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CCF Midweek Mayhem 197 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Kothciushco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Leer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krzysztof Kothciushco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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13 - 22 - 0 |
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263 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 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Kothciushco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Leer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kothciushco closes the distance and clinches.
Leer has picked Kothciushco up - he's going for a ride! Leer dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kothciushco tries to kick Leer off but Leer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Leer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kothciushco pushes Leer off looking to stand but Leer dives back in and keeps control.
Leer is working for a kimura but Kothciushco is defending it quite comfortably.
Leer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kothciushco sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leer is trying to control the action in half guard but Kothciushco is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kothciushco works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kothciushco utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leer is fighting to break Kothciushco's control of his arms but Kothciushco is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Leer trying to control the position from guard on top but Kothciushco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kothciushco is looking to stand up but Leer isn't so interested in that idea.
Leer postures up in Kothciushco's guard and throws a big left but Kothciushco blocks it.
Kothciushco is looking to stand up but Leer isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kothciushco tries to bum rush Leer with a series of wild strikes but Leer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leer misses with a takedown attempt
and Kothciushco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kothciushco closes the distance and clinches.
Kothciushco scores a nice knee to the body.
Leer looks winded!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Kothciushco scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leer's elbow.
Kothciushco taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Kothciushco as the two fighters clinch.
Kothciushco pressing his opponent against the cage.
Leer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Krzysztof Kothciushco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Leer.
Kothciushco tries to work over Leer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco tries to throw a body punch but Leer avoids it by throwing Kothciushco back against the cage.
Kothciushco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kothciushco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kothciushco clinches up against the cage.
Kothciushco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leer is defending well for now.
Kothciushco lands a nice shot to the body.
Kothciushco lands a knee to the body.
Leer avoiding damage as Kothciushco throws knees to the body.
Kothciushco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kothciushco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kothciushco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kothciushco lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco throws a one two combo.
It looks like Mike Leer has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kothciushco lands a big right hand that sends Leer crashing to the mat! Kothciushco stays standing though and waves Leer back to his feet!
Leer is rocked!
Leer drops his hands momentarily and Kothciushco needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Leer just on the top of the head. Leer drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Leer - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Krzysztof Kothciushco!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marijo Palavra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Spector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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143 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marijo Palavra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marc Spector!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palavra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spector throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Palavra decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Spector's guard.
Palavra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Spector's head.
Spector seems keen to control Palavra's posture.
Palavra with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spector is controlling Palavra's posture.
Palavra slips nicely into half guard.
Palavra trying to pass the guard but Spector defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palavra scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Spector is refusing to be controlled, as Palavra sits in half guard.
Palavra is thwarting Spector's attempts to control the position.
Palavra thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Spector trying to hold on to Palavra's head to control him but Palavra postures up.
Palavra is working for a submission of some sort.
Spector gets full guard.
Palavra works over Spector with some ground and pound from guard.
Palavra stands and throws Spector's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Spector pushes Palavra away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Palavra gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palavra wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Spector, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spector is looking for a sweep.
Spector dodges the ground and pound from Palavra.
Spector sneaks out the side door and pushes Palavra away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Palavra shoots and misses
letting Spector counter with a right hand.
Spector tries to land a front kick but Palavra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spector throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palavra dodges the punch combination from Spector.
Spector chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Spector misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Spector misses
and Palavra counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Spector kicks off Palavra and gets to his feet.
Spector misses with a straight right.
Spector with a nice cross.
Marc Spector seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spector throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palavra appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Palavra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spector but Spector pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marijo Palavra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palavra tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spector sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Palavra somewhat.
Spector wants to clinch up but Palavra keeps it at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spector throws a leg kick which misses Palavra's front leg but catches the back leg as Palavra tries to avoid it.
Palavra checks a low kick from Spector.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Spector.
Spector throws a leg kick which misses Palavra's front leg but catches the back leg as Palavra tries to avoid it.
Spector looks to land a right hand but Palavra moved out of range.
Spector swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Palavra.
Spector throws a leg kick
and Palavra counters with a big head kick but Spector shrugs it off.
Spector throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Palavra throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spector's waist but Spector gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Palavra off to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spector.
Spector lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Spector lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Palavra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spector. That's going to slow Palavra down.
Palavra swats away the attempt to clinch by Spector.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Spector dominated that round.
That's time! Palavra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Palavra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spector fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spector buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spector has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spector jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spector sizes up Palavra with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Palavra walks into a straight right hand from Spector.
Spector throws a head kick but Palavra moves out of range.
Palavra changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Good leg kick by Spector there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palavra slips a jab from Spector.
Palavra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spector but Spector pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Spector looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marc Spector seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spector throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palavra tries for a takedown but Spector sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Marijo Palavra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spector keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Palavra is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Spector scores with a jab. Palavra acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Palavra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spector.
Spector throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spector scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Palavra darts in looking for a takedown but Spector gets double underhooks and turns Palavra into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marijo Palavra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palavra darts in looking for a takedown but Spector gets double underhooks and turns Palavra into the cage.
Spector feints a counter leg kick.
Marc Spector is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spector throws a head kick that misses.
Palavra seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Spector with a nice cross.
Spector buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Palavra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palavra walks into a stiff left hand from Spector.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spector scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spector.
Horrible takedown attempt by Palavra or perhaps it was just good defense by Spector, which made it look bad.
