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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fapping Vigorously (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quincey Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fapping Vigorously!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quincey Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferguson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ferguson tries to score with a low kick but Vigorously moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from Vigorously misses.
Ferguson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ferguson connects with a body shot that sends Vigorously's belly button to the back.
Vigorously lands with a cross.
Vigorously moves into the clinch.
Ferguson tries a body shot but Vigorously blocks it.
Ferguson throws a head punch that misses.
Vigorously lands with a light punch inside.
Ferguson throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Vigorously.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vigorously avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferguson.
Vigorously lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ferguson backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Ferguson throws an elbow but misses.
Ferguson tries to throw a body punch but Vigorously avoids it by throwing Ferguson back against the cage.
Vigorously has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ferguson regains guard immediately.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson 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.
Vigorously throws a big right hand that misses.
Ferguson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vigorously chips away with some ground and pound.
Vigorously is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ferguson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ferguson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vigorously throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ferguson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vigorously in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vigorously is looking to work some ground and pound but Ferguson has wrist control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vigorously is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vigorously uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferguson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferguson.
Fapping Vigorously seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vigorously looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ferguson feints a counter leg kick.
Ferguson cracks the inside of Vigorously's front leg.
Vigorously takes a swing at Ferguson's ribcage but misses.
Ferguson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vigorously looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vigorously clinches up with Ferguson and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson presses Vigorously against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vigorously lands a shot to the body.
Ferguson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Ferguson fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ferguson throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferguson.
Ferguson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vigorously misses with the head strike.
Vigorously lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ferguson blocks an uppercut.
Vigorously throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fergusons head.
Vigorously lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vigorously works on Ferguson's body with a couple of short punches.
Ferguson looks winded!
Ferguson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vigorously is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ferguson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Ferguson.
Vigorously is leaning against Ferguson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vigorously avoids the elbow strike from Ferguson, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Vigorously.
Vigorously tries to work over Ferguson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferguson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vigorously lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ferguson.
Vigorously lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ferguson.
Vigorously changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ferguson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vigorously lands a nice hook to Ferguson's body. Ferguson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vigorously scores with a jab to the body.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ferguson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A left lands for Vigorously.
Vigorously lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fapping Vigorously 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.
Vigorously keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferguson.
Vigorously comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ferguson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vigorously is just out of range.
Vigorously moves out of range of the body kick.
Vigorously misses with a body punch
and Ferguson moves into the clinch.
Vigorously goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vigorously is leaning against Ferguson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vigorously struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferguson controls his hands.
Ferguson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vigorously backwards.
Vigorously is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferguson can do to turn this around?
Vigorously avoids the elbow strike from Ferguson, against the cage.
Vigorously can't get the takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ferguson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vigorously's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson misses with an elbow over the top.
Ferguson pushes off an throws an elbow but Vigorously leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ferguson misses with a punch to the body.
Vigorously lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ferguson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vigorously avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vigorously.
Ferguson misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ferguson.
Ferguson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ferguson misses with an elbow strike.
Ferguson is leaning against Vigorously and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vigorously works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
Vigorously looking for a takedown.
Ferguson throws a punch but it's blocked by Vigorously.
Vigorously blocks an elbow strike.
Ferguson misses with a punch on the inside.
Vigorously lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferguson misses with some punches.
Vigorously gets through Ferguson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.
Ferguson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ferguson blocks a body shot from Vigorously.
Ferguson throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vigorously scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vigorously goes for a takedown attempt but Ferguson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fapping Vigorously. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vigorously throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferguson.
Vigorously has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Vigorously goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vigorously takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ferguson looks to throw the jab but Vigorously is out of range.
Fapping Vigorously is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferguson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vigorously darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ferguson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Vigorously thumps Ferguson with a low kick.
Ferguson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vigorously is looking to wear down Ferguson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vigorously connects with a single shot there.
Ferguson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vigorously.
Ferguson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vigorously is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ferguson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson avoids the body shot from Vigorously.
Ferguson throws a sloppy body shot
and Vigorously counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vigorously scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ferguson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vigorously. Vigorously circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vigorously lands with a straight right. Ferguson didn't see that one coming.
Ferguson is rocked!
A left and a right from Vigorously both land. Nice combination.
Ferguson is still on wobbly legs! Can Vigorously finish him?
Ferguson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ferguson throws an overhand right that lands on Vigorously's shoulder, as Vigorously tries to avoid the shot.
Vigorously connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vigorously. Ferguson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vigorously pounces like a tiger and cracks Ferguson with a vicious hook! Ferguson is down but not out! Vigorously follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fapping Vigorously!
Fapping Vigorously 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Paulsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Paulsson's choice of entrance music: Soldaat van Oranje Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Gracie!
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, Lars Paulsson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsson slips under a jab.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paulsson.
Paulsson rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paulsson avoids it.
Gracie prevents the takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Paulsson won't allow it.
Paulsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paulsson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gracie clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Paulsson missing with strikes.
Paulsson thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Gracie has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Paulsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Paulsson is trying to stick to Gracie's back but Gracie is turning into Paulsson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Paulsson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gracie.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Paulsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paulsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Paulsson pulls Gracie in close to his closed guard and prevents Gracie from doing any damage or advancing position.
Paulsson keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paulsson is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Paulsson, not yet.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Paulsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Paulsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paulsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paulsson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paulsson.
Paulsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Paulsson chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Paulsson trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie pulls Paulsson in close to prevent any damage.
Paulsson wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Paulsson passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Gracie controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Paulsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Paulsson closes the distance and clinches.
Paulsson blocks an uppercut.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Paulsson avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Gracie.
A shot in the inside from Paulsson.
Gracie tries a body shot but Paulsson blocks it.
