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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Maples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitch comes to the cage accompanied by Motörhead - "Orgasmatron". Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Fitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Maples!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maples uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitch.
Fitch lands with an uppercut that bounces Maples off the cage and back into rage.
Fitch looks to score with a jab to the body but Maples is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Maples.
Maples throws a right and a left that Fitch avoids nicely.
Christopher Fitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Fitch blocks the low kick.
Maples misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maples lands a nice looking body shot.
Maples slips under a jab from Fitch.
No joy there for Fitch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fitch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maples takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fitch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maples.
Maples slips a jab from Fitch.
A shot to the body from Fitch misses
and Maples counters with a left and a right that stings Fitch.
Fitch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maples stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maples defending well as Fitch loads up on a big left hand.
Maples lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fitch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maples was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitch.
Maples throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maples manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maples. Fitch does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitch. Maples does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitch is looking to wear down Maples with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A shot to the body from Fitch misses
and Maples counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fitch lands a slapping body shot.
Maples misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fitch lands a body shot.
Maples works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maples throws a sloppy head kick and Fitch moves out of range easily.
Christopher Fitch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fitch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maples chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maples tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fitch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maples doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitch circles away.
Fitch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maples.
Fitch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maples was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitch slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fitch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maples.
Maples throws a head kick but Fitch moves out of range.
Fitch punishes Maples's body with a nice straight punch.
Fitch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maples thuds his right hand into Fitch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fitch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fitch avoids the body shot from Maples.
Fitch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fitch throws a combination that misses
and Maples counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fitch is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Maples showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fitch.
Fitch tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitch misses with a wild body shot.
Fitch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maples tries to clinch up.
Fitch defending well as Maples loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch looks to score with a jab to the body but Maples is just out of range.
Fitch looks to land a combination. Maples sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Maples is rocked!
Fitch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fitch just misses with a punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Fitch scores with a four punch combination!
Maples is still on wobbly legs! Can Fitch finish him?
Fitch thows a body shot but no joy.
Maples misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fitch lands a jab.
Maples fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maples avoids the body shot from Fitch.
Maples seems to have recovered his senses.
Maples moves away from the strike by Fitch.
Maples throws a series of punches but Fitch avoids them all with ease.
Fitch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maples doesn't seem bothered though.
Maples looks gassed!
Fitch takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fitch thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maples tries to clinch but Fitch is having none of it.
Fitch misses with a hook to the body
and Maples counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maples scores with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maples.
Fitch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maples makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maples uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitch.
Fitch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maples moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fitch lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitch cracks a nice hook into Maples's ribs.
Fitch throws a series of punches but Maples moves out of range.
Fitch lands a nice looking body shot.
Fitch scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fitch misses with a jab to the body
and Maples counters with a left and a right that stings Fitch.
Maples takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fitch scores with a jab to the body.
Fitch just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Fitch dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fitch lands with a straight right. Maples didn't see that one coming.
Christopher Fitch is winning the standup battle so far.
Fitch thows a body shot but no joy.
Maples throws a wild body kick that Fitch sees coming a mile off.
Fitch swings for the body but Maples moves out of range.
Maples throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fitch counters with a left to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fitch.
Fitch just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maples lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fitch takes a step back to recover.
Maples throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fitch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fitch cracks Maples with a good jab.
Maples is breathing heavily.
Fitch scores with a body shot.
Fitch connects with a body shot.
Fitch scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maples uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitch.
Ben Maples is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fitch drops Maples with a beautiful combination! Maples stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fitch is looking for the KO!
Fitch throws a monster overhand right that drops Maples! Fitch follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christopher Fitch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robot Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obi Uzoma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Obi Uzoma was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robot Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Obi Uzoma!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe slips a jab from Uzoma.
A slow jab from Uzoma misses its intended target.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uzoma moves away.
Joe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uzoma.
Uzoma looks to land a left hand but Joe moved out of range nicely.
Joe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Uzoma napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Joe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Joe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Joe is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Uzoma's shoulder. That is not cool.
Uzoma is not content to let Joe control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe wants to take a breather but Uzoma manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Joe.
Joe is looking to work some ground and pound but Uzoma has wrist control.
Joe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Joe prevents Uzoma from getting back to his feet.
Joe throws a big right hand that misses.
Joe looking to sit in guard and control but Uzoma gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Uzoma has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Joe is proving hard to escape from.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Uzoma gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Joe to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Joe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Joe wants to control from the top but Uzoma keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe wants to control from the top but Uzoma keeps moving.
Joe postures up in Uzoma's guard and throws a big left but Uzoma blocks it.
Joe postures up in Uzoma's guard and throws a big left but Uzoma blocks it.
Joe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Joe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Joe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Uzoma defends it well.
Uzoma wants to get back to his feet.
Joe is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joe is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robot Joe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Uzoma blocks a head kick by Joe.
Uzoma missing with a left hand there. Joe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Uzoma misses with a few strikes there.
Uzoma misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Uzoma misses the target.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.
Uzoma misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Uzoma throws a big shot that misses.
Joe shoots in but Uzoma avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Joe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uzoma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzoma lands a left and a right that sends Joe crashing to the canvas! Uzoma dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Robot Joe has been cut.
Joe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe regains half guard.
