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EFC 37: BRAWL PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moji Joaninho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is You Won't Know. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moji Joaninho!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Joaninho's half guard.
Joaninho trying to control here.
Joaninho really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Joaninho is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anderson wants to advance to full mount but Joaninho doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anderson advances to half guard.
Anderson moves into full mount! Joaninho won't be happy about that!
Anderson throwing strikes here but Joaninho is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Anderson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Joaninho is on top in guard.
Anderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joaninho decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Joaninho.
Joaninho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.
Joaninho defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Joaninho throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Joaninho tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Joaninho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson tries to score with a low kick but Joaninho moves his leg out of the way.
Anderson Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Joaninho.
Joaninho defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anderson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joaninho connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joaninho motions for Anderson to come forward. Joaninho throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joaninho misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson clobbers Joaninho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good work by Joaninho as he checks the leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Joaninho.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joaninho wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Joaninho checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maybe Anderson would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moji Joaninho dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anderson tries to clinch there but Joaninho circles away.
Anderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Joaninho checks a leg kick.
Joaninho fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anderson tried to score with a low kick but Joaninho checks it.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Joaninho's waist but Joaninho gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
Joaninho lands a jab-cross combination.
No joy there for Joaninho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Joaninho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
No joy there for Joaninho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Joaninho darts in and clinches Anderson up against the ropes.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson keeps control of Joaninho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Joaninho wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Joaninho moved away.
Joaninho throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Joaninho ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joaninho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joaninho scores with a body shot.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Joaninho tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Joaninho to the ground. Joaninho escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Joaninho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
Joaninho tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anderson is able to avoid easily.
Joaninho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joaninho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joaninho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Joaninho checks a leg kick.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson wants to slow Joaninho down by chopping away at his legs.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid body kick from Anderson.
Joaninho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Joaninho presses Anderson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Joaninho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
Joaninho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anderson counters with an outside leg kick.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Joaninho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
Anderson feints and then cracks Joaninho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joaninho down.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Joaninho throws a series of strikes that have Anderson backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joaninho scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moji Joaninho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Joaninho misses with a kick to the body.
Joaninho looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
Moji Joaninho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joaninho misses with a few strikes there.
Joaninho throws a combination that misses
and Anderson counters with a good low kick that Joaninho was not able to check.
Anderson is looking to wear down Joaninho with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
A big right from Joaninho misses.
Anderson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Joaninho works over Anderson's head and body with a nice combination.
Joaninho throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joaninho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Joaninho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Anderson obliges.
Joaninho is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson jumps guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anderson is on top in guard.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Joaninho is retaining full guard.
Joaninho wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson distracts Joaninho with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Anderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson wants to stand but Joaninho is controlling his posture from full guard.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Joaninho slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Joaninho fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Joaninho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Joaninho scores with a four punch combination!
Anderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Joaninho misses with a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
and Joaninho counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Anderson clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Anderson throws a leg kick which misses Joaninho's front leg but catches the back leg as Joaninho tries to avoid it.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joaninho on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Joaninho throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Joaninho counters with a nice body shot.
Joaninho wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Joaninho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Joaninho.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Joaninho tries for a takedown but Anderson circles away easily
and Anderson counters with a left and a right that stings Joaninho.
Joaninho blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Joaninho.
Joaninho is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joaninho's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Joaninho blocks the low kick.
Joaninho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot lands for Anderson.
Joaninho throws a combination that misses
and Anderson counters with a good low kick that Joaninho was not able to check.
Joaninho shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Joaninho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Joaninho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Anderson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Joaninho sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson clobbers Joaninho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch but Joaninho is having none of it.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Anderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Anderson with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Anderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Anderson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Joaninho?
Joaninho is rocked!
Joaninho is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anderson trying to control but Joaninho is having none of it.
Anderson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Joaninho to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Joaninho shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Anderson had his way with Moji Joaninho in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Anderson scores with a kick to the body.
Anderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joaninho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.
Joaninho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Joaninho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joaninho throws a lazy head kick
and Anderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Joaninho thinking.
Anderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Joaninho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Joaninho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Joaninho avoids it really well and circles away.
Joaninho is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Anderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joaninho can't do much from the bottom here.
Anderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Joaninho has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Joaninho's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Anderson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Joaninho is looking to reverse the position.
Anderson trying to control the position but Joaninho is working away.
Joaninho is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Joaninho regains half guard.
Anderson working Joaninho over with strikes.
Joaninho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Joaninho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Joaninho is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.
Joaninho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Joaninho looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 48:47
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Anderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kix Rus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd Mayweather could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kix Rus's chin.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kix Rus!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rus scores with a nice body kick.
Rus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice cross by Mayweather.
Mayweather just misses with a punch to the body.
Rus throws a chopping leg kick but Mayweather manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mayweather lands a body shot.
Rus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayweather.
Rus throws a push kick but Mayweather slaps the foot to one side.
Mayweather fails to land with a series of punches.
Rus throws out a leg kick but Mayweather moves out of range and Rus only half commits.
Mayweather throws a leg kick
and Rus counters with a leg kick.
Rus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rus misses with a low kick.
Mayweather fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rus manages to avoid it.