Paulsson has picked Gracie up - he's going for a ride! Paulsson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Paulsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paulsson tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Paulsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Paulsson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paulsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but Paulsson is controlling the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gracie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Paulsson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gracie prevents it.
Gracie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paulsson is defending well for now.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Anderson Gracie has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Paulsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paulsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paulsson misses with an uppercut.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paulsson moves away.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Paulsson has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsson has hold of one of Gracie's legs. Gracie is fighting the takedown attempt but Paulsson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Paulsson landing some decent shots from guard.
Paulsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Paulsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Paulsson looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lars Paulsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie tries to stand but Paulsson is controlling from the bottom.
Paulsson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Paulsson from controlling successfully.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Paulsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Paulsson 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsson throws a big elbow that misses.
Paulsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Paulsson trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Paulsson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gracie dives on top into guard.
Gracie postures up.
Paulsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Paulsson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Paulsson thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
Paulsson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Paulsson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Paulsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anderson Gracie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Paulsson has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Paulsson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gracie regains guard immediately.
Paulsson throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
Paulsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paulsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Paulsson working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paulsson.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Paulsson controlling him for the moment.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Paulsson throws an elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Paulsson's guard. Nice move by Gracie!
Anderson Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsson 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.
Paulsson keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Paulsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Paulsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Lars Paulsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paulsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Paulsson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
Paulsson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Paulsson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Paulsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lars Paulsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paulsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Paulsson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Paulsson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Paulsson taking a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Paulsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paulsson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Paulsson!
An out of breath Lars Paulsson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Corrigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Fij (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corrigan comes into the arena with Flagpole Sitta blaring out of the sound system. Vic Fij 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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155 lbs
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150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Corrigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vic Fij!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corrigan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Corrigan trying to control but Fij is working from the bottom.
Fij wants to sweep but no luck.
We've been hearing good reports from Corrigan'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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fij is trying to keep Corrigan in close.
Fij really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Corrigan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Corrigan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Corrigan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Corrigan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fij trying to keep a closed guard but Corrigan is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corrigan drops back looking for a leg! Fij is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fij manages to kick Corrigan off! Corrigan jumps back into Fij's guard.
Corrigan passes Fij's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Corrigan is looking for a kimura but Fij is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Corrigan to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fij tries to get to full guard but Corrigan has control of the leg.
Corrigan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Corrigan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fij doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Corrigan.
Fij wants to control but Corrigan is keeping busy.
Corrigan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fij is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Corrigan wants to control but Fij is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fij misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Fij makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fij.
Fij wants to sweep but no luck.
Corrigan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fij is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fij can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fij is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Corrigan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Corrigan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Corrigan tries to free his leg and advance position but Fij is retaining full guard.
Fij looking to hit a scissor sweep but Corrigan is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrigan postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corrigan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fij thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Fij wants to sweep here but Corrigan controlling him for the moment.
Fij wants to hit a switch here but Corrigan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fij there!
Corrigan working for a submission but Fij is keeping him at bay.
Corrigan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Corrigan looking to secure an arm triangle but Fij defends it well.
Corrigan is working for a guillotine from mount but Fij frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corrigan is trying to take his opponent's back.
Fij is desperately trying to improve his position but Corrigan has a good base and remains in mount.
Fij is squirming around, avoiding Corrigan's attempts to control the action.
Corrigan is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Fij can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fij tries to hold on but Corrigan pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Corrigan controlling the position easily from mount.
Corrigan wants to control the pace but Fij is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Corrigan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Corrigan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fij as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Corrigan or perhaps it was just good defense by Fij, which made it look bad.
Corrigan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fij as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Corrigan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corrigan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Corrigan stopping the sweep attempt from Fij.
Corrigan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Corrigan is stalling in the full guard.
Corrigan forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fij tries to get to full guard but Corrigan has control of the leg.
Mark Corrigan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Corrigan seems to be looking for submissions.
Fij gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrigan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fij manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Corrigan has Fij in his guard.
Corrigan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fij with a flurry of punches that miss.
Corrigan working a defensive guard here.
Fij must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fij passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Fij.
Fij controlling the action here.
Corrigan looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corrigan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fij is looking to take a break and control but Corrigan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fij missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Corrigan actively working from the bottom here.
Corrigan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Corrigan tries to roll over but Fij keeps him under control.
Corrigan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Corrigan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fij can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrigan wants to get back to full guard.
Fij lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fij is trying to control. Corrigan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Corrigan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Corrigan.
Fij postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Corrigan looking for a guillotine here but Fij defends easily.
Corrigan keeping full guard, as Fij tries to pass.
Corrigan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fij defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corrigan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fij defends it easily.
Fij postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Corrigan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fij throws an elbow that misses. Corrigan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fij's guard. Nice move by Corrigan!
Corrigan wants to control from the top but Fij keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fij is on top in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fij trying to control the position from guard on top but Corrigan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Corrigan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Corrigan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fij tries to avoid it but Corrigan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fij to the ground. Fij escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fij's coach down at North American Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fij's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Corrigan misses with a takedown attempt - Fij sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fij misses with a wild body shot.
Fij gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fij is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fij 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.
Fij is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fij 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.
Corrigan trying to control but Fij is working from the bottom.
Fij is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fij manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Corrigan manages to get himself to full guard.
Corrigan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Fij uses it to pass to side control.
Fij is working Corrigan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Corrigan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fij off and has taken his back!
Corrigan looking for the choke from the back.
Corrigan is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Fij defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Fij staying busy and making it hard for Corrigan to control.
Fij just trying to survive but Corrigan is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Corrigan is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corrigan is looking to control Fij but Fij is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Corrigan is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Fij knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Fij for a finish.
Corrigan trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Corrigan looking for the RNC.
Fij trying to control the position but Corrigan manages to sink in the hooks.
