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here we go McGregor the Southpaw on the green trunks Diaz the Southpaw in the black Trunks and as I suspected right away he’s opening up with the leg kicks attacked that hael do anos used successfully on Nate Diaz [Applause] Nate got that one up but still took it in the meat of his [Applause] leg again Connor those are brutal leg kicks he’s landing on Nate Connor looking for Redemption the ultimate Redemption of his fighting career and he’s opening up as many people thought he would trying to chop down the lead leg of Nate Diaz and those are unchecked brutal power kicks off that back leg and Nate is already getting light with that front leg trying to prepare for those kicks but he’s always heavy on that front leg Mike that boxing base style of his he checked that one y checked that [Applause] one and a lot of this Joe is due to Conor’s evolvement of the ground game Throw the kicks he’s not worried about getting down on the m Nate Diaz well it’s also just an excellent tactic cuz Nate has shown ability to be hit there before Greer over and over ohed tag straight left connects Conor say Get on Up Again with that leg kick fight going according to plan thus far for McGregor 2 minutes in [Applause] first fight was 5 and a half months ago and McGregor had early success and again with the leg kick Nate’s having a problem with that leg Mike he’s moving on it funny Conor with a combination Diaz again slams in there that one Joe beautiful timing on that leg kick Diaz opens [Applause] up the leg kick is a huge factor in this fight and Connor is using it brilliantly Conor just able to slip that Jab again he does good shot to the body by Connor good [Applause] counter and again with the leg kick he has just eaten him he’s checked one Connor has talked to loto about this fight going deep into the lad rounds and that’s where he feels he’ll have a big advantage and another one another leg kick teammate’s already lighter on that front foot well he’s trying to check him if he can but he eats another one Conor’s doing a great job of timing it off of his punches as Nate leans back and Nate’s not circling away from that left kick it off another one I mean a beautiful display of leg kicking so far by Conor Long Reach 30 seconds Long Reach but not long enough to avoid the leg kick yep and another [Applause] one Connor has said Precision beats power timing beats speed again final seconds of the round one nothing mcgrier read a great quote that said Defiance in disdain these men wear it like a suit of [Applause] armor check that one Nate’s Corner was saying no more free kicks he ate another one [Applause] oh big left he hurt him with that get back up that’s Tojo and another leg kick he’s picking him apart right now all Conor [Applause] McGregor 19 and Counting with the leg kicks oh he heard again Conor feels it would it be something if he stops him in round two which is when Diaz defeated him 5 and a half months ago Conor looks perfect thus [Applause] far Nate’s having a hard time moving on that right leg as well Mike that could be a factor in why he’s falling down like this plus the clean hard shots of Conor only two men have stopped Nate Diaz Josh Thompson in 2013 Hermes franka in 2006 another nasty leg kick by [Applause] Conor thus far Nate unable to get in that flow relax not not able to get in the flow not able to get success with anything [Applause] yet left hook left hook is on the leg on the leg John Cav again beautiful so far just a perfect strategy by Conor and we knew he left no stone unturned in preparation for this rematch obsessed every single day and again waiting for tonight Midway point of round number two beautiful counter slipping rip [Music] [Applause] [Applause] Conor is happy to wait for what’s given to him set a hunting down openings like he did in the first fight well he’s getting more and more confident as this fight goes on standing right in front of Nate and outboxing him [Applause] here again with the leg kick and again man Nate putting pressure on him he senses Conor slowing down Diaz trying to score here Nate moving forward oh he’s Land good combination Connor’s moving away now Nate is sensing Conor McGregor getting tired and he’s starting to put pressure on Connor which is what happened in the first fight Diaz pushing forward here just over a minute on the clock in the second Conor goes body Nate trying to open up n rocks him and again big combination we have ourselves a fight Nate Diaz weathered the storm and now Conor McGregor is in trouble 30 [Applause] seconds he goes high with the knee he tags him again but Diaz just walks through a JN uppercuts body 10 this place is [Applause] awesome Diaz the aggressor early Conor’s still breathing heavy M and he’s been much more calculated in this fight Joe and still breathing heavy yep I think Dominick Cruz had a very good point in his analysis of this fight Connor is fading radically here big deep breaths hands moving much slower a much diminished fighter in this third round and Nate senses it Nate just pointed to him and he just rocked him and now he’s putting pressure on it and Richard Perez longtime boxing coach said to Nate put him against the cage throw some knees and Nate went for the Tak down there unsuccessfully but he’s making Conor fight a clinch battle and we said time and time again this is one of the most grueling aspects of MMA big deep breath by Connor and the chance of Diaz ring through the crowd the number one driver of success is hunger these men have a great hunger a great drive and they will leave it all inside the Octagon tonight good by Conor and again with the leg kick a hard one and a good counter [Applause] left Diaz covers up takes one to the body there’s still plenty of time in this round 3 minutes Joe and he’s talking to him now talking to him and putting pressure on him stand right in his face here we go oh boy good spin by Conor caught the leg caught the [Applause] leg right in front obv his Corner McGregor listening to the instruction from his coaches Midway point of this drops down for a double let’s see if he can get it Conor defended but again defending in this kind of clinch battle is brutal and draining nice elbow on the was a little bit of a break they Tangled again [Music] [Applause] keep that left leg in the middle Connor has only had one career fight Go the [Applause] Distance good combination on the break by Nate Conor’s moving away here and Nate’s pointing at him oh he’s tired got him right over the air [Applause] there’s those kicks again they’re much more hurried and much more labored look at the total strikes over 20000 combined wow and Nate points at him after he hits him and Conor counted with a left hand [Applause] himself this is a dog fight ladies and gentlemen a real dog fight and they tagged him with a onew clinch quick punches to the jaw oh there’s the big body shot Dag’s in big trouble here n is looking to finish it right here right now body tremendous pressure by Nate Diaz this was the beginning of the end in the first match up well Conor’s doing a much better job of Defending in this round oh nasty shot to the body big trouble for McGregor final seconds of the round just trying to survive [Applause] wow and the fifth five round fight for Diaz main event non-title but five five minute rounds a hard one two by Connor a good left hand over the top n took some punishment early weathered the storm literally man he turned it on at the end of the round another hard leg kick by Connor Nate’s got a big cut on his cheek now Mike as well as above his [Applause] eye