Rus throws a chopping leg kick but Mayweather manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mayweather moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mayweather blocks it with crossed arms.
Mayweather is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mayweather managing to block the knees to the body from Rus.
Rus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rus lands a knee to the body.
Mayweather's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mayweather blocks a leg kick.
Rus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mayweather's calf.
Rus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayweather.
Mayweather looks to score with a jab to the body but Rus is just out of range.
Kix Rus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather throws a nice looking combination but Rus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mayweather throws a sloppy head kick and Rus moves out of range easily.
Mayweather tries to clinch there but Rus circles away.
Rus moves in looking to clinch but Mayweather pushes him off.
A low kick from Rus is predictable there
and Mayweather counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mayweather on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rus. Rus obviously looking to wear him down.
Rus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rus throws a low kick, looking for Mayweather's leg but Mayweather calmly moves out of range.
Mayweather will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mayweather keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mayweather throws an overhand right that lands on Rus's shoulder, as Rus tries to avoid the shot.
Mayweather looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good leg kick by Rus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mayweather throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rus throws a wild body kick that Mayweather sees coming a mile off.
Rus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayweather.
Rus misses with a low kick.
Mayweather swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rus, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rus throws a lazy body kick
and Mayweather counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Floyd Mayweather will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mayweather on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rus. Rus obviously looking to wear him down.
Floyd Mayweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rus closes the distance but Mayweather moves to the side
and Mayweather cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mayweather misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rus thows a body kick. Mayweather tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rus scoring well with a low kick there.
A big right from Mayweather misses.
Mayweather takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rus misses with a low kick as Mayweather jumps back.
Rus thows a leg kick but Mayweather checks it
and Mayweather counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mayweather.
Rus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mayweather avoids it.
Rus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mayweather blocks it with crossed arms.
Rus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mayweather on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Mayweather.
Rus trying to land knees to the body.
Rus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mayweather blocks it with crossed arms.
Mayweather controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Rus avoids them all with ease.
Mayweather just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Mayweather blocks the low kick.
Mayweather tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rus doesn't manage to clinch there - Mayweather circles away.
Mayweather moves out of range of the leg kick from Rus.
Rus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mayweather counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rus tries to clinch
and Mayweather counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mayweather tries to clinch up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rus 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 Mayweather has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mayweather and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mayweather misses with a wild combination.
Rus throws a leg kick
and Mayweather counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mayweather misses with a double jab
and Rus counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Mayweather misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Rus misses.
Mayweather checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rus throws a push kick but Mayweather slaps the foot to one side.
Mayweather checks a low kick from Rus.
Rus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mayweather lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mayweather avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mayweather throws a right hand that Rus ducks under and follows up with a left that Rus also avoids with ease.
Rus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mayweather circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mayweather counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayweather blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rus tries a knee to the head but Mayweather blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Mayweather dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rus throws and low kick but Mayweather moves out of range easily.
Mayweather lands a jab to the head.
Rus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mayweather to score with a decent uppercut.
Mayweather takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rus tried to score with a low kick but Mayweather checks it.
A leg kick checked by Mayweather.
Rus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mayweather is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rus throws a body kick that misses.
Mayweather gets a clinch.
Rus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mayweather blocks it with crossed arms.
Rus has Mayweather pressed against the ropes, preventing Mayweather from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rus scores with a knee to the head.
Mayweather managing to block the knees to the body from Rus.
Rus tries to land a knee to the head but Mayweather blocks with his arms.
Rus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mayweather lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mayweather is trying to force a seperation but Rus has the dominant position.
Rus tries to land a knee to the head but Mayweather blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mayweather avoids it.
Mayweather has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rus regains guard immediately.
Rus keeping full guard, as Mayweather tries to pass.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mayweather works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mayweather is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rus has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rus is trying to maintain the position but Mayweather is very close to passing his half guard.
Mayweather looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rus keeping hold of Mayweather's head, controlling as best he can.
Mayweather is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rus!
Mayweather with a couple of short strikes.
Mayweather trying to control but Rus is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Mayweather clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mayweather checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rus 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 Mayweather has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mayweather and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mayweather scores with a head kick.
Mayweather scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mayweather tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Mayweather checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rus misses with a body kick.
Rus tries to clinch but Mayweather is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mayweather misses with a straight right.
Mayweather throws the left hand but Rus avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Mayweather as he connects with a hook.
Rus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mayweather misses with the combination.
Mayweather throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rus tries to clinch up but Mayweather circles away and keeps his distance.
Mayweather takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mayweather throws a combination. Rus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mayweather checks a low kick from Rus.
Rus tried to score with a low kick but Mayweather checks it.
Rus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mayweather takes a swing at Rus's ribcage but misses.
Rus keeps the fight on the outside.
Mayweather has Rus up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather managing to block the knees to the body from Rus.
Rus misses with a knee to the head.
Mayweather avoiding damage as Rus throws knees to the body.
Rus tries to land knees in the clinch but Mayweather avoids the damage to the body.
Mayweather wants to break free but Rus has control.
Rus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mayweather.
Rus misses with a knee to the head.
Mayweather on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mayweather tries to circle away but Rus has him pinned against the ropes.