Uzoma tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Joe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Joe regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe is controlling Uzoma's posture.
Joe looking to control.
Joe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Joe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Joe trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Uzoma escapes and throws Joe's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Joe is looking to regain half guard here but Uzoma keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Uzoma tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Joe tries to buck Uzoma off but Uzoma is having none of it.
Joe is trying to control Uzoma's posture but Uzoma avoids it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Uzoma misses with a hook. Joe ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Uzoma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robot Joe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Uzoma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obi Uzoma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uzoma looks to land a combination but Joe avoids it well.
Uzoma closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Joe is trying to improve his position.
Joe is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Uzoma off and has taken his back!
Joe is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Uzoma knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Uzoma for a finish.
Uzoma manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Joe is now in side control.
Uzoma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Joe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Joe trying to control the position but Uzoma is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Uzoma throws Joe to one side and escapes!
Uzoma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uzoma misses with a two punch combination.
Joe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uzoma. That did some damage!
Joe moves away from the strike by Uzoma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uzoma gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Joe to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Joe won't allow Uzoma to get back to his feet.
Joe tries to free his leg and advance position but Uzoma is retaining full guard.
Joe drops back looking for a leg! Uzoma is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Uzoma manages to kick Joe off! Joe jumps back into Uzoma's guard.
Joe is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Uzoma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joe wants to pass the guard but Uzoma is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joe pushes down on Uzoma's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Robot Joe.
I think Joe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Robot Joe!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Robot Joe!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Robot Joe!
Robot Joe wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Layzie Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludovic Presle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Assassin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Thuggish Ruggish Bone. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
10 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Layzie Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ludovic Presle!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assassin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Presle is fending him off so far but Assassin persists. Nope, Presle circles away and we're back to standing.
Presle ducks right into an uppercut from Assassin.
Presle misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assassin thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin shoots in for a takedown but Presle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Assassin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Presle was well out of range. Poor timing from Assassin.
Assassin misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Assassin looks to land a right hand but Presle moved out of range.
Presle tries to bum rush Assassin with a series of wild strikes but Assassin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Assassin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin looks to land a combination. Presle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Assassin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Presle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Presle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Presle.
A swing and a miss from Presle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Assassin punishes Presle's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Layzie Assassin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Assassin scores with a jab.
Assassin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assassin throws a series of punches but Presle avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Assassin throws out the jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Assassin stuns Presle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Assassin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Presle throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Presle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Assassin throws a body punch but Presle moves out of range.
Ludovic Presle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Presle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Assassin to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presle throws a combination that misses
and Assassin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ludovic Presle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Assassin scores a takedown into full mount!
Assassin working for a guillotine from mount but Presle is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presle is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Assassin wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Assassin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Assassin tries to control but Presle wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Assassin mounts Presle! Really nice guard pass there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Layzie Assassin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Presle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Assassin counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Assassin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assassin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Presle throws out the jab.
Assassin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Assassin.
Assassin is looking to wear down Presle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Presle drops Assassin with a left and a right! Oh, Assassin is hurt - Presle dives into side control looking to finish!
Assassin is rocked!
It looks like Layzie Assassin has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assassin manages to get back to half guard.
Assassin is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Presle is tapping! Great win for Assassin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Layzie Assassin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Moneymaker Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Vandrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moneymaker Jr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ami Aspelund - Apinamies. Vandrel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tarantula - Pendulum kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alberto Moneymaker Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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171 lbs
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alberto Moneymaker Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seth Vandrel!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moneymaker Jr lands a nice hook to Vandrel's body. Vandrel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moneymaker Jr. Vandrel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vandrel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moneymaker Jr.
Moneymaker Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vandrel.
Vandrel throws a hook but Moneymaker Jr avoids it easily.
Vandrel avoids the body shot from Moneymaker Jr.
Vandrel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moneymaker Jr.
Moneymaker Jr swinging wildly here.
Moneymaker Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vandrel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moneymaker Jr with shots to the head and body - Vandrel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vandrel is squirming around, avoiding Moneymaker Jr's attempts to control the action.
Vandrel is in all sorts of trouble here.
Moneymaker Jr lands a heavy elbow.
Moneymaker Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Moneymaker Jr avoids the attempt from Vandrel to control.
Moneymaker Jr looking to secure an arm triangle but Vandrel defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moneymaker Jr landing strikes, looking to finish!
Moneymaker Jr is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vandrel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vandrel tries to reverse the position but Moneymaker Jr maintains control.
Vandrel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Moneymaker Jr takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Moneymaker Jr connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Moneymaker Jr with good strikes from the mount here!
Vandrel is looking to improve his position but Moneymaker Jr isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moneymaker Jr wants to control the pace but Vandrel is squirming around nicely.
Vandrel regains half guard.
Vandrel wants to improve his position but Moneymaker Jr is controlling well.
Moneymaker Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vandrel is controlling Moneymaker Jr's trapped leg to prevent Moneymaker Jr from advancing to side control.
Moneymaker Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vandrel defending well though.
Vandrel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandrel trying to control the position.
Moneymaker Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Moneymaker Jr drops back looking for a leg! Vandrel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vandrel manages to kick Moneymaker Jr off! Moneymaker Jr jumps back into Vandrel's guard.
Moneymaker Jr distracts Vandrel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Moneymaker Jr wants to control from the top but Vandrel keeps moving.
