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CCF Midweek Mayhem 140 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cletus White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Trejo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White's entrance music is Thunderhorse. A fine choice. Trejo has chosen Dire Straits- Six Blade Knife as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cletus White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Trejo!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trejo throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Trejo's shoulder, as Trejo tries to avoid the shot.
White instigates a clinch.
Trejo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White has managed to clinch.
Trejo jumps guard.
White in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
White trying to control but Trejo is working from the bottom.
Trejo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes White off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A jab from White does it's job there.
White misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Trejo to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trejo clinches up with White and pushes him back against the cage.
Trejo manages to break the clinch.
Trejo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trejo wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Trejo misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Trejo misses with a head kick.
White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
White throws a jab when Trejo was well out of range.
Trejo wants to clinch.
Trejo tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Trejo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A punch combination from White misses.
Trejo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Trejo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trejo tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Trejo moves into the clinch.
Trejo blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a knee strike.
Trejo avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
Trejo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Trejo.
White working aggressively here.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
White misses with some punches.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trejo blocks it with crossed arms.
Trejo is trying to break free.
Trejo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trejo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White pushes off an throws an elbow but Trejo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Trejo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Trejo avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
Trejo breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danny Trejo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trejo slips under a jab.
White misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Trejo coming out on top.
A punch combination from Trejo misses.
White pushes Trejo up against the cage in a clinch.
Trejo manages to break the clinch.
Trejo throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trejo, pushing him back against the cage.
Trejo crunches a lovely knee into White's ribcage.
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trejo avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trejo scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trejo throws an elbow but misses.
Trejo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trejo lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
It looks like Cletus White has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Trejo uses good head movement to avoid it.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Trejo blocks with his arms.
Trejo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Trejo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trejo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White works the jab nicely.
White shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Trejo is trying to defend but White finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Trejo wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Trejo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cletus White's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Trejo misses with a two punch combination.
Trejo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Trejo moves into the clinch successfully.
Trejo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Trejo uses good head movement to avoid it.
White throws a head punch that misses.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
Trejo manages to break the clinch.
Trejo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Trejo counters with a big head kick but White shrugs it off.
White slips a jab from Trejo.
White scores with a jab to the head.
Trejo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Trejo moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
Nice straight punches there by Trejo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trejo.
Cletus White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White throws out a loose jab but Trejo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trejo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Trejo is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a right hand
and Trejo counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Trejo looks at the referee who does nothing so Trejo lands a crushing right that sends White to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Trejo!
Danny Trejo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaska Raatikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raatikainen comes to the cage accompanied by Children of Bodom - Are you dead yet. Eli Wiggin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaska Raatikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Wiggin!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Raatikainen.
A cross from Raatikainen lands.
Wiggin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raatikainen throws a head kick that half lands.
Raatikainen looks to land a left hand but Wiggin moved out of range nicely.
Raatikainen misses with a hook.
Raatikainen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Wiggin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raatikainen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wiggin is rocked!
Raatikainen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wiggin is still on wobbly legs! Can Raatikainen finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Raatikainen.
Wiggin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raatikainen.
Wiggin lands with a cross.
Raatikainen throws an overhand right that drops Wiggin like a sack of potatoes! Raatikainen dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaska Raatikainen!
Jaska Raatikainen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between AnthonyH Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Putnam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putnam has chosen tap out as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, AnthonyH Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie Putnam!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreno closes the distance and clinches.
Moreno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Putnam has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moreno misses with an elbow strike.
Moreno has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Putnam regains guard immediately.
Putnam wants to sweep but no luck.
Putnam wants to stand up but Moreno is controlling him.
Putnam avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Putnam lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Putnam seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Putnam trying to control the position from guard on top but Moreno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Putnam pushes down on Moreno's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putnam wants to control but Moreno is keeping him busy.
Putnam uses his free foot to push down on Moreno's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Moreno.
We've been hearing good reports from Moreno's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Putnam controlling from the full mount.
Putnam looking to control but Moreno is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Putnam is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Putnam sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ronnie Putnam.
Putnam clinches up with Moreno and pushes him back against the cage.
Putnam is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Moreno can't fight it off and eventually Putnam manages to take the fight to the floor. Moreno looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Moreno wants to sweep here but Putnam controlling him for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Putnam wants to control from the top but Moreno keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putnam tries to free his leg and advance position but Moreno is retaining full guard.
Putnam slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
It looks like Putnam might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ronnie Putnam hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Putnam misses with a wild body shot.
Putnam shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Putnam was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Putnam tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Putnam is staying tight to Moreno's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putnam is looking to take a break and control but Moreno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Putnam controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Putnam dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Moreno closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Putnam to the mat! Putnam manages to get full guard.
Moreno with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moreno scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Putnam is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Putnam wants to take a breather but Moreno is having none of it.
Putnam slows the pace down in half guard.
Moreno looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno is looking to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ronnie Putnam.
Moreno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moreno throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Putnam tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Moreno is in Putnam's guard.
Moreno won't allow Putnam to sweep him here.
Putnam is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Moreno is aware though and is defending well.
Putnam wants to stand up but Moreno is controlling him.
Putnam controls Moreno momentarily but Moreno frees himself.
Putnam wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Putnam is keeping the position for now.