Spector misses the shot to the body.
Spector lands a lovely overhand right.
Palavra is rocked!
Spector fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Palavra.
Oh Palavra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spector pushes Palavra up against the cage in a clinch.
Spector working aggressively here.
Spector lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palavra backwards.
Spector throws a head punch that misses.
Spector prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spector.
Spector working aggressively here.
Spector misses with some punches.
Spector throws a punch but it's blocked by Palavra.
Spector tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palavra's elbow.
Spector working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spector creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Spector.
Spector tries to throw a body punch but Palavra avoids it by throwing Spector back against the cage.
Palavra drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Palavra blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Spector.
Spector lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spector lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spector misses with some punches.
Marc Spector seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Spector softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spector misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spector lands a body shot.
A short right from Spector on the inside.
Spector lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Palavra to his knees! Spector keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marc Spector!
In his post fight interview, Marc Spector started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oskar Winogrodzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oskar Winogrodzki is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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285 lbs
21 - 18 - 0 |
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287 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oskar Winogrodzki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khal Drogo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Winogrodzki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winogrodzki lands a body shot.
Winogrodzki throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Winogrodzki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drogo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Khal Drogo has been cut.
Winogrodzki misses with a wild body shot.
Winogrodzki throws a jab when Drogo was well out of range.
Drogo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Winogrodzki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drogo feints the counter takedown.
Drogo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Winogrodzki. That one must have hurt.
A punch lands to the side of Drogo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogo closes the distance but Winogrodzki moves to the side
and Winogrodzki counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winogrodzki scores with punches from side control.
Drogo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That has opened up Khal Drogo's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Khal Drogo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oskar Winogrodzki!
An out of breath Oskar Winogrodzki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanaka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Yuudachi. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stevens's choice of entrance music: Can't Hold Us. Victor Stevens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
20 - 20 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shinji Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka feints and as Stevens raises his hands in defense, Tanaka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stevens is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Tanaka presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Tanaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stevens is trying to break the clinch but Tanaka has him pressed against the cage.
Tanaka tries to throw a body punch but Stevens avoids it by throwing Tanaka back against the cage.
Tanaka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Tanaka.
Tanaka has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Stevens regains guard immediately.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Tanaka manages to pass to side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tanaka.
Tanaka slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tanaka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens 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.
Tanaka stands and throws Stevens's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tanaka wants to control but Stevens is keeping him busy.
Tanaka working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stevens stops Tanaka from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanaka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stevens keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Stevens gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Stevens reaches up to try and control the position but Tanaka seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Stevens rolls and tries to escape and now Tanaka has his back!
I would not like to be Stevens right now.
Stevens looking very determined here, making life difficult for Tanaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka looking for the choke from the back.
Tanaka tries to get the hooks in deep but Stevens pushed the leg off.
Tanaka lands punches and elbows.
Stevens looking very determined here, making life difficult for Tanaka.
Tanaka has got one arm under Stevens's chin. This could be trouble... Stevens trying to control the other hand but Tanaka gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Stevens has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shinji Tanaka!
Shinji Tanaka was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashy Larry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry comes into the arena with Where I'm From, Marcy Son blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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284 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Ashy Larry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larry wants to slow Gomes down by chopping away at his legs.
Larry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gomes's head backwards.
Larry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larry throws a lazy head kick
and Gomes counters with a left to the body.
Larry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Larry lands with an overhand left.
Both fighters circling a little - Gomes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Larry is breathing heavily.
Larry wants to land a leg kick but Gomes is out of range.
Larry swings for the body but Gomes moves out of range.
Gomes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gomes tries to move into range but Larry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ashy Larry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larry takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Ashy Larry has been cut.
Larry swings for the body but Gomes moves out of range.
Gomes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larry lands a leg kick that knocks Gomes off balance momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Larry. Beautiful body shot.
Larry walks into a left hand.
Gomes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gomes closes the distance and clinches.
Larry takes an elbow to the temple.
Gomes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larry avoids it.
Larry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Larry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomes was well out of range. Poor timing from Larry.
Gomes throws a big counter head kick but Larry avoids it with no problem.
Gomes moves out of range of the leg kick from Larry.
Gomes thinks about the counter body kick.
Larry throws a lazy right hand but Gomes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomes is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Larry throws a leg kick
and Gomes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Larry just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gomes weaves into range and cracks Larry right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Larry goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Gomes is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonardo Gomes!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Leonardo Gomes waved his t-shirt featuring Spartan Nutrition 's logo in front of the cameras.
Ashy Larry spoke after the fight, saying 'Shit, I stole training money out of my girls purse. I told her I was taking out the trash.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trent Morrow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morrow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morrow lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Morrow throws the left hand but Butcher avoids the punch easily.
Butcher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Butcher breaks the clinch.
Butcher tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morrow sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Butcher somewhat.
Butcher moves in looking to clinch but Morrow pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher cracks Morrow with a good jab.
Morrow gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morrow controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow is trying to hold Butcher in close to prevent damage but Butcher has managed to pass into half guard.
Morrow lands with a few short shots to the body.
Morrow tries to get to full guard but Butcher has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrow trying to control but Butcher postures up.
Morrow is looking for a sweep. Butcher is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morrow is still trying to improve position.
Butcher takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two 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.
Butcher is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Morrow has managed to free his arm - good work.