tonight the first time that Conor has ever been in a fourth round he’s had six five round fights in the UFC including tonight never gone the distance in a five round fight they’re going at it in these clinches Mike and Nate Diaz is throwing volumes of punches whereas Connor’s pot shotting them oh Nate’s all bloodied up he is and he’s having a hard time seeing Mike he keeps wiping his eyes another hard leg kick he wobbled him with that one [Applause] Mike good shot to the body by Connor front kick to the chest by [Applause] Nate cter Nate is bloodied up Mike real bad and he just ate another hard Left Hand by Conor Conor re-energized here early in round four again Nate with the clinch drops down for the double can he get it no good defense by [Applause] Conor Diaz has gone 25 minutes once in his career [Applause] this just the second time he’s been to a fourth round again Nate keeps reaching down trying to complete a taked down he hit him with another another nice knee to the body now he’s ripping [Applause] shots Diaz’s advantage in total strikes continues to grow oh big shot by Conor and Diaz returns fire great use of the clinch with that elbow bothman bringing it another nice knee to the body by Nate and Conor turns the clinch around lot of time on the clock [Applause] Conor with a beautiful combination both of these men so adorable Nate staggered him there oh beautiful counter by Connor there’s the kick [Applause] [Applause] when you get this much buildup and this much anticipation for a fight it’s absolutely wonderful when the fight is like the one we’re watching right now Joe [Applause] absolutely and there’s still swing very nice combination there by Connor he seems to have caught a second win Mike moving well good combination for slip and rip there a good hard left hand over the top 30 seconds on the clock here in round [Applause] four 10 [Applause] [Music] slip five minutes remain nasty leg kick to start things [Applause] off Gilbert Melendez telling mate Diaz you need to win this round [Applause] this fight could very well be tied at two Nate putting the pressure on him Conor attempts a flying knee Nate just Smothers it [Applause] Connor turns the clunch around here Connor’s got Nate’s back check that one man look at the blood good Lord Nate’s having a real hard time seeing out of that right eye Mike it is a mess [Applause] looking for more pressure his face is so busted up here and John took took a big good look at it Conor got out of the way oh caught him with that right a moment you would think we in Dublin Nate drops down for the double can he get get it this would be huge cannot get it wow excellent Tak down defense by Connor outstanding and remember in the first fight it was Connor who initiated the take [Applause] down combination there by Nate Conor moves away from him yep con stuck all three takedowns trying to stay in it here Joe two and 1/2 minutes good combination by Conor Nate shakes his head but those shots landed as did those pass the Midway point of our fifth and Final Round excellent shot there by Nate [Applause] there’s a clinch oh big elbow Conor takes a look up at the clock two [Applause] minutes knee to the body by Nate he drops down again for the Double K he get it no wow excellent defense Again by Connor that’s huge 90 seconds wow look how close round five is but a lot of pressure here by Nate the judges are going to be looking at this he’s the one pressuring Conor up against the cage and Landing these shots Connor’s having much more success on the outside oh just miss with that elbow one minute and Conor turns it around go grab the go [Applause] Conor with a trip and Nate right back up to his feet Nate turns it around [Applause] again 30 seconds to [Applause] go the biggest fight in MMA [Applause] history 20 [Applause] seconds recognition Redemption beautiful T by Nate Diaz in the final seconds of the fifth round could be huge on the judge’s [Music] scorecards wow what a fight they left it all inside the Octagon what a fight wow unbelievable this crowd is on its feet those men just gave everything they [Applause] had and Win Lose or Draw that was an incredible performance by both Fighters now let’s take a look at some of the knockdowns by Connor there’s that left hand here’s another one early in the fight Connor was having his way with the stand up with that straight left and with the left leg kick there’s a nice elbow by Diaz somewhere around the third round towards the end of the second round really Diaz started coming on strong combinations just sworn him hit him with that elbow there and what’s really big is this taked down at the end of the fifth and Final Round that is huge because that was an incredibly close round and that was a definitive moment as the judges render their decision this is the longest couple of minutes in McGregor and Diaz’s life all right it’s in here is Bruce Buffer ladies and gentlemen after five rounds we go to the judges scorecards for a decision Jeff Mullen scores the contest 48 47 McGregor lench Ro scores it 4747 and and Derek clearly scores it 4847 for the winner by majority decision the notorious Conor [Music] mcgreg I’m here with the winner Conor McGregor Conor that was a dog fight you had to dig deep keep us your surprise surprise the king is back Gua I say it’s a draw in the mean face contest and Sanchez J you ready you ready let’s go war and here we go oh my God Come Out Swinging oh my God unbelievable start oh Diego’s all over play me got rocked he’s going in for the Tak down the knees Sanchez using the uppercuts Sanchez with a huge flying knee Gita covering up Rosenthal has the mouthpiece they’ll wait for a little stop but Diego might not give it to him let’s see if guas tries to duck under and go for the Tak down Joe he’s getting eaten up early Sanchez really looking for the uppercut what a flurry to start our main event with Diego is all over clay Guido with these punches take right into full guard short right hand cross with the right hand cross with the right hand [Applause] CR Hammer Wile now here’s an interesting point my clay guid’s hair is going to make it a little easier for Diego Sanchez to control him in the guard and one of the reasons is it’s going to be harder for him to slip his head out of things if if if Diego can get a hold of Clays the back of his neck with his legs a little more a little more [Applause] traction Guida looking to impose his will [Applause] now keeping his elbow on the neck of Diego Sanchez and Diego has a very solid Jiu-Jitsu game but he’s a top game guy he wants to be on top dominated and Klay wants to keep him on the ground like this this is Klay Guida’s game stifling the jiujitsu keeping the guy on his back the kind of guy that’s going to give Cay weita problems is the kind of guy with a killer guard a shinya ioki type of a guy both men are bleeding Joe blood coming out of the nose of Diego Sanchez Diego Sanchez using the rubber guard shakes him off PL weed is on top of him and now it’s Guida pushing the pace now this is a time for Josh Rosenthal to get PL weed his mouthpiece back a very nice call and a great job done by Rosenthal you don’t want you don’t want to get broken teeth or anything let go go let Go’s [Music] [Applause] go he is wow Cay weed is bleeding real bad from his nose that might be a broken nose Mike Sanchez came out dynamically I tell you one thing Sanchez looks much quer gets wed by the head kick wow I thought he was out clay G has got a hell of a chin unbelievable drive for Guido and the flying knee again Sanchez looks tremendous his striking has improved incredibly oh my god wow just