Putnam avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moreno stops Putnam from standing up.
Putnam is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Moreno presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Moreno lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putnam lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Putnam sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Putnam is looking to advance position but Moreno won't allow it.
Putnam seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno is trying to stand.
Ronnie Putnam has got the better of the ground game so far.
Putnam content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ronnie Putnam wasn't active enough on the ground.
Moreno misses with a kick to the body.
Moreno moves into the clinch successfully.
Moreno breaks from the clinch.
Moreno closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the head but Putnam blocks with his arms.
Moreno trying to stall but Putnam improves his position.
Moreno tries to work over Putnam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Putnam's coach down at Jef Li's MMA(13 coaches, 49 cap) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Putnam's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Moreno working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno gets through Putnam's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Putnam gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Moreno regains guard.
Putnam trying to control the position from guard on top but Moreno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Putnam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Putnam seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moreno looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreno keeping moving, preventing Putnam from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Moreno is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ronnie Putnam will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moreno shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Moreno landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Putnam wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Putnam looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Putnam manages to get to full guard.
Moreno working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Putnam's head.
Moreno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putnam avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moreno avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Moreno postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moreno trying to control but Putnam is working from the bottom.
Putnam working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moreno.
Moreno wants to control from the top but Putnam keeps moving.
Putnam has momentary wrist control but Moreno slips an elbow through the middle.
Moreno working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putnam avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Putnam utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moreno throwing strikes from guard but Putnam blocks nicely.
Putnam utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Putnam wants to get back to his feet but Moreno is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Moreno trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moreno postures up in Putnam's guard and throws a big left but Putnam blocks it.
Moreno working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Putnam's head.
Moreno decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Putnam, up you get!
Putnam motions for Moreno to come forward. Putnam throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moreno tries to keep at a distance but Putnam has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moreno looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno is trying to break the clinch but Putnam is controlling him.
Putnam stalling in the clinch but Moreno improves position.
Moreno utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moreno pushes Putnam back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Moreno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Putnam has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Putnam fails to land.
Moreno lands a nice shot to the body.
Moreno pulls guard successfully.
Putnam wants to control from the top but Moreno keeps moving.
Putnam showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putnam is looking to pass into half guard but Moreno pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Moreno is in guard.
Moreno gets to his feet. Putnam looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moreno forces Putnam back against the cage and clinches.
Moreno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moreno rushes Putnam and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Moreno throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Moreno.
Moreno has Putnam pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Moreno pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Putnam tumbling to the mat - Moreno dives into Putnam's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Putnam is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AnthonyH Moreno clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Moreno scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Moreno wants to lay and pray for a moment but Putnam keeps working.
Putnam takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Moreno lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Putnam is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Putnam tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Moreno wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Moreno is chipping away with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Putnam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Putnam is pushing Moreno's head away, looking to escape. Moreno manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno tries to score with some ground and pound. Putnam controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Moreno working the body and head with strikes.
Moreno in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Moreno misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Putnam is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Moreno is controlling him well.
Moreno scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Putnam to see if he's OK.
Moreno lands some shots froms side control.
Putnam is rocked!
Putnam gets back to half guard.
Putnam is still in real trouble! Can Moreno finish him?
Moreno is looking for a kimura but Putnam is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Moreno to get the leverage.
Putnam seems to have recovered his senses.
Moreno slips a nice elbow through Putnam's hands, connecting with Putnam's forehead.
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!
Moreno working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Putnam is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Putnam taking some punishment here, with Moreno in his half guard.
Putnam is trying to stand.
Moreno missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Putnam wants to get back to full guard.
Putnam is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Putnam is refusing to be controlled, as Moreno sits in half guard.
Moreno is nestled in close to Putnam, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Putnam avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moreno.
Putnam is trying to stand back up but Moreno is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno 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.
Putnam tries to roll over but Moreno keeps him under control.
Moreno trying to control from half guard but Putnam is working away.
Putnam tries to get to full guard but Moreno has control of the leg.
Moreno 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putnam wants to get back to his feet.
Moreno slips a nice elbow through Putnam's hands, connecting with Putnam's forehead.
Moreno misses with a head shot. Putnam uses the momentum to regain guard.
Putnam is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreno is looking to work some ground and pound but Putnam has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AnthonyH Moreno had his way with Ronnie Putnam in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Moreno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moreno misses with a head kick.
Moreno takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jab, jab by Putnam - just one landing.
Moreno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Putnam lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Putnam wants to control but Moreno is keeping him busy.
Putnam trying to control from Moreno's half guard. Moreno has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Putnam looking to sit in guard and control but Moreno gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Moreno connects with a couple of short punches.
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!
Moreno makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putnam manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moreno manages to get himself to full guard.
Putnam wants to control from the top but Moreno keeps moving.
Putnam slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Putnam's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ronnie Putnam was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Moreno gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Putnam lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Putnam breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putnam shoots in and bounces Moreno off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Moreno keeping moving, preventing Putnam from controlling successfully.
Putnam looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Putnam wants to control from the top but Moreno keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ronnie Putnam.
Moreno scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Putnam wants to control but Moreno postures up.
Moreno is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Putnam knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Putnam is looking to reverse the position.