Morrow desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Butcher tries to pass the half guard into mount. Morrow knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morrow works his way to full guard. Good work.
Butcher controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morrow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Butcher closes the distance and pushes Morrow back into the cage.
Morrow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Butcher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butcher tries to clinch there but Morrow circles away.
Butcher misses with a double jab.
Morrow misses with an uppercut. Butcher saw that one coming.
Butcher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher misses with a double jab.
Butcher rushes Morrow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Butcher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Butcher looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher trying to pass the guard but Morrow defending well.
Morrow wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrow regains full guard. Nicely done.
Butcher wants to pass the guard but Morrow is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Butcher 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.
The fighters circling - Morrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Butcher throws a sloppy head kick
and Morrow counters with a nice uppercut.
Morrow throws a push kick but Butcher slaps the foot to one side.
Morrow scores with a crisp jab that stopped Butcher in his tracks.
Morrow works the jab nicely.
Butcher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Butcher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Butcher works Morrow's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrow. Butcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrow lands a head shot.
Butcher looks to land a combination. Morrow sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Morrow misses.
Morrow misses with a body kick.
Butcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butcher backing away here, and Morrow unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Butcher throws a right and a left that Morrow avoids nicely.
Butcher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morrow counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher slips under a jab from Morrow.
Butcher seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Good shot there by Morrow.
Morrow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Butcher is able to avoid easily.
Butcher misses with a wild combination.
An inside leg kick from Morrow misses.
Butcher lands with a kick to the temple. Morrow shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Morrow takes a swing at Butcher's ribcage but misses.
Butcher appears to be looking for a big counter.
Trent Morrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Butcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrow manages to avoid it.
Butcher moves out of range as Morrow throws a body kick.
Butcher appears to be looking for a big counter.
Butcher rushes Morrow and presses him up against the cage.
Morrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morrow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Butcher is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Morrow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morrow is looking to land body kicks.
Butcher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Butcher connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morrow's hands.
Morrow lands a head kick. Butcher smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Morrow lands a jab to the head.
Butcher throws a nice looking combination but Morrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morrow misses with a leg kick.
Butcher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrow ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Butcher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Butcher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrow.
Butcher throws a jab when Morrow was well out of range.
Morrow takes one on the button.
Bobby Butcher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrow digs a good body shot into Butcher's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Butcher gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
Butcher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Butcher clinches up with Morrow and pushes him back against the cage.
Butcher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Butcher manages to break the clinch.
Butcher lands a really nice looking cross but Morrow seems unphased.
Butcher avoids the head kick by Morrow.
Butcher blocks the body kick.
Butcher misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Butcher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Butcher misses.
Butcher moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrow is trying to push Butcher away but Butcher has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow breaks from the clinch.
Morrow looks to throw the jab but Butcher is out of range.
Butcher went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Butcher throws a body shot but no joy.
Morrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrow lands a nice looking body shot.
Morrow looks to land a body kick but Butcher moved away.
Morrow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morrow misses with a body shot
and Butcher counters with a left and a right that stings Morrow.
Butcher moves out of range of the body kick.
Butcher misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by Butcher.
Morrow misses with a wild body shot.
Butcher tried to counter with a leg kick but Morrow avoided it.
Butcher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bobby Butcher will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Butcher checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Morrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Butcher's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morrow connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Butcher scrambles back to his feet.
Morrow throws an overhand right that lands on Butcher's shoulder, as Butcher tries to avoid the shot.
Morrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
A countering left hand to the body from Morrow misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Butcher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morrow can't break the clinch.
Butcher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morrow's corner calls for a 1-2. Morrow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morrow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Butcher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morrow on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher throws a leg kick but Morrow moved away.
Nice body punch from Butcher.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morrow.
Butcher is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Morrow.
Butcher looks to land a left hand but Morrow moved out of range nicely.
Morrow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Butcher pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Morrow back to the cage. Butcher follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Morrow gets a takedown into half guard.
Butcher kicks Morrow off and gets back to his feet.
Butcher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrow can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Butcher lands a nice shot to the body.
Morrow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Butcher takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher defending well as Morrow loads up on a big left hand.
Butcher tries to clinch up but Morrow circles away and keeps his distance.
Butcher tries to clinch up.
Morrow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Butcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Butcher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrow.
Butcher thumps Morrow with a low kick.
Morrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butcher moves away.
Butcher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morrow as he avoids it easily.
Morrow throws a leg kick but Butcher sees it coming and moves out of range.
A combination from Butcher does no damage.
Butcher moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMorrow.
Morrow misses the body punch
and Butcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Morrow throws a shot from downtown. Butcher moves away and avoids it.
Morrow jabs at Butcher's body.
Morrow throws a leg kick but Butcher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Morrow. No joy for Butcher on that attempt.
Morrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Butcher's calf.
Morrow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Butcher tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Butcher.
Butcher misses with a wild body shot.
Morrow raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Butcher blocks the body kick.
Butcher lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morrow 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 Butcher has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Butcher and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morrow scores with a jab.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Morrow. Beautiful body shot.
Butcher tests Morrow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Butcher stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morrow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Butcher does it's job there.
Butcher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morrow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick from Morrow lands but Butcher takes it in his stride.
Butcher looks to land a right hand but Morrow moved out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morrow 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 Butcher has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Butcher and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morrow throws a body kick that misses.
A slow jab from Morrow misses its intended target.
A good leg kick by Morrow.