teeing off Clay’s covering up playay has tremendous heart though Mike he is not going to give [Applause] up and he gets a welcome Break by pushing Diego Up Against the [Applause] Cage Sanchez all over Guida and again with the uppercuts a minute five remains in the first round [Music] [Applause] Cay we’s face is a mess how he recovered from that head kick man I don’t know yeah I mean I thought he was out it’s it’s all heart the kid has just tremendous Drive tremendous Drive tremendous heart tremendous cardio and Diego takes him down into side control good scramble by Klay to get back to half guard but Diego’s on top of him and that’s not a good place you know Idan it’s not very often that we’ve seen Klay Guida get taken down at all and Sanchez successful there yeah mean it just shows how much damage Diego has given him in this round I mean what a first round my God Diego keeping a lot of pressure on the neck of Klay [Applause] Guida what a frenetic pace for the first 5 minutes of our main event of the evening They Came Out Swinging and they close swinging and how much has Diego Sanchez striking improved wow I wonder what Dana White thought of that first [Applause] round main event of the evening Pearl at the Palms looking for the head kick again again with that left head kicka came away at the end of the round clapping his hands like all right let’s keep going oh he’s crazy guita is going to definitely look for the taked down that’s what his Corner was asking for they want him to take him down and get on top and there he shoots for it and he is on top Diego has worked his striking a ton in San Diego yeah his striking is really dramatically improved I mean his whole game is dramatically improved but really is striking now what Diego would like to do off of his back is try to sweep kayua that’s really [Applause] elbows from the Bottom by by Diego he’s trying to high guard here lots of fingers in the face C weed is covering the mouth of Diego Sanchez what what he would like to do is get get Diego pressed up against the cage and rck him upy [Applause] [Applause] looking to punish Diego Sanchez and Gua is an expert at stifling submissions he’s an expert at stopping jiujitsu and and roughing guys up ugly punches elbows staying on top of him which is what he’s doing right now to Diego Diego rolling for Kamura again Diego has a very high level Jiu-Jitsu game playu has got to be very careful with this and he sticks his own head in there to protect himself Gua wears down his opponents but I’ll tell you what Diego Sanchez has always been known for his off the charts cardio what he’s got to what Diego’s going to do is pull that arm out and away from the body of clay Guida and then lift it up and towards his head while maintaining the full guard if he can get those arms separated Cay weed is free this is what Cay wants round and pound he wants to fight this round exactly this way he wants to stay on top stay in this exact same position and fight ugly Sanchez taking a look up at the clock also trying to see what his position is by staring into the big [Music] [Applause] screens good control here in round two by Guida after Sanchez did everything he could to try to finish this fight in round one wow the chance of Guida ring through the building everybody loves a comeback he’s got to be careful here because Diego’s got his feet Against the Cage Diego is rotating and Klay recognizes that and tries to drag him [Applause] away and again Diego is not much of a guard guy his game is more of a top [Applause] game playay Guida good Illinois boy huge Chicago Bears fan out of the glove there frequent visitor to Soldier Field and he fights like a Chicago Bear football player like a dick buttkiss he fights M single T fights like a wild chimpanzee is how he fights tell you what the only thing he doesn’t do is bite your fingers off with the do’s of wild man elbows from the Bottom by Diego powerful elbows and Clay’s covering up these are good man those are some solid elbows from the btle maybe some of the best we we’ve ever seen from the guard Mike I mean this is Kenny Florian type bottom work with the elbows he goes to the rubber guard but I can tell right away that Diego needs work on his flexibility in order to pull this out he’s having a hard time keeping his leg up there that one landed oh Diego’s bloody well someone’s bloody it might not be Diego you know it might be the top of the head Playa continues with those elbows Gua continues to punch away you know BOS rotin won the heavyweight title from Kevin ramman with elbows from his back clay Diego rotated there tried to go for an arm bar but like I said Klay Guida is a master at stifling jiujitsu [Applause] break break break break man and look for qu weer right away to shoot for the Tak down and I I guarantee you Diego Sanchez does not want to line L up in his back again looking to strike to set up the taked down both men bloodied neither beaten Sanchez pushes forward again playay landed a good shot there well you could make the argument Sanchez won round one and Guida won round two third and final round Sanchez slipped Gita tries to take advantage Sanchez has only been defeated twice in his mixed martial arts career by kek and Fitch he’s come back and won three straight since that point look the head kick again he connected on it in round one [Applause] you know if you score by the rounds I can see that kayua won the second round and Diego definitely won the first round however Diego won the first round huge so it’ be really interesting to see how the judges scored whether they gave him a 108 round or what [Applause] [Music] big uppercut from Diego play goes to the taked down and Diego shook it off three and a half remains looking for his third win over an Ultimate Fighter winner Guida looking for his second straight win at 55 [Music] Sanchez I mean he really helped to put the Ultimate Fighter on the map you know the great fight between Griffin and Honor’s always talked about but Diego’s personality was a huge part of the original Ultimate Fighter yeah he’s a very unusual dude to put it mildly but that’s one of the reasons why he’s such a great fighter he’s got this tremendous belief in himself he doesn’t care what other people think about him what a battle between these two lightweights tonight our main event of the evening uppercut by Diego Sanchez Diego’s got that left hand loaded and he delivers it take over hand by cida again Sanchez with a combination G bloodied up on that right side good shot to the liver guidz so far has only attempted one takedown in this round I believe I’d like to see him try to shoot again he faked one right there well you know what he may not like those elbows from the guard position of Diego Sanchez I’m sure he doesn’t but he definitely was more successful in that round what was that again with the head kick two minutes remains looks like he’s about to break dance he might if he wins this fight he shoots Diego gets his back oh my slippery though they’re all rning slippery Diego’s got to be careful cuz Clay’s on top now and that’s where Guida had his most success in round two Diego’s trying to hold to an arm triangle he basically doesn’t want to give up this position he’s in full guard it looks like he’s got an arm triangle he’s locking it in Joe it’s no and he lost it klay’s on top here like I said Clay is an expert at stifling submission [Applause] attempts just as we had hoped fingers two Relentless Warriors you know honestly Mike if you look at it scoring wise this could be a draw if clay wins this round wins this a 109 and if Diego won the first is