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CCF 169: Souza vs. Drogo PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Prince Valor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taco Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valor's entrance music is Bad Religion - Dept. of False Hope. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Prince Valor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taco Grande!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Valor misses with a lunging right hand
and Grande counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grande lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Valor avoids the elbow strike from Grande, against the cage.
Grande working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Valor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grande with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valor throws a lazy uppercut
letting Grande counter with a right hand.
Valor misses with a low kick as Grande jumps back.
Grande thows a body shot but no joy.
Valor connects with a leg kick. Grande looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grande steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valor.
Valor misses with a straight right.
Prince Valor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valor throws a jab but it's blocked by Grande.
Valor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valor misses with a lunging right hand
and Grande counters with a stiff right hand.
Grande is looking to chop away at Valor's legs.
Grande lands a glancing blow to the side of Valor's head.
Valor misses the jab.
Valor clinches up against the cage.
Grande lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've been informed that Grande has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Valor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valor 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.
Grande looking to throw knees to the head but Valor is blocking nicely.
Valor is trying to break the clinch but Grande is controlling him.
Valor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grande avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Valor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande is pushing Valor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Valor tries to break free but Grande pushes him back against the cage.
Grande throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grande throws an elbow that misses.
Grande misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grande throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valor blocks it with crossed arms.
Valor is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Grande's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Grande using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grande lands a nice uppercut.
Grande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valor avoids the elbow strike from Grande, against the cage.
Grande lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grande lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valor backwards.
Grande using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Grande.
Valor scores with a hook to the body.
Grande prevents a body shot from Valor.
Grande lands a nice elbow.
Grande creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grande misses with an elbow over the top.
Valor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grande.
Grande is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valor is defending well for now.
Grande with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grande has Valor pressed against the cage, preventing Valor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Valor blocking some punches.
Valor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice straight punches there by Valor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Valor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valor fails with a takedown attempt.
Valor lands a jab to the head.
Valor has managed to clinch.
Grande gets underhooks to prevent Valor's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prince Valor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grande's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grande lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valor backwards.
Valor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grande throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Taco Grande will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Valor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grande, pushing him back against the cage.
Valor tries to break free but Grande pushes him back against the cage.
Grande works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grande misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grande.
Valor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grande.
Grande prevents the takedown attempt.
Valor avoiding damage as Grande throws knees to the body.
Grande lands a nice elbow.
Grande throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grande lands a damaging elbow.
Valor blocks an elbow strike from Grande.
Grande tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grande manages to break the clinch.
Valor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grande.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valor misses with a low kick.
Valor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grande closes the distance but Valor moves to the side
and Valor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prince Valor is winning the standup battle so far.
Grande catches Valor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Valor throws a shot from downtown. Grande moves away and avoids it.
Grande blocks a jab.
Valor cracks Grande with a good jab.
Grande drops his hands momentarily and Valor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Grande.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande has closed the distance and engaged Valor in a clinch.
Valor tries to circle away but Grande has him pinned against the cage.
Valor can't break the clinch.
Valor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grande breaks from the clinch.
Grande jabs at Valor's body.
Grande gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Valor avoids a wild elbow strike from Grande.
Valor lands a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grande throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valor has had enough of the clinch but Grande keeps him there for the moment.
Grande swings wildly with an uppercut but Valor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grande keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valor's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valor avoids it.
Valor breaks from the clinch.
Valor misses with a looping left.
Valor looks to land a left hand but Grande moved out of range nicely.
Grande swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Valor finds it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grande.
Nice uppercut lands for Valor. That snapped Grande's head back.
Valor misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grande throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valor throws a hook to the side of Grande's head but Grande sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grande takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grande tries to clinch there but Valor circles away.
A good leg kick by Valor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valor instigates a clinch.
Taco Grande seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grande pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valor leaning his opponent against the cage.
Grande lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 Prince Valor 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. This is the final round!
Valor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Valor throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Grande to counter with a crisp jab.
Valor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Valor misses the jab.
Valor throws a leg kick which misses Grande's front leg but catches the back leg as Grande tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Valor misses its intended target.
Grande connects with a nice looking jab.
Valor is rocked!
Grande connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Valor to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Grande!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Taco Grande!
A relieved looking Taco Grande thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eagles Giants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eagles Giants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex James!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Giants's half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
James sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Giants defending well though.
Giants is trying to control but can't.
James not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
James missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
James with the ground and pound but Giants uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Giants avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James is looking to work some ground and pound but Giants has wrist control.
Giants controlling James's posture.
James with a flurry of punches that miss.
James lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Giants is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Giants works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
James is looking to work some ground and pound but Giants has wrist control.
Giants avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Giants works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Giants is controlling James's posture.
James is looking to work some ground and pound but Giants has wrist control.
Giants keeping full guard, as James tries to pass.
James postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
James being controlled here momentarily.
Giants avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Giants working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from James.
James scoring with some ground and pound.
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!
James throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
James postures up and lands a big shot to Giants's brow.
James stands up over Giants, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Giants preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Giants controls James momentarily but James frees himself.
James throws a strike but Giants rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Giants accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
James is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Giants is controlling him.
Giants trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Giants trying to stand up but can't free himself from James's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giants won't allow James to get back to his feet.
James keeping moving, preventing Giants from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Eagles Giants wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A jab from Giants does it's job there.
James changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Giants tries to avoid it but James manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Giants to the ground. Giants escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A jab from Giants misses.