Butcher on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Butcher blocks the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Butcher on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Butcher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Butcher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrow misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Morrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Bobby Butcher did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Butcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Butcher moves out of range of the body kick.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Butcher as he avoids it easily.
Butcher forces Morrow back against the cage and clinches.
Morrow is trying to force a seperation but Butcher has the dominant position.
Butcher has Morrow pressed against the cage, preventing Morrow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Butcher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morrow throws a sloppy head kick and Butcher moves out of range easily.
Butcher misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher takes a swing at Morrow's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Butcher.
Nice takedown defense from Butcher. No joy for Morrow on that attempt.
Morrow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Morrow misses.
Butcher lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut there from Butcher.
Morrow throws a body punch but Butcher moves out of range.
Morrow misses with a straight left.
Butcher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Butcher throws a low kick but Morrow avoids it.
Morrow throws a looping overhand right but Butcher ducks down to avoid it.
Butcher throwing a counter right hand but Morrow manages to avoid it.
Morrow tries to work over Butcher's front leg with a kick but Butcher checks it.
Morrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Butcher.
Morrow slips a jab and a cross from Butcher.
Butcher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morrow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morrow looks to throw the jab but Butcher is out of range.
Butcher closes the distance and clinches up with Morrow, looking for a takedown. Butcher pushes Morrow against the cage but Morrow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrow.
Butcher tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morrow sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Butcher somewhat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrow lands a really nice looking cross but Butcher seems unphased.
Morrow misses with a straight right.
Butcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morrow cracks a nice hook into Butcher's ribs.
Butcher shoots in for a double leg but Morrow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Butcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butcher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrow.
Butcher ducks under a wild hook from Morrow.
Morrow takes a kick to the side of the head.
Morrow throws a body punch but Butcher moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow takes a swing at Butcher's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Butcher - just one landing.
Butcher lands with a hook. Morrow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Butcher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Butcher checks a leg kick nicely.
Morrow throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Morrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Butcher.
Butcher tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Morrow manages to circle out of the way.
Butcher walks into a jab.
Morrow is looking to land body kicks.
Butcher misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice jab there from Butcher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throws a push kick but Butcher slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Morrow finds it's way through Butcher's defenses.
Morrow throws a hook but Butcher blocks it.
Morrow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Butcher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Butcher takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrow looks to throw a body kick
letting Butcher counter with a right hand.
Morrow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morrow is looking to slow Butcher down with leg kicks.
Morrow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Butcher is out of range and Morrow settles back down.
Morrow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Butcher lands a head shot.
Butcher misses with a series of wild punches.
Butcher ducks under a wild hook from Morrow.
Morrow takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Butcher moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Butcher had his way with Trent Morrow in that round.
That's time! Butcher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Morrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Butcher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morrow throws a hook but Butcher blocks it.
Butcher scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Morrow takes a swing at Butcher's ribcage but misses.
Morrow lands with an uppercut that bounces Butcher off the cage and back into range.
The fighters circling - Morrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crunch! Morrow slams his shin into Butcher's torso.
Butcher stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Butcher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butcher tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Butcher checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Butcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Butcher misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice shot lands for Butcher.
Morrow keeps Butcher at a distance using the push kick.
Morrow fakes the leg kick and cracks Butcher in the body.
Morrow shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morrow showed some decent athleticism there.
Butcher kicks Morrow off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butcher tries to clinch up but Morrow circles away and keeps his distance.
Butcher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morrow circles away quickly and effectively.
Butcher with a nice cross.
Butcher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morrow pinned against the cage. Morrow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Butcher takes one on the button.
Morrow tests Butcher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Butcher stuffs the takedown.
Morrow misses with a kick to the body.
Butcher walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morrow.
Butcher scores with a jab to the head.
Butcher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bobby Butcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Butcher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Morrow responds with a good body kick, but Butcher manages to step out the way in time.
Butcher shoots in but no luck this time.
Morrow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morrow misses the shot to the body.
Morrow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morrow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Butcher avoids a kick to the body.
Morrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butcher moves away.
Morrow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Butcher tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Butcher misses with a takedown attempt - Morrow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Butcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throws a series of punches but Morrow moves out of range.
Morrow throws a lazy right hand but Butcher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Butcher takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Butcher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Butcher will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Butcher gets caught flat footed, as Morrow shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher wants to stand but Morrow is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Butcher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrow's guard.
Butcher won't allow Morrow to sweep him here.
Trent Morrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrow is looking to sweep but instead, Butcher has passed into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bobby Butcher.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Butcher, 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 for Bobby Butcher!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Bobby Butcher!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Bobby Butcher!
Bobby Butcher wins by unanimous decision!
Bobby Butcher decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Norbert Schwager Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vann Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Norbert Schwager Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vann Knight!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schwager Ii has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schwager Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Schwager Ii went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Knight scores with a crisp jab that stopped Schwager Ii in his tracks.
Knight punishes Schwager Ii's body with a nice straight punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Knight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knight. That's going to slow Schwager Ii down.
Knight lands a leg kick that knocks Schwager Ii off balance momentarily.
Knight lands a jab.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Vann Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwager Ii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schwager Ii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Knight feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schwager Ii's calf.
Knight fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Schwager Ii checks it well.
Schwager Ii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schwager Ii. That did some damage!
Schwager Ii takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Knight throws a lazy head kick
letting Schwager Ii counter with a right hand.
