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Tradition LXXIX PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Don Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Weber!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Wilson.
Wilson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Weber moves into the clinch successfully.
Weber throws an elbow but it misses.
Wilson breaks the clinch.
Weber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Wilson. That snapped Weber's head back.
Weber tries to clinch up.
Weber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weber pushes Wilson up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Weber gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson blocks an elbow strike from Weber.
Wilson trying to stall but Weber improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber throws an elbow but it misses.
Wilson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Weber is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wilson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Weber.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Weber moves out of range easily.
Wilson sets himself, and Weber steps forward looking for the clinch! Wilson avoids it this time.
A punch lands to the side of Weber 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Weber takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Weber darts in trying to clinch
and Wilson counters with a left to the body.
Crunch! Wilson slams his shin into Weber's torso.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wilson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wilson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Weber fails with an attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Wilson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson scores with a three punch combo!
Weber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilson scores with a head kick.
Weber gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Weber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Weber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wilson scores a nice knee to the body.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber tries to clinch
and Wilson counters with a leg kick.
Wilson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Weber has time to react.
Jason Weber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wilson.
Wilson throws a leg kick which misses Weber's front leg but catches the back leg as Weber tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
Wilson sets himself, and Weber steps forward looking for the clinch! Wilson avoids it this time.
Weber instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Weber throws an elbow but misses.
Wilson breaks the clinch.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Weber steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wilson. That one must have hurt.
Weber tries a head kick but it misses.
Weber tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wilson counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson cracks Weber with a good jab.
Wilson lands with a good body shot.
Weber wants to clinch
and Wilson counters with a two punch combo.
Wilson throws a combination. Weber tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wilson lands a head kick. Weber smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wilson scores with a head kick. Weber tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Weber.
Wilson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Weber is looking to clinch but Wilson is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Wilson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wilson blocks a head kick by Weber.
It appears Wilson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Wilson lands a leg kick that knocks Weber off balance momentarily.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the body.
Weber looks to clinch
and Wilson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Weber doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wilson is looking to wear down Weber with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Weber takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Weber has closed the distance and engaged Wilson in a clinch.
Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weber wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weber tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Wilson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wilson.
Wilson throws a head kick that half lands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Weber in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Weber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson pushes Weber away with a front kick.
Weber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Weber avoids it.
Wilson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Weber darts in and clinches Wilson up against the cage.
Weber throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Weber throws an elbow but misses.
Weber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wilson avoids the elbow strike from Weber, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber throws an elbow that misses.
Wilson blocks an elbow strike.
Weber has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wilson.
Weber misses with an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Weber throws an elbow but misses.
Weber letting Wilson take a breather here.
Weber throws an elbow that misses.
Wilson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilson breaks the clinch.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Weber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wilson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Weber takes a kick to the side of the head.
Weber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilson can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weber has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Weber's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weber tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
Weber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Weber has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilson.
Weber fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson connects with a solid leg kick.
Weber has closed the distance and engaged Wilson in a clinch.
Wilson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Weber up against the cage.
Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good standup being displayed there by Wilson as he connects with a hook.
Weber tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wilson counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Weber has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Weber tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
Weber tries to clinch
and Wilson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weber is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wilson is looking to land body kicks.
Weber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Wilson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wilson jabs Weber to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Weber wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weber can do to turn this around?
Weber wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Weber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Weber avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Weber moves into range and clinches up with Wilson.
Weber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wilson blocks an elbow strike from Weber.
Wilson blocks the elbow strike.
Weber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson blocks an elbow strike from Weber.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Weber just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wilson's brow.
Weber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Weber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wilson stalling.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber letting Wilson take a breather here.
Weber misses with an elbow strike.
Weber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wilson avoids a wild elbow strike from Weber.
Weber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wilson landing knees to the body.
Wilson dodges an elbow strike from Weber.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Don Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
Weber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilson.
Weber wants to clinch but Wilson slips to the side
and Wilson counters with a left to the body.
Weber has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Wilson keeps Weber at a distance using the push kick.
Weber darts in trying to clinch
and Wilson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wilson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Wilson lands but Weber takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Weber.
Wilson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Don Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weber wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Weber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilson lands a head kick. Weber smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wilson thumps Weber with a low kick.
Weber tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Weber wants to clinch but Wilson slips to the side
and Wilson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Weber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weber closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wilson counters with a two punch combo.