Mayweather takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mayweather escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayweather swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mayweather throws a looping overhand right but Rus ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rus throws a leg kick
and Mayweather counters by moving into the clinch.
Rus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mayweather is defending well for now.
Mayweather taking a breather.
Rus lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Mayweather had his way with Kix Rus in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mayweather misses with a hook.
Mayweather circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mayweather counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Mayweather scores with a four punch combination!
An inside leg kick from Rus misses.
Mayweather checks a low kick from Rus.
Rus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rus misses with a leg kick
and Mayweather cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mayweather blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rus.
Rus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rus misses with a low kick.
Rus is looking to chop away at Mayweather's legs.
Mayweather wants to clinch up but Rus keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rus moves out of range as Mayweather strikes.
Some wild striking there from Mayweather.
Mayweather lands a nice shot that snaps Rus's head back.
Mayweather stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rus.
Rus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayweather.
Mayweather swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mayweather swats away the attempt to clinch by Rus.
Mayweather throws a jab but it's blocked by Rus.
Mayweather takes a swing at Rus's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Rus misses
letting Mayweather counter with a right hand.
Floyd Mayweather is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rus misses with a leg kick.
Rus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mayweather's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather blocks the body kick.
Rus throws and low kick but Mayweather moves out of range easily.
Rus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mayweather's calf.
Rus throws a body kick the misses
and Mayweather counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mayweather tries to bum rush Rus with a series of wild strikes but Rus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rus misses with a leg kick
and Mayweather counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mayweather checks the leg kick.
Mayweather takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rus tries to score with a low kick but Mayweather moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rus slips under a jab.
Rus is looking to clinch but Mayweather is avoiding it.
Kix Rus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mayweather throws out a powerful jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Mayweather showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mayweather 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Mayweather!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fintch Skeeter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fintch Skeeter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Smith!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skeeter throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Skeeter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skeeter has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Skeeter throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Skeeter.
Smith goes for a takedown attempt but Skeeter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Skeeter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jose Smith has been cut.
Skeeter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skeeter tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Skeeter thows a body shot but no joy.
Skeeter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith slips under a jab from Skeeter.
Smith blocks a jab.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Fintch Skeeter has been cut.
Skeeter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Skeeter's waist but Skeeter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
Skeeter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
Fintch Skeeter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skeeter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skeeter rushes Smith and presses him up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skeeter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Skeeter lands a nice uppercut.
Skeeter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Skeeter manages to break the clinch.
Skeeter is looking to clinch.
Skeeter misses with a kick to the body.
Skeeter darts in and clinches Smith up against the ropes.
Skeeter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Skeeter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Skeeter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Skeeter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Skeeter sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good exchange - Skeeter coming out on top.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Skeeter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Skeeter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skeeter has Smith up against the ropes in a clinch.
Skeeter lands with a short shot to the head.
Skeeter prevents the takedown attempt.
Skeeter breaks the clinch.
Skeeter misses with an uppercut.
Skeeter throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Fintch Skeeter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skeeter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skeeter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skeeter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skeeter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Skeeter.
Skeeter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skeeter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skeeter throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skeeter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skeeter misses with a looping left.
Skeeter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skeeter moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fintch Skeeter dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Skeeter has Smith up against the ropes in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Skeeter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Skeeter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Skeeter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skeeter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skeeter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Skeeter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Skeeter breaks from the clinch.
Skeeter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Skeeter is looking to clinch.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Skeeter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good exchange - Skeeter coming out on top.
Jab, jab by Skeeter - just one landing.
Skeeter tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Skeeter closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skeeter pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Skeeter.
Skeeter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Skeeter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skeeter tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Skeeter's front leg but catches the back leg as Skeeter tries to avoid it.
Skeeter tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Skeeter is keeping the position.
Skeeter wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Skeeter has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Smith off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Skeeter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Smith fails to pull guard.
Fintch Skeeter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Skeeter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Skeeter manages to break the clinch.
Skeeter clinches up against the ropes.
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!
Skeeter breaks the clinch.
Skeeter lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the ropes and back into rage.
Skeeter wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big left from Skeeter misses.
Skeeter is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Nice body punch from Skeeter.
Smith blocks a head kick by Skeeter.
Skeeter drives through and clinches with Smith against the ropes.
Skeeter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Skeeter walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Skeeter swivels and escapes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skeeter moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Skeeter closes the distance and clinches.
Skeeter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skeeter throws a good cross that connects.
Skeeter tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fintch Skeeter dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Skeeter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skeeter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skeeter throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Skeeter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skeeter. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fintch Skeeter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skeeter tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Skeeter tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Skeeter lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Skeeter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fintch Skeeter is winning the standup battle so far.
Skeeter is looking to clinch.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Fintch Skeeter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Smith.
Skeeter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skeeter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skeeter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Skeeter leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skeeter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skeeter doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Skeeter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skeeter moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Skeeter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skeeter throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Skeeter kicks Smith off and gets back to his feet.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skeeter wants to clinch
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skeeter takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Skeeter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Skeeter tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Skeeter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Skeeter is looking to clinch.
Skeeter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skeeter misses the shot to the body.