a 108 and if Klay won the second is a 10- n this could be a draw the big question is Diego working for Kamura again he’s trying to pull out the right arm of clua you see that Mike yep now if he gets it out what he’s going to do he’s going to pop it out he’s going to try to pull it up and back towards the head of of cigua the big question is did Diego Sanchez earned himself some 108s only time will tell 35 seconds now remains in the fight he pulls it out the Clay’s got his arm straightened for what looked like it might end quickly Guida not surprisingly so this move takes a tremendous amount of strength especially at this stage of the fight both guys are exhausted it’s going to be hard for him to yank that out and separate it and pull it up and back behind caya’s head and the other hand for clay it’s going to be harbar final second of the fight big shot by Gua guita continuing to the final Bell wow ladies and gentlemen after three rounds of action we go to the judges scorecards Patricia Mor Jarman scores the contest 2928 Guida Glen trober scores it 2927 Sanchez and Nelson Hamilton scores the contest 2928 for the winner by Split Decision [Applause] Diego nightmare [Applause] Sanchez Gilbert stops the take down so far Jamaya with the clinch Burns expected a frantic Pace early he’s going through the Middle with those knees those went it looked like they went right to the cup yeah Gilbert gave the rough a look my heart’s uh yeah through my through my chest right now mine too this is the most highly anticipated match up in a long time because we want to know what’s going on how how good is this guy and so far he’s got Gilbert in a real bad situation Toyo Tires the official Tire of UFC I promise I will not interrupt you man a lot with oh you’re good kamza is an elite wrestler man he’s just dragging around one of the things that’s so shocking about him is how big he is he’s a big welterweight no doubt about him Gilbert who spotted 155 lb of course hamzad has fought as high as 185 lb G going to roll butterflies in full guard Gilbert does have an outstanding ground game though four time world Brazilian jiujitsu Champion Burns maintaining his composure and for the record as shimaya welcomes his back him back to his be burs has already landed two significant strikes more than anyone prior against [Applause] jimaya I know Gilbert he’s not going to be happy with that stat unless he lands a whole lot more tonight Gilbert dangerous he’s got to try to control himself there’s a lot of hype behind this fight a lot of pressure good cap kick there Burns very nice located good right hand by Burns as [Applause] well oh have heard him body kick is there for burns nice job by Hamza to raise the guard good right hand by gilbertt gilber now from Burns very nice jab if you’re Gilbert Burns you take this start all day two and A2 minutes gone by Gilbert’s got to settle in get his rhythm yes put just caught him with the left hook that’s a big weapon for Gilbert that sweeping left hook oh good comination from shimaya yeah nice power shots there from shimaya Gil though not being scared moving forward Landing his own shots this is crucial with right hand over the top by gilber shot we’re already seeing shemay have tested far more than any other fight so far in his UFC career this isn’t this is good we got a fight right now yeah I mean this is a giant step up to go all the way to the number two guy good left again and then the head movement on the back end for burns see if shamay tries to go back to his wrestling oh big Power shots but nice right hand there good defense by Burns you can see the power in those hands though from shmay he’s cracking hard Thon has left himself open to a couple counters under 90 seconds is that a slip where did he get hit with a shot I don’t know nice [Applause] coming he over swung yeah it was a swing in a miss that made him fall good kick there by cha oh wow straight right hand drops burs oh first trying to swing from his back which is crazy look like she might have mixed in an elbow there fainted a welcome back to the feet what a jab that’s a powerful jab sat him down 30 seconds left in round one how much has Burnes recovered he’s split open bad yeah looks like that’s in the top of the head though that’s a nice right hand connection from [Applause] good job from burs that got chay’s attention he caught him in the middle of the kick we’re getting a round two all right round two here Henry Hof calling for some bodyw work out of his pupil Gilbert darinho Burns 2719 Chimay on the significant strike front in LA in round one and listen he still looks unbelievable right we’re kind of like amazed that we’re in the second round that just speaks volumes to what people think of this guy look at that take down T by Burns I’m just so glad we got a fight right now you want to see a young Prospect like this tested against a guy like darinho and here it is Gilbert looks like nice right check right yeah that was a nice right hook and look at shamay have switching stances when he wants so he’s finding shots from different angles which is confusing to the opponent yeah he fights very well from both both sides which is why that jab was so potent from the Southpaw stance yeah cuz it’s power right C from Burns he got stung tag oh that right hook from shamay that power side nice body to the Body Beautiful kick to the body by Burns nice leg kick from Shaya don’t miss Focus feature films the Northman Fate has no mercy the Northman only in theaters April 22nd [Applause] man just missed good gilber and now a right hand for burns Gilbert’s got to keep those hands up for sh find the guard find through the guard I’m not even making sense right now so excited she having a lot of success out wow dude showed his strength right there Gilbert couldn’t even move that [Applause] leg oh Gilbert CED him in the left oh and an uppercut for burns she might have backs up T him again Gilbert’s going in strong here in the second he can’t empty the tank though no he’s got to save something oh he just got stung himself a onew from Chaya his upright jab Gilbert’s got to be careful there’s a lot of time left in this round yeah and uh we got to remember we still got two title fights after this we have crossed the midpoint of round two John I need a [Laughter] Modello lower leg kick is there for Chimay if you had over a round and a half those tickets will cash tonight wow oh boy is slowing but as is Gilbert Gilbert’s got his mouth wide open yeah that mean these guys are battling right now oh oh my goodness oh that hurt him J for burs gets through landed I don’t think we’re questioning either guy’s toughness at this point nice from off his back good Hammer Fist from Gilbert off back and putes up oh gilber with a jab Ham’s nose is leaking hamzat said hey I want a war I want to be tested well guess what darinho is giving it to him right now listen to this crowd right now wow that was deafening in here this is madness Jo round by round numbers burns with a huge round two he has now outstruck J at least statistically as we come up on a minute to go in the round nice right hand over the top smother now John he looks more relaxed he’s rolling with shots it’s still dangerous but he’s settled in he’s clearly confident this is where that Bodywork that Henry H W it from his pupil would come in handy oo Burns dictating the pace of this fight right now he’s throwing that beautiful right hook he’s throwing away from punches too look his head movement’s good now but chaya’s still super dangerous oh my God he still got power on those punches right now and Gilbert has to stand with