Moreno in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Putnam manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Moreno tries to pass the half guard into mount. Putnam knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putnam works his way to full guard. Good work.
Putnam isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Moreno stacks Putnam on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Moreno!
Putnam is trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putnam wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Moreno working the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreno scoring with punches from side control.
Moreno landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronnie Putnam.
I think Putnam 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for AnthonyH Moreno!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for AnthonyH Moreno!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for AnthonyH Moreno!
AnthonyH Moreno wins by unanimous decision!
AnthonyH Moreno made sure to mention his sponsor, Bloodlust Horde Fightwear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Xavier Potterswheel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sterling Archer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sterling Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quinton Xavier Potterswheel!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potterswheel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Archer. Archer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Archer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Archer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Potterswheel closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Archer quickly recovers to half guard.
Potterswheel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Archer defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Archer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Potterswheel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Potterswheel's back!
Potterswheel is keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Archer looking for the choke but no joy.
Potterswheel looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer looking to break Potterswheel's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Potterswheel remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Archer will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Archer lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Archer.
Archer avoiding Potterswheel 's attempts to control his hands.
Potterswheel wants to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Potterswheel fending off the submission attempt from Archer.
Archer is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Potterswheel is defending well though. Archer let's go of the attempt for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potterswheel manages to reverse the position and now he's in Archer's guard. Nice work there by Potterswheel.
Archer wants to control the position but Potterswheel says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Potterswheel working over Archer with some ground and pound. Archer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Potterswheel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Archer tries to get to full guard but Potterswheel has control of the leg.
Potterswheel trying to pass the guard but Archer defending well.
Potterswheel is thwarting Archer's attempts to control the position.
Potterswheel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer wants to get back to full guard but Potterswheel has mounted him!
Archer slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Archer is refusing to be controlled, as Potterswheel sits in half guard.
Potterswheel is pressing down on Archer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Archer is holding on for now.
Potterswheel prevents Archer from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Potterswheel lands a nice short elbow.
Potterswheel working over Archer with some ground and pound. Archer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Potterswheel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Potterswheel is trying to control the action in half guard but Archer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer wants to get back to full guard.
Potterswheel is controlling the pace.
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!
Potterswheel working the head and body with strikes.
Archer manages to get to full guard.
Potterswheel postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Archer working for a triangle but Potterswheel defends it easily.
Potterswheel is working Archer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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 Sterling Archer 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.
A punch combination from Archer misses.
Archer shoots in for a takedown but Potterswheel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Archer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Potterswheel but Potterswheel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Potterswheel tries to work over Archer's front leg with a kick but Archer checks it.
Archer has Potterswheel up against the cage in a clinch.
Potterswheel tries to work over Archer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Potterswheel stops a takedown attempt from Archer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sterling Archer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Archer has Potterswheel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Potterswheel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Archer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Potterswheel is defending well.
Archer is looking for a takedown.
Potterswheel misses with a body punch.
Archer pulls guard effortlessly.
Potterswheel lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potterswheel stands up over Archer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Archer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Potterswheel is one step ahead there.
Archer can't keep his opponent in guard - Potterswheel advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Potterswheel lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Archer! More strikes land and this one is all over! Potterswheel jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinton Xavier Potterswheel!
Quinton Xavier Potterswheel spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Whonjon William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vijay Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whonjon William has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Whonjon William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vijay Singh!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Singh 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.
William thows a body shot but no joy.
Singh throws a head kick that misses
and William counters with a nice double leg into side control. Singh won't be happy with that.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Singh tries to bench press William off him but William keeps the position.
Singh is not content to let William control the position.
Singh parries the strikes from William easily there. William is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Singh to escape.
William working the strikes but Singh uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh is not content to let William control the position.
Singh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
William trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
William might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Singh keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.
Singh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
William trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
William stops Singh from standing up.
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.
Singh keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.
William controlling from the top position.
William has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
William stops Singh from standing up.
William with a flurry of punches that miss.
William trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Singh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Singh keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Singh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
William fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
William throws a nice inside leg kick.
William slips a jab from Singh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh tries to keep at a distance but William has taken the fight into the clinch.
William takes a shot to the head.
Singh throws a head punch that misses.
William tries to score a body lock takedown but Singh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right from William on the inside.
Singh is trying to force a seperation but William has the dominant position.
Singh misses with a punch to the body.
Singh misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Singh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
William slowing the pace effectively.
Still in the clinch, William scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short body shot lands from William as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whonjon William dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick by William misses
and Singh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
William fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Singh avoids it really well and circles away.
William moves out of range of the body kick from Singh.
William lands a nice shot to the body.
Singh cracks William with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Singh moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Singh throws an off balance right hand
and William counters with a lovely straight right hand!
William missing with a left hand there. Singh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by William. Beautiful body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from William.
William swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Singh misses.
William sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
William tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Singh.
William defending well as Singh loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Singh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and William counters with a nice body shot.
William misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Whonjon William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
William looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
William throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
William closes the distance and clinches.
William tries to pull guard but Singh won't allow it.
Singh cracks William with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
William blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh lands a right hand that snaps the head of William backwards.
Singh pushes William back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Singh has a couple of punches blocked by William.
Singh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
William shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Singh but Singh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
William fails with an attempt to clinch.
William misses the shot to the body.
