biggums is fighting to maintain full guard but Saint has managed to sneak the leg through.
Biggums wants to get back to full guard.
Biggums keeping hold of Saint's head, controlling as best he can.
Biggums trying to hold on to Saint's head to control him but Saint postures up.
Saint is keen to just control but Biggums is a slippery customer.
Biggums is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Biggums looking for submissions off his back.
Biggums trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggums looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Saint tries to pass to full mount but Biggums defends it.
Saint is trying to control. Biggums wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Saint drops an elbow to the side of Biggums's head.
Saint landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biggums keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Biggums is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Saint pulls his head out easily.
Saint has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Biggums defend it? Saint steps over the head and cranks it - Biggums is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Saint!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jensen Saint!
Jensen Saint bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devin Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles comes into the arena with Wrecking Ball blaring out of the sound system. Sonny Corleone is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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205 lbs
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206 lbs
36 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devin Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles lands a jab to Corleone's midsection.
The fighters circling - Styles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice combination there by Corleone.
Styles misses with a body shot
and Corleone counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corleone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Sonny Corleone has been cut.
Styles throws a jab but it's blocked by Corleone.
Styles lands a leg kick that knocks Corleone off balance momentarily.
Styles tried to score with a low kick but Corleone checks it.
Styles pivots, looking for a leg kick but Corleone is out of range and Styles settles back down.
Styles lets loose with a powerful body kick. Corleone will feel that in the morning.
Styles misses with an attempted mid kick.
Corleone throws a looping overhand right but Styles ducks down to avoid it.
Styles throws an overhand right that lands on Corleone's shoulder, as Corleone tries to avoid the shot.
Corleone slips a straight right by Styles.
Corleone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Styles.
Corleone moves out of range as Styles throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Styles's head.
Styles tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Styles throws a series of punches but Corleone avoids them all with ease.
Corleone clinches up with Styles and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Styles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Styles blocks an uppercut.
Corleone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Styles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Styles avoids the elbow strike from Corleone, against the cage.
Corleone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Styles lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corleone.
Styles prevents a body shot from Corleone.
Styles wants to break free but Corleone has control.
Corleone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Corleone throws an elbow but it misses.
Corleone misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands a knee to the head.
Corleone wants to stall.
Corleone scores a nice knee to the body.
Styles is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Styles.
Corleone lands an elbow that stopped Styles in his tracks for a moment.
We've been hearing reports that Styles has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A shot in the inside from Styles.
Corleone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Corleone.
Styles lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corleone.
Corleone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Corleone has a couple of punches blocked by Styles.
Corleone lands with a light punch inside.
Corleone scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Styles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Styles slows down the pace here.
Corleone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Styles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Styles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corleone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Styles blocks an uppercut.
Corleone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Styles misses with a body punch.
Corleone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corleone misses with a body punch.
Corleone has a couple of punches blocked by Styles.
Corleone looking to throw knees to the head but Styles is blocking nicely.
Corleone scores a nice knee to the body.
Corleone keeps control of Styles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Corleone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Styles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Corleone as Styles tries to tie him up.
Corleone has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Corleone pushes Styles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corleone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corleone stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone misses with an elbow strike.
Corleone misses with the head strike.
Styles lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Styles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Corleone tries to work over Styles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Styles scores with a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Corleone lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Styles or not.
Corleone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Corleone.
Corleone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Styles blocking some punches.
Corleone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Styles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Styles throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Styles lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Corleone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Corleone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sonny Corleone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sonny Corleone's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Styles lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Styles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Styles connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Styles throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Corleone connects with a right hand. Styles shakes it off.
Styles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Corleone leaves Styles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Corleone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Styles blocks the body kick.
Styles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Corleone at a distance.
Corleone thumps Styles with a low kick.
Styles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corleone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sonny Corleone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corleone.
Styles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Styles takes a swing at Corleone's ribcage but misses.
Styles misses with a hook.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Styles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Styles misses with a body shot.
Styles swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Devin Styles is winning the standup battle so far.
Corleone moves out of range of the body kick.
Styles throws a hook to the side of Corleone's head but Corleone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corleone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Corleone wants it to stay on the feet.
Corleone cracks Styles with a right hand to the side of the head.
Styles connects with a body shot.
Corleone avoids the body shot from Styles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Corleone blocks the leg kick.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch but Styles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Corleone catches Styles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Corleone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Styles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Styles misses with a straight right.