him because it’s up to shemaya where this fight goes it’s been clear that Gilbert can’t take him down you saw that leg barely even moved from Hamza oh jeez good right hand by Chaya [Applause] Oh Land in the round [Applause] for big elbow from a take down for who what’s this under un appreciative Jacksonville crowd getting a third round kamat shimay and Gilbert Burns that round easily could be Gilbert Burns oh it is I think that that yeah I think so I mean you never know how Judes scored things but that looked to me we were not judges but that could be the first round of his career that he has lost I mean he stung him rocked him dropped him he went from no strikes to getting hit a whole lot in this one longest career fight for Chim coming in 6 minutes and 15 seconds but he’s still strong still marching forward he’s still loving it in there listen the guy says he’s about that life and he’s proving it Gilbert just popped him with a nice jab and Gilbert’s full of confidence coming to this third [Applause] now he’s got to circle out yeah he can he doesn’t can’t stay here against the fence with Jah there he goes Jaya back to the Orthodox Dance Now minut it gone by round three shot from Burns jayv defends well and lands a hammer fist he is so strong I mean yeah Manan Gilbert’s a beast and he can’t even nice work though good scramble as intense as any non-title fight I can ever remember three and a half to go and is consequential is any non-title oh but to Shaya starting to tea off Burns in a b of trouble as someone would seem knee from Chay burs try to fire back as best he [Applause] can both guys yeah beding bad and he’s taking some big big deep prath yeah I think he’s gas Joe but shayam just took a big deep breath himself I know but there’s there’s there’s a difference in their right now does that does that yeah another nice land with that lead hand for [Music] chimaya what a fight barns cracks with the jab Gilbert still throwing anybody’s fight two and a half to go it really is I mean anything can happen we’re halfway through the Third are burning right now yeah Burns trying his best to move laterally changes the level attacks the body oh still clubing with that right hand boy you got to watch out when you’re swinging like that tonight’s social media post brought you by icon meals fueling the competitor and you get 30% off your first order today at Icon meals.com slfc hot has a nasty upper [Applause] oh my goodness gilber Burns just when I think all right he’s fading he’s out comes forward starts Landing punches well have you seen his grueling strength and conditioning routine that he does down here in South Florida oh yeah he’s big on that sh out my good performance almost that almost taged with the second one oh hot tagged down this is the craziest fight that I have ever called 100% still throwing fire blood in that right eye causing [Applause] issues well on a night we hear that Cub Swanson and doo Choice fight is going into the Hall of Fame maybe this one will join him down the line one minute to [Applause] go look at Shay though still watching forward looking for a finish even here in the end of this third round and a breuing fight man oh right hand by B crack from Burns three in a row now Chim says bring it oh myness Gilbert’s just throwing everything now jamah beats it though moves forward yo listen no matter what this is what Shay won he he’s a contender no matter what happens tonight gilber just took a look up at the CR oh there’s that uppercut oh oh God all har on the stretches to Dan again body kick for hanza what a fight kak shimay and gber G Burns go to full 15 ler ladies and gentlemen after three rounds we go to the judges score cards for decision all three judges score this contest 2928 for the winner by unanimous decision and still undefeated com at [Applause] B all right here we go so back you ready you ready get on here we go the champion in the black trunks the Challenger in the blue trunks quickly he throws a kick nice inside leg kick to start off by Guston Guston has a lot of power in his right hand right away it’s already interesting seeing the distance seeing that Guston can close the distance in a way that we’ve never seen in a Jon Jones fight before John switches his stance then throws a spinning back kick John gets the clinch but can hold on to you asked me earlier Joe is anybody else perfect with their takedown defense and yes that man Jon Jones the champion and stopped all 16 of his opponent’s takedown attempts I should have been able to answer that question they knew it was coming up John looks very relaxed here nice spinning back kick to the body that’s a Second Spin nice kick there the elliptical kick to the thigh front leg Sid kick to the thigh as well John has really started to incorporate that a lot into his game and it’s a very frustrating kick to deal with but Guston answers with some kicks of his own stops you in your tracks literally really torque your knee both the front L Saki and the elliptical are very controversial because they they hyperextend the knee if they land correctly but so does you know I mean the idea that those should be illegal I think is pretty silly Jones as you have said many times uses them better than anybody yes and there’s a nice inside leg kick in return by Guston wild card is the wrestling byus of J Jones so far they have kept it on the feet which is what gson wants he feels he can out strike the champion who was in the South stance again nice kick to the body by John gon Chang his LS gson is a very sneaky right hand Mike and if John is standing flat footed auguston finds an opening could get interesting we recently saw Anderson Silva defeated by Chris Weidman Silva had been a perfect 16 right hand that’s what I was talking about there it was it glanced it didn’t land clean but that’s what guston’s looking for ab he’s looking to land that sniper shot there’s a nice inside leg kick by gson Jones was in attendance that night there’s the right hand again there’s a bit of an adjustment period when you’re dealing with a guy who’s got a reach like either one of these gentlemen did this may be the first time they faced a guy who can do what they used to do yep John’s cut John is cut over the right eye goson with that big right hand Json again pushing forward we seeing good striking by Guston here good movement good striking spins again caught him in the midsection nice spinning back [Applause] kick there’s that elliptical kick again 14 14 head kick goes High gson appears to be very comfortable here in the first round good combination by Guston 90 seconds on the clock hand over the top snuck it over the shoulder it’s [Applause] quick nice leg kick by John and a return by gson gson said he would have the speed Advantage Superman punch what gson does have is very loose hands the way he throws his hands is the way a guy who’s been throwing boxing techniques his whole life throws him y see the blood rolling down the right side of joh his face Guston with the take down first time in the UFC by Guston that’s incredible that’s all that time spent with Phil Davis and the members of Alliance MMA hold on he got poked he got poked [Applause] oh no we can only hope this is nothing get over there Jones gets taken down for the first time in his UFC both of you are sticking your fingers out like I told you okay how do you look replay here stay there yep one figure gra going that deep is kind of bling a little bit but not too bad think he’s going to keep going here we go fight and Big John said to both Fighters Joe you’re both sticking your fingers out let’s keep an eye on