William dives in and scores a takedown into Singh's guard.
Singh being controlled here, momentarily.
Singh trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from William.
William throwing strikes but missing.
William with a flurry of punches that miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
William throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vijay Singh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! William's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
William misses the jab.
William swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. William does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh throws a hook but William blocks it.
William shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Singh as he avoids it easily.
William lands a nice looking body shot.
Singh stuffs the takedown attempt from William. William gets slowly back to his feet.
Singh scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William staying out of range there.
William tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Singh swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Whonjon William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
William staying out of range there.
Singh is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from William.
William misses with a wild body shot.
William blocks a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by William!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Singh throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Singh.
Singh misses with a straight right.
William tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Singh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vijay Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
William scores with a body shot.
William lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. William does a little dance to reset his feet.
William scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Singh doesn't seem bothered though.
Singh throws a right hand that William ducks under and follows up with a left that William also avoids with ease.
William misses with a left hand
and Singh counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. William is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William digs a good body shot into Singh's ribs.
William misses with a body kick.
Singh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
William clinches with his opponent.
Singh is looking to control William's arms but William gets an underhook and turns him. Now Singh has his back to the cage.
Singh tries to work over William's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Singh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
William is looking to land body kicks.
William scores with a shot to the body.
William dives in and grabs Singh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Singh pushes down on William's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William scores with a nice head shot.
William fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from William is defended easily by Singh.
A punch combination from Singh misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
William shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
William misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Singh to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whonjon William clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
William throws a nice looking combination but Singh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Singh throws a leg kick but William checks it.
Singh throws a shot from downtown. William moves away and avoids it.
William misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh.
William misses with a wild body shot.
William swings and misses with a hook to the body.
William keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Singh.
Singh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from William.
William throws a right hand that Singh ducks under and follows up with a left that Singh also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Singh misses its intended target.
Singh throws a series of punches but William avoids them all with ease.
Singh throws a lazy right hand but William sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
William swings for the body but Singh moves out of range.
William feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
William is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
William throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
William trying to control the position from guard on top but Singh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
William postures up in Singh's guard and throws a big left but Singh blocks it.
William trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
William tries to free his leg and advance position but Singh is retaining full guard.
William is looking to work some ground and pound but Singh has wrist control.
William wants to pass the guard but Singh is keeping the position.
William throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William is pushing down on Singh's leg trying to pass to half guard. Singh is fighting to maintain full guard but William has managed to sneak the leg through.
William seems to be working for a kimura but Singh defends the submission attempt.
William missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Singh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from William.
William is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William thows a huge punch but Singh dodges it nicely.
William missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
William wants to take a breather but Singh is having none of it.
William throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
William is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Singh is just riding it out for now. William eventually gives up the hold.
Singh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whonjon William had his way with Vijay Singh in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
William just misses with a punch to the body.
Whonjon William is winning the standup battle so far.
William throws a body punch but Singh moves out of range.
Singh tries a head kick but it misses.
Singh throws a leg kick that misses.
William misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by William as he checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - William looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from William, right into the meat.
Singh looks to land a combination but William avoids it well.
William lands a nice looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by William as he connects with a hook.
William is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Singh's half guard.
Singh blocking the ground and pound attempt from William.
Singh trying to control but William postures up.
Vijay Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Singh wants to get back to full guard.
William throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
William sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Singh defending well though.
William is looking for a kimura here.
William tries to pass to full mount but Singh defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William is working for a kimura but Singh is defending it quite comfortably.
William is stalling here. Singh is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! William seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Singh has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
William tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Singh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Singh decides to stand back up.
William fails with a takedown attempt.
Singh looks to land a combination but William avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from William. Singh does a little dance to reset his feet.
William looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Singh regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from William.
And that's the end of the fight!
Whonjon William showed his dominance in that final round.
I think William has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Whonjon William!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Whonjon William!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Whonjon William!
Whonjon William wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Whonjon William, 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jax Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patryk Szczerbiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
18 - 18 - 0 |
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185 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patryk Szczerbiec!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow throws a poor cross that misses
and Szczerbiec counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morrow stalks Szczerbiec and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Szczerbiec's face. Szczerbiec staggers backwards, shaken.
Morrow fails to land with a series of punches.
Morrow throws a head kick that misses
and Szczerbiec counters with a stiff right hand.
Morrow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Szczerbiec counters with a stiff right hand.
Szczerbiec lands a jab to the nose.
Morrow misses with an uppercut.
Morrow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Szczerbiec counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Szczerbiec ducks under a wild hook from Morrow.
Szczerbiec moves forwards but Morrow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Szczerbiec thows a body shot but no joy.
Morrow misses with an uppercut. Szczerbiec saw that one coming.
Morrow throws a sloppy head kick and Szczerbiec moves out of range easily.
Morrow misses with a right hand
enabling Szczerbiec to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczerbiec moves out of range as Morrow strikes.
Szczerbiec misses with a wild combination.
Szczerbiec connects with a jab.
Szczerbiec lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morrow is rocked!
Szczerbiec feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Morrow crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Patryk Szczerbiec!
Patryk Szczerbiec seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tekken Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mighty Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mighty Mouse will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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137 lbs
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138 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tekken Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mighty Mouse!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouse swinging wildly here.