Vandrel keeping full guard, as Moneymaker Jr tries to pass.
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.
Moneymaker Jr trying to control but Vandrel is working from the bottom.
Vandrel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Moneymaker Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vandrel motions for Moneymaker Jr to come forward. Vandrel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vandrel.
Vandrel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moneymaker Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vandrel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moneymaker Jr with a jab.
Vandrel shoots in and bounces Moneymaker Jr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vandrel 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.
Alberto Moneymaker Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Moneymaker Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vandrel clinches with his opponent.
Moneymaker Jr digs a right hand underneath Vandrel's ribcage. Vandrel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Moneymaker Jr.
Vandrel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vandrel lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Alberto Moneymaker Jr has been cut.
Moneymaker Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Vandrel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vandrel prevents a body shot from Moneymaker Jr.
Moneymaker Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moneymaker Jr tries a body shot but Vandrel blocks it.
Vandrel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moneymaker Jr working aggressively here.
Moneymaker Jr is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vandrel prevents the takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Vandrel.
Vandrel gets through Moneymaker Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Moneymaker Jr.
Vandrel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Moneymaker Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vandrel trying to control the position but instead, Moneymaker Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vandrel into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandrel works on Moneymaker Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Vandrel lands a nice knee to the body.
Moneymaker Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vandrel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moneymaker Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moneymaker Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Vandrel.
Vandrel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vandrel misses with a punch to the body.
Vandrel misses with some punches.
Moneymaker Jr ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Moneymaker Jr no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moneymaker Jr is on top in guard.
Moneymaker Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vandrel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Moneymaker Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Vandrel's legs - danger averted.
Moneymaker Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vandrel is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moneymaker Jr postures up in Vandrel's guard and throws a big left but Vandrel blocks it.
Vandrel looking for a sweep. Not yet Vandrel, not yet.
Moneymaker Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vandrel keeping moving, preventing Moneymaker Jr from controlling successfully.
Vandrel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moneymaker Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Moneymaker Jr wants to clinch up but Vandrel keeps it at a distance.
Moneymaker Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moneymaker Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moneymaker Jr checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Moneymaker Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vandrel closes the distance and clinches up with Moneymaker Jr, looking for a takedown. Vandrel pushes Moneymaker Jr against the cage but Moneymaker Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Moneymaker Jr has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Moneymaker Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moneymaker Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vandrel defends it nicely.
Moneymaker Jr cracks Vandrel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Moneymaker Jr moves in looking to clinch but Vandrel pushes him off.
Moneymaker Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vandrel takes the fight into the clinch.
Vandrel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moneymaker Jr is struggling to control the position.
Moneymaker Jr tries to work over Vandrel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moneymaker Jr.
Moneymaker Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Moneymaker Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moneymaker Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vandrel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moneymaker Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Vandrel.
Vandrel is looking to clinch.
Vandrel throws a combination. Moneymaker Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vandrel misses with the combination.
Moneymaker Jr scores with a hook to the body. Vandrel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice straight punches there by Moneymaker Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moneymaker Jr.
Vandrel scores with a jab.
Moneymaker Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vandrel manages to avoid it.
Moneymaker Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Moneymaker Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vandrel circles away quickly and effectively.
Vandrel feints and then cracks Moneymaker Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moneymaker Jr down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vandrel dodges the punch combination from Moneymaker Jr.
Alberto Moneymaker Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vandrel throws a front kick that sends Moneymaker Jr stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Vandrel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alberto Moneymaker Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vandrel throws a good cross that connects.
Moneymaker Jr wants to clinch.
Moneymaker Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moneymaker Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vandrel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vandrel takes a swing at Moneymaker Jr's ribcage but misses.
Vandrel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vandrel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vandrel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moneymaker Jr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Moneymaker Jr trying to control the action but Vandrel is working from the bottom.
Vandrel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moneymaker Jr.
Vandrel is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandrel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vandrel trying to control from the bottom.
Moneymaker Jr trying to mount his opponent but Vandrel defends it.
Vandrel pushes Moneymaker Jr off looking to stand but Moneymaker Jr dives back in and keeps control.
Moneymaker Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vandrel defending well though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Moneymaker Jr shoots for a takedown but Vandrel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vandrel - that will leave a mark!
Moneymaker Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vandrel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vandrel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moneymaker Jr pinned against the cage. Moneymaker Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Moneymaker Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moneymaker Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vandrel tries to clinch there but Moneymaker Jr circles away.
Moneymaker Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vandrel slips under a jab from Moneymaker Jr.
Vandrel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moneymaker Jr.
A shot to de liver by Moneymaker Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Vandrel throws out a loose jab but Moneymaker Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moneymaker Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vandrel throws out the jab.
Moneymaker Jr takes a swing at Vandrel's ribcage but misses.
Vandrel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moneymaker Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Seth Vandrel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vandrel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vandrel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moneymaker Jr lands with a nice combination. Vandrel backs away looking to recover.
Moneymaker Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vandrel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moneymaker Jr thinking.
Vandrel throws a leg kick that misses.
Moneymaker Jr connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moneymaker Jr takes one on the button.
Vandrel tries to clinch there but Moneymaker Jr circles away.
Moneymaker Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Moneymaker Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vandrel defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Moneymaker Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moneymaker Jr works over Vandrel's head and body with a nice combination.
Moneymaker Jr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vandrel tries to improve position but can't.
Moneymaker Jr lands some shots froms side control.