Giants tries to sprawl but James drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Giants slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
James won't allow Giants to sweep him here.
James working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Giants bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in James's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
James has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Giants is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
James looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giants stops a takedown attempt from James.
Eagles Giants has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex James.
Giants stalls.
Giants lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Giants breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
James is trying hard to land a takedown here. Giants sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
James cracks Giants with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
James shoots in but no luck this time.
James doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Giants counters with a nice low kick that buckles James's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Giants is fending him off so far but James persists. Nope, Giants circles away and we're back to standing.
James shoots in for a double leg but Giants sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Giants.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex James dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Giants scores with a push kick.
Nice body kick there by Giants.
James shoots in but no luck this time.
Alex James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giants moves into range and connects with a jab.
James shoots in for a takedown but Giants shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Giants swinging wildly here.
James takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Giants's waist but Giants gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing James off to one side.
Eagles Giants has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex James.
Giants tries to land a front kick but James steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
James drives through with a takedown into Giants's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Giants working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from James.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James is breathing heavily.
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Giants works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
James with a flurry of punches that miss.
Giants is pulling down on James's head. It's preventing any offense from James, at least for the moment.
James won't allow Giants to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James with a nice head shot there.
James with a nice head shot there.
Giants preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alex James has got the better of the ground game so far.
James is looking to advance position but Giants has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
James wants to get back to his feet.
Giants throwing strikes here but James is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
James wants to hold on but Giants pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James really wants to buck Giants off and get back to his feet.
Giants wants to control the pace but James is squirming around nicely.
James felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giants goes for an armbar but he's not got it… James turns into him and now he's in Giants's guard.
James postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
James working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
James works over Giants with some ground and pound from guard.
Giants avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giants is pulling down on James's head. It's preventing any offense from James, at least for the moment.
James works over Giants with some ground and pound from guard.
James postures up.
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Giants works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James throwing strikes from guard but Giants blocks nicely.
Giants utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
James working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
James is looking to work some ground and pound but Giants has wrist control.
Giants is trying to control the position but James postures up.
James distracts Giants with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
James throws an elbow that misses. Giants uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in James's guard. Nice move by Giants!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giants prevents James from getting back to his feet.
Giants has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Giants trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Giants presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
James is looking to take this one to the mat.
Giants swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giants's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Giants's waist but Giants gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing James off to one side.
James shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Giants but Giants pushes him off and we're back to square one.
James sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Both fighters circling a little - Giants finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Giants thumps James with a low kick.
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 Eagles Giants will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Giants lands a head kick!
James shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Giants pinned against the cage. Giants gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
James fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Giants avoids it really well and circles away.
James fails to land the takedown.
Eagles Giants has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex James.
Giants getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
James shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Giants defends it nicely.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That kick from Giants tenderised James's leg. James is trying to keep his angry face on.
Eagles Giants is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giants lands a nice leg kick that just misses James's sensitive parts.
James chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Giants can pounce on him.
James changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Giants tries to avoid it but James manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Giants to the ground. Giants escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Giants.
Giants misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Giants connects with an inside leg kick.
James shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Giants makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
James with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Giants to score with a decent uppercut.
James's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Giants lands a front kick.
Giants lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giants throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Giants stuffs the takedown attempt from James. James gets slowly back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Giants there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Giants scores with a push kick.
James misses with a takedown
and Giants counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
James tries for a takedown but Giants sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Giants throws a leg kick which misses James's front leg but catches the back leg as James tries to avoid it.
Giants connects with the punch.
James is rocked!
Giants throws an uppercut from hell that sends James clean off his feet! He's out cold! Giants stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eagles Giants!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Roxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Salwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitch Roxton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Salwa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salwa looks to land a combination but Roxton avoids it well.
Roxton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salwa misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Salwa.
Salwa moves out of range as Roxton strikes.
Roxton throws a big shot that misses.
Gabriel Salwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roxton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roxton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Gabriel Salwa has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Salwa there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salwa blocks a low kick nicely.
Salwa throws a leg kick
and Roxton counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roxton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Salwa.
Salwa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Salwa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salwa lands a jab to Roxton's midsection.
A jab from Roxton finds it's way through Salwa's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salwa. Roxton does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Salwa misses
and Roxton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Salwa's knee momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roxton throws a hook but Salwa avoids it easily.
Salwa throws a body punch but Roxton moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salwa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roxton circles away quickly and effectively.
Roxton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Salwa checks a low kick from Roxton.
Salwa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roxton walks into a straight right hand from Salwa.
Roxton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Roxton closes the distance and pushes Salwa back into the cage.
Salwa misses with some punches.
Roxton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Roxton breaks from the clinch.
Roxton looks to throw the jab but Salwa is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salwa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roxton throws a leg kick
and Salwa counters with a thumping low kick.
Salwa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Roxton rather than just go for the knockout.
Salwa throws a body punch but Roxton moves out of range.
Salwa scores with a nice head shot.
Roxton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Salwa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That kick from Salwa tenderised Roxton's leg. Roxton is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salwa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Salwa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salwa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roxton misses the body punch
and Salwa counters with a low kick, right behind Roxton 's knee.
Salwa is looking to slow Roxton down with leg kicks.
Salwa avoids the body shot from Roxton.
Salwa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salwa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roxton.
Salwa scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Salwa.
Salwa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Salwa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Salwa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Roxton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salwa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roxton cracks the inside of Salwa's front leg.