Wilson thows a body kick. Weber tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Weber doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jason Weber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Don Wilson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Weber tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wilson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Wilson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nikki Dub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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147 lbs
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158 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikki Dub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duffy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Duffy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dub throws out the jab.
Dub lands with a slapping head kick.
Duffy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dub.
Dub misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice combination there by Duffy.
Dub closes the distance and clinches.
Duffy dodges an elbow strike from Dub.
Dub fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dub lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Come on Dub - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dub.
Dub pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dub pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dub works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dub lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Dub.
Dub throws an elbow but it misses.
Dub lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duffy backwards.
Dub scores with a shot to the side of Duffy's head.
Dub displaying some good clinch control by pressing Duffy up against the cage.
Dub lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dub makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duffy is trying to push Dub away but Dub has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Dub.
Dub scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy looking to slow down the pace here.
Dub lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duffy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duffy avoids the head kick by Dub.
Dub throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Dub.
Dub closes the distance and clinches.
Dub pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dub doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dub misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Dub.
A right handed body shot lands from Dub.
I was talking to Dub's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Duffy is trying to force a seperation but Dub has the dominant position.
Dub tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dub just misses with a elbow thrown towards Duffy's brow.
Duffy takes an elbow to the temple.
Dub scores with a shot to the side of Duffy's head.
Dub tries to work over Duffy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dub.
Duffy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dub lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duffy's sensitive parts.
Dub lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dub tries to clinch but Duffy moves out of range.
Dub throws out a loose jab but Duffy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duffy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dub throws a right hand that Duffy ducks under and follows up with a left that Duffy also avoids with ease.
Duffy throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dub connects with the punch.
Dub tries to close the distance and clinch but Duffy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duffy throws a head kick but Dub moves out of range.
Dub cracks Duffy with an open hand slap.
Dub swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duffy misses with the combination.
Dub looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikki Dub dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Duffy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dub pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dub throws a right hand that Duffy ducks under and follows up with a left that Duffy also avoids with ease.
Duffy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dub went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dub throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duffy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dub tries to clinch there but Duffy circles away.
Duffy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nikki Dub seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duffy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dub backs up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dub throws a lazy head kick
and Duffy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dub fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dub tries to close the distance and clinch but Duffy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duffy stuns Dub with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy misses with a two punch combination.
Dub turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dub connects with a high kick.
Dub on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Duffy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dub goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duffy tries to circle away but Dub has him pinned against the cage.
Dub tries a body shot but Duffy blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dub.
Dub misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dub misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dub.
Duffy blocks a body shot from Dub.
Duffy is trying to break the clinch but Dub is controlling him.
Dub effectively controlling the action here.
Duffy wants to get back to striking at distance but Dub won't allow it.
Dub has Duffy pressed against the cage.
Dub tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duffy's elbow.
Dub throws an elbow that misses.
Duffy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dub looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dub lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dub looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy tries to break free but Dub pushes him back against the cage.
Dub throws an elbow but it misses.
Dub doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dub swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Duffy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duffy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dub throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Duffy is trying to break the clinch but Dub has him pressed against the cage.
Dub stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dub.
Duffy tries to break the clinch but Dub is controlling the position.
Dub lands an elbow just above Duffy 's eye.
Duffy takes a shot to the head.
Duffy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dub works on Duffy's body with a couple of short punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Dub.
Nice body punch from Dub - that landed with a thud.
Dub taking a breather.
Dub lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duffy backwards.
Dub tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duffy's elbow.
Duffy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duffy slips a jab and a cross from Dub.
Duffy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dub with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duffy throws a right hand that Dub ducks under and follows up with a left that Dub also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikki Dub dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Duffy circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Duffy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dub - the referee stops the clock and Duffy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dub. Duffy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dub forces Duffy back against the cage and clinches.
Dub lands a nice shot to the body.
Duffy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nikki Dub is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dub tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duffy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dub feints and then cracks Duffy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duffy down.
Duffy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dub.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duffy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dub throws a head kick that Duffy semi-blocks.
Dub is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duffy can do to turn this around?
Duffy misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dub feints with a jab and clips Duffy right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Duffy is sent crashing into the canvas and Dub leaps in for the kill! Duffy tries to get to his feet but Dub is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Duffy is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikki Dub!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lang has chosen For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Isaac Bennett has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clubber Lang!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lang!
Lang explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Bennett closes the distance and pushes Lang back into the cage.