You can see the frustration on Fij's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Corrigan is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Fij has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Fij rolls, trying to escape but Corrigan keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrigan has his arm under Fij's chin here. Game over son! Corrigan squeezes tightly and Fij is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mark Corrigan!
Mark Corrigan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Dingerballs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunner Hilton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Dingerballs's chin.
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270 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gunner Hilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Dingerballs!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilton drops Dingerballs with a beautiful combination! Dingerballs stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hilton is looking for the KO!
It looks like Mike Dingerballs has been cut.
Dingerballs with a poor takedown
letting Hilton counter with a right hand.
Dingerballs is rocked!
Dingerballs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hilton counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunner Hilton!
A relieved looking Gunner Hilton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Mike Dingerballs stepped up to the mic, saying 'Guess Im going back to babysitting'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Puzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Tanba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puzo comes to the cage accompanied by Speak Softly Love. Kazushi Tanba is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Puzo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazushi Tanba!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanba avoids the head kick by Puzo.
Tanba goes for a double leg but Puzo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Puzo continues to drive forward.
Tanba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puzo moves away.
Puzo throws a series of punches but Tanba moves out of range.
Puzo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hilo Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Tanba comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Puzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanba is just out of range.
Tanba looks to land a right hand but Puzo moved out of range.
Puzo lands with a slapping head kick.
Tanba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Tanba catches Puzo right on the button with a cross.
A cross from Puzo lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Puzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanba throws out a loose jab but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puzo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tanba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Puzo as he jumps to the side.
Tanba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puzo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Tanba fails with the takedown.
Puzo throwing a counter right hand but Tanba manages to avoid it.
Mario Puzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Tanba.
Tanba takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tanba takes a swing at Puzo's ribcage but misses.
Tanba looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo connects with a leg kick. Tanba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tanba throws a body shot but no joy.
Tanba throws a body shot but no joy.
Tanba throws a body punch but Puzo moves out of range.
Tanba just misses with a punch to the body.
Puzo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tanba just manages to avoid it.
Mario Puzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Puzo tries to avoid it but Tanba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Puzo to the ground. Puzo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Puzo swings for the body but Tanba moves out of range.
Tanba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puzo manages to avoid it.
Puzo is looking to counter punch.
Puzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanba misses with a two punch combination.
Tanba shoots in for a takedown but Puzo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Puzo is looking to wear down Tanba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanba misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo throws a quick counter head kick but Tanba was just out of range.
Puzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decent striking displayed by Puzo there.
Nice sprawl there from Puzo as Tanba shoots in.
Tanba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
A combination from Tanba does no damage.
Tanba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puzo.
And Tanba tries to counter it with a takedown but Puzo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tanba misses with a wild body shot.
Tanba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puzo.
Puzo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tanba throws a body punch but Puzo moves out of range.
Puzo misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puzo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Puzo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tanba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puzo moves away.
As Tanba backs away, Puzo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tanba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Puzo's waist but Puzo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tanba off to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Puzo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tanba misses with an uppercut. Puzo saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puzo. Tanba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tanba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puzo.
Puzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Puzo misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tanba.
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 Mario Puzo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Puzo clobbers Tanba with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Puzo slips under a jab.
Tanba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mario Puzo is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Puzo.
Puzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanba was well out of range. Poor timing from Puzo.
Puzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tanba.
Tanba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanba looks to score with a jab to the body but Puzo is just out of range.
Tanba throws a body shot but no joy.
Puzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tanba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
Puzo lands with a kick to the temple. Tanba shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tanba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tanba looks to score with a jab to the body but Puzo is just out of range.
Tanba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Puzo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tanba takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tanba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tanba.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tanba.
Tanba swings away with a body shot that misses
and Puzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanba throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanba shoots in and bounces Puzo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Puzo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tanba postures up in Puzo's guard and throws a big left but Puzo blocks it.
Puzo has Tanba pulled in close to control his posture.
Tanba content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tanba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Puzo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Puzo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tanba on the ground.
Puzo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tanba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tanba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanba lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanba pushes down on Puzo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tanba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tanba wants to pass to mount but Puzo is defending the position.
Tanba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tanba lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tanba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Puzo's head.
Tanba landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Puzo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ground and pound from Tanba.
Puzo is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Puzo wants to control but Tanba is keeping busy.
Puzo wants to get back to full guard.
Puzo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Puzo tries to get out of the position.
Puzo trying to control here.
Tanba is nestled in close to Puzo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tanba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Puzo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tanba thows a huge punch but Puzo dodges it nicely.
Tanba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Puzo's head.
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. Tanba connects with a nice short shot to Puzo's temple.
Tanba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tanba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tanba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tanba lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Tanba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tanba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
Tanba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
Tanba misses the shot to the body.
Puzo stalks Tanba and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tanba's face. Tanba staggers backwards, shaken.
Tanba tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Puzo defends well and Tanba ends up having to push Puzo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tanba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Puzo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
No luck for Tanba with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanba has a takedown stuffed.
Mario Puzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Tanba.
Tanba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puzo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tanba tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Puzo defends well and Tanba ends up having to push Puzo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Tanba.
Tanba just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanba throws a big shot that misses.
Puzo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tanba. Tanba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Puzo scores with a leg kick.
Tanba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tanba with a poor takedown
and Puzo counters with a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Puzo as he connects with a hook.
Puzo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tanba doesn't seem bothered though.
Puzo catches Tanba with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tanba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Puzo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Puzo misses the shot to the body.
Tanba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Puzo at a distance.
A punch combination from Tanba misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanba was well out of range. Poor timing from Puzo.
Tanba just misses with a punch to the body.
Puzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tanba swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range.
Tanba swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range.
Puzo slips a straight right by Tanba.
Tanba slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanba.
Tanba drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Puzo defends it well.
Tanba misses with a wild body shot.
Tanba fails with a takedown attempt.
Puzo lands with a slapping head kick.
Tanba lands a nice hook to Puzo's body. Puzo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tanba swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range.