Salwa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Roxton cracks Salwa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Roxton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Salwa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Salwa connects with a body shot that sends Roxton's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roxton throws a leg kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Roxton. Those never looked like landing.
Roxton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salwa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Salwa defending well as Roxton loads up on a big left hand.
Roxton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salwa.
Roxton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roxton dodges the punch combination from Salwa.
Salwa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Roxton to score with a decent uppercut.
Roxton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salwa connects with an inside leg kick.
Mitch Roxton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salwa thows a body shot but no joy.
A lazy left from Salwa finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salwa throws a shot to the body.
Salwa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Salwa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Salwa thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roxton. Salwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roxton motions for Salwa to come forward. Roxton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salwa moves out of range of the strikes.
Salwa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roxton misses with a body shot.
Salwa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Salwa with a hook.
Roxton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salwa.
Salwa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roxton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salwa lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salwa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Salwa lands a jab to the head.
Roxton misses with a combination
and Salwa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roxton is rocked!
Salwa connects with a body shot that sends Roxton's belly button to the back.
Salwa tries to bum rush Roxton with a series of wild strikes but Roxton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salwa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roxton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Salwa is out of range and Roxton settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Salwa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Salwa'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Roxton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roxton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Salwa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Roxton somewhat.
Roxton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gabriel Salwa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salwa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roxton.
Salwa throws a body kick that misses.
Salwa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Roxton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Roxton cracks Salwa with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roxton moves out of range of the body kick.
Salwa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roxton.
Salwa scores with the left hand. Roxton knows he should have avoided that one.
Roxton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salwa scores with a leg kick.
Roxton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Salwa lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roxton misses with a two punch combination.
Mitch Roxton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salwa connects with a body shot that sends Roxton's belly button to the back.
Salwa lands a jab.
Roxton takes a swing at Salwa's ribcage but misses.
Salwa looks to score with a jab to the body but Roxton is just out of range.
Salwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Salwa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roxton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salwa misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salwa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Salwa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oh Roxton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roxton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salwa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roxton seems to have got his legs back now.
Roxton checks a leg kick.
Roxton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Salwa! Roxton is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Salwa!
A victorious Gabriel Salwa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Maiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - The Funeral. Maiden is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Walk. Eddy Maiden acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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170 lbs
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172 lbs
15 - 9 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eddy Maiden!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maiden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maiden lands a really nice looking cross but Watson seems unphased.
Watson tries a head kick but it misses.
Maiden scores with a punch to the head.
Maiden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Maiden cracks Watson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Watson misses with a looping left.
Watson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maiden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Maiden has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Watson walks into a stiff left hand from Maiden.
Watson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Maiden with a hook.
Maiden shoots for a double leg takedown but Watson sprawls well. He's pushed Maiden's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maiden avoids the head kick by Watson.
Watson throws a big shot that misses.
Watson throws a body punch but Maiden moves out of range.
Maiden avoids the head kick by Watson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson swings for the body but Maiden moves out of range.
Maiden fails with a takedown attempt.
Maiden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maiden throws a big shot that misses.
Maiden swings away with a body shot that misses
and Watson counters with a shoot takedown. Maiden fights it but they end up in guard.
Maiden is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maiden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Maiden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maiden controls Watson momentarily but Watson frees himself.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Watson is looking to work some ground and pound but Maiden has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maiden had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Watson defends it easily.
Watson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Watson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Watson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maiden's guard.
Watson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Maiden takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Maiden wants to hold on but Watson pushes him away.
BOOM! Watson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
It looks like Eddy Maiden has been cut.
Maiden regains half guard.
Watson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson throwing shots but Maiden is blocking nicely.
Maiden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Watson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maiden's head.
Maiden is looking to escape.
Maiden taking some punishment here, with Watson in his half guard.
Watson winds up and cracks Maiden with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Maiden wants to get back to full guard.
Maiden on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Watson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Maiden controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maiden looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maiden manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Maiden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maiden is trying to control the position but Watson postures up.
Watson tries to free his leg and advance position but Maiden is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Watson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddy Maiden'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.
Watson throws a head kick but Maiden moves out of range.
Maiden bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Watson's head.
Watson moves into the clinch successfully.
Watson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Watson.
Watson has a couple of punches blocked by Maiden.
Watson misses with the head strike.
Watson lands a hook that snaps the head of Maiden backwards.
Maiden working aggressively here.
A short left from Watson.
A short uppercut from Maiden.
Watson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Maiden on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Maiden.
Watson throws a punch but it's blocked by Maiden.
Watson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maiden backwards.
Maiden swings wildly with an uppercut but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maiden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watson is defending well for now.
Watson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Watson.
Maiden misses with the head strike.
Maiden has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Watson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Maiden is trying to stick to Watson's back but Watson is turning into Maiden. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Maiden's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Watson.
Watson connects with a couple of short punches.
Maiden pulls Watson in to control the position.
Watson wants to control from the top but Maiden keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson works over Maiden with some ground and pound from guard.
Maiden keeping full guard, as Watson tries to pass.
Maiden looking for a sweep. Not yet Maiden, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Watson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Watson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Watson works over Maiden with some ground and pound from guard.
Maiden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Watson stands up over Maiden, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Watson won't allow Maiden to sweep him here.
Maiden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Watson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maiden is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maiden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson looking to pass the guard.
Watson postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Watson trying to control but Maiden is working from the bottom.
Maiden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thomas Watson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watson throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maiden connects with a looping right hand.