Skeeter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skeeter tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Skeeter misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throws a low kick but Skeeter avoids it.
A shot to the body from Skeeter misses
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skeeter is trying to stand back up but Smith is controlling him
Smith working over Skeeter with some ground and pound. Skeeter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Fintch Skeeter did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Skeeter.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Skeeter lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Skeeter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Skeeter has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Skeeter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Skeeter avoids it really well and circles away.
Skeeter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skeeter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith is rocked!
Skeeter closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Smith! Skeeter dives in looking to finish! Smith is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fintch Skeeter!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Perry (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 Ethan Perry was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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22
136 lbs
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24
137 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Perry!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry scores with a takedown into Banner's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Perry throwing strikes but missing.
Perry trying to control the position from guard on top but Banner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perry pushing down on Banner's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Banner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Perry thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Banner to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry looking to sit in guard and control but Banner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Banner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Perry's head.
Banner throws a big right hand that misses.
Banner is working Perry over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Banner stops Perry from standing up.
Perry is looking for a triangle but Banner pushes his legs off easily.
Perry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Banner postures up in Perry's guard and throws a big left but Perry blocks it.
Perry has momentary wrist control but Banner slips an elbow through the middle.
Banner trying to control the position from guard on top but Perry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Banner is controlling him.
Banner throwing strikes from guard but Perry blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Perry is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Banner distracts Perry with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Perry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Banner is in close to Perry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Banner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Banner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Perry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Perry wants to stand but Banner is controlling the position.
Banner is in close to Perry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Banner postures up and lands a big shot to Perry's brow.
Perry keeping full guard, as Banner tries to pass.
Banner scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wayne Banner will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Banner tries for a takedown but Perry circles away easily
and Perry counters with a takedown into side control.
Banner takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Perry sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Banner is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Perry creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Banner parries the strikes from Perry easily there. Perry is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Banner to escape.
Banner parries the strikes from Perry easily there. Perry is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Banner to escape.
Perry is trying to get an arm triangle but Banner is defending well.
Banner dodges the ground and pound from Perry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry is trying to ground and pound but Banner uses the momentary lack of control by Perry to regain half guard.
Perry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Banner manages to get to full guard.
Perry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
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.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Banner blocks nicely.
Banner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perry throws and elbow that misses. Banner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Perry's guard. Nice move by Banner!
Banner throws a big right hand that misses.
Perry has momentary wrist control but Banner slips an elbow through the middle.
Banner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Perry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Banner's guard.
Perry works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Perry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Perry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Banner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Perry wants to get back to his feet but Banner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Perry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Banner is one step ahead there.
Perry working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Banner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Banner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Banner 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.
Banner trying to control but Perry is working from the bottom.
Banner landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Banner wants to pass the guard but Perry is keeping the position.
Banner is pushing down on Perry's leg trying to pass to half guard. Perry is fighting to maintain full guard but Banner has managed to sneak the leg through.
Perry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Banner.
Banner has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Banner.
Banner scoring with strikes but Perry is staying in there.
Banner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Banner with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perry wants to try and get back to his feet.
Banner dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries to reverse the position but Banner maintains control.
Perry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Perry tries to buck Banner off but he can't manage it.
Banner cracks Perry with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Banner unloading with bombs!
Perry is looking to get to half guard.
Perry in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Perry is in all sorts of trouble here.
Banner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Banner working Perry over with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner lands a nice shot to the head.
Perry is bucking up trying to escape but Banner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Banner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Perry hang on?
Perry is in a horrible position here. Banner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Banner clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Perry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Perry is working Banner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Banner has control of Perry's left arm, preventing Perry from doing any damage.
Perry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Banner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Perry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Perry won't allow Banner to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Banner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Perry preventing the sweep.
Banner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perry passes Banner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Perry seems to be working for a kimura but Banner defends the submission attempt.
Perry is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Perry throwing shots but Banner is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Perry is nestled in close to Banner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Perry winds up and cracks Banner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Banner has hold of Perry's hands but Perry slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Perry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Banner defending well though.
Wayne Banner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Banner is staying active underneath Perry, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Banner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Perry dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Perry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Perry looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Banner!
Banner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Banner tries to get out of the position.
Banner regains half guard.
Perry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Perry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Banner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Banner is looking to improve his position.
Banner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Banner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perry.
Perry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Perry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Banner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Banner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Banner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Perry is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Banner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Banner's back!
Banner is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Perry is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner covering up well under a series of strikes from Perry.
Perry not allowing Banner to control his hands.
Perry missing with punches from the back.
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 Wayne Banner.
Well Banner 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Banner!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Welch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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177 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sydney Fields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Welch!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fields circles away quickly and effectively.
Welch lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Sydney Fields has been cut.
Nice cross by Welch.
Fields tries to close the distance and clinch but Welch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fields misses with a head kick.
Fields shoots in for a takedown but Welch shows good takedown defense.
Fields misses with a takedown attempt - Welch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fields throws a combination. Welch tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Jeremy Welch has been cut.
Welch moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fields shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Welch pinned against the cage. Welch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sydney Fields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Welch stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch looks to land a combination but Fields avoids it well.
Welch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Welch's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Welch duly obliges.