Lang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lang throws a series of punches but Bennett moves out of range.
A punch combination from Lang misses.
Bennett is looking to counter the offense by Lang and move 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!
Lang looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bennett wants to stand but Lang is controlling the position.
Bennett lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lang lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bennett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lang doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lang manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bennett is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Lang has his hands clasped together but Bennett extends and breaks Lang's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Bennett.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Isaac Bennett!
Clubber Lang spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks to my sponsors, Supreme Nutrition and Sun-Tzu. Im gonna go away, train hard and come back stronger. Its my first loss and I will learn from it. Well done to Arthur.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Newton Counts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Pekkarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Newton Counts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lauri Pekkarinen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pekkarinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Counts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Lauri Pekkarinen has been cut.
Counts avoids the head kick by Pekkarinen.
Counts throws a chopping leg kick but Pekkarinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Counts misses with a head kick.
Pekkarinen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Counts.
Pekkarinen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pekkarinen tries to work over Counts's front leg with a kick but Counts checks it.
Counts lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Counts takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Counts throws a head kick that misses.
Counts has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Nine Worlds in the buildup to the fight.
Pekkarinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pekkarinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Counts misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Pekkarinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pekkarinen blocks a head kick by Counts.
Pekkarinen scores with a nice right hand.
Pekkarinen dives in and scores a takedown into Counts's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pekkarinen trying to control but Counts is working from the bottom.
Pekkarinen preventing the sweep.
Pekkarinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Counts wants to stand and escape but Pekkarinen is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Counts is wriggling around but Pekkarinen manages to pass to half guard.
Pekkarinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Counts defending well though.
Pekkarinen trying to control the action but Counts is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Counts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Counts tries to kick Pekkarinen off in order to stand up. Pekkarinen Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Pekkarinen throws an elbow but Counts slips to the side and avoids it well.
Pekkarinen throws a strike aimed at the side of Counts's head but Counts avoids it well.
Counts wants to control but Pekkarinen postures up.
Pekkarinen taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen working the ground and pound but Counts is defending the strikes.
Counts on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Counts tries to get out of the position.
Counts taking punishment in the form of punches.
Counts is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Pekkarinen in side control, throwing shots but Counts defends.
Pekkarinen is working Counts over with some ground and pound from side control.
Pekkarinen scoring with punches from side control.
Counts is looking to regain half guard here but Pekkarinen keeps moving and retains side control.
Pekkarinen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Counts is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pekkarinen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pekkarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Counts keeps working.
Pekkarinen tries to score with some ground and pound. Counts controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Counts is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Counts is trying to improve his position.
Pekkarinen is looking to take a break and control but Counts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Counts is trying to improve his position.
Pekkarinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pekkarinen controlling the position from side mount.
Pekkarinen is putting a hurting on Counts here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
An elbow from Pekkarinen crashes against the mat.
Pekkarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Counts keeps working.
Pekkarinen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pekkarinen landing strikes.
Counts gets back to half guard.
Pekkarinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Counts gets back to full guard.
Pekkarinen stopping the sweep attempt from Counts.
Pekkarinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Pekkarinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lauri Pekkarinen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Counts cracks the inside of Pekkarinen's front leg.
Pekkarinen swings for the body but Counts moves out of range.
Counts scores with a kick to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Counts. Pekkarinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pekkarinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pekkarinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Counts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pekkarinen.
Counts lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Counts misses with an uppercut. Pekkarinen saw that one coming.
Pekkarinen looks to land a body kick but Counts moved away.
Pekkarinen tests Counts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Counts.
Counts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pekkarinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Counts tries a head kick but it misses.
Counts avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It looked like Counts wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Counts misses with a body kick.
Counts plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Counts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Counts feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pekkarinen's calf.
Pekkarinen misses with a body shot.
Pekkarinen lands a jab to Counts's midsection.
Pekkarinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pekkarinen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Counts as he avoids it easily.
Pekkarinen connects with a single shot there.
Counts swats away the attempt to clinch by Pekkarinen.
Counts takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Pekkarinen. That snapped Counts's head back.
Pekkarinen throws a shot from downtown. Counts moves away and avoids it.
Counts takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Counts gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Counts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pekkarinen.
Counts swats away the attempt to clinch by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Counts takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pekkarinen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Counts avoids the head kick by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Counts cracks the inside of Pekkarinen's front leg.
Counts staying out of range there.
Counts is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pekkarinen.