Slice with a poor takedown
and Mouse counters with a left and a right that stings Slice.
Slice looks for a takedown but Mouse sprawls well.
Mouse misses with a double jab.
Mouse shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mouse was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mouse has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Slice clinches with his opponent.
Slice stops a takedown attempt from Mouse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tekken Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mouse prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mouse - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slice with a poor takedown
and Mouse counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mouse gets a clinch.
Mouse tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mouse blocking some punches.
Slice is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mouse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mouse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slice.
Mouse misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouse circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mouse throws a combination that misses
and Slice counters with a nice leg kick.
Slice tries for a takedown but Mouse sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Slice tries to clinch there but Mouse circles away.
Mouse drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mouse slows the pace down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mouse goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Slice rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mouse's guard! Nice work there by Slice!
Mouse wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Mouse.
Slice is looking to clinch.
Slice looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mouse enables Slice to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mouse manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mouse wants to stand up but Slice is controlling him.
Slice trying to control the position from guard on top but Mouse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slice wants to pass the guard but Mouse is keeping the position.
Slice forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mouse reverses the position - he's now on top in Slice's guard.
Mouse sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Slice working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mouse doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mouse manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slice has a closed guard, preventing Mouse from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mighty Mouse dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Slice tries to close the distance and clinch but Mouse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slice has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mouse.
Slice drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mouse wants to stand but Slice is controlling the position.
Slice looking to sit in guard and control but Mouse gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mouse wanted to stand there but Slice had control of the position.
Mouse sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouse trying to stand up but can't free himself from Slice's guard.
Mouse is fighting to break Slice's control of his arms but Slice is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Slice looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mouse trying to control the position from guard on top but Slice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tekken Slice wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Slice looks to land a body kick but Mouse moved away.
Mouse avoids the head kick by Slice.
Danga de danga de dang - Mouse scores with a four punch combination!
Mouse stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mouse wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Slice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mouse shoots in looking for a takedown. Slice tries to sprawl out of it but Mouse keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Slice manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Slice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slice tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mouse swivels and escapes.
Mouse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slice feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice stopping the sweep attempt from Mouse.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mouse keeping moving, preventing Slice from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mouse being controlled here, momentarily.
Tekken Slice has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mouse drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mouse trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouse is stalling in the full guard.
Mouse looking to sit in guard and control but Slice gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mouse is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mighty Mouse was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mighty Mouse will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Slice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Slice throws a right and a left that Mouse avoids nicely.
Mouse tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Slice counters with a two punch combo.
Mouse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mouse scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mouse throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Slice's waist but Slice gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mouse off to one side.
Nice sprawl there from Mouse as Slice shoots in.
Slice dives in for a single leg takedown but Mouse sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mouse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slice swings wildly with an uppercut but Mouse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slice is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice misses with a punch on the inside.
Mouse is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Slice pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Slice is trying to push Mouse away but Mouse has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Slice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slice has Mouse pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mouse manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tekken Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mouse tries to work over Slice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mouse stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slice jumps guard.
Mouse drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Slice dives on top into guard.
Slice tries to free his leg and advance position but Mouse is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice wants to control from the top but Mouse keeps moving.
Slice postures up.
Slice stands and steps away. Mouse gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mouse throws a right hand that Slice ducks under and follows up with a left that Slice also avoids with ease.
Slice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tekken Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mouse with a hook.
Slice shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mouse as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slice scores with a takedown into Mouse's guard.
Mouse wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Slice is now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice is trying to control. Mouse wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Slice performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mouse is looking for a sweep. Slice is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mouse is trying to stand back up but Slice is controlling him
Slice wants to free his trapped foot but Mouse is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tekken Slice clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Slice. No joy for Mouse on that attempt.
Slice slips a jab and a cross from Mouse.
Slice will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Slice.
Slice shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mouse pinned against the cage. Mouse gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mouse lands with a nice body punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Slice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tekken Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mouse is defended easily by Slice.
Mouse throws a series of punches but Slice avoids them all with ease.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Slice shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mouse as he avoids it easily.
Mouse closes the distance and clinches.
Mouse lands a takedown into guard.
Mouse must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Slice throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mouse is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Slice might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouse won't allow Slice to sweep him here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mouse trying to control but Slice is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mighty Mouse.
Slice throws a head kick that misses
and Mouse counters with a right hand to the body.
Mouse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mouse looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mouse closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mouse lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice keeping full guard, as Mouse tries to pass.
Mouse avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mouse with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Slice had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mouse defends it easily.
Mouse is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouse trying to control but Slice is working from the bottom.
Mouse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slice is keeping the position for now.
Mouse got a little sloppy there for a moment and Slice has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mouse has managed to get both his arms back between Slice's legs - danger averted.
Mouse controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mighty Mouse was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Good leg kick by Mouse there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mighty Mouse dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Slice dives in and grabs Mouse's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mouse pushes down on Slice's head and hops out.
No joy there for Mouse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slice closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mouse moves into the clinch.
Slice tries to pull guard but Mouse holds him up against the cage and eventually Slice drops back down to his feet.
Slice presses Mouse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Slice is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mouse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slice shoots in but Mouse avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tekken Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mouse misses with a wild combination.