Watson throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maiden blocks a jab.
Watson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watson scores with a head kick.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watson looks to land a right hand but Maiden moved out of range.
No joy there for Watson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good shot there by Maiden.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson scores with a hook.
Watson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eddy Maiden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maiden connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Watson's hands.
Maiden takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Watson misses.
Maiden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Maiden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Watson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddy Maiden's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Maiden dips to his left and cracks Watson with an uppercut!
Maiden takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thomas Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maiden scores with a jab. Watson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Watson connects with a looping right hand.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooh!!! Watson has knocked Maiden down with a huge combo! Watson steps away and waves a wobbly Maiden back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Maiden is rocked!
That has opened up Eddy Maiden's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maiden walks forward, straight into a front kick from Watson.
Maiden is still on wobbly legs! Can Watson finish him?
Maiden avoids the head kick by Watson.
Maiden takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maiden avoids the head kick by Watson.
Maiden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maiden throws a leg kick which misses Watson's front leg but catches the back leg as Watson tries to avoid it.
Maiden feints and then cracks Watson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Watson down.
Maiden seems to have recovered his senses.
Maiden avoids the body shot from Watson.
Watson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Maiden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maiden slips under a jab.
Maiden ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maiden is looking to slow Watson down with leg kicks.
Maiden clobbers Watson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Watson throws a body punch but Maiden moves out of range.
Watson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Maiden counters with a shoot takedown. Watson fights it but they end up in guard.
Maiden wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Watson wants to sweep here but Maiden controlling him for the moment.
Maiden cracks Watson with a solid left hand.
Watson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maiden controls the pace.
Maiden postures up and lands a big shot to Watson's brow.
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!
Maiden forces his way into half guard.
Maiden is trying to control the action in half guard but Watson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Watson trying to control but Maiden postures up.
Maiden trying to control from half guard but Watson is working away.
Watson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maiden is working away from the top position though.
Watson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Watson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Maiden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maiden is still trying to improve position.
Watson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maiden is looking to work some ground and pound but Watson has wrist control.
Maiden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watson is keeping the position for now.
Maiden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Watson trying to keep a closed guard but Maiden is proving a slippery customer.
Maiden wants to pass the guard but Watson is keeping the position.
Watson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson trying to control the position here.
Maiden is looking to work some ground and pound but Watson has wrist control.
Eddy Maiden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson wants to sweep here but Maiden controlling him for the moment.
Watson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Maiden!
Watson dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson landing strikes from the mount and Maiden is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Watson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Watson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Watson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Thomas Watson!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Thomas Watson!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Thomas Watson!
Thomas Watson wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Thomas Watson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiichi Miyazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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183 lbs
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180 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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shaun Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiichi Miyazawa!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Miyazawa shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Miyazawa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miyazawa.
Shaun Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiichi Miyazawa.
Miyazawa dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Miyazawa tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Miyazawa is controlling the position.
Miyazawa gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Miyazawa wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Miyazawa slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Miyazawa looks to land a strike but Johnson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Miyazawa with a nice head shot there.
Miyazawa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Miyazawa has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Miyazawa throws an elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miyazawa's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Johnson pushes down on Miyazawa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miyazawa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Miyazawa gets full guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Miyazawa keeps moving.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Miyazawa blocks nicely.
Miyazawa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyazawa keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Miyazawa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Miyazawa has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Miyazawa manages to get himself to full guard.
Miyazawa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Miyazawa wants to improve his position but instead Johnson has moved into half guard.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Miyazawa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Miyazawa won't allow Johnson to pass to mount.
Johnson is nestled in close to Miyazawa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miyazawa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
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!
Miyazawa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Miyazawa is just riding it out for now. Johnson eventually gives up the hold.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyazawa is trying to control but can't.
Johnson is just content to waste time from the top position. Miyazawa takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Miyazawa looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Miyazawa's head backwards.
Miyazawa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miyazawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson punishes Miyazawa's body with a nice straight punch.
Miyazawa has a takedown stuffed.
Shaun Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiichi Miyazawa.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miyazawa.
Miyazawa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Miyazawa tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miyazawa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Miyazawa knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazawa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Miyazawa ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Miyazawa won't allow it.
Miyazawa gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Johnson moves into full guard.
Johnson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Miyazawa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Johnson working Miyazawa over with strikes here.
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!
Miyazawa blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Johnson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Johnson goes for an armbar but Miyazawa turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Miyazawa.
Miyazawa stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miyazawa tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Miyazawa from controlling successfully.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miyazawa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miyazawa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Miyazawa is aware though and is defending well.
Shaun Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson is controlling Miyazawa's posture.
Miyazawa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Miyazawa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Miyazawa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Miyazawa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miyazawa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Miyazawa is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyazawa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Miyazawa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Miyazawa working the ground and pound.
Johnson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Miyazawa's best efforts.
Miyazawa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson tries to roll over but Miyazawa keeps him under control.
Johnson is looking to control Miyazawa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Miyazawa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Johnson!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyazawa looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is having none of it.
Miyazawa looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is having none of it.
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 Shaun Johnson will probably get the nod.
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!
Johnson throws a jab when Miyazawa was well out of range.
Miyazawa moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Miyazawa's head but Miyazawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Miyazawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miyazawa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Johnson on his heels. He'll look to pass Johnson's guard now, I'm sure.