it let’s watch it well they’re both used to using that excellent reach advantage and holding guys off yeah spinning elbow by John John’s really starting to get aggressive now kick to the body now Jones looks for the take down he’s got gson up fin seconds of the round big elbow big elbow the Challenger set for round two the light heavyweight belt is on the line there’s a nice inside leg kick by John and gustofson defeated Thiago Silva in Stockholm Sweden when he was in the main event first event in Sweden look at that ghost the jum chasing after to him now look at thiser chasing unbelievable wow Gus looks in AV voids that’s when people really started to say this kid is special and he matches up physically with the champion Jon Jones well I’m very impressed with gson so far Mike but the fight is just begun John Ducks under gets the clinch can take him down again he usually gets that clinch that g going and you’re going for a ride Jones has had five takedown attempts stuffed by Alexander [Applause] custon and one of the differences is in their approach is that gust ofon is much more light on his feet he bounces around a lot Cuts angles left and right a lot Big John’s got to really get out of the way these guys thing they talked about in the camp jo is the angles of Alexander gusterson look at that Haymaker over the top and the gust of the loose stri look how light his the way his hands move minimal effort they just fly off his shoulders Jones has never been knocked down or submitted oh he kick John can take a shot y guarantee that we saw that in the Yoto Mach fight Yoto tagged him cleanly with a straight left and John felt that was an important moment for him because he learned he can take it spinning again and again with that side kick to the thigh and another question is with the way guson moves will he be able to continue that for five rounds especially with those kicks to the thigh yes good point and constantly hitting that tical kick that hper extends to me goes High hand kick big connection for Jones stuff that one now John knows the guson was thinking of taking him down wow just missed with the counter he’s winging that left hook and that nice jab as well boxing skills over the top two minutes on the clock here in the seconders does have an amateure boxing background defeated the Swedish national boxing champion in all the interviews working our way to tonight gustofson showed a ton of confidence nice leg kick there said quite simply I can beat Jon Jones any day so far he is right in this fight Jones misses with the right again but look at this caught the leg John rolls under tries to get a hold of him now he’s got a clinch got the hands behind the hips how about the take down take down defense of gusterson amazing that’s what you get when you train with Phil Davis yep six for six incredible absolutely incredible that’s a huge story in this fight it really [Applause] is CS in with the right again nice right hand and a nice leg kick by [Applause] John again with that inside leg kick stats are very even thus far in the Striking department they both connected there [Applause] oh going high nice uppercut by gson man gson seems to have the advantage with the hand techniques Mike John’s been throwing some really nice kicks that one checked but Guston seems to have the hand speed Advantage here final seconds of the round and more importantly he seems to have more fluidity earlier tonight he’s still having a bit of a problem with that right eye The Cut Above It that from a very early punch from [Applause] guson there’s that kick again and as JN continues to land these hard leg kicks oh big combination by Guston a right over the top and a right uppercut what I was saying is that those kicks are going to take away some of the movement and some of the movement is what has been a key to the success of Guston and as John continues to pick away at that leg we see him being a little bit less Nimble every time those kicks land check gson remains engaged lot of kicks and good success with the kicks for Jon Jones the spinning back kick to the Head p baral [Applause] style for second take down defense by Guston really impressed with that aspect of his game and that is look at that jab to the body and then up high and that’s something that he really realized he needed to work on his grappling and that’s why he came to Alliance right hand over the top after the Phil Davis fight knew that that he had a hole in his game and he knew if he wanted to compete with the best fighters in the world he had to make the move to America and go with a top C and not much better than Phil Davis to work on your wrestling there oh high kick again uppercut level changes by gustofson thirdd round this has been in in John’s side the most he’s ever been hit inside the octagon by strikes and the most he’s ever been hit clean but he keeps on coming nice kick to the body there by John and return by gipson inside leg kick by the [Music] swed and then the real question becomes what happens as this gets into the championship rounds is guson prepared for that he’s never been there before good uppercut a good right hand behind it by dustins big jab now to the body mixing things up nicely with the hands G again connects just pass the Midway point of this championship [Music] fight the key to John’s attack has really been the kicks in this fight that’s where he’s been the most successful nice elliptical kick again hyperextending the knee switches it up he’s looking for the left kick now oh he went with an ax kick man and the [Applause] body kicks to the body hard kick in the left hand behind that kick was hard Mike and you see guson taking some big deep breath there yeah John is throwing some really good kicks in this fight that the first time you see gson open his mouth wide and take big deep [Applause] breaths kick jab for the champion switching his stance a lot tonight he’s looking for that left kick again every time he does that when he goes southpaw [Applause] stop [Applause] it Guston one of three with his takedown attempts good hands again he’s finding JN Jones’s face 45 seconds look at that man gson Retreats gets back to the center of the Octagon excellent footwork by gson look at that combination a jab and an [Applause] elbow John’s looking for that spin yep there’s the elbow look at that Guston grabs a hold of him can he get another one nope amazing that the Tak Downs in this fight have been Gus [Applause] final seconds of the third check that [Applause] kick five rounds in his defense in Atlanta against Rashad Evans he went into the fourth round with Rampage and into the fourth round with VOR bfor but those were very different fights it was a very different feel of those fights this is a very competitive fight and there’s a nice left by John first time Guston has gone into the championship rounds and there’s that big right hand again your hands it’s a very different fight than those fights because John was in complete control of the Rashad Evans fight by the time he got into the championship rounds and the Rampage fight both those fights he controlled the distance and utilized his strikes but in this fight he’s the one who’s been getting tagged I mean look at their faces John has two swollen eyes big cut over the right eye there’s a nice right hand by John and he can’t get a hold of gust which is really crazy to see and there’s another thing to consider and that is the toe of Jon Jones that was badly injured in the cha sunon fight I know he had a lot of time to recover but how much of that injury is still lingering good point he thrown a lot of kicks