Tanba takes a swing at Puzo's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Puzo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tanba.
Tanba closes this distance looking for a takedown but Puzo circles away.
Tanba throws a body shot but no joy.
Puzo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanba misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Puzo wants it to stay on the feet.
Puzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Puzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanba is just out of range.
Puzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tanba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tanba ducks right into an uppercut from Puzo.
Kazushi Tanba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanba throws a right hand that Puzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Puzo also avoids with ease.
Tanba shoots in but Puzo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Puzo misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Puzo clearly takes that round.
That's time! Puzo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tanba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puzo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Puzo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Puzo digs a good hook to Tanba's body.
Tanba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puzo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Puzo scores with a nice strike.
Tanba misses with a hook.
Tanba misses with a double jab
enabling Puzo to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanba scores with a jab to the body.
Tanba misses with a two punch combination.
Tanba tries to move into range but Puzo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo throws the left hand but Tanba avoids the punch easily.
Tanba scores with a hook.
Tanba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tanba fails with the takedown.
Danga de danga de dang - Puzo scores with a four punch combination!
Tanba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tanba swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range.
Tanba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tanba looks to score with a jab to the body but Puzo is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo throws a head kick that misses.
And Tanba tries to counter it with a takedown but Puzo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tanba misses with a body punch
and Puzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tanba swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Puzo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tanba gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Puzo counter with a right hand.
Mario Puzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Tanba.
Tanba shoots in looking for a takedown. Puzo tries to sprawl out of it but Tanba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Puzo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puzo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puzo manages to avoid it.
Tanba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Puzo misses with a series of wild punches.
Puzo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tanba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tanba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Puzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tanba just misses with a punch to the body.
Puzo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The fighters circling - Puzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanba throws a series of punches but Puzo moves out of range.
Tanba misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Puzo misses its target.
Puzo defending well as Tanba loads up on a big left hand.
Tanba throws the left hand but Puzo avoids the punch easily.
Puzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Puzo misses with a wild body shot.
Tanba changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Puzo swings for the body but Tanba moves out of range.
Tanba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tanba bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Puzo's head backwards.
Puzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanba was well out of range. Poor timing from Puzo.
Tanba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Puzo had his way with Kazushi Tanba in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tanba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanba shoots in looking for a takedown. Puzo tries to sprawl out of it but Tanba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Puzo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Puzo's corner calls for a 1-2. Puzo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tanba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Puzo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tanba connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo thows a leg kick but Tanba checks it
and Tanba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tanba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Puzo lands a jab to the head.
Tanba has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Puzo misses with a looping right.
Puzo misses the shot to the body.
Tanba looks for the body kick but Puzo saw that one coming.
It appears Puzo was looking to counter with a kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Puzo.
Puzo motions for Tanba to come forward. Puzo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tanba is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tanba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puzo slips a straight right by Tanba.
Tanba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanba fails to land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Puzo there.
Tanba misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Puzo finds it's way through Tanba's defenses.
Tanba looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puzo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Puzo misses with a low kick.
Tanba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puzo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Puzo takes a swing at Tanba's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Puzo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo takes a swing at Tanba's ribcage but misses.
Tanba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tanba takes a swing at Puzo's ribcage but misses.
Puzo lands a nice looking body shot.
Puzo looks to land a left hand but Tanba moved out of range nicely.
Tanba on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Puzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puzo scores with the left hand. Tanba knows he should have avoided that one.
Tanba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tanba blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Tanba. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Tanba.
Tanba fails with a takedown attempt.
Mario Puzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tanba fails to land the takedown.
Puzo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mario Puzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Tanba.
Puzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanba manages to avoid it.
Kazushi Tanba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tanba misses with a left hand
and Puzo counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Puzo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Puzo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Puzo!
Mario Puzo retains his middleweight title!
After the big win, Mario Puzo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Spartan Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colt Kingman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimi Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powell has chosen 8 Mile as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jimi Powell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colt Kingman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimi Powell!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingman takes one on the button.
Powell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Powell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Powell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kingman misses with an uppercut. Powell saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kingman. Powell does a little dance to reset his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Powell.
Kingman misses with an uppercut. Powell saw that one coming.
Kingman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Powell.
Powell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
No luck for Powell with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingman is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Powell.
Kingman misses with a looping right.
A jab from Kingman misses.
Kingman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Powell staying out of range there.
Powell avoids a kick to the body.
Powell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Powell as he checks the leg kick.
Kingman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Powell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch lands to the side of Powell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kingman stuns Powell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Powell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kingman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Powell lands a really nice looking cross but Kingman seems unphased.
Powell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kingman on the side of the head.
Kingman misses with a hook.
Powell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingman was well out of range. Poor timing from Powell.
Kingman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Powell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kingman.
Kingman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kingman wants it to stay on the feet.
Colt Kingman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimi Powell.
Powell misses with an uppercut.
Kingman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Powell's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powell misses with a straight right.
Powell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Powell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingman connects with a single shot there.
Kingman staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Kingman.
Powell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Powell ducks under a wild hook from Kingman.
Kingman lands a right hook to the body.
Powell lands a really nice looking cross but Kingman seems unphased.
Kingman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Powell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kingman lands with a right hand.
Kingman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kingman swings for the body but Powell moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Powell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Powell loads up on a big right hand but Kingman slips the punch.
Kingman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kingman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kingman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Powell.
Powell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kingman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Powell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell looks to throw the jab but Kingman is out of range.
Kingman throws a looping overhand right but Powell ducks down to avoid it.
Powell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kingman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Powell lands a nice shot to the body.
Powell slips a jab from Kingman.
Powell shoots in but no luck this time.
Powell shoots for a takedown but Kingman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kingman thumps Powell with a low kick.
Powell throws a big shot that misses.
Kingman misses with a low kick.