Vandrel takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Vandrel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vandrel manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Vandrel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandrel trying to control the action but Moneymaker Jr is working from the bottom.
Moneymaker Jr manages to get to full guard.
Moneymaker Jr wants to sweep here but Vandrel controlling him for the moment.
Moneymaker Jr looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vandrel puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Moneymaker Jr is trying to maintain the position but Vandrel is very close to passing his half guard.
Moneymaker Jr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vandrel with a nice head shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seth Vandrel.
I think Vandrel 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 Suge Night scores the fight for Seth Vandrel!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Seth Vandrel!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Seth Vandrel!
Seth Vandrel wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tora Noshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Rippa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noshi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Don't Tell Me - Concorde Dawn. 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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26
197 lbs
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Good knees
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tora Noshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gavin Rippa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rippa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rippa is defending well for now.
Noshi tries to land a knee to the head but Rippa blocks with his arms.
Noshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rippa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rippa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rippa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noshi lands with a nice body kick.
Rippa looks to throw the jab but Noshi is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Rippa there.
It looks like Tora Noshi has been cut.
Rippa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noshi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Noshi wants to clinch up but Rippa keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Rippa does no damage.
Noshi moves into the clinch.
Rippa lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noshi just leaning against Rippa, taking a breather.
Noshi connects with a knee to the head.
Noshi connects with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Noshi.
Noshi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Noshi blocks an uppercut.
Noshi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Noshi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Noshi taking a breather.
Noshi scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rippa is trying to break the clinch but Noshi has him pressed against the cage.
Rippa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rippa is trying to force a seperation but Noshi has the dominant position.
Noshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rippa avoids it.
Rippa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noshi lands a nice uppercut.
Rippa pushes Noshi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Noshi blocking some punches.
Noshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rippa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noshi lands a left hand.
Rippa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Noshi backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Rippa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rippa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Noshi lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Noshi.
Noshi with a knee to the head.
Rippa avoiding damage as Noshi throws knees to the body.
Noshi trying to land knees to the body.
Noshi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Noshi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noshi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rippa blocks it with crossed arms.
Noshi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rippa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Noshi has him pressed against the cage.
Rippa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Noshi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Noshi looks to land a combination but Rippa avoids it well.
Jab from Rippa.
Rippa throws a head kick that misses.
Noshi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rippa.
Rippa lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rippa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rippa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rippa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Noshi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rippa on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gavin Rippa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tora Noshi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Noshi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rippa.
Rippa walks into a jab.
Rippa misses with a hook. Noshi ducked under it nicely.
Noshi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rippa on the side of the head.
Noshi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big left from Noshi misses.
Rippa misses with a looping right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Noshi.
Noshi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noshi cracks Rippa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Noshi lands a jab to the nose.
Rippa tries to bum rush Noshi with a series of wild strikes but Noshi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gavin Rippa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noshi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Noshi.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Noshi checks a leg kick.
Rippa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rippa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rippa throws the left hand but Noshi avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noshi lands the left hand.
Rippa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rippa misses with a double jab.
Noshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rippa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noshi.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Noshi. Rippa shrugs it off though.
Rippa is breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Noshi finds it's target.
Rippa walks into a left hand.
Rippa walks into a jab.
Rippa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Noshi moves into the clinch.
Noshi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rippa's face.
Noshi slowing the pace effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noshi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Noshi lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Noshi.
A knee to the head by Noshi.
Rippa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Noshi scores with a knee to the head.
Noshi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Noshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Rippa avoids the damage to the body.
Noshi just leaning against Rippa, taking a breather.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Noshi working Rippa over with knees to the body.
Noshi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rippa manages to break the clinch.
Noshi moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Noshi.
Noshi has a couple of punches blocked by Rippa.
Noshi pushes Rippa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Noshi tries a knee to the head but Rippa blocks it.
Noshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rippa avoids it.
Noshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Rippa.
Rippa throws a punch but it's blocked by Noshi.
Rippa takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Noshi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Noshi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Noshi looking to throw knees to the head but Rippa is blocking nicely.
Noshi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rippa's face.
Noshi keeps control of Rippa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees to the body from Noshi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Noshi.
Rippa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Noshi up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tora Noshi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tora Noshi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Noshi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Noshi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rippa. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Noshi. Rippa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Rippa misses.
Rippa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Noshi is controlling Rippa's posture.
Rippa works over Noshi with some ground and pound from guard.
Rippa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Noshi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rippa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Noshi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Noshi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rippa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noshi pulls Rippa in close to his closed guard and prevents Rippa from doing any damage or advancing position.
Noshi wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noshi is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Noshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rippa is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Noshi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Noshi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rippa misses with some punches.
Gavin Rippa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Noshi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rippa has a couple of punches blocked by Noshi.
Noshi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Noshi.
Noshi misses with a knee strike.
Noshi connects with a knee to the head.
Noshi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rippa's face.
Noshi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Noshi working aggressively here.
Rippa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noshi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rippa has had enough of the clinch but Noshi keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Noshi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Noshi slows down the pace here.
Rippa managing to block the knees to the body from Noshi.
Noshi missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Noshi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rippa backwards.
Noshi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Noshi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rippa has had enough of the clinch but Noshi keeps him there for the moment.