Counts throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pekkarinen's head.
Counts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pekkarinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Counts slips a jab and a cross from Pekkarinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Counts takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Newton Counts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pekkarinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Counts counters with a leg kick.
Counts gets a clinch.
Counts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pekkarinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Counts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pekkarinen lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Counts presses Pekkarinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pekkarinen misses with a body punch.
Counts blocking some punches.
Pekkarinen misses with some punches.
Pekkarinen tries a body shot but Counts blocks it.
Pekkarinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen blocking some punches.
Counts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pekkarinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Counts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pekkarinen throws a head punch that misses.
Counts prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pekkarinen misses with a body punch.
Counts blocking some punches.
Pekkarinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Counts is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Counts blocks a body shot from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Pekkarinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lauri Pekkarinen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Counts clobbers Pekkarinen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Counts connects with an inside leg kick.
Counts slips under a jab from Pekkarinen.
A thudding body kick lands there by Counts!
Counts connects with a solid leg kick.
Lauri Pekkarinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Counts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Counts lands a leg kick that knocks Pekkarinen off balance momentarily.
Pekkarinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Counts scores with a kick to the midsection.
Counts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pekkarinen's sensitive parts.
Counts throws a wild body kick that Pekkarinen sees coming a mile off.
Counts staying out of range there.
Newton Counts is winning the standup battle so far.
Counts scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Counts takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pekkarinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Counts with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pekkarinen checks a leg kick.
Pekkarinen blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen looks to land a left hand but Counts moved out of range nicely.
Pekkarinen works Counts's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Pekkarinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Pekkarinen misses.
It looked like Counts was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen is looking to land body kicks.
Counts throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Counts takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Counts swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pekkarinen.
A big left from Pekkarinen misses.
Counts scoring well with a low kick there.
Pekkarinen lands with a cross.
Pekkarinen pushes Counts away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Counts moves away from the strike by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen looks for a takedown but Counts sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Counts lands with a kick to the temple. Pekkarinen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That has opened up Lauri Pekkarinen's cut even more.
Counts lands a high kick!
Pekkarinen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Counts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pekkarinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Counts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pekkarinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Pekkarinen shoots and misses
and Counts counters with a body kick.
Pekkarinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pekkarinen lands with a straight right. Counts didn't see that one coming.
Pekkarinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Counts misses with a kick to the body.
Counts tries to score with a low kick but Pekkarinen moves his leg out of the way.
Pekkarinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Counts.
Pekkarinen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Counts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pekkarinen throws a body kick that misses.
Counts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pekkarinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Counts tries a head kick but it misses.
Pekkarinen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Counts throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pekkarinen's head.
Pekkarinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Counts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pekkarinen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Newton Counts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lauri Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick but Counts moves out of range.
Pekkarinen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Counts.
Counts goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The cut above Lauri Pekkarinen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Counts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Counts lands a leg kick that knocks Pekkarinen off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pekkarinen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Counts counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Counts throws a head kick but Pekkarinen moves out of range.
Counts blocks a head kick by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen tries to clinch there but Counts circles away.
Counts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pekkarinen at a distance.
Counts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pekkarinen blocks a head kick by Counts.
Pekkarinen takes a swing at Counts's ribcage but misses.
Counts blocks a jab.
Pekkarinen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pekkarinen lands in his opponent's guard.
Pekkarinen stops Counts from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Counts 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.
Newton Counts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pekkarinen with a nice head shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Newton Counts showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pekkarinen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Pekkarinen!
An out of breath Lauri Pekkarinen 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Branden Wooster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wooster comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jiu-Jitsu Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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165 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronaldo Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Branden Wooster!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wooster.
Faber closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Faber lands in his opponent's guard.
Faber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooster is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Faber is aware though and is defending well.
Faber wants to pass the guard but Wooster is keeping the position.
Wooster had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Faber defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faber wanted to stand there but Wooster had control of the position.
Faber postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber stopping the sweep attempt from Wooster.
Wooster is still trying to improve position.
We've been hearing that Faber has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Faber advances to half guard.
Wooster felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Faber thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Faber connects with a nice short shot to Wooster's temple.
Faber trying to control from half guard but Wooster is working away.
Faber slows the pace down in half guard.
Faber lands with a punch from half guard.
Faber is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Faber seems to be working for a kimura but Wooster defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wooster is looking for a sweep. Faber is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wooster gets full guard.