Welch keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab by Welch.
Fields fails with the takedown.
Fields is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welch misses with a double jab
and Fields counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fields fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fields tries to close the distance and clinch up but Welch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fields fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fields shoots in but Welch avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jeremy Welch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fields moves in looking to clinch but Welch pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fields dives in and grabs Welch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Welch pushes down on Fields's head and hops out.
Welch throws a lazy head kick
and Fields counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Welch's guard now.
Fields trying to control but Welch is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Welch dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Welch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Welch fails to land with a series of punches.
Welch misses with a head kick.
Welch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Welch lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Welch throws a sloppy head kick and Fields moves out of range easily.
Welch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fields at a distance.
Fields connects with a high kick.
Welch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Welch lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch throws a head kick that misses.
Fields blocks a head kick by Welch.
Fields takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fields throws a body punch but Welch moves out of range.
Fields takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Welch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Welch wants it to stay on the feet.
Fields has a takedown stuffed.
Fields slips a jab and a cross from Welch.
Welch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fields.
Fields tries to close the distance and clinch but Welch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fields bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fields fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Welch is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fields in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Welch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fields. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fields decides to stand back up.
Fields misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Welch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Welch throws a right and a left that Fields avoids nicely.
Fields tries to clinch there but Welch circles away.
Fields closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Welch did well to prevent Fields getting side control.
Welch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Welch looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fields decides to stand and escape the position.
Welch tries to bum rush Fields with a series of wild strikes but Fields uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fields walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fields fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Welch misses with a double jab
and Fields counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fields works his way into side control.
Welch is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fields looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Welch is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fields throws a strike aimed at the side of Welch's head but Welch avoids it well.
Fields decides to stand up, so the ref orders Welch to his feet.
Fields shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Welch as he jumps to the side.
A head kick by Fields misses
and Welch counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fields slips a jab and a cross from Welch.
Fields forces Welch back against the ropes and clinches.
Fields lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Welch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sydney Fields clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fields takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fields doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Welch counters with a head kick that drops Fields to the mat! Fields scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Fields is rocked!
Fields shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Welch counters with a huge left! Fields is in big trouble! He's backing up but Welch isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Fields from any more damage. A dominating finish by Welch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Welch!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Risto Raivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Zeigler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raivo comes to the ring accompanied by The Prodigy - `Warrior`s Dance`. Zeigler has chosen This Could Be Anywhere In The World by Alexisonfire as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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191 lbs
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189 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Risto Raivo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Zeigler!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeigler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zeigler keeps the fight on the outside.
Raivo moves into the clinch.
Zeigler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Raivo walks away with a smile on his face. Zeigler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zeigler displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Risto Raivo has been cut.
Raivo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Zeigler looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Raivo prevents Zeigler from escaping the position.
Raivo scores with punches from side control.
Zeigler is trying to buck Raivo off.
Raivo working away.
Zeigler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zeigler is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Raivo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Raivo is trying to control the action in half guard but Zeigler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Raivo is thwarting Zeigler's attempts to control the position.
Raivo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zeigler defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeigler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zeigler swats away the attempt to clinch by Raivo.
Zeigler scores with a jab to the body.
Raivo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Risto Raivo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raivo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zeigler's sensitive parts.
Zeigler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Raivo takes the fight into the clinch.
Zeigler is trying to break free.
Raivo keeps control of Zeigler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Raivo scores a nice knee to the body.
Raivo lands a shoulder strike.
Zeigler throws a punch but it's blocked by Raivo.
Zeigler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raivo has him pressed against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Raivo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Raivo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raivo lands a big knee to the head and Zeigler goes down! Raivo is looking to finish!
Zeigler is rocked!
It looks like Jake Zeigler has been cut.
Zeigler looks gassed!
A big shot lands for Raivo! That's hurt Zeigler! Will he recover? Raivo fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Risto Raivo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lazarus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eetmy Shorts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the ring accompanied by Enter Sandman - Metallica. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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195 lbs
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189 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazarus Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eetmy Shorts!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shorts scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Shorts lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jones takes a step back to recover.
Shorts lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shorts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shorts throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Shorts saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shorts misses with a double jab.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Shorts.
Jones 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.
Shorts pushes Jones up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jones tries to break free but Shorts pushes him back against the ropes.
Shorts tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shorts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones avoiding damage as Shorts throws knees to the body.
Shorts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Shorts looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorts lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Jones avoiding damage as Shorts throws knees to the body.
Shorts missing with knees to the body.
Shorts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Shorts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Shorts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Shorts clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jones struggling to land strikes to the head as Shorts covers up.
Shorts looking very determined here, making life difficult for Jones.
Jones throws a series of strikes and Shorts wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Jones throws some wild stikes that Shorts manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jones misses with a head shot.
Jones 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.
Shorts is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jones landing punches.
Shorts avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones looking to control but Shorts is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eetmy Shorts dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Shorts drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Jones follows Shorts to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lazarus Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calico James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gigi Sirovica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sirovica has chosen last mohacian as his entrance music. Calico James could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gigi Sirovica's chin.
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218 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calico James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gigi Sirovica!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James moves away from the strike by Sirovica.