Kingman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Powell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kingman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Powell moves away.
Powell misses the shot to the body.
Kingman looks to score with a jab to the body but Powell is just out of range.
Kingman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Powell misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingman slips under a jab.
We've been informed that Powell has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Powell throws a lazy uppercut
and Kingman counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Powell.
It seemed like Powell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Powell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kingman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kingman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kingman ducks under a wild hook from Powell.
Kingman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Powell shoots in and gets a takedown into Kingman's guard.
Kingman controls Powell momentarily but Powell frees himself.
Powell trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingman wants to sweep but no luck.
Kingman is trying to keep Powell in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Kingman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kingman ducks under a wild hook from Powell.
Powell slips a jab from Kingman.
Kingman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good standup being displayed there by Powell as he connects with a hook.
Powell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kingman.
Kingman looks to land a right hand but Powell moved out of range.
A low kick from Kingman misses
and Powell counters with a nice uppercut.
Powell connects with a body shot.
Powell throws a jab when Kingman was well out of range.
Colt Kingman is winning the standup battle so far.
Kingman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Powell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kingmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Powell misses with a hook.
Kingman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Powell checks it well.
Powell throws a hook but Kingman avoids it easily.
Kingman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Powell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingman trying to keep a closed guard but Powell is proving a slippery customer.
Powell with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell lands a couple of digs.
Kingman keeping moving, preventing Powell from controlling successfully.
Powell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kingman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kingman tries to get out of the position.
Kingman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kingman trying to control the position.
Powell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Powell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kingman is keeping the position for now.
Kingman wants to sweep here but Powell controlling him for the moment.
Kingman working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Powell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kingman. Powell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powell throws a jab but it's blocked by Kingman.
Kingman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Powell throws a jab but it's blocked by Kingman.
Kingman works Powell's body with a nice hook.
Kingman moves out of range of the strikes.
Kingman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kingman throws a leg kick
and Powell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Powell finds it's way through Kingman's defenses.
Kingman throws a right hand that misses
and Powell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Powell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Powell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell is thwarting Kingman's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Powell there.
Powell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Powell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kingman is looking to control Powell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kingman avoid being mounted?
Powell is trying to control. Kingman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Powell lands a nice short elbow.
Powell throwing shots but Kingman is blocking nicely.
Powell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kingman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kingman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Powell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Powell tries to free his leg and advance position but Kingman is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingman managing to control the position.
Powell is in close to Kingman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kingman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jimi Powell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kingman pulls Powell in to control the position.
Powell trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kingman slips under a jab.
Powell loads up on a big right hand but Kingman slips the punch.
Powell misses with a looping right.
Powell slips under a jab.
Powell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kingman on the side of the head.
Powell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kingman throws out the jab.
Kingman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Powell lands with a shot to the body.
Kingman throws a jab but it's blocked by Powell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimi Powell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kingman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Powell.
Powell looks to land a left hand but Kingman moved out of range nicely.
Powell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A left lands for Kingman.
Kingman misses the body punch
and Powell counters with a right hand to the body.
Powell misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Kingman misses the target.
Powell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kingman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Powell lands a lovely overhand right.
A big left from Kingman misses.
Kingman misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell connects with a looping right hand.
Powell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Powell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powell throws a big shot that misses.
Kingman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Powell counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kingman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kingman works the jab nicely.
Kingman misses with an uppercut
and Powell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Powell cracks Kingman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kingman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Powell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Powell gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kingman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kingman keeping control of the position.
Powell slips a nice elbow through Kingman's hands, connecting with Kingman's forehead.
Powell trying to control from half guard but Kingman is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Powell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kingman's head.
Kingman is looking to improve his position.
Kingman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Powell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Powell's back!
Powell prevents Kingman from getting a body triangle.
Powell is really stuck here.
Kingman biding his time, looking for the opening.
Kingman tries to keep control of the position but Powell is staying busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingman has the hooks in. Powell is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Powell trying to control the hands but Kingman won't let him.
Kingman controls the position.
Kingman wants to control but Powell manages to buck him off and is now in Kingman's guard! Nice work there by Powell!
Powell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Powell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Powell lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kingman working a defensive guard here.
Powell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kingman keeping moving, preventing Powell from controlling successfully.
Powell connects with a couple of short punches.
Kingman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Powell.
Powell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kingman trying to control the position here.
Kingman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Powell throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimi Powell really 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kingman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Powell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Powell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Powell! But no joy.
Powell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Powell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kingman but Kingman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Powell ducks under a wild hook from Kingman.
Kingman lands a body shot.
Kingman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kingman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Powell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kingman looks to throw the jab but Powell is out of range.
Powell connects with a looping right hand.
Kingman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Powell momentarily.
Kingman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingman connects with a body shot that sends Powell's belly button to the back.
Kingman misses with a low kick.
Kingman takes a swing at Powell's ribcage but misses.
Kingman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kingman moves out of range of the strikes.
Colt Kingman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingman tries to land a front kick but Powell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Powell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Powell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kingman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kingman misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Powell.
Powell digs a good hook to Kingman's body.
Kingman misses with a body shot.
Kingman throws a hook to the side of Powell's head but Powell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Powell works Kingman's body with a nice hook.
Powell throws a hook but Kingman blocks it.
Powell throws a hook to the side of Kingman's head but Kingman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Powell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Powell lands a nice looking body shot.
Powell scores with a takedown into Kingman's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kingman keeping moving, preventing Powell from controlling successfully.
Kingman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kingman pulls Powell in close to prevent any damage.
Kingman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kingman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kingman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Powell's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingman wants to control from the top but Powell keeps moving.
Powell wants to sweep but no luck.
Powell is adopting a defensive guard.
Kingman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Powell keeping moving, preventing Kingman from controlling successfully.
Kingman looking to sit in guard and control but Powell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
Kingman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Powell wants to control from the top but Kingman keeps moving.