Slice shoots for a double leg takedown but Mouse sprawls well. He's pushed Slice's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mouse moves into the clinch.
Mouse struggles to land a body shot inside as Slice controls his hands.
Mouse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Mouse.
Slice tries to close the distance and clinch but Mouse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouse shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Slice as he jumps to the side.
Mouse misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from Mouse as Slice shoots in.
Mighty Mouse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slice moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mouse throws a series of punches but Slice avoids them all with ease.
Mouse throws a left and a right that both miss
and Slice counters with an inside leg kick.
Slice shoots and misses
and Mouse counters with a one-two to the body.
Mouse shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slice closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mouse to the mat! Mouse manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slice stops Mouse from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mouse wants to stand up but Slice is controlling him.
Slice passes Mouse's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Slice is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Mouse to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Mouse pushes Slice off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice tries a head kick but it misses.
Mouse stuffs the takedown attempt from Slice. Slice gets slowly back to his feet.
Mouse stuffs the takedown.
Tekken Slice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mouse goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mouse jabs at Slice's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slice shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mouse defends it nicely.
Mouse misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mighty Mouse.
Well Mouse has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Mighty Mouse!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Mighty Mouse!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Mighty Mouse!
Mighty Mouse wins by unanimous decision!
Mighty Mouse thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Captain Caveman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chucho Benitez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caveman comes to the cage accompanied by Captain Caveman Intro. Chucho Benitez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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30
175 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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36
170 lbs
22 - 15 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Captain Caveman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chucho Benitez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caveman throws a head kick but Benitez moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Benitez 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.
Captain Caveman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caveman cracks Benitez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good leg kick by Caveman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Caveman 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.
Benitez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caveman throws out the jab.
A shot to the body from Caveman misses
and Benitez counters with a nice body kick.
Benitez checks a low kick from Caveman.
Caveman throws a head kick that misses.
Caveman throws a leg kick
and Benitez counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Benitez looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Benitez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caveman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Caveman keeping moving, preventing Benitez from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez connects with a couple of short punches.
Caveman is rocked!
Benitez cracks Caveman with a solid left hand.
Oh Caveman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benitez drops back looking for a leg! Caveman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Caveman manages to kick Benitez off! Benitez jumps back into Caveman's guard.
Benitez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Benitez forces his way into half guard.
Benitez is trying for a kimura here. Caveman looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Benitez wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chucho Benitez!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Chucho Benitez waved his t-shirt featuring HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richie Fanoogon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukebox Timebmb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timebmb has chosen Move On Up as his entrance music. Richie Fanoogon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jukebox Timebmb's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richie Fanoogon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jukebox Timebmb!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timebmb closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fanoogon did well to prevent Timebmb getting side control.
Timebmb with the ground and pound but Fanoogon uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Timebmb pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fanoogon is keeping the position for now.
Fanoogon seems keen to control Timebmb's posture.
Fanoogon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fanoogon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Timebmb wants to control from the top but Fanoogon keeps moving.
Timebmb postures up in Fanoogon's guard and throws a big left but Fanoogon blocks it.
Timebmb not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Timebmb throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timebmb's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Timebmb lands a couple of digs.
Timebmb postures up in Fanoogon's guard and throws a big left but Fanoogon blocks it.
Fanoogon keeping moving, preventing Timebmb from controlling successfully.
Timebmb tries to free his leg and advance position but Fanoogon is retaining full guard.
Timebmb wants to control from the top but Fanoogon keeps moving.
Timebmb looking to pass the guard.
Timebmb wants to control from the top but Fanoogon keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timebmb passes Fanoogon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Timebmb seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fanoogon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fanoogon won't allow Timebmb to pass to mount.
Fanoogon controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Timebmb is trying to control. Fanoogon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Timebmb is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Timebmb uses his free foot to push down on Fanoogon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fanoogon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fanoogon wants to control but Timebmb is having none of it.
Timebmb looking to land elbow strikes but Fanoogon uses the position to regain half guard.
Timebmb thows a huge punch but Fanoogon dodges it nicely.
Timebmb with the ground and pound but Fanoogon uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fanoogon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Timebmb trying to control but Fanoogon is working from the bottom.
Timebmb pushes down on Fanoogon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timebmb is looking for a kimura here.
Timebmb working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Fanoogon's thigh. Fanoogon counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Timebmb works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Timebmb lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fanoogon trying to hold on to Timebmb's head to control him but Timebmb postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jukebox Timebmb dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Timebmb clinches with his opponent.
Timebmb tries for a takedown but Fanoogon manages to get underhooks.
Fanoogon wants to stall.
Fanoogon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Timebmb can't get the takedown.
Fanoogon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Timebmb is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Richie Fanoogon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukebox Timebmb.
Fanoogon gets underhooks to prevent Timebmb's takedown attempt.
Timebmb goes for a takedown attempt but Fanoogon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fanoogon tries to score a body lock takedown but Timebmb shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Timebmb pulls guard effortlessly.
Fanoogon wants to control from the top but Timebmb keeps moving.
Timebmb preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Timebmb lands some strikes from the bottom.
Fanoogon stopping the sweep attempt from Timebmb.
Jukebox Timebmb has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fanoogon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fanoogon working away.
Timebmb tries to bench press Fanoogon off him but Fanoogon keeps the position.