Wooster pulls Faber in close to his closed guard and prevents Faber from doing any damage or advancing position.
Faber postures up in Wooster's guard and throws a big left but Wooster blocks it.
Faber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Faber controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Faber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wooster swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooster looking for a sweep. Not yet Wooster, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Faber trying to control but Wooster is working from the bottom.
Wooster wants to sweep here but Faber controlling him for the moment.
Faber advances position into side control!
Faber is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Faber tries to advance to mount but Wooster denies him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wooster is not content to let Faber control the position.
Wooster tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Faber tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wooster gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Faber performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wooster trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Faber dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Faber drives through with a takedown into Wooster's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Faber cracks Wooster with a solid left hand.
Wooster wants to sweep but no luck.
Faber is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wooster is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wooster has escaped and now he's on top!
Faber controls Wooster momentarily but Wooster frees himself.
Faber is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wooster defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faber looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Wooster has picked Faber up and slammed him! Faber can't keep hold of the triangle and Wooster manages to pass to side control!
Faber is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wooster's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber won't allow Wooster to pass to mount.
Wooster is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Faber has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wooster wants to take a breather but Faber is having none of it.
Faber is looking to control Wooster's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Faber avoid being mounted?
Faber looking for submissions off his back.
Wooster is pressing down on Faber's thigh, looking to free his foot. Faber is holding on for now.
Faber looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wooster throwing shots but Faber is blocking nicely.
Wooster trying to control the action but Faber is working from the bottom.
Wooster seems to be looking for submissions.
Faber slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Faber is looking to cinch up a triangle. Wooster throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Faber's body to avoid the submission. Faber has instead reached around Wooster's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Faber arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ronaldo Faber!
A very excited looking Ronaldo Faber rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Branden Wooster spoke after the fight, saying 'I lost... Does anyone know the number to a suicide prevention center?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Gonzalez (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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4 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez misses with a takedown
and Summers counters with a stiff right hand.
Summers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Summers counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A thudding body kick lands there by Summers!
Alex Summers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Summers moves away.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch.
Summers thuds a left hand into Gonzalez's body.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Summers as he avoids it easily.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Summers is having none of it.
Summers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice body punch from Summers.
Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Summers clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Summers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Summers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzalez blocks a body shot from Summers.
A nice right hand lands inside from Summers.
Summers misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've been informed that Gonzalez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Summers struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands.
Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Summers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gonzalez has time to react.
Gonzalez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Summers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alex Summers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Gonzalez.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Summers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Summers throws a leg kick which misses Gonzalez's front leg but catches the back leg as Gonzalez tries to avoid it.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Summers.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Summers.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Summers moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Summers has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses
and Summers counters with a one-two to the body.
Gonzalez tries to clinch
and Summers counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Summers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gonzalez.
Gonzalez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A jab lands there for Summers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Summers does it's job there.
Gonzalez misses with a takedown attempt
letting Summers counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez is rocked!
Gonzalez looks winded!
Summers cracks Gonzalez with a hook to the temple - Gonzalez is on wobbly legs here! Summers swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Gonzalez falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Summers wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alex Summers!
Alex Summers thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Hate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Ruth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ed Ruth has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Harry Hate's chin.
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218 lbs
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213 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Hate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hate tries a low kick but Ruth avoids it.
Ruth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hate wants to land a leg kick but Ruth is out of range.
Hate moves out of range of the strikes.
Hate throws a lazy right hand but Ruth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hate misses with a body kick.
A nice side step and Ruth releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ruth manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hate on his heels. He'll look to pass Hate's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruth sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ruth postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ruth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth advances position into side control!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ruth working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Hate wants to get back to his feet.
Ruth connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hate some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth controlling the position from side mount.
Hate taking a bit of punishment here - Ruth scoring with strikes.
Hate on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hate tries to get out of the position.
Ruth scoring with punches and elbows.
Ruth trying to control the action but Hate is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Hate's face as Ruth controls the position.
Hate is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hate wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth scoring with punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Ruth's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ruth controls the position.
Ruth cracks Hate with a big right hand but Hate just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ruth cracks Hate with a big right hand but Hate just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hate wants to get back to his feet but Ruth drags him back down.
Ruth lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hate is rocked!
The referee asks Ruth politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ruth prefers to stall for the moment though.
Oh Hate is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruth scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Hate is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Ruth can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Ruth!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tacito Abrantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abrantes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Compay Segundo - Guantanamera. Face is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tyga - Real Deal. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tacito Abrantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Face!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face throws out a powerful jab.