Knight lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Schwager Ii avoids the body shot from Knight.
A little feinted left hand from Schwager Ii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knight throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schwager Ii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knight clinches up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Knight.
Schwager Ii is trying to stall.
Knight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schwager Ii backwards.
Schwager Ii stalling in the clinch but Knight improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands an elbow just above Schwager Ii 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schwager Ii.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schwager Ii has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Knight throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schwager Ii stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schwager Ii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knight buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knight scoring well with a low kick there.
Schwager Ii tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schwager Ii is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Knight.
An inside leg kick from Knight misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Knight. That snapped Schwager Ii's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight cracks Schwager Ii with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Schwager Ii 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.
Schwager Ii takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Schwager Ii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knight can pounce on him.
Knight thows a body kick. Schwager Ii tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That kick from Knight tenderised Schwager Ii's leg. Schwager Ii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knight throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Schwager Ii's head.
The crowd cheers as Knight lands an impressive looking overhand right. Schwager Ii doesn't seem phased though.
Knight lands a glancing blow to the side of Schwager Ii's head.
Knight throws a leg kick
and Schwager Ii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schwager Ii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a front kick aimed at Schwager Ii's knee but Schwager Ii avoids it well.
A jab from Knight misses.
Schwager Ii tries to counter with a takedown but Knight is quick to defend against it.
Knight lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knight misses with a hook. Schwager Ii ducked under it nicely.
Schwager Ii appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Knight lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Knight fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Schwager Ii checks it well.
Schwager Ii is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Schwager Ii checks a leg kick nicely.
Schwager Ii throws a big counter combination but Knight scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That kick from Knight tenderised Schwager Ii's leg. Schwager Ii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schwager Ii.
Knight lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vann Knight 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.
Knight with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knight misses with a hook to the body
and Schwager Ii counters with a two punch combo.
Vann Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knight throws a low kick but it's checked well by Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii feinted with a counter takedown.
Knight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knight scores with a sloppy right hand. Schwager Ii should have avoided that one.
Schwager Ii moves out of range as Knight strikes.
Schwager Ii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knight. Knight obviously looking to wear him down.
Norbert Schwager Ii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knight misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwager Ii checks a low kick from Knight.
As Knight looks to move away, Schwager Ii throws a big counter combo bu Knight just gets out of the way.
Knight scores with a push kick.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Schwager Ii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schwager Ii appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Schwager Ii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knight can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Knight.
An inside leg kick from Knight misses.
Knight lands with a kick to the temple. Schwager Ii shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Knight misses with a left hand
so Schwager Ii counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Schwager Ii is pushing down on Knight's leg trying to pass to half guard. Knight is fighting to maintain full guard but Schwager Ii has managed to sneak the leg through.
Schwager Ii wants to pass the guard but Knight is defending well.
Schwager Ii is working for a submission of some sort.
Schwager Ii is looking to take a break and control but Knight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knight wants to improve his position but Schwager Ii is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knight keeps working.
Schwager Ii performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Schwager Ii trying to control the action but Knight is working from the bottom.
Schwager Ii perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii is looking to take a break and control but Knight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knight is looking for a sweep. Schwager Ii is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Knight trying to hold on to Schwager Ii's head to control him but Schwager Ii postures up.
Schwager Ii slows the pace down in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Schwager Ii tries to pass to full mount but Knight defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight is not content to let Schwager Ii control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Knight wants to slow Schwager Ii down by chopping away at his legs.
Knight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schwager Ii counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knight thinking.
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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Knight.
Knight throws a head kick that half lands.
Knight plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Knight closes the distance and clinches.
Knight creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schwager Ii's defenses.
Knight breaks from the clinch.
Schwager Ii 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.
Knight connects with an inside leg kick.
Knight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knight misses with a kick to the body.
Schwager Ii swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Schwager Ii feinted with a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vann Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Knight moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knight feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Schwager Iis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A chopping leg kick lands by Knight.
Knight throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knight has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Knight throws a leg kick which misses Schwager Ii's front leg but catches the back leg as Schwager Ii tries to avoid it.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Schwager Ii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knight scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick and Schwager Ii moves out of range easily.
Knight cracks the inside of Schwager Ii's front leg.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schwager Ii manages to avoid it.
It looked like Schwager Ii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight thumps Schwager Ii with a low kick.
Schwager Ii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schwager Ii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knight can pounce on him.
Good work by Schwager Ii as he checks the leg kick.
Knight forces Schwager Ii back against the cage and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Schwager Ii trying to control the position but instead, Knight has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schwager Ii into the cage.
Knight lands an elbow that stopped Schwager Ii in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schwager Ii is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knight thows a leg kick but Schwager Ii checks it
and Schwager Ii counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knight thinking.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
Schwager Ii half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knight. That's going to slow Schwager Ii down.
Schwager Ii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Schwager Ii tries to counter with a takedown but Knight is quick to defend against it.
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Schwager Ii drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knight sprawls and moves away.
Vann Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid body kick from Knight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a nice looking body kick.
Schwager Ii on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knight shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Knight scores with a hook to the body. Schwager Ii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knight lands a slapping body shot.
Knight with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knight lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Schwager Ii slips the punch.
Schwager Ii takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight scores with a hook.
Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Schwager Ii feinted with a counter takedown.
Knight throws a chopping leg kick but Schwager Ii manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Schwager Ii feinted with a counter takedown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knight.