Noshi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rippa blocks it with crossed arms.
Noshi cracks Rippa with a nice body shot.
Rippa avoids a wild elbow strike from Noshi.
Noshi is looking to control Rippa's arms but Rippa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Noshi has his back to the cage.
Noshi stalls.
Rippa controlling the action here for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tora Noshi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Noshi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Tora Noshi!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Tora Noshi!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Tora Noshi!
Tora Noshi wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Sten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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201 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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronaldo Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vlad Sten!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Sten.
Sten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sten throws a push kick but Ferreira slaps the foot to one side.
Sten thows a body shot but no joy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sten!
Sten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ferreira checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ferreira connects with a right hand. Sten shakes it off.
Ferreira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sten connects with a high kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sten.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sten, right into the meat.
Sten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sten throws a head kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Sten there.
Ferreira keeps the fight on the outside.
Sten fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ferreira checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten misses with a low kick.
Sten misses with a low kick.
Sten is looking to clinch but Ferreira is avoiding it.
Ferreira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sten throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from Ferreira.
Sten throws a body punch but Ferreira moves out of range.
Sten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ferreira lands with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sten.
Sten lands a front kick.
Sten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferreira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sten cracks the inside of Ferreira's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sten throws a hook but Ferreira avoids it easily.
Ferreira throws a big shot that misses.
Sten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sten does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sten misses with a body kick.
Ferreira throws a leg kick
and Sten counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ferreira's knee momentarily.
Sten thows a leg kick but Ferreira checks it
and Ferreira counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick from Sten lands but Ferreira takes it in his stride.
Sten scores with a leg kick.
Sten clinches but Ferreira breaks the clinch
and Ferreira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sten throws a push kick but Ferreira slaps the foot to one side.
Ferreira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sten.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sten throws a lazy head kick
and Ferreira counters with a straight right hand.
Sten closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ferreira counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sten looks to clinch
and Sten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sten misses the body punch
and Ferreira counters with a big head kick but Sten shrugs it off.
Ferreira looks to land a left hand but Sten moved out of range nicely.
Sten throws a leg kick
and Ferreira counters with a right hand to the body.
Sten fakes the leg kick and cracks Ferreira in the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sten lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ferreira has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ferreira and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sten misses with a hook to the body
and Ferreira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ferreira needs to keep his hands up - Sten had a free shot at his head there.
Ferreira ducks right into an uppercut from Sten.
A cross from Sten lands.
Sten misses with a body punch
and Ferreira counters with a head kick. That will keep Sten thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sten is rocked!
Ferreira feints a jab and as Sten dips his head, Ferreira unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Sten right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Sten falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Ferreira smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ronaldo Ferreira!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Penderas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bro Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter the Dragon. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Guillermo Penderas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bro Lee!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Penderas moves out of range easily.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Penderas moved away.
A jab from Penderas misses.
Penderas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lee thumps Penderas with a low kick.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penderas throws out the jab.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Penderas moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Penderas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Penderas misses with a wild body shot.
Penderas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Penderas avoids it.
Lee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee throws a push kick but Penderas slaps the foot to one side.
Penderas looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee is looking to chop away at Penderas's legs.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Penderas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Penderas won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Penderas's brow.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Guillermo Penderas has been cut.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penderas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Penderas avoids the damage to the body.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Penderas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Penderas.
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee cracks the inside of Penderas's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penderas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guillermo Penderas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Penderas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Penderas blocks with his arms.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penderas takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Penderas misses with a wild body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lee.
Penderas is breathing heavily.
Penderas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penderas throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Penderas blocks the body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lee.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penderas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Penderas.
Penderas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penderas looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee thumps Penderas with a low kick.
Guillermo Penderas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee thows a body kick. Penderas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Penderas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lee - the referee stops the clock and Penderas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lee. Penderas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lee.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee pushes Penderas away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Penderas as he avoids it easily.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Lee feints and then cracks Penderas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Penderas down.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Penderas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee throws a series of punches but Penderas moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Penderas avoids the head kick by Lee.
Penderas misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a good, hard body kick but Penderas shrugs it off.
Penderas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee cracks the inside of Penderas's front leg.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A cross from Lee lands.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Guillermo Penderas's cut is getting worse.
Lee rushes Penderas and presses him up against the cage.
Penderas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Penderas avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Penderas wants to break free but Lee has control.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Penderas avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Penderas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penderas wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee calls for Lee to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bro Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guillermo Penderas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A swing and a miss from Penderas.
Lee scores with a spinning back kick!
Guillermo Penderas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Penderas's calf.
Penderas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Penderas misses the jab.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Penderas won't want to take too many of those.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Penderas managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penderas is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Penderas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Penderas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Penderas is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penderas is defending well for now.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee lands an elbow just above Penderas 's eye.
Guillermo Penderas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Penderas in his tracks for a moment.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Penderas is blocking nicely.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Penderas avoids the damage to the body.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Penderas shrugs off.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
Jeez, Guillermo Penderas's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Guillermo Penderas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bro Lee!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Belkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Cristos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cristos has chosen Cypress Hill - Hand on the Pump as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Belkofer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Cristos!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belkofer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Belkofer misses with a body kick.
Belkofer lands the left hand.
Belkofer throws a series of punches but Cristos moves out of range.