Timebmb gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Timebmb actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fanoogon is nestled in close to Timebmb, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fanoogon working over Timebmb with some ground and pound. Timebmb looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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!
Fanoogon wants to control but Timebmb is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Fanoogon there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fanoogon connects with a nice short shot to Timebmb's temple.
Fanoogon seems to be working for a kimura but Timebmb defends the submission attempt.
Fanoogon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Timebmb's head.
Fanoogon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Fanoogon there.
Ground and pound from Fanoogon.
Timebmb regains full guard. Nicely done.
Timebmb throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timebmb looking for a sweep. Not yet Timebmb, not yet.
Fanoogon distracts Timebmb with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fanoogon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fanoogon wants to control from the top but Timebmb keeps moving.
Timebmb had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fanoogon defends it easily.
Fanoogon wants to control from the top but Timebmb keeps moving.
Timebmb is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fanoogon defends well.
Timebmb escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fanoogon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fanoogon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timebmb lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Timebmb working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fanoogon pulls Timebmb in close to prevent any damage.
Timebmb is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Timebmb looking to pass the guard.
Timebmb trying to control but Fanoogon is working from the bottom.
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 Richie Fanoogon 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.
Timebmb changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fanoogon tries to avoid it but Timebmb manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fanoogon to the ground. Fanoogon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Timebmb closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fanoogon circles away.
Timebmb just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Timebmb is defended easily by Fanoogon.
Richie Fanoogon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukebox Timebmb.
Timebmb gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Timebmb is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fanoogon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Timebmb looking for a takedown.
Timebmb tries for a takedown. No joy.
Timebmb jumps guard but Fanoogon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fanoogon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Timebmbs head.
Timebmb looking for a takedown.
Timebmb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fanoogon looking to slow down the pace here.
Fanoogon is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timebmb is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Timebmb is trying to drag Fanoogon to the mat but Fanoogon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Timebmb goes for a takedown attempt but Fanoogon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Timebmb with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Fanoogon counter with a right hand.
It looks like Jukebox Timebmb has been cut.
Fanoogon lands a nice hook to Timebmb's body. Timebmb takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Timebmb tries for a takedown but Fanoogon circles away easily
and Fanoogon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Timebmb thinking.
Fanoogon lands a big right hand that sends Timebmb crashing to the mat! Fanoogon stays standing though and waves Timebmb back to his feet!
Timebmb is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Timebmb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Timebmb is still on wobbly legs! Can Fanoogon finish him?
Jukebox Timebmb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fanoogon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fanoogon feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Timebmb sprawling to the canvas! Timebmb rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Fanoogon finish him?!
Fanoogon scores with a shot to the body.
Fanoogon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Timebmb doesn't seem bothered though.
Fanoogon weaves into range and cracks Timebmb right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Timebmb goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Fanoogon is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richie Fanoogon!
An out of breath Richie Fanoogon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ka Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ka Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roddy Piper!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lima but Lima pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Piper scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Piper trying to control the action but Lima is working from the bottom.
Piper throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lima is looking for a sweep.
Piper scores with a couple of short elbows.
Piper misses with the ground and pound.
Lima managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Piper.
Piper working the ground and pound but Lima is defending the strikes.
Piper decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lima to his feet.
Piper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piper decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Piper looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima wants to control but Piper is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Piper there.
Lima is refusing to be controlled, as Piper sits in half guard.
Piper is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lima tries to get to full guard but Piper has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Piper there.
Piper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Piper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Piper is pressing down on Lima's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lima is holding on for now.
Piper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper wants to free his trapped foot but Lima is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Piper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lima is looking to get back to full guard here but Piper has managed to pass to side control instead.
Piper working the ground and pound but Lima is defending the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lima is looking for a sweep.
Piper is putting a hurting on Lima here, landing some big shots from side control.
Piper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lima keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piper with the ground and pound but Lima regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Piper trying to mount his opponent but Lima defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper trying to control from Lima's half guard. Lima has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Piper advances to half guard.
Piper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lima's head.
Piper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Piper lands strikes from half guard.
Piper is stalling here. Lima is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Piper seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lima has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Piper trying to remain calm as Lima controls from the top position.
Piper stops Lima from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima prevents Piper from escaping the position.
Lima is looking to take a break and control but Piper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Piper trying to remain calm as Lima controls from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper 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.
Piper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Lima.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lima throws a series of punches but Piper moves out of range.
Piper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lima sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Piper closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lima avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Piper.
Lima is refusing to be controlled, as Piper sits in half guard.
Piper passes to side control.
Lima dodges the ground and pound from Piper.
Piper scoring with punches from side control.
Lima pushes Piper away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Piper gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Piper working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piper working the ground and pound but Lima is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper landing strikes.
Lima is working to avoid the ground and pound but Piper connects with a decent elbow.
Piper working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Piper misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Roddy Piper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lima regains half guard, as Piper was trying to land strikes.
Piper 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.
Piper slips a nice elbow through Lima's hands, connecting with Lima's forehead.
Lima manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Piper keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Piper letting Lima take a breather here.
Lima pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Piper shoots in for a takedown but Lima shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lima displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Piper.
Ka Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roddy Piper.
Lima displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Piper.