Kingman seems keen to control Powell's posture.
Powell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kingman working a defensive guard here.
Kingman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kingman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Powell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kingman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jimi Powell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Powell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice cross by Kingman.
Powell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Powell scores with a punch to the head.
Powell clobbers Kingman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kingman moves forwards but Powell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Powell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kingman lands a head kick. Powell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kingman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Powell finds it's way round the side to connect with Kingman's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingman wants to land a leg kick but Powell is out of range.
Powell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A big left from Powell misses.
Kingman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Powell cracks Kingman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kingman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Powell slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Powell. That snapped Kingman's head back.
Powell misses with a wild body shot.
Kingman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Powell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kingman doesn't seem bothered though.
Powell misses with a leg kick
and Kingman counters with a nice uppercut.
Powell checks the leg kick.
Powell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Powell moves out of range of the leg kick from Kingman.
A telegraphed right hand from Kingman misses the target.
Powell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Kingman.
Powell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Powell swings for the body but Kingman moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Powell.
Kingman slips a straight right by Powell.
Powell misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingman throws a body shot but no joy.
Powell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Powell is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kingman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Powell.
Kingman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Powell throws an off balance right hand
and Kingman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kingman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kingman misses with an uppercut. Powell saw that one coming.
Powell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingman was well out of range. Poor timing from Powell.
Kingman misses with a looping left.
Powell now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Powell thuds a left hand into Kingman's body.
Kingman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kingman swings for the body but Powell moves out of range.
A big left from Powell misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powell. Kingman does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingman throws a big shot that misses.
Powell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Powell throws a looping overhand right but Kingman ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Powell.
Kingman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab from Kingman.
Kingman walks into a stiff left hand from Powell.
Jimi Powell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kingman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kingman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Powell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kingman.
Powell misses the jab.
Powell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kingman cracks the inside of Powell's front leg.
Powell throws out a loose jab but Kingman uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Kingman misses its target.
Powell lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kingman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kingman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Powell swings widly with a right hand
and Kingman counters with a nice body shot.
Kingman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Powell.
Kingman scores with a leg kick.
Kingman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kingman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kingman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kingman wants to slow Powell down by chopping away at his legs.
Colt Kingman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Powell throws a jab but it's blocked by Kingman.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimi Powell.
Well Powell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimi Powell!
Jimi Powell is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Jimi Powell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Master Roshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Zapata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zapata comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Master Roshi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Roshi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eduardo Zapata!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roshi lands with a straight right. Zapata didn't see that one coming.
Zapata doesn't manage to clinch there - Roshi circles away.
A left and a right from Roshi both land. Nice combination.
Zapata chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roshi can pounce on him.
Zapata shoots and misses
and Roshi counters with a nice leg kick.
Zapata closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zapata lands in his opponent's guard.
Zapata lands a couple of digs.
Roshi 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.
Roshi is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zapata throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roshi wants to sweep here but Zapata controlling him for the moment.
Roshi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Roshi misses with a low kick as Zapata jumps back.
Zapata with the counter takedown but Roshi avoids it easily.
Zapata shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Roshi defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zapata misses with a takedown
enabling Roshi to counter with a crisp jab.
Master Roshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Zapata.
Nice body kick from Roshi.
Zapata fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for Roshi.
Roshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zapata was well out of range. Poor timing from Roshi.
A combination from Roshi does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roshi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roshi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Roshi misses with a body punch
and Zapata counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Zapata working Roshi over with strikes.
Zapata wants to work for an arm triangle but Roshi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zapata is thwarting Roshi's attempts to control the position.
Zapata not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zapata missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roshi is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zapata scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Roshi is pressing down on Zapata's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zapata throws a big elbow that misses.
Roshi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Zapata with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Master Roshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zapata takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Roshi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Roshi throws a nice head kick!
Master Roshi is winning the standup battle so far.
Roshi scores with a jab. Zapata acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Roshi fails to land with a series of punches.
Zapata lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Roshi misses with a wild combination.
Zapata changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Roshi punishes Zapata's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zapata goes for a double leg but Roshi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Roshi continues to drive forward.
Zapata tries for a takedown but Roshi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Roshi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Roshi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roshi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Zapata 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Eduardo Zapata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zapata moves away.
Zapata is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Zapata fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Master Roshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Zapata.
Zapata with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roshi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roshi throws a body punch but Zapata moves out of range.
Roshi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zapata with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roshi counters with a stiff right hand.
Roshi tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Roshi.
Roshi throws a head kick but Zapata moves out of range.
And Zapata tries to counter it with a takedown but Roshi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Roshi scores with a leg kick.
Roshi cracks Zapata with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zapata fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zapata tries for a takedown but Roshi circles away easily
and Roshi counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zapata goes for a double leg but Roshi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Roshi continues to drive forward.
Roshi scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zapata manages to avoid it.
Roshi connects with the punch.
Zapata shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Roshi sprawls well. Roshi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zapata gets slowly back to his feet.
Zapata shoots in for a double leg but Roshi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Roshi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zapata drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Zapata in side control, throwing shots but Roshi defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zapata tries to score with some ground and pound. Roshi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Zapata tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Zapata is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Roshi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Roshi manages to get back to half guard.
Roshi keeping hold of Zapata's head, controlling as best he can.
Roshi wants to control but Zapata is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Roshi holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Roshi dominated that second round.
That's time! Roshi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Roshi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zapata has his takedown stuffed
and Roshi counters with a leg kick.
Zapata shoots in for a takedown but Roshi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Roshi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zapata fails with a takedown attempt.
Master Roshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Zapata.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roshi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zapata counters with a nice double leg into side control. Roshi won't be happy with that.
Roshi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Roshi tries to get out of the position.
You can see the frustration on Roshi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshi is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roshi struggling a bit here.