James throws a big shot that misses.
Sirovica steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
James slips a jab from Sirovica.
Sirovica loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
James shoots in looking for a takedown. Sirovica tries to sprawl out of it but James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Sirovica manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sirovica uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirovica stuffs the takedown.
James shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sirovica as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calico James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James misses with a hook.
Sirovica avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sirovica uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
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.
Sirovica looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
James 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.
James swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sirovica counters with a slapping leg kick.
James misses the jab.
James fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Calico James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirovica manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gigi Sirovica dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
James misses with a jab to the body
and Sirovica counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
James misses with a body shot
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sirovica waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
James misses with a takedown attempt
and Sirovica connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sirovica throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sirovica ducks under a wild hook from James.
James misses with a takedown
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirovica uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
James is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sirovica's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sirovica uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
Sirovica showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
James misses with a shot to the body
and Sirovica counters with a nice uppercut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for James. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sirovica is looking to chop away at James's legs.
James misses with a takedown
and Sirovica counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calico James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sirovica misses with a straight left.
Sirovica scores with a nice head shot.
Sirovica is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sirovica throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sirovica.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gigi Sirovica showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
James darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sirovica tries to roll over but James keeps him under control.
James wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sirovica keeps working.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sirovica actively working from the bottom here.
Sirovica tries to roll over but James keeps him under control.
Sirovica is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
James wants to pass the guard but Sirovica is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
James throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sirovica counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James misses with a takedown attempt - Sirovica sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
Sirovica connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Sirovica is just out of range.
James is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sirovica's half guard.
Sirovica is looking to improve his position.
James landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sirovica is looking to improve his position.
James scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Calico James did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
James throws the left hand but Sirovica avoids the punch easily.
James misses with a combination
and Sirovica counters with a right hand to the body.
Sirovica moves out of range of the strikes.
James closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sirovica to the mat! Sirovica manages to get full guard.
Sirovica wants to sweep here but James controlling him for the moment.
Sirovica throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sirovica being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirovica working for a triangle but James defends it easily.
James won't allow Sirovica to sweep him here.
Sirovica looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sirovica throws his legs up looking for a submission but James uses it to pass to side control.
Sirovica is working to avoid the ground and pound but James connects with a decent elbow.
Sirovica is looking to regain half guard here but James keeps moving and retains side control.
James cracks Sirovica with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James landing a few strikes.
James wants to control but Sirovica is keeping him busy.
James scoring with punches from side control.
Sirovica tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sirovica manages to work his way to half guard, despite James's best efforts.
James passes to side control.
James has hold of Sirovica's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Sirovica tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - James cranks the arm and Sirovica screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Sirovica, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Calico James!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punchers Chance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rampage. The crowd seem to be enjoying Chance's choice of entrance music: Mama said knock u out!. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Punchers Chance!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chance throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Punchers Chance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chance checks a leg kick.
Jackson throws a hook but Chance avoids it easily.
Chance moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Chance does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson tests Chance's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chance misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chance to score with a decent uppercut.
Chance rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Jackson wants to break free but Chance has control.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Chance has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Chance keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson 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.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Chance sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chance is able to avoid easily.
Jackson throws a head kick but Chance moves out of range.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson scores with the left hand. Chance knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chance takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chance throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chance throws a combination. Jackson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chance takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jackson throws a hook but Chance blocks it.
Chance takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chance looks gassed!
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Jackson defending well as Chance loads up on a big left hand.
Chance keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chance tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chance tries to clinch up.
Jackson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chance's head.
Jackson throws the kick towards the body but Chance avoids it.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Chance's head back.
Jackson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chance tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson throws a right hand that Chance ducks under and follows up with a left that Chance also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chance.
Chance throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson scores with a one two! Chance had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chance slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Chance checks it.
Chance just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chance tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
Chance tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Jackson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson thumps Chance with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Jackson.
Jackson lunges at Chance with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chance's hand.
Jackson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson throws the kick towards the body but Chance avoids it.
Punchers Chance is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chance keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chance on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jackson. Jackson obviously looking to wear him down.
Jackson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jackson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chance. That did some damage!
Chance walks into a jab.
Chance is breathing heavily.
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chance's head backwards.
Jackson cracks the inside of Chance's front leg.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson tests Chance's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Chance sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chance's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson is looking to slow Chance down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jackson.
Chance takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Quinton Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chance manages to avoid it.
Chance takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chance is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chance doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Chance's defenses.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chance stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chance can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson looks to land a combination. Chance sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jackson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Jackson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chance takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jackson throws the left hand but Chance avoids the punch easily.
Chance throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice cross by Jackson.
Jackson connects with a right hand. Chance shakes it off.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chance doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chance will feel that in the morning.
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!
Jackson scores with a nice body kick.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson works Chance's body with a nice hook.
Chance takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Jackson lands a jab to Chance's midsection.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Chance looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chance throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson lands a glancing blow to the side of Chance's head.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chance has time to react.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chance's hands.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Chance walks into a left hand.
Jackson stalks Chance and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chance's face. Chance staggers backwards, shaken.