Knight misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight thows a leg kick but Schwager Ii checks it
and Schwager Ii counters with a single leg into guard. Knight didn't expect that.
Schwager Ii sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Schwager Ii stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knight swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vann Knight really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Schwager Ii swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Knight throws a nice outside leg kick.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schwager Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Schwager Ii seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Schwager Ii has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Knight misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Knight as he connects with a hook.
Schwager Ii takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight misses with a straight left.
Schwager Ii appears to be looking for a big counter.
Knight lands a jab-cross combination.
Knight lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knight swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Schwager Ii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schwager Ii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schwager Ii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Schwager Ii drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knight sprawls and moves away.
Knight connects with a high kick.
Knight closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Knight connects with a single shot there.
Knight lands a nice leg kick that just misses Schwager Ii's sensitive parts.
Schwager Ii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Knight lands with a good body shot.
Schwager Ii takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws out a leg kick but Schwager Ii moves out of range and Knight only half commits.
Schwager Ii went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Knight scores with a hook to the body. Schwager Ii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Schwager Ii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knight. That's going to slow Schwager Ii down.
Good leg kick by Knight there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Knight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schwager Ii appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Knight throws a leg kick but Schwager Ii checks it.
Knight lands a leg kick that knocks Schwager Ii off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii 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.
Schwager Ii is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Knight misses with a right hand
and Schwager Ii counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Schwager Ii ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
It looked like Schwager Ii was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knight.
Knight fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Schwager Ii will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Knight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knight bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knight tries a head kick but it misses.
Schwager Ii went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Knight fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schwager Ii.
Knight misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Knight.
Schwager Ii changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Knight swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knight.
Schwager Ii takes one to the chin there.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Schwager Ii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Schwager Ii takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knight has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Schwager Ii swings wildly with an uppercut but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vann Knight dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Knight throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii is looking to wear down Knight with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Knight lands with a hook. Schwager Ii tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Knight lands a head kick!
Knight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knight lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knight throws a chopping leg kick but Schwager Ii manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knight closes the distance and pushes Schwager Ii back into the cage.
Knight lands a left hand.
Knight misses with an elbow strike.
Vann Knight seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knight is trying to break the clinch but Schwager Ii is controlling him.
Schwager Ii leaning against his opponent.
Schwager Ii blocks an elbow strike from Knight.
Knight breaks from the clinch.
Knight throws a lazy head kick
and Schwager Ii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knight paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Knight lands a high kick!
Schwager Ii blocks a head kick by Knight.
Knight tries a low kick but Schwager Ii avoids it.
As Knight looks to move away, Schwager Ii throws a big counter combo bu Knight just gets out of the way.
Knight throws a head kick that misses
and Schwager Ii counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight trying to control from the bottom.
Schwager Ii controlling the pace.
Well,Schwager Ii is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Schwager Ii wants to take a breather but Knight is having none of it.
Knight is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knight is not content to let Schwager Ii control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii seems to be looking for submissions.
Knight is not content to let Schwager Ii control the position.
Schwager Ii sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Knight is staying active underneath Schwager Ii, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Schwager Ii looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Schwager Ii is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Schwager Ii stalling away here and it's allowed Knight to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Schwager Ii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knight is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schwager Ii sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Schwager Ii passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Schwager Ii working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vann Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Knight winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Vann Knight!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Vann Knight!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Vann Knight!
Vann Knight wins by unanimous decision!
Vann Knight decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghiorghos Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brah At Hammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papadopoulos comes to the cage accompanied by Bloodsport Soundtrack - Fight To Survive (Extended Version). Brah At Hammed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ghiorghos Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brah At Hammed!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
At Hammed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Papadopoulos closes this distance looking for a takedown but At Hammed circles away.
Papadopoulos shoots in for a double leg but At Hammed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
At Hammed swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Papadopoulos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Papadopoulos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
At Hammed jabs at Papadopoulos's body.
Papadopoulos fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ghiorghos Papadopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papadopoulos has his takedown stuffed
and At Hammed counters with a head kick that drops Papadopoulos - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Papadopoulos is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
At Hammed is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Oh Papadopoulos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
At Hammed is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
At Hammed jabs at Papadopoulos's body.
Papadopoulos seems to have got his legs back now.
Ghiorghos Papadopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papadopoulos is breathing heavily.
At Hammed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Papadopoulos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
At Hammed lands a big shot that drops Papadopoulos! Can he finish him?
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
At Hammed passes Papadopoulos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
At Hammed is looking to take a break and control but Papadopoulos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
At Hammed moves into full mount! Papadopoulos won't be happy about that!
At Hammed controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
At Hammed takes Papadopoulos's back.
At Hammed is working for a rear naked choke. Papadopoulos is not defending it well and At Hammed has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Papadopoulos refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Papadopoulos's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brah At Hammed!
Brah At Hammed thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kermit Earlandson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bowman Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Earlandson comes to the cage accompanied by the theme from titanic. 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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201 lbs
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180 cm
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190 lbs
24 - 19 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kermit Earlandson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bowman Rook!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Earlandson shoots in for a takedown but Rook shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kermit Earlandson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Earlandson wants to clinch up but Rook keeps it at a distance.
Earlandson scores with a push kick.
Rook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Rook misses.