Zapata fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Roshi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Zapata's best efforts.
Zapata not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roshi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roshi is trying to maintain the position but Zapata is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zapata is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roshi is just riding it out for now. Zapata eventually gives up the hold.
Roshi is holding on to half guard well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Roshi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zapata can do to turn this around?
Zapata tries to clinch but Roshi moves out of range.
Roshi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Roshi throws a low kick, looking for Zapata's leg but Zapata calmly moves out of range.
Roshi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice sprawl there from Roshi as Zapata shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Roshi lands.
Roshi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Roshi misses the jab.
Zapata defending well as Roshi loads up on a big left hand.
Zapata looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zapata tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zapata shoots in looking for a takedown but Roshi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zapata's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As Zapata looks to move away, Roshi throws a big counter combo bu Zapata just gets out of the way.
Roshi feints and then cracks Zapata's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zapata down.
Roshi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zapata is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Roshi!
Zapata slips under a jab.
Roshi throws a head kick but Zapata moves out of range.
Zapata shoots in for a double leg but Roshi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zapata moves out of range as Roshi strikes.
Zapata tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zapata displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roshi throws out the jab.
Roshi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roshi connects with a nice looking jab.
Zapata shoots for a takedown but Roshi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Roshi clearly takes 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.
Roshi dips to his left and cracks Zapata with an uppercut!
Roshi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zapata shoots in for a takedown but Roshi shows good takedown defense.
Zapata slips under a jab from Roshi.
Roshi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zapata shoots in looking for a takedown. Roshi tries to sprawl out of it but Zapata keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Roshi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zapata has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roshi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapata closes the distance and clinches up with Roshi, looking for a takedown. Zapata pushes Roshi against the cage but Roshi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Master Roshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Zapata.
Zapata avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zapata changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Zapata avoids the head kick by Roshi.
Zapata misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roshi.
A shot to the liver by Roshi. Beautiful body shot.
Zapata's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roshi connects with a solid leg kick.
Zapata shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zapata takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zapata shoots in for a takedown but Roshi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Roshi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Roshi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zapata misses with a takedown attempt - Roshi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A quick step to the side and Roshi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zapata drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roshi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Roshi.
Zapata on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Master Roshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zapata shoots for a double leg takedown but Roshi sprawls well. He's pushed Zapata's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Roshi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Roshi misses with the combination.
Zapata tries for a takedown but Roshi circles away easily
and Roshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zapata fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zapata takes one to the chin there.
Roshi jabs at Zapata's body.
Roshi throws a leg kick
and Zapata counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roshi is pressing down on Zapata's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Roshi holds on and takes a little breather.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roshi is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Roshi had his way with Eduardo Zapata in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Zapata is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Roshi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zapata's hands.
Zapata has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Roshi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zapata. That did some damage!
Roshi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zapata has his takedown stuffed
and Roshi counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roshi lands with a straight right. Zapata didn't see that one coming.
Roshi connects with a right hand. Zapata shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Roshi there.
Zapata gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Roshi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Master Roshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Zapata.
Zapata gets a double leg takedown into Roshi's guard.
Roshi trying to control the position here.
Zapata throws a big elbow that misses.
Roshi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roshi controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roshi is on top in guard.
Zapata has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roshi wants to stand but Zapata is controlling his posture from full guard.
Zapata pulls Roshi in close to his closed guard and prevents Roshi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Roshi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zapata is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roshi postures up.
Zapata has a closed guard, preventing Roshi from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Zapata fails with the takedown.
Roshi lands with an uppercut that bounces Zapata off the cage and back into range.
Roshi lands with an uppercut that bounces Zapata off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roshi misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from Roshi.
Zapata shoots for a takedown but Roshi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Zapata backs away, Roshi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Zapata gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Roshi counters with a nice uppercut.
Roshi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roshi. Zapata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zapata drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Roshi defends it well.
Eduardo Zapata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zapata.
And that's the end of the fight!
Master Roshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Roshi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Roshi!
Master Roshi retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Master Roshi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksymilian Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Elpidio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Nneka - Heartbeat. Maksymilian Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Edwin Elpidio's chin.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Maksymilian Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edwin Elpidio!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Elpidio misses with a wild combination.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Elpidio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie throws a jab when Elpidio was well out of range.
Elpidio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Maksymilian Gracie has been cut.
Elpidio drops Gracie with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gracie looks back up at him and smiles so Elpidio waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Gracie is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crack! Elpidio connects with the perfect overhand right and Gracie falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Elpidio!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edwin Elpidio! Edwin Elpidio retains his light heavyweight title!
A less than humble Edwin Elpidio misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Colt McLaren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Colt McLaren!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Virgil Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan throws a front kick aimed at McLaren's knee but McLaren avoids it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morgan, right into the meat.
Morgan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging McLaren to the ground. Morgan is now in McLaren's guard.
Morgan trying to control but McLaren is working from the bottom.
Morgan postures up.
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but McLaren has wrist control.
McLaren is looking for a triangle but Morgan pushes his legs off easily.
Morgan postures up and lands a big shot to McLaren's brow.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but McLaren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morgan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McLaren is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLaren sneaks back into half guard.
Morgan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McLaren trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Morgan.
McLaren is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Black Widow Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
McLaren won't allow Morgan to pass to mount.
Morgan trying to control the action but McLaren is working from the bottom.
Morgan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McLaren defends it well.
Morgan is thwarting McLaren's attempts to control the position.
McLaren is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to control but McLaren is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morgan is looking to advance position but McLaren won't allow it.
Morgan seems to be working for a kimura but McLaren defends the submission attempt.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but McLaren keeps working.
Morgan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McLaren's head.
McLaren is staying active underneath Morgan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McLaren is pressing down on Morgan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McLaren has his foot on Morgan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morgan works his way back into a safe position though.