though Joe yes he has but that was a serious injury nasty again with that right hand theu you know when you see Fighters enter the Octagon you never know what kind of injuries they’re carrying with them and almost all of them have something wrong with them come fight time there’s a nice jab by John he said physically that guson matches up better than anyone who has ever fought Jon Jones before and the combinations he’s throwing just so loose right to the body left up top but we wondered could he handle the Brilliance of the champion and thus far the answer is yes and then statistically he has the lead nice leg kick by John I would imagine that John has the leg kick advantage or the kicking Advantage is that correct yes but in overall strikes it’s Guston nice straight jab by Guston there’s a nice inside leg kick by John and another [Applause] but you know we’re in the fourth round now I mean something’s got to happen here over 120 significant strikes landed by the Challenger oh again beautiful left the most impressive thing has not just been the Striking of gson but his ability to stuff the take down yep and that sliping counter a moment ago again T off John’s got the clinch here let’s see what what he can do with it lot of time to work he drops down he’s got his hands crossed together let’s see the defense of Guston can he spread those legs can he get that base wide he got him amazing amazing and that cut is leaking into his eye badly not only does he avoid the take down but those vicious elbows in the grounding pound of J [Applause] Jones look at the cut over the eye of Jon Jones and that punch landed early Joe in the first round of the fight and that’s got to be impairing his vision now nice left hook and a jab smooth boxing by gson and still moving very lightly on his feet with the right hand despite here’s a taked down attempt again stuffed one more time wow despite the fact that he took all those leg kicks he’s still moving very well nine for nine and another one he goes up high take down the fence has been perfect for Guston he stuck all nine Jones’s Tak down [Applause] attempts oh nice left by the champion augustson takes it well but steps in with an elbow 45 seconds left in round four John looks for the spin focus focus there’s a nice elbow caught him oh that might have hurt yeah that did Jones withous knee and a vicious elbow 30 seconds left in the rounds trying to escape gson stops the take down even W hert amazing 20 seconds and stays and again with a big elbow watch the clock closely gson is hurt and he looks for the spin again guston’s busted up now final seconds of the round flying knee Guston is going to survive incredible fight Fifth and Final Round wow what a fight Jones draws blood at the end of the fourth and we have no idea if gipson is fully recovered gson was in some serious trouble towards the end of the fourth he got that left to land early nice right hand and the left behind it by [Applause] guson encounters changes [Applause] levels with the kick and he goes to the inside leg one kick two punches both men busted up this has been an incredible fight heavyweight title fight one of the best of all time duson looks to take Jones some nice uppercuts four minutes remaining a nice left by the champion Superman punch and when John looks for that right leg forward look for the kick off the left CRS in with that right hand again Joe he’s looking to go high with that kick nice Hall steps in with it quick uppercuts by the Challenger John’s lips are swollen up too now Mike look at this Gus looking for the take [Applause] down those punches of guson are busting up the mouth of Jon Jones good right by John get this one finally on the 10th attempt Jones gets the Tak down but he’s exhausted Mike he’s got to pass this guard to do some damage and guson is scooting back to the cage how much does John have in the tank now right to his feet incredible and John’s taking some big deep breaths here as is Alexander Guston John spit some blood out of his mouth there Mike Midway point of the fifth and Final Round the UFC light heavyweight title is on the line big head kick and Jon just at [Applause] it talking warning them to close their hands Guston with a kick Guston just put his hands on his hips like he was exhausted another head kick gusterson might be in trouble Mike two minutes on the clock gusterson looks like he’s barely keeping it together with the way he’s moving another big kick from Jones look he’s trying to make it look like he’s okay but I don’t think he is I think he’s absolutely exhausted here but still manages to stuff to take down look at how he’s moving away gets a couple punches on both of these guys are pushed to their spinning elbow from Guston what an incredible fight 90 seconds on the clock and is Alexander cson ahead on the score card who may very well be Mike the big round for John was obviously the last round but might that might be the only round he’s won what an incredible title fight John May easily be winning this round though too Mike so all he would need was one of the previous the first three one minute remains another head kick so you want to be an ultimate fighter what a fight 45 trying to make history tonight can pull it off down the stretch if he can really put something together to take this round 30 seconds has that head kick again Guston missed with the uppercut I’m amazed at guson ability to absorb that head kick and another incred 15 seconds gipson’s got a train on him man 10 seconds and guson with a trip they are going to go the distance fly knee by Jones wow what a fight unbelievable what a fight that might be the greatest title fight in the history of the light heavyweight Division I have and I have no idea who won Incredible history of on the line tonight JN Jones trying to defend for the sixth consecutive time but Alexander Guston was outstanding wow and landed nearly 200 significant strikes the judges score the contest 4847 4847 and 4946 for the winner by unanimous decision and still the Undisputed UFC light heavyweight champion of the world John Bon John he sets the record here tonight in his toughest challenge yet ready to remain the hunted here at strawweight we’ll see who can get off to a good start tonight Jean Way Lee presses forward she is in the black and gold be fitting a champion Yanna the Challenger is in red in the center of the Octagon as they exchange strikes we’re going to find out a lot we’re going to find out whether or not way Lee can match Yana’s technique whether or not she can find the openings whether or not she can keep yanna’s rhythm you got to remember Yanna when it comes to just striking is about as technical as anyone in the sport period look at this I mean this is what we’re seeing right away Way’s got to make this a dog fight in my impression in in my opinion rather she’s very confident that she can stand with Yanna and she believes that she can hurt her but Yanna does her best work when she’s normally the one leading the one that starts all the exchanges joh wayy loaded up on that right hand just out of range oh oh solid right hand by Yana and she’s she’s maintained that classic Muay Thai stance look at her bouncing up and down high [Music] guard oh she’s feeling it yeah she’s fighting very well right now she’s moving bouncing and the more confidence she gets the more dominance she gets in a lot of these fights when her confidence is at at at its peak I’m sorry is when she is usually Hell on Wheels [Music] oh beautiful inside low kick to end that exchange that’s the technique I’m talking about Jong way Lee has attacked the inside of