Jackson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jackson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chance's head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chance crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jackson - the referee stops the clock and Chance gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jackson. Chance manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jackson throws a body punch but Chance moves out of range.
Chance takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chance avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jackson - that will leave a mark!
Chance gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chance.
Chance walks into a jab.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chance. That did some damage!
Jackson lands a jab-cross combination.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chance takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chance blocks a jab.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chance moves away.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Jackson clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chance walks into a jab.
Chance takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jackson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chance momentarily.
Chance takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chance drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chance ducks right into an uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick but Chance moves out of range.
Jackson 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.
Jackson scores with the left hand. Chance knows he should have avoided that one.
Chance has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chance avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackson.
Jackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chance is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jackson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chance.
Jackson is looking to slow Chance down with leg kicks.
Jackson throws a combination. Chance tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chance on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jackson. Jackson obviously looking to wear him down.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Chance seems unphased.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chance.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chance has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Chance's head.
Chance throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chance throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Chance avoids a kick to the body.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Chance tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Chance moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Chance gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson.
Chance doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chance checks a leg kick.
Chance takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Chance misses.
Chance might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chance. That did some damage!
Chance misses with a jab to the body
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Jackson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chance walks into a straight right hand from Jackson.
Chance throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Chance on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chance on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chance's sensitive parts.
Chance takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Jackson had his way with Punchers Chance in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chance momentarily.
Punchers Chance has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson throws the left hand but Chance avoids the punch easily.
Chance drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chance misses with a body punch
and Jackson counters with an outside leg kick.
Jackson takes a swing at Chance's ribcage but misses.
Jackson throws a body punch but Chance moves out of range.
Chance throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Chance throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson cracks Chance with an open hand slap.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chance tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Chance is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Chance showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Jackson there.
Chance misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson works Chance's body with a nice hook.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chance slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson works the jab nicely.
Jackson throws the kick towards the body but Chance avoids it.
Chance checks a leg kick nicely.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chance checks a low kick from Jackson.
Chance connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
Chance takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Chance was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson.
Chance checks a leg kick.
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Chance slips the punch.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chance takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Chance moves out of range easily.
Jackson throws a head kick but Chance moves out of range.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chance takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good work by Chance as he checks the leg kick.
Jackson feints and then cracks Chance's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chance down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:42
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:41
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Jackson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Penderas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slinky McDougle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slinky McDougle told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Penderas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slinky McDougle!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penderas swinging wildly here.
Penderas throws out a loose jab but McDougle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penderas misses with a wild combination.
McDougle walks into a left hand.
A big left from Penderas misses.
McDougle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penderas.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Penderas, as that shot connected.
Penderas looks to land a right hand but McDougle moved out of range.
A punch combination from Penderas misses.
McDougle avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penderas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McDougle blocks a jab.
Penderas misses with an uppercut.
Penderas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penderas missing with a left hand there. McDougle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penderas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Penderas misses with a few strikes there.
McDougle slips a jab and a cross from Penderas.
Penderas throws out a loose jab but McDougle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penderas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDougle slips a jab and a cross from Penderas.
McDougle fails with a takedown attempt.
Penderas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDougle.
Penderas misses with a hook.
Penderas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penderas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDougle.
McDougle moves out of range as Penderas strikes.
McDougle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A punch lands to the side of McDougle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Penderas.
Penderas misses with a double jab.
Penderas throws a body punch but McDougle moves out of range.
McDougle blocks a jab.
Penderas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDougle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Penderas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McDougle slips a straight right by Penderas.
McDougle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penderas scores with a crisp jab that stopped McDougle in his tracks.
McDougle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penderas throws out the jab.
McDougle 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.
Penderas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penderas looks to throw the jab but McDougle is out of range.
McDougle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McDougle ducks right into an uppercut from Penderas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penderas throws the left hand but McDougle avoids the punch easily.
McDougle moves out of range of the strikes.
Penderas throws a looping overhand right but McDougle ducks down to avoid it.
Penderas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penderas cracks a nice hook into McDougle's ribs.
Penderas misses with a hook. McDougle ducked under it nicely.
Guillermo Penderas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penderas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDougle.
McDougle walks into a stiff left hand from Penderas.
Penderas throws out a powerful jab.
McDougle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Guillermo Penderas has been cut.
Penderas misses with the combination.
Penderas throws a jab when McDougle was well out of range.
Penderas throws a looping overhand right but McDougle ducks down to avoid it.
Penderas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Penderas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDougle circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penderas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penderas lands a jab to the nose.
Some wild striking there from Penderas.
McDougle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penderas.
Penderas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Penderas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McDougle closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McDougle lands in his opponent's guard.
McDougle is looking to work some ground and pound but Penderas has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Guillermo Penderas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Guillermo Penderas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McDougle shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
McDougle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Penderas is staying active underneath McDougle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Penderas tries to kick McDougle off in order to stand up. McDougle Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Penderas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penderas managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by McDougle.
The strikes coming from McDougle are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McDougle misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
McDougle tries to score with some ground and pound. Penderas controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
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.
Penderas tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Penderas has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from McDougle.
McDougle is hanging on to Penderas's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDougle has Penderas flattened out and is raining down punches.