McLaren wants to sweep here but Morgan controlling him for the moment.
Morgan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McLaren is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLaren has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morgan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morgan drops back looking for a leg! McLaren is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McLaren manages to kick Morgan off! Morgan jumps back into McLaren's guard.
Morgan scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McLaren is keeping the position for now.
Morgan preventing the sweep.
Morgan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morgan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McLaren swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McLaren manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morgan manages to get himself to full guard.
Morgan looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McLaren postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morgan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McLaren gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morgan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McLaren defends it easily.
Morgan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McLaren throws a big elbow that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McLaren forces his way into half guard.
McLaren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Morgan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McLaren fails to land the takedown.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McLaren circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but McLaren is just out of range.
McLaren closes the distance and clinches.
McLaren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McLaren wants a takedown but no success here.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
McLaren can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colt McLaren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLaren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Morgan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morgan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morgan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Morgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLaren can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLaren's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan lands with a right to the head.
Morgan lands a hook to the side of the head.
McLaren is looking to take this one to the mat.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McLaren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morgan's elbow.
McLaren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from McLaren.
Morgan lands a left hand.
Morgan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from McLaren.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McLaren tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing McLaren back against the cage.
Morgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLaren is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Morgan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McLaren lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morgan working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from McLaren.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLaren prevents a body shot from Morgan.
McLaren is working Morgan over against the cage.
McLaren prevents a body shot from Morgan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
McLaren is trying to drag Morgan to the mat but Morgan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McLaren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McLaren drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLaren.
Virgil Morgan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McLaren changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morgan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morgan drives through with a takedown into guard.
McLaren is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morgan wants to improve his position but McLaren is controlling well.
Morgan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McLaren pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLaren working the head and body with strikes.
Morgan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morgan trying to hold on to McLaren's head to control him but McLaren postures up.
Morgan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morgan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McLaren scores with a couple of nice shots.
McLaren takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morgan is looking to control McLaren's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morgan avoid being mounted?
McLaren 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.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McLaren not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLaren prevents Morgan from improving his position.
McLaren slips a nice elbow through Morgan's hands, connecting with Morgan's forehead.
Morgan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McLaren.
Morgan wants to get back to full guard.
McLaren drops an elbow to the side of Morgan's head.
McLaren is nestled in close to Morgan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McLaren lands a nice short elbow.
Morgan is pressing down on McLaren's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morgan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McLaren advances to half guard.
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 Colt McLaren will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Morgan checks a low kick from McLaren.
McLaren defending well as Morgan loads up on a big left hand.
Morgan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Morgan tried to score with a low kick but McLaren checks it.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Morgan throws a hook but McLaren avoids it easily.
McLaren misses with a kick to the body.
Morgan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McLaren has time to react.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Virgil Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt - McLaren sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McLaren takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLaren takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morgan misses with a jab to the body
and McLaren counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McLaren.
McLaren stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morgan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McLaren trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
McLaren postures up and lands a big shot to Morgan's brow.
Morgan trying to control the position.
McLaren pushing down on Morgan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McLaren lands a nice short elbow.
McLaren prevents Morgan from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaren is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Morgan regains full guard. Nicely done.
McLaren trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McLaren.
McLaren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McLaren has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Morgan is trying to keep McLaren in close.
McLaren stopping the sweep attempt from Morgan.
Morgan is looking to cinch up a triangle. McLaren throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Morgan's body to avoid the submission. Morgan has instead reached around McLaren's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Morgan arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Virgil Morgan!
Virgil Morgan is the new featherweight champion!
Virgil Morgan tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Frazier acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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270 lbs
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
55 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joe Frazier!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque staying out of range there.
We've been informed that Frazier has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Frazier throws a big shot that misses.
Bourque drops Frazier with a beautiful combination! Frazier stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bourque is looking for the KO!
It looks like Joe Frazier has been cut.
A big right from Frazier misses.
Bourque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frazier manages to avoid it.
Frazier with a jab.
It looks like Timothy Bourque has been cut.
Frazier looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bourque throws a big counter combination but Frazier scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bourque moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bourque throws a lazy right hand but Frazier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Frazier misses.
Oooooh!!! Bourque has knocked Frazier down with a huge combo! Bourque steps away and waves a wobbly Frazier back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Frazier is rocked!
A slow jab from Frazier misses its intended target.
Frazier is still on wobbly legs! Can Bourque finish him?
Bourque feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Frazier sprawling to the canvas! Frazier rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bourque finish him?!
Bourque throws a big shot that misses.
Frazier follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Frazier seems to have recovered his senses.
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frazier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frazier takes a swing at Bourque's ribcage but misses.
Frazier connects with an inside leg kick.
Frazier throws out a loose jab but Bourque uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bourque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frazier.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Frazier.
Bourque throws the left hand but Frazier avoids the punch easily.
Bourque lands a left and a right that send Frazier crashing to the mat, dazed. Bourque thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frazier misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Frazier. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Frazier.
Frazier throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Frazier lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bourque takes a swing at Frazier's ribcage but misses.
Frazier let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good exchange - Frazier coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque ducks right into an uppercut from Frazier.
Frazier bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bourque closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Frazier blocks a head kick by Bourque.
Bourque blocks the body kick.
Frazier lands with an uppercut that bounces Bourque off the cage and back into range.
Bourque dodges the punch combination from Frazier.
Bourque looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Frazier throws a shot from downtown. Bourque moves away and avoids it.
Crunch! Bourque slams his shin into Frazier's torso.
Bourque is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Frazier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bourque swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Frazier scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bourque. Frazier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frazier lands a hook that stumbles Bourque back into the cage. Frazier follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Bourque to the canvas! Frazier pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Bourque has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Joe Frazier!
Joe Frazier is the new heavyweight champion!
Joe Frazier decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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