Miyazawa tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Miyazawa scoring with punches to the head and body.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miyazawa is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Miyazawa keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Miyazawa keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazawa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Miyazawa throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miyazawa looking to pass the guard.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Miyazawa tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyazawa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Miyazawa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Miyazawa won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Johnson working for a triangle but Miyazawa defends it easily.
Miyazawa looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Miyazawa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Miyazawa!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miyazawa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Miyazawa manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Miyazawa, under a barage of strikes from Johnson.
Miyazawa trying to control from the bottom.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miyazawa is looking to improve his position.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Johnson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Miyazawa!
Miyazawa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Miyazawa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson tries to control but Miyazawa wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyazawa is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Shaun Johnson!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Shaun Johnson!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Shaun Johnson!
Shaun Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Shaun Johnson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jovon Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chambers is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Carmen Gray-Gates of Loneliness. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
257 lbs
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251 lbs
18 - 15 - 1 |
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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
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jovon Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels feints and then cracks Chambers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chambers down.
Daniels tries to clinch but Chambers moves out of range.
Daniels attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chambers avoids a kick to the body.
Chambers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chambers on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chambers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chambers with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Daniels is holding on to half guard well.
Chambers looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Daniels is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Chambers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Daniels knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to control Chambers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Daniels avoid being mounted?
Chambers wants to pass the guard but Daniels is defending well.
Chambers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Daniels does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chambers is pressing down on Daniels's thigh, looking to free his foot. Daniels is holding on for now.
Chambers is looking to take a break and control but Daniels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
An inside leg kick from Daniels misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Daniels lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Daniels is defending well.
Chambers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chambers manages to pull guard.
Daniels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chambers is keeping the position for now.
Chambers is looking for a triangle but Daniels pushes his legs off easily.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Chambers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chambers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Daniels can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Daniels wanted to stand there but Chambers had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers is adopting a defensive guard.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Chambers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Daniels.
Chambers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Daniels sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chambers somewhat.
We've been told by Daniels's head coaches at Ballas Only that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
John Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels swings for the body but Chambers moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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 John Daniels will probably get the nod.
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.
Daniels throws a head kick but Chambers moves out of range.
Chambers avoids the head kick by Daniels.
Daniels lands a front kick.
Daniels throws a quick inside leg kick.
Daniels tries to land a leg kick but Chambers saw it coming and moves away.
Chambers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Daniels jabs at Chambers's body.
Chambers shoots in for a takedown but Daniels shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chambers tries for a takedown but Daniels circles away easily
and Daniels counters by moving into the clinch.
Daniels gets through Chambers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Daniels.
Chambers takes a knee right on the jaw!
Daniels lands a nice elbow.
Chambers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Daniels walks away with a smile on his face. Chambers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
John Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jovon Chambers.
Chambers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daniels but Daniels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daniels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Chambers.
Daniels moves into the clinch.
Daniels using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Daniels lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Daniels fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Daniels looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chambers missing with a left hand there. Daniels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daniels lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Chambers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Chambers as he checks the leg kick.
Daniels thuds his right hand into Chambers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jab by Chambers.
Daniels explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels clinches.
Daniels gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chambers.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Daniels creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Daniels lands with a right to the head.
Daniels lands with a left to the head.
Chambers is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Daniels to keep the fight standing.
Daniels landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daniels connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chambers's face.
Chambers goes for a takedown attempt but Daniels pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Daniels tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chambers looks for a takedown but Daniels sprawls well.
Daniels throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chambers.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels moves into the clinch.
Chambers is trying to pull guard but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.
Chambers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chambers decides to pull guard.
Daniels wanted to stand there but Chambers had control of the position.
Daniels avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Daniels dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Chambers moves out of range of the strikes.
Daniels thows a body shot but no joy.
John Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels throws the kick towards the body but Chambers avoids it.
Chambers moves out of range of the leg kick from Daniels.
Chambers fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels lands with an overhand left.
Chambers misses with a takedown attempt - Daniels sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chambers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Daniels. Daniels obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chambers keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniels misses the jab.
Chambers fails with a takedown attempt.
John Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jovon Chambers.
Daniels throws a hook but Chambers avoids it easily.
Chambers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daniels connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Daniels tries a low kick but Chambers avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Daniels connects with a high kick.
John Daniels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Daniels lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Daniels comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Daniels.
Nice sprawl there from Daniels as Chambers shoots in.
Daniels lands a head kick!
Chambers blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to chop away at Chambers's legs.
Daniels tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chambers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chambers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jovon Chambers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniels preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Chambers wants to take a breather but Daniels is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to control but Chambers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chambers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Daniels knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jovon Chambers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Daniels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chambers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Daniels tries to roll over but Chambers keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels is doing well to control the position and prevent Chambers from advancing to side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Daniels doesn't manage to clinch there - Chambers circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Daniels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daniels, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for John Daniels!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for John Daniels!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for John Daniels!
John Daniels wins by unanimous decision!
John Daniels thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Gleiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magomedov has chosen Ave Maria as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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38
230 lbs
15 - 18 - 1 |
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30
245 lbs
25 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
15 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Michael Gleiser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantin Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gleiser throws a combination that misses
and Magomedov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gleiser won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gleiser wants to control but Magomedov postures up.
Magomedov is chipping away with strikes.
Magomedov wants to control but Gleiser is keeping him busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Magomedov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
It looks like Michael Gleiser 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!
Gleiser is looking for a sweep.
Magomedov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gleiser is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Magomedov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Magomedov throwing shots but Gleiser is blocking nicely.