Piper shoots for a double leg takedown but Lima sprawls well. He's pushed Piper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Piper changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lima looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Piper working the ground and pound but Lima is defending the strikes.
Lima struggling a bit here.
Piper lands a nice forearm strike.
Piper throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Piper scoring with punches and elbows.
Lima is not content to let Piper control the position.
Piper lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lima down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper landing a few strikes.
Piper postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lima is looking to reverse the position.
Lima is not content to let Piper control the position.
Lima trying to remain calm as Piper controls from the top position.
Lima is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lima takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Piper throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lima taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lima gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Piper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Piper wants to take a breather but Lima is having none of it.
Piper throwing shots but Lima is blocking nicely.
Piper is trying to control. Lima wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Piper thows a huge punch but Lima dodges it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lima works his way to full guard. Good work.
Piper won't allow Lima to sweep him here.
Piper throwing strikes but missing.
Lima keeping moving, preventing Piper from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Piper takes a swing at Lima's ribcage but misses.
Lima misses with a looping right.
Piper decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lima is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Piper winds up and cracks Lima with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lima wants to control but Piper is keeping busy.
Lima won't allow Piper to pass to mount.
Piper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Piper connects with a nice short shot to Lima's temple.
Lima avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Piper.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Piper seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lima does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima is trying to get back to full guard.
Piper is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Lima reverses the position - he's now on top in Piper's guard.
Piper is looking to stand up but Lima isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ka Lima just wasn't active enough.
Piper closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Piper lands in his opponent's guard.
Piper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lima is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Piper keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lima's head.
Piper throws a big right hand that misses.
Piper is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Piper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Piper trying to move into half guard but instead Lima has managed to sweep!
Lima preventing the sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lima controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ka Lima just wasn't active enough.
Piper throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lima tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Piper is in Lima's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Piper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Piper throws a big elbow that misses.
Piper wants to control from the top but Lima keeps moving.
Piper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lima wants to sweep here but Piper controlling him for the moment.
Piper pushes down on Lima's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Piper is pressing down on Lima's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lima is holding on for now.
Piper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Piper is working away from the top position though.
Piper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Piper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Piper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piper stalling away here and it's allowed Lima to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Piper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lima working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Piper.
Piper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Piper closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Piper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Piper looks to land a strike but Lima avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Piper trying to control the position from guard on top but Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piper is looking to work some ground and pound but Lima has wrist control.
Piper gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Piper shoots in and gets a takedown into Lima's guard.
Piper passes Lima's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Piper thows a huge punch but Lima dodges it nicely.
Piper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lima regains full guard. Nicely done.
Piper working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper prevents Lima from getting back to his feet.
Piper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lima is keeping the position for now.
Piper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Piper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lima is on top in guard.
Piper has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Lima is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Lima is trying to push Piper away but Piper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper prevents Lima from breaking the clinch.
Lima is trying to trip Piper. He has hold of a leg but Piper is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lima persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Piper lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piper throwing strikes but missing.
Piper wants to pass the guard but Lima is keeping the position.
Piper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Piper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lima's head.
Piper wants to control from the top but Lima keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima wants to sweep but no luck.
Piper is pushing down on Lima's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lima is fighting to maintain full guard but Piper has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lima avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Piper.
Lima is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Piper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Piper is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Piper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lima defending well though.
Piper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lima on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Piper.
Piper sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lima is staying active underneath Piper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima tries to kick Piper off but Piper keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Piper throwing shots but Lima is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piper works his way into side control.
Piper throws a strike aimed at the side of Lima's head but Lima avoids it well.
Piper in side control lands a decent elbow.
Piper lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piper lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lima down.
Lima manages to work his way to half guard, despite Piper's best efforts.
Lima tries to get to full guard but Piper has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A jab from Lima misses.
Piper looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lima!
Piper taking a break here but Lima is having none of it and regains half guard.
Lima wants to get back to his feet.
Piper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Piper drops an elbow to the side of Lima's head.
Piper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Piper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Piper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper is looking to advance position but Lima won't allow it.
Piper looks to land a strike but Lima avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Piper stays in close to Lima's body and controls the position.
Piper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lima is keeping the position for now.
Piper throwing strikes from guard but Lima blocks nicely.
Piper throws an elbow that misses. Lima uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Piper's guard. Nice move by Lima!
Piper is pulling down on Lima's head to control his posture.
Ka Lima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Roddy Piper hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Piper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lima's waist but Lima gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Piper off to one side.
Piper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lima gets caught flat footed, as Piper shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Piper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Piper lands a couple of digs.
Well,Lima is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Piper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lima utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Piper wants to control from the top but Lima keeps moving.
Piper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lima looking to control.
Lima is looking for a triangle but Piper pushes his legs off easily.
Lima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Piper trying to control but Lima is working from the bottom.
Piper throws a big elbow that misses.
Piper wants to pass the guard but Lima is keeping the position.
Lima is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Piper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Roddy Piper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Roddy Piper.
Piper scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lima is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Piper working over Lima with some ground and pound. Lima looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lima wants to get back to full guard.
Lima avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Piper.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piper stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roddy Piper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Piper winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Roddy Piper!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Roddy Piper!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Roddy Piper!
Roddy Piper wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Roddy Piper thanked Just Fight (Everything 7$) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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