That kick from Corleone tenderised Styles's leg. Styles is trying to keep his angry face on.
Styles checks the leg kick nicely there.
Styles is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Corleone's half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Styles is keen to just control but Corleone is a slippery customer.
Styles trying to control from Corleone's half guard. Corleone has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Styles throws a big elbow that misses.
Corleone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Corleone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Styles with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Corleone is keeping the position for now.
Styles stays in close to Corleone's body and controls the position.
Styles got a little sloppy there for a moment and Corleone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Styles has managed to get both his arms back between Corleone's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corleone is trying to control the position but Styles postures up.
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 Devin Styles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sonny Corleone's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Styles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Styles throws a series of punches but Corleone avoids them all with ease.
Jab from Corleone.
Devin Styles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Styles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Styles tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Corleone is able to avoid easily.
Corleone takes a swing at Styles's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Corleone lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Styles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Styles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Styles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Corleone blocks a jab.
Styles misses with a body shot
and Corleone counters with a good, hard body kick but Styles shrugs it off.
Corleone dodges the punch combination from Styles.
Corleone moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Corleone blocks a head kick by Styles.
Corleone lands a glancing blow to the side of Styles's head.
Styles steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Corleone. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Styles feints and then cracks Corleone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Corleone down.
Styles takes a kick to the side of the head.
Styles lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Corleone slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corleone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Styles thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Corleone if he has to take too many more of those.
Styles throws a looping overhand right but Corleone ducks down to avoid it.
Styles connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles feints a jab promting Corleone to slip. Styles then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Corleone slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Corleone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Styles doesn't seem phased though.
Corleone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Styles throws out a loose jab but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corleone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Corleone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Corleone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Corleone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Styles.
Styles darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Styles swings for the body but Corleone moves out of range.
Styles throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles misses with a low kick.
Styles's jab looks to have found its range, popping Corleone under the eye.
The fighters circling - Styles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Corleone.
Styles misses with a hook.
Corleone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Styles was well out of range. Poor timing from Corleone.
That kick from Styles tenderised Corleone's leg. Corleone is trying to keep his angry face on.
A left lands for Corleone.
Styles lands a nice shot that snaps Corleone's head back.
That has opened up Sonny Corleone's cut even more.
Styles cracks Corleone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corleone wants to slow Styles down by chopping away at his legs.
Styles fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone feints a jab promting Styles to slip. Corleone then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Styles slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Styles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Styles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corleone lands a body shot.
Corleone moves out of range as Styles strikes.
Styles misses with a straight right.
Corleone tries to clinch but Styles is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corleone scores with a push kick.
Corleone throws a one two combo.
Styles throws a leg kick but Corleone sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sonny Corleone just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Sonny Corleone's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Good leg kick by Styles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Corleone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Styles looks to score with a jab to the body but Corleone is just out of range.
Styles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corleone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Styles shoots in and drives through. Corleone sprawls well.
Nice shot by Corleone.
Corleone is looking to chop away at Styles's legs.
Styles connects with a solid leg kick.
Corleone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Styles.
Corleone cracks Styles with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Styles cracks Corleone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Styles throws a body punch but Corleone moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles misses with a low kick as Corleone jumps back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Styles.
Corleone walks into a straight right hand from Styles.
Styles misses with a wild body shot.
Corleone throws a shot from downtown. Styles moves away and avoids it.
Corleone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Corleone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Corleone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Styles throws a big shot that misses.
Corleone moves into the clinch.
Styles blocking some punches.
Corleone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corleone.
Corleone throws a head punch that misses.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Styles.
Styles lands a hook that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.
Corleone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Styles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Styles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Corleone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Styles just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Styles.
Corleone tries to clinch there but Styles circles away.
Styles connects with a leg kick. Corleone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Styles misses with an attempted mid kick.
Styles misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone avoids the body shot from Styles.
Styles bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Corleone's head.
Corleone blocks a leg kick.
Corleone misses with a right hand
and Styles counters with a big head kick but Corleone shrugs it off.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Styles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Styles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Corleone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corleone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Styles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corleone wants to clinch up but Styles keeps it at a distance.
Styles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Styles.
Corleone misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Styles dips to his left and cracks Corleone with an uppercut!
Corleone is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Styles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corleone is still on wobbly legs! Can Styles finish him?
Styles drops Corleone with a huge uppercut! Corleone drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Styles is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devin Styles!
An out of breath and clearly excited Devin Styles thanked Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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