Magomedov prevents Gleiser from improving his position.
Magomedov wants to pass the guard but Gleiser is defending well.
Gleiser tries to roll over but Magomedov keeps him under control.
Magomedov wants to pass to mount but Gleiser is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gleiser is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Magomedov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gleiser looking for submissions off his back.
Magomedov prevents Gleiser from improving his position.
Magomedov works his way into full mount!
Gleiser regains half guard.
Gleiser is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gleiser looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Magomedov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jeez, Michael Gleiser's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Gleiser's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Konstantin Magomedov!
A relieved looking Konstantin Magomedov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad The Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ten Sixteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Impaler's entrance music is What does the Fox Say. A fine choice. Vlad The Impaler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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33
178 lbs
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28
178 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
26 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlad The Impaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ten Sixteen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sixteen looks to score with a jab to the body but The Impaler is just out of range.
Sixteen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sixteen misses with a takedown attempt
and The Impaler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Impaler misses with a kick to the body.
Sixteen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sixteen lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Impaler throws a looping overhand right but Sixteen ducks down to avoid it.
The Impaler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sixteen tries to land a body kick
and The Impaler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sixteen closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Impaler circles away.
The Impaler checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Sixteen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sixteen tries a low kick but The Impaler avoids it.
Sixteen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Impaler as he avoids it easily.
Vlad The Impaler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ten Sixteen.
Sixteen moves out of range of the body kick from The Impaler.
Sixteen darts in looking for a takedown but The Impaler gets double underhooks and turns Sixteen into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sixteen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sixteen.
The Impaler tries to work over Sixteen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sixteen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Impaler has him pressed against the cage.
The Impaler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sixteen pushes The Impaler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sixteen goes for a takedown attempt but The Impaler pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sixteen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sixteen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The Impaler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sixteen stops The Impaler from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler kicks off Sixteen and gets to his feet.
Ten Sixteen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sixteen shoots in looking for a takedown but The Impaler manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sixteen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Impaler swings for the body but Sixteen moves out of range.
Sixteen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The Impaler tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Impaler throws a big shot that misses.
Sixteen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Impaler.
Sixteen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The Impaler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sixteen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Impaler wants to get back to his feet.
The Impaler is trying to get back to full guard.
Sixteen winds up and cracks The Impaler with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sixteen.
Sixteen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The Impaler manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Sixteen keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The Impaler misses with some punches.
The Impaler is leaning against Sixteen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sixteen can't find room to land a body shot as The Impaler controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Sixteen fails to land.
Sixteen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The Impaler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sixteen is working The Impaler over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sixteen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sixteen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sixteen is trying to break the clinch but The Impaler is controlling him.
Sixteen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sixteen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Impaler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sixteen stalling in the clinch but The Impaler improves position.
Sixteen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sixteen misses with a body punch.
Sixteen jumps into guard, dragging The Impaler to the mat.
The Impaler drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sixteen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now The Impaler has Sixteen in his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sixteen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sixteen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ten Sixteen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Impaler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sixteen cracks a nice hook into The Impaler's ribs.
The Impaler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sixteen can pounce on him.
Sixteen dips to his left and cracks The Impaler with an uppercut!
Good leg kick by Sixteen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Impaler wants to slow Sixteen down by chopping away at his legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sixteen.
The Impaler connects with a body shot.
Sixteen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Impaler as he avoids it easily.
The Impaler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sixteen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The Impaler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ten Sixteen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Sixteen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sixteen throws a lazy right hand but The Impaler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sixteen, right into the meat.
The Impaler throws a wild body kick that Sixteen sees coming a mile off.
Vlad The Impaler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sixteen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and The Impaler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sixteen blocks a body shot from The Impaler.
The Impaler lands with a left to the head.
Sixteen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The Impaler gets through Sixteen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Impaler struggles to land a body shot inside as Sixteen controls his hands.
Sixteen is trying to break the clinch but The Impaler is controlling him.
Sixteen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sixteen tries to stall but The Impaler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sixteen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sixteen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sixteen throws a leg kick
and The Impaler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sixteen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Impaler scores with a head kick. Sixteen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sixteen throws a hook to the side of The Impaler's head but The Impaler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sixteen shoots in for a takedown but The Impaler shows good takedown defense.
Sixteen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Impaler was well out of range. Poor timing from Sixteen.
A head kick misses from The Impaler.
Sixteen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The Impaler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Impaler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sixteen finds it's way round the side to connect with The Impaler's head.
The Impaler scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from The Impaler misses.
Sixteen throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Impaler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Impaler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sixteen. That did some damage!
The Impaler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sixteen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sixteen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Impaler as he avoids it easily.
Vlad The Impaler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ten Sixteen.
Sixteen shoots for a takedown but The Impaler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sixteen is breathing heavily.
The Impaler works Sixteen's body with a nice hook.
Sixteen throws a poor cross that misses
and The Impaler counters with a nice uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sixteen 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 The Impaler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Impaler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sixteen moves out of range of the body kick from The Impaler.
The Impaler throws a head kick that misses.
Sixteen scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sixteen thows a leg kick but The Impaler checks it
and The Impaler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sixteen is rocked!
The Impaler lands a nice looking body shot.
Sixteen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sixteen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Impaler.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sixteen. The Impaler shrugs it off though.
Sixteen looks to land a left hand but The Impaler moved out of range nicely.
The Impaler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Impaler connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Sixteen to the floor! The Impaler dives in looking for the finish!