Abrantes misses with a body shot
and Face counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tacito Abrantes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abrantes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Abrantes lands a jab to Face's midsection.
Abrantes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Abrantes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.
Abrantes misses with a straight left.
Face throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abrantes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Face now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Abrantes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abrantes misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abrantes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Face moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Face scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abrantes doesn't seem bothered though.
Abrantes swings for the body but Face moves out of range.
Abrantes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Face throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Abrantes misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrantes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abrantes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Face.
Abrantes moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Abrantes does no damage.
Face throws out a loose jab but Abrantes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Face misses its intended target.
Face takes a swing at Abrantes's ribcage but misses.
Abrantes walks into a straight right hand from Face.
Abrantes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Face.
Face swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Face, as that shot connected.
Face slips under a jab from Abrantes.
Face avoids the body shot from Abrantes.
Abrantes slips under a jab.
A nice combination there by Abrantes.
Face is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Abrantes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abrantes throws a hook but Face blocks it.
Face is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face moves out of range as Abrantes strikes.
Face lands a nice hook to Abrantes's body. Abrantes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Face misses with a straight left.
Left hook, right uppercut from Face.
Abrantes lands an overhand right.
Face just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Face.
Abrantes is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Face's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Face misses the jab.
It looked like Abrantes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Face dodges the punch combination from Abrantes.
Abrantes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slow jab from Abrantes misses its intended target.
Face throws a poor cross that misses
and Abrantes counters with a nice uppercut.
Face takes one to the chin there.
Face is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face slips a jab from Abrantes.
Face doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Face is still on wobbly legs! Can Abrantes finish him?
Face takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Abrantes lands with a shot to the body.
Abrantes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Face. Face circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Face is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Face lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Abrantes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Face moves away.
Face cracks Abrantes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Face seems to have recovered his senses.
Face scores with a shot to the body.
A combination from Face does no damage.
Face loads up on a big right hand but Abrantes slips the punch.
Face connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Face misses with a two punch combination.
Face takes a swing at Abrantes's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Face throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abrantes cracks Face with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Face cracks Abrantes with a good jab.
Abrantes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abrantes throws a sloppy body shot
and Face cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Face throws a looping overhand right but Abrantes ducks down to avoid it.
Abrantes misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Abrantes. Those never looked like landing.
Abrantes misses with a series of wild punches.
Face keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abrantes.
Face jabs Abrantes right on the nose. Abrantes blinks but takes it well.
Abrantes is rocked!
Face ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Abrantes's jaw. Abrantes's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Face does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angel Face!
An out of breath and clearly excited Angel Face thanked GREEN!160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodolfo Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigol Pandahammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vieira's entrance music is BJJ song . A fine choice. Pandahammer has chosen Heart - Alone as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Grigol Pandahammer enters the cage!
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210 lbs
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206 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodolfo Vieira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grigol Pandahammer!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira shoots in but no luck this time.
Vieira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A lazy left from Vieira finds it's target.
We've been hearing reports that Vieira has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vieira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer avoids the body shot from Vieira.
Pandahammer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pandahammer throws a jab but it's blocked by Vieira.
Pandahammer scores with a leg kick.
Pandahammer checks a low kick from Vieira.
Pandahammer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vieira scores with a jab to the body.
Pandahammer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vieira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pandahammer.
Vieira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pandahammer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice body kick there by Pandahammer.
Vieira tries to move into range but Pandahammer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Rodolfo Vieira has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira lands a lovely overhand right.
Vieira staying out of range there.
A big right from Vieira misses.
Vieira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pandahammer misses with a body kick.
Pandahammer missing with a left hand there. Vieira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grigol Pandahammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as Pandahammer blocks the low kick.
Vieira lands with a nice combination. Pandahammer backs away looking to recover.
Vieira misses with a body punch
and Pandahammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vieira swings for the body but Pandahammer moves out of range.
Vieira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vieira lands a leg kick that knocks Pandahammer off balance momentarily.
Pandahammer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vieira's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vieira closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pandahammer to the mat! Pandahammer manages to get full guard.
Pandahammer keeping moving, preventing Vieira from controlling successfully.
Vieira forces his way into half guard.
Pandahammer is staying active underneath Vieira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vieira is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pandahammer sees it coming and defends easily.