Earlandson misses with a takedown
and Rook connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Earlandson misses with a takedown
and Rook counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rook.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kermit Earlandson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rook misses with an elbow over the top.
Earlandson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rook is keeping busy.
Earlandson is trying to drag Rook to the mat but Rook just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Earlandson as Rook tries to tie him up.
Earlandson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Earlandson tries for a takedown but Rook circles away easily
and Rook counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Earlandson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rook is fending him off so far but Earlandson persists. Nope, Rook circles away and we're back to standing.
Rook appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Earlandson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rook counters with a right hand to the body.
Rook loads up on a big right hand but Earlandson slips the punch.
Rook connects with the punch.
Earlandson shoots for a takedown but Rook saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Earlandson.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rook has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Earlandson or perhaps it was just good defense by Rook, which made it look bad.
Earlandson closes the distance and clinches up with Rook, looking for a takedown. Earlandson pushes Rook against the cage but Rook circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Earlandson is defended easily by Rook.
Rook appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Earlandson fails with a takedown attempt.
Earlandson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rook sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Earlandson tries for a takedown but Rook circles away easily
and Rook counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Earlandson fails with a takedown attempt.
And Rook tries to counter it with a takedown but Earlandson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Earlandson shoots for a double leg takedown but Rook sprawls well. He's pushed Earlandson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Earlandson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Earlandson shoots in and drives through. Rook sprawls well.
Earlandson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Earlandson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rook throws Earlandson to one side and escapes!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rook scores with a nice body kick.
Earlandson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rook looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Earlandson!
Rook trying to control the position but Earlandson is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Earlandson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rook controlling the position.
Earlandson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rook's best efforts.
Rook working over Earlandson with some ground and pound. Earlandson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Earlandson looking for submissions off his back.
Earlandson is looking to control Rook's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Earlandson avoid being mounted?
Earlandson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Rook has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Earlandson is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rook lands a big elbow.
Rook lands a heavy elbow.
Rook working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Earlandson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rook lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Earlandson is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Rook.
Rook with the ground and pound from mount.
Earlandson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Earlandson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rook pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Earlandson is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowman Rook dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rook moves into the clinch successfully.
Earlandson tries a knee to the head but Rook blocks it.
Rook with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rook can't find room to land a body shot as Earlandson controls the action.
Rook has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rook trying to land knees to the body.
Earlandson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Earlandson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rook gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Rook on the inside.
Rook is leaning against Earlandson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rook is pressed up against the cage. Earlandson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rook down to the mat. Rook avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Earlandson shoots in but Rook avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kermit Earlandson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rook lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rook clinches up against the cage.
Earlandson avoids the elbow strike from Rook, against the cage.
Earlandson tries to pull guard but Rook holds him up against the cage and eventually Earlandson drops back down to his feet.
Rook tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rook tries to land a knee to the head but Earlandson blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook throws a punch but it's blocked by Earlandson.
Rook tries a knee to the head but Earlandson blocks it.
Earlandson tries to pull guard but Rook holds him up against the cage and eventually Earlandson drops back down to his feet.
Earlandson tries to pull guard but Rook won't allow it.
Earlandson avoiding damage as Rook throws knees to the body.
Rook creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rook with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Earlandson blocks the elbow strike.
Rook lands a right hand.
Rook lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Earlandson wants a takedown.
Earlandson manages to break the clinch.
Earlandson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bowman Rook seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rook misses with an attempted mid kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Earlandson scores with a four punch combination!
Earlandson with a poor takedown
and Rook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Earlandson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rook defends well and Earlandson ends up having to push Rook into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Earlandson shoots for a double leg takedown but Rook sprawls well. He's pushed Earlandson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Earlandson tries to clinch up but Rook circles away and keeps his distance.
Rook is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Earlandson rather than just go for the knockout.
Earlandson throws a low kick but Rook avoids it.
Earlandson slips a straight right by Rook.
Earlandson blocks a low kick nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Rook finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rook stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rook wants it to stay on the feet.
Earlandson tries to clinch but Rook moves out of range.
Earlandson sets himself, and Rook steps forward looking for the clinch! Earlandson avoids it this time.
Rook shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Earlandson is trying to defend but Rook finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rook lands a nice short elbow.
Earlandson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rook pulls his head out easily.
Rook working the head and body with strikes.
Rook lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Earlandson regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook postures up.
Earlandson 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.
Rook stands up over Earlandson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rook working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Earlandson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rook gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rook wants to pass the guard but Earlandson is keeping the position.
Rook trying to control but Earlandson is working from the bottom.
Rook with a nice head shot there.
Rook working some strikes from top position.
Rook must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Earlandson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rook loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Earlandson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rook defends well.
Earlandson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rook defends it easily.
Rook avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rook trying to control but Earlandson is working from the bottom.
Rook with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowman Rook 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!
Earlandson tries for a takedown but Rook sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rook closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Rook.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rook just misses with a elbow thrown towards Earlandson's brow.
Earlandson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rook to keep the fight standing.
Rook lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rook lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rook using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Earlandson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Earlandson can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kermit Earlandson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rook is working Earlandson over against the cage.
Rook creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Earlandson's defenses.
Rook lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Rook.
Rook using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rook digs a right hand into Earlandson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Earlandson's gas tank.
Earlandson avoiding damage as Rook throws knees to the body.
Earlandson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rook smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Rook there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Earlandson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rook. That's going to slow Earlandson down.