Sixteen is still in real trouble! Can The Impaler finish him?
The Impaler works his foot free and advances to mount.
The Impaler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sixteen is squirming around, avoiding The Impaler's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Impaler sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The Impaler is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sixteen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sixteen!
Sixteen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Impaler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad The Impaler dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The Impaler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sixteen can pounce on him.
Sixteen seems to have recovered his senses.
Sixteen shoots and misses
and The Impaler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Impaler takes a swing at Sixteen's ribcage but misses.
Sixteen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Impaler blocks a head kick by Sixteen.
Sixteen has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That kick from Sixteen tenderised The Impaler's leg. The Impaler is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Impaler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The Impaler lands a big head kick that sends Sixteen to the canvas! The Impaler follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad The Impaler!
During a confident post fight interview, Vlad The Impaler thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between High Sodium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Hashimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hashimoto has chosen Holding Out For A Hero (Japanese Version) as his entrance music. Keiji Hashimoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
142 lbs
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151 lbs
40 - 18 - 4 |
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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
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, High Sodium!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 18 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keiji Hashimoto!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sodium doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hashimoto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hashimoto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sodium clinches up against the cage.
Hashimoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hashimoto fails to land.
Sodium misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sodium prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Hashimoto fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Sodium fails to land.
Sodium doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hashimoto misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Sodium.
Hashimoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sodium misses with the head strike.
Sodium softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hashimoto has a couple of punches blocked by Sodium.
Hashimoto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sodium is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sodium blocking some punches.
Sodium blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodium misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sodium blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hashimoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Sodium controls his hands.
Sodium controlling the action here for a moment.
Sodium misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sodium.
Nice body punch from Hashimoto - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Hashimoto fails to land.
Sodium misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hashimoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sodium's elbow.
Sodium takes a shot to the head.
Sodium fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hashimoto is looking for a takedown.
High Sodium has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiji Hashimoto.
Sodium misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Sodium's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Hashimoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hashimoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sodium tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hashimoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sodium's defenses.
A short right from Sodium.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Hashimoto.
Sodium breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Hashimoto.
Keiji Hashimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hashimoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Sodium uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hashimoto.
Sodium throws a leg kick but Hashimoto checks it.
Sodium gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sodium is rocked!
Sodium on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hashimoto cracks the inside of Sodium's front leg.
Hashimoto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sodium takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Hashimoto.
Oh Sodium is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sodium is holding his hands too far apart here. Hashimoto throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Sodium is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keiji Hashimoto!
Keiji Hashimoto is the new featherweight champion!
Keiji Hashimoto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Drogo (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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243 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Souza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conan Drogo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Souza definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drogo was well out of range. Poor timing from Souza.
Drogo misses with a body kick.
Drogo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Souza doesn't seem bothered though.
Drogo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Souza tries to clinch up.
Good standup being displayed there by Drogo as he connects with a hook.
Drogo throws a front kick that sends Souza stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Drogo.
Drogo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Souza.
Drogo scores with a spinning back kick!
Drogo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Souza moves out of range of the body kick from Drogo.
Jab from Drogo.
A jab lands there for Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Drogo.
Souza takes one on the button.
Souza lands with a hook. Drogo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A shot to the liver by Souza. Beautiful body shot.
Drogo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drogo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Souza tries to clinch up but Drogo circles away and keeps his distance.
Drogo jabs Souza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza lands with a shot to the body.
Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drogo.
A bone on bone clash there as Souza blocks the leg kick.
Drogo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Souza's head.
Conan Drogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo throws a front kick aimed at Souza's knee but Souza avoids it well.
Drogo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Souza lands with a straight right. Drogo didn't see that one coming.
Donk. Souza catches Drogo right on the button with a cross.
Souza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drogo circles away quickly and effectively.
Souza scores with a jab to the head.
Drogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drogo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drogo takes a swing at Souza's ribcage but misses.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Souza blocks the body kick.
Souza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Souza lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo misses with a looping right.
Drogo slips under a jab.
Drogo cracks the inside of Souza's front leg.
Drogo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drogo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drogo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Souza at a distance.
Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Souza throws a big shot that misses.
Souza closes the distance and clinches.
Drogo lands with a left to the head.
Drogo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drogo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drogo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza working aggressively here.
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Souza lands a knee to the body.
Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drogo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Souza lands a shoulder strike.
Drogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drogo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Drogo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drogo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Drogo misses with a right hand
and Souza counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Drogo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drogo breaks from the clinch.
Souza lands with a nice body punch.
Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Conan Drogo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drogo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souza moves away.
Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drogo.
Drogo misses with a body kick.
Drogo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Souza.
Souza misses with a hook
and Drogo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drogo misses with a low kick.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Drogo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Souza lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo lands with a good body shot.
Souza moves out of range of the body kick.
Drogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Drogo.
Souza staying out of range there.
Drogo looks to land a left hand but Souza moved out of range nicely.
Souza lands a jab to Drogo's midsection.
Drogo throws a shot from downtown. Souza moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Souza.
Drogo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drogo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Souza is looking to clinch.
Jab by Souza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drogo scores with a body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Drogo.
Drogo throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range.
Drogo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Souza misses with a looping left.
Souza avoids the head kick by Drogo.
Drogo just misses with a punch to the body.
Drogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Souza misses with a wild combination.
Drogo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo scores with a spinning back kick!
Drogo throws a head kick but Souza moves out of range.