Cristos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Belkofer throws and low kick but Cristos moves out of range easily.
Belkofer throws a chopping leg kick but Cristos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Cristos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cristos misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Belkofer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belkofer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belkofer wants to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Belkofer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cristos - the referee stops the clock and Belkofer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cristos. Belkofer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cristos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cristos thows a body shot but no joy.
Belkofer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Belkofer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cristos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cristos throws a leg kick
and Belkofer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Belkofer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cristos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belkofer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cristos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Belkofer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cristos.
Cristos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Belkofer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Belkofer throws a half hearted mid kick.
A left lands for Cristos.
The fighters circling - Cristos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belkofer throws the kick towards the body but Cristos avoids it.
Cristos misses with a combination
and Belkofer counters with a solid body kick.
Belkofer throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belkofer.
Jab, jab by Cristos - just one landing.
Belkofer slips a jab from Cristos.
Cristos misses with a body punch
and Belkofer counters with a nice body kick.
Belkofer throws a low kick but Cristos avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cristos.
Belkofer slips a straight right by Cristos.
Cristos throws a sloppy body shot
and Belkofer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cristos throws a looping overhand right but Belkofer ducks down to avoid it.
Cristos misses with a wild combination.
Belkofer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cristos swings for the body but Belkofer moves out of range.
Cristos checks a leg kick.
Cristos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cristos moves out of range of the body kick from Belkofer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cristos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Belkofer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belkofer throws a wild body kick that Cristos sees coming a mile off.
Cristos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cristos looks gassed!
Cristos scores with a nice head shot.
Belkofer pushes Cristos away with a front kick.
Belkofer swinging wildly here.
Cristos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Belkofer.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belkofer.
Belkofer thumps Cristos with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cristos misses the target.
Belkofer throws a head kick that misses
and Cristos counters with a low kick, right behind Belkofer 's knee.
Belkofer rushes Cristos and presses him up against the cage.
Belkofer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belkofer misses with a body kick.
Belkofer lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
Belkofer defending well as Cristos loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cristos blocks a head kick by Belkofer.
Belkofer cracks the inside of Cristos's front leg.
Belkofer cracks the inside of Cristos's front leg.
Belkofer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cristos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cristos misses with a double jab
and Belkofer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belkofer.
Belkofer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belkofer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cristos.
A left and a right from Belkofer both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Martin Cristos has been cut.
Cristos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cristos misses with a looping right.
Belkofer throws a shot to the body.
Belkofer instigates a clinch.
Belkofer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belkofer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cristos avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Belkofer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Cristos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belkofer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cristos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Belkofer - the referee stops the clock and Cristos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Belkofer. Cristos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Belkofer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cristos if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belkofer. That's going to slow Cristos down.
Cristos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Belkofer. Belkofer obviously looking to wear him down.
Belkofer tries to clinch up.
Belkofer wants to clinch up but Cristos keeps it at a distance.
Belkofer is looking to land body kicks.
Belkofer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cristos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Belkofer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cristos's knee momentarily.
Belkofer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Belkofer misses with a double jab.
Cristos is breathing heavily.
Belkofer connects with a solid leg kick.
Belkofer feints and then cracks Cristos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cristos down.
Belkofer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Belkofer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belkofer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belkofer.
Belkofer throws the kick towards the body but Cristos avoids it.
Cristos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Belkofer. That one must have hurt.
Belkofer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Belkofer is looking to chop away at Cristos's legs.
Belkofer takes a swing at Cristos's ribcage but misses.
Cristos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Belkofer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Belkofer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belkofer.
Belkofer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belkofer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cristos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belkofer.
Belkofer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Belkofer tries a knee to the head but Cristos blocks it.
Belkofer working Cristos over with knees to the body.
Cristos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cristos managing to block the knees to the body from Belkofer.
Belkofer with a knee to the head.
Belkofer working Cristos over with knees to the body.
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!
Belkofer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Belkofer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Cristos.
Belkofer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cristos cracks Belkofer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Belkofer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Belkofer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cristos can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Belkofer.
David Belkofer is winning the standup battle so far.
Belkofer lands with a nice body kick.
Belkofer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Belkofer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cristos was well out of range. Poor timing from Belkofer.
Belkofer tries to clinch there but Cristos circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Belkofer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer misses with a kick to the body
and Cristos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Belkofer thinking.
Good leg kick by Belkofer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Belkofer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cristos.
No joy there for Cristos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belkofer misses with a combination
and Cristos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cristos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Belkofer rather than just go for the knockout.
Belkofer misses with a head kick.
Belkofer throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belkofer.
Belkofer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Belkofer throws a front kick aimed at Cristos's knee but Cristos avoids it well.
Belkofer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Belkofer throws a leg kick which misses Cristos's front leg but catches the back leg as Cristos tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belkofer.
Belkofer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cristos takes a step back to recover.
Belkofer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belkofer. That's going to slow Cristos down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Belkofer. Cristos shrugs it off though.
Belkofer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cristos's calf.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Belkofer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belkofer misses with a body kick.
Cristos swats away the attempt to clinch by Belkofer.
Cristos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belkofer.
Cristos throws a leg kick
and Belkofer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Belkofer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belkofer landing knees to the body.
Belkofer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cristos thows a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belkofer, right into the meat.