Pandahammer trying to hold on to Vieira's head to control him but Vieira postures up.
Vieira is trying to control. Pandahammer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vieira is trying to work for a kimura but Pandahammer is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pandahammer is just riding it out for now. Vieira eventually gives up the hold.
Vieira wants to work for an arm triangle but Pandahammer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pandahammer is refusing to be controlled, as Vieira sits in half guard.
Pandahammer is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pandahammer is trying to get back to full guard.
Vieira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vieira trying to mount his opponent but Pandahammer defends it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pandahammer wants to control but Vieira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vieira misses with a low kick.
Vieira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodolfo Vieira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodolfo Vieira's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pandahammer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vieira.
Vieira misses with a right hand
letting Pandahammer counter with a right hand.
Vieira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pandahammer can do to turn this around?
Vieira tests Pandahammer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vieira tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vieira throws a leg kick
and Pandahammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vieira scoring well with a low kick there.
Vieira throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vieira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandahammer misses with a looping left.
It looked like Vieira was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vieira manages to avoid it.
Pandahammer throws a push kick but Vieira slaps the foot to one side.
Pandahammer scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira scores with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Vieira.
Vieira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pandahammer moves out of range of the leg kick from Vieira.
Pandahammer throws the kick towards the body but Vieira avoids it.
Pandahammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Vieira is just out of range.
Pandahammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vieira throws a front kick aimed at Pandahammer's knee but Pandahammer avoids it well.
Vieira backing away here, and Pandahammer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Vieira swings widly with a right hand
and Pandahammer counters with a stiff right hand.
Vieira scoring well with a low kick there.
Pandahammer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pandahammer throws a big counter head kick but Vieira avoids it with no problem.
No luck for Vieira with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer connects with an inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Vieira there.
Pandahammer misses with a double jab.
Vieira shoots for a double leg takedown but Pandahammer sprawls well. He's pushed Vieira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodolfo Vieira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Pandahammer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pandahammer misses with a hook. Vieira ducked under it nicely.
Pandahammer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheers as Pandahammer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vieira doesn't seem phased though.
Pandahammer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vieira shoots for a takedown but Pandahammer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pandahammer lands a nice hook to Vieira's body. Vieira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer throws a body punch but Vieira moves out of range.
Pandahammer connects with an inside leg kick.
Pandahammer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pandahammer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vieira.
Pandahammer misses with a left hand
and Vieira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vieira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pandahammer.
A big left from Pandahammer misses.
Pandahammer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vieira moves out of range of the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Pandahammer blocks the leg kick.
Pandahammer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vieira.
Pandahammer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pandahammer clobbers Vieira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer tries to work over Vieira's front leg with a kick but Vieira checks it.
Vieira shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vieira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pandahammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Pandahammer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vieira moves out of range as Pandahammer strikes.
Vieira appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vieira fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vieira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pandahammer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pandahammer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vieira.
Vieira fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pandahammer just manages to avoid it.
Vieira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pandahammer tests Vieira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vieira closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pandahammer to the mat! Pandahammer manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grigol Pandahammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rodolfo Vieira's cut.
That's time! Vieira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vieira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vieira looks to land a left hand but Pandahammer moved out of range nicely.
Pandahammer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vieira lands a slapping body shot.
Pandahammer throws the kick towards the body but Vieira avoids it.
Pandahammer throws a push kick but Vieira slaps the foot to one side.
Vieira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vieira clinches.
Pandahammer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pandahammer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vieira pushes Pandahammer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vieira throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Vieira.
Vieira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pandahammer breaks the clinch.
Vieira throws a low kick but Pandahammer moves out of range easily.
Pandahammer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vieira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Vieira misses its intended target.
Vieira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pandahammer as he jumps to the side.
Pandahammer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pandahammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vieira connects with a leg kick. Pandahammer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vieira digs a good hook to Pandahammer's body.
Pandahammer misses with a looping left.
Pandahammer cracks Vieira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vieira throws a low kick but Pandahammer moves out of range easily.
Vieira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Pandahammer
and Vieira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pandahammer scores with a nice strike.
Vieira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira moves out of range of the strikes.
Vieira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pandahammer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vieira somewhat.
A left lands for Pandahammer.
Rodolfo Vieira's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pandahammer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pandahammer avoids the body shot from Vieira.
Vieira dives in and grabs Pandahammer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pandahammer pushes down on Vieira's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodolfo Vieira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vieira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pandahammer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vieira.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira scores with a shot to the body.