Souza darts in trying to clinch
and Drogo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Drogo lands a head kick!
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Drogo circles away.
Drogo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drogo lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza avoids a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Souza.
Nice defenses there by Drogo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo looks to score with a jab to the body but Souza is just out of range.
Drogo scores with a nice head shot.
Souza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drogo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drogo misses with a wild body shot.
Drogo throws a push kick but Souza slaps the foot to one side.
Drogo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souza manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souza manages to avoid it.
Drogo misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drogo throws out a leg kick but Souza moves out of range and Drogo only half commits.
Drogo misses with a head kick.
Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Drogo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Souza scores with a jab to the body.
Souza cracks Drogo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Drogo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Souza lands with a right hand.
Drogo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drogo throws a head kick that misses.
Drogo misses with a few strikes there.
Souza throws a good cross that connects.
Souza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drogo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Souza rather than just go for the knockout.
Souza moves out of range as Drogo throws a body kick.
Drogo moves forwards but Souza connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Drogo misses with a body shot
and Souza counters by clinching up.
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!
Drogo misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A bone on bone clash there as Souza blocks the leg kick.
Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drogo.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Drogo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Souza misses with an uppercut. Drogo saw that one coming.
Souza moves out of range as Drogo throws a body kick.
Drogo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drogo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drogo throws a poor cross that misses
and Souza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Drogo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Drogo.
Drogo 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.
Souza lands with a light punch inside.
Souza trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo has a couple of punches blocked by Souza.
Souza scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Drogo controls the action.
Souza lands a body shot in the clinch.
Souza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drogos head.
Drogo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Souza has him pressed against the cage.
Drogo has a couple of punches blocked by Souza.
Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drogo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Souza scores a nice knee to the body.
Drogo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Souza misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Souza prevents Drogo from breaking the clinch.
Souza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drogo blocks a body shot from Souza.
Drogo misses with a punch on the inside.
Souza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Souza - that landed with a thud.
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sergio Souza has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Souza missing with knees to the body.
Souza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drogo is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza working aggressively here.
Souza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drogo backwards.
Drogo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Souza blocks a body shot from Drogo.
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Souza lands a nice uppercut.
Drogo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Drogo.
A swing and a miss from Souza.
A solid body kick from Drogo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Souza clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drogo staying out of range there.
Drogo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drogo misses with a hook to the body
and Souza counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from Drogo fails to land.
Souza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drogo blocking some punches.
Souza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drogo backwards.
Drogo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Drogo controls his hands.
Drogo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Souza throws a head punch that misses.
Drogo manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Souza throws a looping overhand right but Drogo ducks down to avoid it.
Souza avoids the body shot from Drogo.
Souza misses with an uppercut. Drogo saw that one coming.
Drogo misses with a straight left.
Souza connects with a looping right hand.
Drogo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Souza avoids the head kick by Drogo.
Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drogo drops his hands momentarily and Souza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Souza uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drogo has time to react.
Drogo throws a poor cross that misses
and Souza counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Souza misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drogo lands a body shot.
Souza lands a shoulder strike.
Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drogo misses with the head strike.
A short left from Drogo.
Drogo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drogo.
Souza trying to land knees to the body.
Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
Souza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drogo is defending well for now.
Drogo can't break the clinch.
Souza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drogo.
Drogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drogo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Souza scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drogo.
Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drogo lands with a left to the head.
Drogo misses with a punch on the inside.
Drogo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Drogo. Beautiful body shot.
Drogo tries to land a front kick but Souza steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Drogo connects with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza lands a nice looking body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Drogo.
Souza scores with a hook.
Souza avoids the body shot from Drogo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Souza had his way with Conan Drogo in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Drogo moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Drogo misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drogo. That's going to slow Souza down.
Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Souza throws a hook but Drogo blocks it.
Drogo looks to score with a jab to the body but Souza is just out of range.
Drogo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Souza's calf.
Souza's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drogo under the eye.
Drogo walks into a left hand.
Souza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drogo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drogo lands with a nice body kick.
Drogo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo cracks Souza with a good jab.
Souza scores with the left hand. Drogo knows he should have avoided that one.
Souza will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Drogo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Drogo misses with a low kick.
Drogo throws the left hand but Souza avoids the punch easily.
Drogo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drogo lands a head kick. Souza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Drogo lands a head kick. Souza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Souza blocks a low kick nicely.
Drogo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Souza checks a leg kick nicely.
Drogo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Souza.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogo misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza has taken the fight to the clinch.
Souza blocks an uppercut.
Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drogo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drogo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Souza.
Souza lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Drogo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Souza connects with a right hand. Drogo shakes it off.
Drogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Drogo.
Drogo misses with a wild body shot.
Souza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab, jab by Souza - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo throws a right hand that misses
and Souza moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Souza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Souza fails to land.
Souza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drogo is defending well for now.
Drogo managing to block the knees to the body from Souza.
Souza trying to land knees to the body.
Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Drogo fails to land.
Souza takes a shot to the head.
Drogo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drogo misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo gets through Souza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drogo breaks the clinch.
Drogo thows a leg kick but Souza checks it
and Souza counters by moving into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Souza.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Souza working aggressively here.
Drogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drogo tries to throw a body punch but Souza avoids it by throwing Drogo back against the cage.
Souza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drogo misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conan Drogo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drogo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Conan Drogo!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Conan Drogo!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Conan Drogo!
Conan Drogo wins by unanimous decision!
Conan Drogo is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Conan Drogo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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