Cristos checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Belkofer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martin Cristos's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Belkofer throws a head kick but Cristos moves out of range.
Belkofer is looking to slow Cristos down with leg kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Belkofer.
Cristos throws out a loose jab but Belkofer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cristos throws a shot from downtown. Belkofer moves away and avoids it.
Cristos thows a leg kick but Belkofer checks it
and Belkofer counters with a thumping low kick.
Cristos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cristos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belkofer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Belkofer throws a push kick but Cristos slaps the foot to one side.
Belkofer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cristos is out of range.
Cristos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cristos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cristos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Belkofer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cristos throws a right hand that Belkofer ducks under and follows up with a left that Belkofer also avoids with ease.
Cristos takes a swing at Belkofer's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belkofer moves away.
Cristos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cristos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Belkofer tries to clinch there but Cristos circles away.
Cristos thows a leg kick but Belkofer checks it
and Belkofer counters with an inside leg kick.
Belkofer throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belkofer.
Cristos misses with a low kick as Belkofer jumps back.
Cristos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belkofer was well out of range. Poor timing from Cristos.
Cristos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Belkofer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cristos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belkofer scores with a leg kick.
Belkofer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belkofer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer cracks the inside of Cristos's front leg.
Cristos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Belkofer.
Belkofer lands a head kick. Cristos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Belkofer scores with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belkofer. That's going to slow Cristos down.
Belkofer moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belkofer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cristos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belkofer scores with a sloppy right hand. Cristos should have avoided that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belkofer, right into the meat.
Belkofer doesn't manage to clinch there - Cristos circles away.
A shot to the body from Cristos misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Belkofer scores with a leg kick.
A head kick from Belkofer lands but Cristos takes it in his stride.
Belkofer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Cristos to counter with a crisp jab.
Belkofer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cristos misses with a straight right.
Cristos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Belkofer. That one must have hurt.
Belkofer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cristos blocks a low kick nicely.
Belkofer lands with a kick to the temple. Cristos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cristos throws a leg kick
and Belkofer counters by moving into the clinch.
Cristos can't break the clinch.
Cristos avoiding damage as Belkofer throws knees to the body.
Belkofer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cristos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cristos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cristos avoiding damage as Belkofer throws knees to the body.
Belkofer looking to throw knees to the head but Cristos is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristos taking a breather.
Belkofer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Belkofer manages to break the clinch.
Belkofer misses with a series of wild punches.
Belkofer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cristos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Belkofer.
A low kick from Cristos is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cristos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cristos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Belkofer throws a push kick but Cristos slaps the foot to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cristos misses with an uppercut. Belkofer saw that one coming.
Belkofer delivers a nice body kick.
Belkofer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cristos's head.
Belkofer moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Belkofer clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Cristos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cristos throws a leg kick
and Belkofer counters with an outside leg kick.
Cristos keeps the fight on the outside.
Cristos blocks a head kick by Belkofer.
Belkofer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cristos.
Cristos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Belkofer moves into the clinch.
Belkofer has Cristos pressed against the cage, preventing Cristos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Belkofer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cristos is defending well for now.
Cristos is trying to break the clinch but Belkofer has him pressed against the cage.
Cristos working aggressively here.
Belkofer missing with knees to the body.
Cristos digs a right hand into Belkofer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belkofer's gas tank.
Belkofer pushes Cristos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Belkofer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cristos.
Belkofer throws an elbow that misses.
Cristos breaks the clinch.
Belkofer instigates a clinch.
Cristos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belkofer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cristos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belkofer keeps Cristos at a distance using the push kick.
Cristos is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cristos misses with a shot to the body
and Belkofer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cristos's knee momentarily.
Belkofer throws a wild body kick that Cristos sees coming a mile off.
Belkofer scores with a leg kick.
Cristos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cristos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Belkofer counters with a body kick.
Belkofer tries to land a front kick but Cristos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Belkofer.
An inside leg kick lands from Belkofer.
Cristos swats away the attempt to clinch by Belkofer.
Belkofer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Belkofer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cristos misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belkofer. Cristos does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristos blocks a head kick by Belkofer.
Belkofer looks to land a left hand but Cristos moved out of range nicely.
Cristos looks to throw the jab but Belkofer is out of range.
Belkofer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cristos's sensitive parts.
Belkofer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Belkofer looks for the body kick but Cristos saw that one coming.
Belkofer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belkofer throws a push kick but Cristos slaps the foot to one side.
Cristos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Belkofer's hands.
Cristos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Belkofer scores with a leg kick.
Cristos takes a swing at Belkofer's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Belkofer blocks the low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cristos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Belkofer - the referee stops the clock and Cristos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Belkofer. Cristos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Belkofer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristos loads up on a big right hand but Belkofer slips the punch.
Cristos lands a glancing blow to the side of Belkofer's head.
Belkofer misses with a body kick.
Cristos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belkofer.
Cristos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belkofer throws out the jab.
Cristos misses with a body shot.
Cristos misses with a double jab.
A leg kick checked by Cristos.
Belkofer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cristos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cristos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belkofer.
Nice body kick from Belkofer.
Belkofer works Cristos's body with a nice hook.
Belkofer misses with a kick to the body
and Cristos counters with a stiff right hand.
Belkofer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Belkofer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristos throws a leg kick but Belkofer checks it.