Earlandson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Earlandson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rook avoids it really well and circles away.
Rook scores with a jab. Earlandson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rook throws a body shot but no joy.
Rook scores with the left hand. Earlandson knows he should have avoided that one.
Earlandson shoots in but no luck this time.
Rook follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Earlandson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rook counters with a straight right hand.
Earlandson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Earlandson closes the distance and clinches up with Rook, looking for a takedown. Earlandson pushes Rook against the cage but Rook circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Earlandson misses with a looping right.
Rook shapes to counter with a head kick.
Earlandson throws out a leg kick but Rook moves out of range and Earlandson only half commits.
Rook appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Earlandson tries to clinch there but Rook circles away.
Rook misses with a wild combination.
Earlandson moves in looking to clinch but Rook pushes him off.
Rook feints the counter takedown.
Rook connects with a body shot that sends Earlandson's belly button to the back.
Rook leaves Earlandson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rook doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Earlandson shoots in for a double leg but Rook sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rook fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rook closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Earlandson did well to prevent Rook getting side control.
Rook is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Earlandson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook lands strikes from half guard.
Earlandson has hold of Rook's hands but Rook slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rook is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Earlandson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rook is keen to just control but Earlandson is a slippery customer.
Rook might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Earlandson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Earlandson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rook pulls his head out easily.
Earlandson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rook pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Earlandson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rook scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bowman Rook has got the better of the ground game so far.
Earlandson wants to control but Rook is keeping busy.
Earlandson actively working from the bottom here.
Rook is looking to take a break and control but Earlandson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rook landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rook is trying to control the action in half guard but Earlandson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rook is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Earlandson actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rook lands a nice short elbow.
Earlandson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rook pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowman Rook really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Earlandson moves forwards but Rook connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Earlandson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Earlandson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rook 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.
Earlandson is looking to pass into half guard but Rook pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rook is in guard.
Earlandson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Earlandson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rook stacks Earlandson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rook!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Earlandson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rook working over Earlandson with some ground and pound. Earlandson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook drops an elbow to the side of Earlandson's head.
Earlandson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Rook seems content to control.
Rook wants to take a breather but Earlandson is having none of it.
Rook looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Earlandson trying to control but Rook postures up.
Earlandson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Earlandson looking for a guillotine here but Rook defends easily.
Rook advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook wants to lay and pray for a moment but Earlandson keeps working.
Earlandson can't do much from the bottom here.
Rook working the head and body with strikes.
Earlandson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rook creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
You can see the frustration on Earlandson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Earlandson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook seems to be looking for submissions.
Earlandson actively working from the bottom here.
Rook not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rook is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Earlandson sees it coming and defends easily.
Earlandson actively working from the bottom here.
Rook controlling the pace.
Rook throwing shots but Earlandson is blocking nicely.
Earlandson tries to roll over but Rook keeps him under control.
Earlandson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rook pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rook is looking for a kimura but Earlandson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rook to get the leverage.
Earlandson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rook pulls his head out easily.
Earlandson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rook wants to take a breather but Earlandson is having none of it.
Rook is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Earlandson sees it coming and defends easily.
Earlandson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Earlandson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rook pulls his head out easily.
Rook takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowman Rook dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Earlandson goes for a double leg but Rook avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rook continues to drive forward.
Rook only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Earlandson shoots for a takedown but Rook saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rook leaves Earlandson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kermit Earlandson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rook misses with a looping left.
Rook slaps away a takedown attempt from Earlandson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Earlandson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rook sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Earlandson somewhat.
Rook slaps away a takedown attempt from Earlandson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Earlandson shoots and misses
and Rook counters with a straight right hand.
Earlandson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rook manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Earlandson on his heels. He'll look to pass Earlandson's guard now, I'm sure.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Earlandson is looking for a triangle but Rook pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Earlandson has momentary wrist control but Rook slips an elbow through the middle.
Earlandson working for a triangle but Rook defends it easily.
Rook stands up over Earlandson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rook got a little sloppy there for a moment and Earlandson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rook has managed to get both his arms back between Earlandson's legs - danger averted.
Rook forces his way into half guard.
Rook drops an elbow to the side of Earlandson's head.
Earlandson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rook pulls his head out easily.
Rook is nestled in close to Earlandson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Earlandson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rook pulls his head out easily.
Rook seems to be looking for submissions.
Earlandson is staying active underneath Rook, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rook thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Earlandson's head.
Rook winds up and cracks Earlandson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Earlandson actively working from the bottom here.
Earlandson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Earlandson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rook is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Earlandson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Earlandson wants to control the action here but instead Rook manages to pass to full mount!
Earlandson wants to hold on but Rook pushes him away.
Rook working for a guillotine from mount but Earlandson is in no mood to give up.
Earlandson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Earlandson is trying to escape the mount.
Earlandson tries to hold on but Rook postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rook scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Earlandson?
Earlandson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Earlandson tries to lock up and control but Rook gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rook cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Earlandson is squirming around, avoiding Rook's attempts to control the action.
Earlandson tries to hold on but Rook pushes him away.
Rook looking to finish Earlandson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Earlandson!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rook putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rook lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Earlandson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kermit Earlandson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Earlandson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rook. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Bowman Rook comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rook 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 for Bowman Rook!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Bowman Rook!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Bowman Rook!
Bowman Rook wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bowman Rook waved his t-shirt featuring Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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