Penderas tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
McDougle scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McDougle landing strikes from the mount and Penderas is in trouble!
McDougle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Penderas is looking to escape.
McDougle misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDougle throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Penderas is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penderas is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slinky McDougle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Guillermo Penderas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McDougle throws a sloppy head kick and Penderas moves out of range easily.
Penderas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penderas loads up on a big right hand but McDougle slips the punch.
Penderas looks to land a left hand but McDougle moved out of range nicely.
McDougle slips under a jab.
Penderas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penderas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McDougle momentarily.
Penderas cracks a nice hook into McDougle's ribs.
Guillermo Penderas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penderas scores with a jab.
Penderas throws a lazy right hand but McDougle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penderas misses the jab.
McDougle slips a straight right by Penderas.
Penderas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDougle circles away quickly and effectively.
McDougle gets the takedown into side control.
McDougle trying to control the position but Penderas is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penderas regains half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Penderas kicks off McDougle and gets to his feet.
A big right from McDougle misses.
Penderas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Penderas.
Penderas lands with a nice body punch.
Penderas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Penderas misses the target.
Penderas tries to bum rush McDougle with a series of wild strikes but McDougle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Penderas throws an overhand right that lands on McDougle's shoulder, as McDougle tries to avoid the shot.
Penderas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penderas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penderas cracks McDougle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Penderas looks to land a right hand but McDougle moved out of range.
Penderas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penderas throws a series of punches but McDougle moves out of range.
Penderas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Penderas connects with a crisp jab.
Jab from Penderas.
Penderas misses with a wild combination.
Penderas takes a swing at McDougle's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDougle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penderas.
McDougle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penderas.
Penderas looks to land a left hand but McDougle moved out of range nicely.
Penderas misses the jab.
McDougle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Penderas sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Penderas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McDougle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penderas is trying to control but can't.
Penderas is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McDougle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Penderas pushes McDougle off looking to stand but McDougle dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillermo Penderas clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Guillermo Penderas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Penderas misses with the combination.
Penderas looks to score with a jab to the body but McDougle is just out of range.
Penderas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDougle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penderas throws an overhand right that lands on McDougle's shoulder, as McDougle tries to avoid the shot.
Penderas throws a hook but McDougle blocks it.
Penderas scores with a crisp jab that stopped McDougle in his tracks.
McDougle misses with a wild body shot.
Penderas throws a lazy right hand but McDougle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Penderas misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penderas throws a jab but it's blocked by McDougle.
Penderas lands a two punch combo.
Penderas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McDougle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Penderas misses with a hook. McDougle ducked under it nicely.
Penderas misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penderas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McDougle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Penderas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDougle was well out of range. Poor timing from Penderas.
Penderas throws a jab but it's blocked by McDougle.
Penderas throws a right and a left that McDougle avoids nicely.
Penderas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guillermo Penderas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Penderas misses.
Penderas scores with a hook.
Penderas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penderas misses with an uppercut. McDougle saw that one coming.
Penderas looks to land a left hand but McDougle moved out of range nicely.
McDougle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penderas.
Penderas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Penderas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDougle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penderas tries to bum rush McDougle with a series of wild strikes but McDougle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McDougle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Penderas misses.
Penderas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penderas misses with a double jab.
A big left from Penderas misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McDougle.
A combination from Penderas does no damage.
McDougle slips a straight right by Penderas.
Penderas stuffs the takedown attempt from McDougle. McDougle gets slowly back to his feet.
Penderas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McDougle slips a straight right by Penderas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDougle lands a high kick!
Penderas connects with a single shot there.
Penderas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penderas is looking to land body kicks.
McDougle moves away from the strike by Penderas.
A telegraphed right hand from Penderas misses the target.
Penderas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McDougle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Penderas thinking.
McDougle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Penderas finds it's way round the side to connect with McDougle's head.
McDougle slips under a jab from Penderas.
Guillermo Penderas is winning the standup battle so far.
McDougle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Penderas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McDougle.
Penderas misses with a hook. McDougle ducked under it nicely.
Penderas moves out of range of the body kick.
McDougle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penderas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penderas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Penderas falls off balance throwing a combination
and McDougle counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Penderas's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDougle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McDougle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McDougle stands and throws Penderas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McDougle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penderas keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slinky McDougle dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Guillermo Penderas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McDougle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Penderas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Penderas.
McDougle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McDougle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Penderas avoids the body shot from McDougle.
McDougle slips a straight right by Penderas.
McDougle blocks a jab.
McDougle drives through with a takedown into guard.
Penderas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McDougle stops Penderas from standing up.
McDougle looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penderas is trying to keep McDougle in close.
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.
Penderas is wriggling around but McDougle manages to pass to half guard.
Penderas looks like he's trying to stand up.
McDougle working Penderas over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penderas blocking the ground and pound attempt from McDougle.
McDougle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McDougle tries to pass the half guard into mount. Penderas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McDougle slips a nice elbow through Penderas's hands, connecting with Penderas's forehead.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Penderas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Penderas is staying active underneath McDougle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McDougle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDougle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slinky McDougle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McDougle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 47:49
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slinky McDougle! Slinky McDougle retains his lightweight title!
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