Vieira lands with an uppercut that bounces Pandahammer off the cage and back into range.
A punch combination from Pandahammer misses.
Vieira looks to land a right hand but Pandahammer moved out of range.
Pandahammer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pandahammer throws a shot from downtown. Vieira moves away and avoids it.
Vieira on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pandahammer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vieira misses with an uppercut
and Pandahammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Pandahammer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick lands from Pandahammer.
A jab from Pandahammer finds it's way through Vieira's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pandahammer looks to land a body kick but Vieira moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vieira throws a leg kick
and Vieira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vieira is rocked!
Vieira takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oh Vieira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pandahammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vieira seems to have got his legs back now.
Pandahammer throws a body kick that misses
and Vieira counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pandahammer looks to land a combination but Vieira avoids it well.
Vieira misses the shot to the body.
Pandahammer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vieira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pandahammer blocks a low kick nicely.
Vieira attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vieira throws a hook but Pandahammer avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grigol Pandahammer really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodolfo Vieira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pandahammer throws a jab when Vieira was well out of range.
Vieira avoids the body shot from Pandahammer.
Vieira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pandahammer.
Vieira scores with a jab to the body.
Vieira looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandahammer is just out of range.
Vieira jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pandahammer slips under a jab from Vieira.
Pandahammer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vieira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pandahammer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandahammer misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Vieira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vieira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vieira throws a right hand that misses
and Pandahammer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pandahammer throws a jab when Vieira was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vieira tries to score with a low kick but Pandahammer moves his leg out of the way.
Vieira looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pandahammer throws a shot to the body.
That kick from Pandahammer tenderised Vieira's leg. Vieira is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pandahammer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pandahammer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vieira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pandahammer.
Vieira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pandahammer takes one on the button.
Vieira closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vieira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pandahammer defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira seems to be looking for submissions.
Rodolfo Vieira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vieira wants to control but Pandahammer is keeping him busy.
Vieira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pandahammer defends it well.
Vieira trying to control the action but Pandahammer is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vieira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer manages to get to full guard.
Vieira thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vieira looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vieira pushes down on Pandahammer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vieira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pandahammer is concentrating on defense, preventing Vieira from advancing position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pandahammer is refusing to be controlled, as Vieira sits in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pandahammer is defending against the submission attempts here by Vieira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodolfo Vieira had his way with Grigol Pandahammer in that round.
The cut man is working on Rodolfo Vieira's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pandahammer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vieira throws a hook but Pandahammer avoids it easily.
Vieira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer scores with a jab.
Pandahammer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vieira with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Pandahammer to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pandahammer lands a left and a right that send Vieira crashing to the mat, dazed. Pandahammer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandahammer misses with a low kick as Vieira jumps back.
Vieira staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandahammer lands a leg kick that knocks Vieira off balance momentarily.
Pandahammer lands a glancing blow to the side of Vieira's head.
Pandahammer misses with a looping right.
Vieira avoids the body shot from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer digs a good hook to Vieira's body.
Vieira moves into the clinch.
Pandahammer lands with a left to the head.
Vieira misses with a punch on the inside.
Vieira can't find room to land a body shot as Pandahammer controls the action.
Pandahammer lands a body punch.
Pandahammer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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.
Pandahammer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pandahammer connects with a right hand. Vieira shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira checks a leg kick.
Vieira tried to score with a low kick but Pandahammer checks it.
Pandahammer cracks Vieira with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rodolfo Vieira's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Vieira catches Pandahammer right on the button with a cross.
Vieira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vieira walks into a left hand.
Vieira misses with a hook.
Vieira 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.
Pandahammer throws a jab but it's blocked by Vieira.
Pandahammer throws a hook but Vieira avoids it easily.
Pandahammer moves away from the strike by Vieira.
Vieira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pandahammer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Pandahammer finds it's way through Vieira's defenses.
Pandahammer slips under a jab from Vieira.
Vieira throws a body shot but no joy.
Pandahammer lands a big uppercut and Vieira crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Vieira looks OK. Pandahammer waves Vieira back to his feet!
Vieira avoids a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Vieira misses the target.
Pandahammer throws an overhand right that drops Vieira like a sack of potatoes! Pandahammer dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigol Pandahammer! Grigol Pandahammer retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Grigol Pandahammer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Rodolfo Vieira stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn, this loss stings, but then again, I might learn from it'.
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