Belkofer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Belkofer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Belkofer doesn't manage to clinch there - Cristos circles away.
Belkofer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cristos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belkofer.
Cristos's corner calls for a 1-2. Cristos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cristos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belkofer.
Cristos avoids the head kick by Belkofer.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Belkofer.
Belkofer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belkofer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cristos checks a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Belkofer. Cristos shrugs it off though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belkofer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belkofer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Belkofer had his way with Martin Cristos in that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Cristos's cut.
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!
Belkofer looks for the body kick but Cristos saw that one coming.
Belkofer moves out of range of the leg kick from Cristos.
Cristos misses with a leg kick
and Belkofer counters with a thumping low kick.
Cristos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Belkofer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belkofer feints and then cracks Cristos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cristos down.
Belkofer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cristos misses with a hook.
Cristos misses the jab.
Belkofer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cristos thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belkofer clinches up against the cage.
Cristos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cristos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cristos. Belkofer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cristos circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Belkofer.
Cristos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cristos misses with a looping right.
Belkofer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Belkofer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cristos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cristos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Belkofer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Belkofer has Cristos pressed against the cage, preventing Cristos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cristos is trying to break the clinch but Belkofer is controlling him.
Cristos blocks an elbow strike from Belkofer.
Belkofer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cristos is defending well for now.
Cristos tries to circle away but Belkofer has him pinned against the cage.
Cristos avoiding damage as Belkofer throws knees to the body.
Belkofer prevents Cristos from breaking the clinch.
Cristos can't break the clinch.
Cristos letting Belkofer take a breather here.
David Belkofer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cristos managing to block the knees to the body from Belkofer.
Cristos can't break the clinch.
Cristos is looking to break free of the clinch but Belkofer has double underhooks.
Cristos is looking to break free of the clinch but Belkofer has double underhooks.
Cristos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cristos working hard to break the clinch.
Cristos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cristos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cristos can't break the clinch.
Cristos working hard to break the clinch.
Cristos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cristos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belkofer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cristos can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belkofer. Cristos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cristos lands a jab to the nose.
Cristos blocks a head kick by Belkofer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cristos throws a hook but Belkofer avoids it easily.
Martin Cristos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belkofer throws a body punch but Cristos moves out of range.
Cristos misses with a leg kick
and Belkofer counters with a head kick. That will keep Cristos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cristos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Belkofer.
Cristos misses with the combination.
Cristos is looking to land body kicks.
Belkofer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cristos's calf.
Cristos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Belkofer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cristos is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Belkofer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Belkofer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belkofer scores with a spinning back kick!
The fighters circling - Cristos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cristos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Belkofer moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Belkofer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belkofer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for David Belkofer!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for David Belkofer!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for David Belkofer!
David Belkofer wins by unanimous decision!
David Belkofer retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davi Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Feel me or kill me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Davi Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roman Ray!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray misses with a looping right.
Ray takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Ray checks it.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Ray backs away looking to recover.
Ray throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Ray staying out of range there.
Ray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Ray misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Ray.
Jab by Ray.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ray throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Ray misses.
Ray throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Ray throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Ray throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ray misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Ray throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Ray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ray scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Ray shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Ray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ray looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ray throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ray doesn't seem phased though.
Ray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva lands with a hook. Ray tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Ray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ray has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ray throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ray crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Ray gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Ray manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ray gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ray is rocked!
Silva connects with a nice cross there... Ray is looking wobbly and Silva recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Ray to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Silva jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Davi Silva!
Davi Silva retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fidel Puno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puno has chosen Fidel Entry Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Maximus Meridius could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fidel Puno's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fidel Puno!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puno was well out of range. Poor timing from Meridius.
Meridius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puno cracks Meridius with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Meridius looks to land a body kick but Puno moved away.
Meridius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Puno throws a sloppy body shot
letting Meridius counter with a right hand.
It looks like Fidel Puno has been cut.
Meridius is looking to land body kicks.
Meridius lands with a cross.
Meridius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puno looks to land a left hand but Meridius moved out of range nicely.
Maximus Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meridius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Meridius tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Meridius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meridius can pounce on him.
Meridius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Puno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Meridius counters with a left to the body.
Meridius is looking to wear down Puno with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice straight punches there by Puno. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Puno.
Puno throws a sloppy head kick
and Meridius counters with a left and a right that stings Puno.
Puno throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Meridius counters with a left and a right that stings Puno.
Meridius wants to clinch up but Puno keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Meridius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meridius misses with an uppercut. Puno saw that one coming.
Meridius tries to land a body kick
and Puno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meridius misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Puno thuds a left hand into Meridius's body.
Meridius tries to clinch up.
Meridius thows a leg kick but Puno checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Meridius is breathing heavily.
Puno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Meridius counters with a left to the body.
Puno scores with a jab. Meridius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Meridius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puno throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Meridius on the side of the head.
Meridius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Meridius throws a wild body kick that Puno sees coming a mile off.
Meridius staying out of range there.
Puno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Meridius at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno scores with a jab. Meridius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Puno misses with a series of wild punches.
Puno cracks Meridius with a hook to the temple - Meridius is on wobbly legs here! Puno swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Meridius falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Puno wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fidel Puno!
Fidel Puno is the new heavyweight champion!
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RATING
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