that y j lead leg effectively does so again there there we go this is the danger for J J though in those exchanges those long ones way Lee has now landed a a left hook and a right hand and you know that she has The Knockout power to end her night oh beautiful inside low kick by waye I mean wayy is throwing that left hook like she is looking to ight every time she lets it fly on J smiling fighting Southpaw here we to check that one nicely oh Jong way Lee putting a lot into that left hand but unable to land so far we’re looking at a kickboxing fight and as long as it be stays kickbox oh right hand land Lee with that right hand she is fast she is swelling under that right eye but starting to find her range a little bit coming up on two minutes here to go in round one of a possible five oo makes it up with a side kick after the missed round kick oh beautiful low kick to end that exchange by way Le you can see Way’s confidence growing though now she’s walking Yanna down and the left side of yanna’s face is starting to written up bridg to nose oh now Yan’s tensing up worried about those counters she’s the bigger Striker Way is and you can see it in these exchanges [Applause] oh Jean wayy Clos in the distance spinning attack partially grazes yon J oh my goodness oh she has mad confidence in her power now you see that she’s absorbed on J’s best shots oh she’s stunning her the danger is in the long exchanges for young J she has to land and get back to distance nice jab from you J check she’s got one of the best of those in the game yeah but it was a beautiful low kick by waye way is making her think about everything oh hell of a counter right there from the champion less than a minute to go on the round and John you’ve seen Yanna fight long enough to know that she doesn’t want to be doing this this is not her preferable type of fight so many big exchanges so early big exchanges and ones that have really really hit her [Applause] hard I mean you’re seeing redness all over her face now seconds 30 seconds definite power Advantage for Jean Way Le 15 leg kicks though have already landed for the former champ the power is the big factor it’s the big factor because in these exchanges wayy can take it and she’s getting hit by Yanna yes but she can take it and when she fires back it’s a significant difference in the impact right there she’s so fast too I mean you haven’t seen many people as fast as young J wayy seems to be just as fast wh are more significant total strikes 28 a piece through 5 minutes slightly more volume from John way Le thus far round two is upon us Joe I think that’s when way Lee started to gain her confidence a little bit was when that big right hand of yan J chick L landed and it didn’t deter her or it didn’t hurt her yes well yanna’s been a a woman who overwhelms girls to stop them Cuts them up and beats them up oh she’s Thunder there that was a good right hand by Yan it’s because Way’s thinking all offense when they start exchanging she forgets her defense well let’s see what if any adjustments Yana makes in between rounds oh beautiful low kick and she just continues y j does to Pepper and attack that lead leg of Jean Way Le and we got to remember she went five rounds just two fights ago with chevchenko who’s the greatest knockout artist in the history of women’s MMA right up there with Amanda Nunes I don’t think anybody’s been a round or two full rounds with Chef chenko since Y young J so she can handle the power let me say that again cuz nun is the greatest knockout artist for sure but in this Division and in 125 it’s Chev Chen nice sticking move there by Ian J [Applause] cheek shot from Johan way Lee J Che able to stay upright now reverses Jong into the [Applause] fence I got to correct myself again cuz shevchenko doesn’t fight in this division but you know what I’m saying yes knee to the body there by Yanna look at this now this the exchanges here in the clinch is where waye has an advantage cuz wayy has a significant submission game and her physical strength comes into play if Yana engages in clinch Warfare with her Yanna has made strength and condition a huge part of her fight camp like you said earlier joh cuz she understood what she was up against with the power of way Le and to this point she’s doing a really good job showing that she’s well trained understands the positions and has not taken any damage or gotten taken down yet oh my goodness El way Lee needs the body by Yana what a fight and in theory if you’re on J see now that she’s mastered that weight cut chin should be better it’s held up so far and she has out landed Jong way Lee 47 to 40 unofficially in terms of the significant strikes as we come up on the two-minute Mark here in round two oh good counter right pulling fire oh biggest shot my there right hand a little bit maybe not bad but she’s got to hurt a little bit oh side kick she’s feeling it knee to the body looks for the TR she gets it that was nasty now the fight’s on the ground for the first time she’s hanging hard onto that neck and youan is free crowd at a fever pitch here as Jang way Le and Yani and J go Toe to Toe 90 seconds in the round in what a round what a start to this fight well Le’s technique looks very sharp oh oh my goodness everything is straight I mean you’re looking at two of the best strikers in the UFC regardless of gender everything so tight everything Cris no wasted actions by neither of these women nice jab by yam J countered nicely by Jan way Lee Way’s got a beautiful right low kick and she’s firing it off on that left leg of yan multiple times in these exchanges she likes to end with it that’s money in the bank we’re going to have more than 300 total strikes thrown before we hit round three just [Applause] incredible Way’s got some significant swelling particularly on that left excuse me that right eye yeah above it beneath it she’s getting pieced up too I mean both women are landing very well right now if you’re Jan way Lee you don’t want to take too many more of those kicks to that lead leg she’s checked a couple you want to just switch stance o o beautiful that look like a running headbutt yeah looked like a bit of a headbutt there [Applause] so jeang Le Le’s Corner furiously working on her between [Applause] rounds woo she tagged her she tagged her and a beautiful low kick too you you can see the power difference it’s very very uh it’s big man and if Yana just has to be careful she needs to escape once she lands instead of staying in the pocket she needs to get her head off the center line when she throws these punches oh after un andj landed a huge left for Jean Way Le just missed on that combination oh my [Applause] goodness very few straw weights can match the ball volume of yan J Che jangu Lee has done that thus [Music] far oh my goodness I’ll tell you what these girls are not playing it safe no they’re both fighting beautifully too young jck is fighting a beautiful fight as the challenge oh as is the champ J J Switched Off to Southpaw she’s done that a few times you can see her confidence just Rising I think she’s looking for a left high kick I think that’s one of the reasons why she switched off oh she’s thuner there her coaches thought that way would gas a little bit they didn’t think she’d be able to keep that pace and right now it looks like she’s starting to fatigue a little yeah she’s looking for the left high kick that’s why she switched to South par after the success of that one kick at the end of the round plus it’s just a different look now wayy has to adjust and Yana could fight very well from this stance pretty good counter right from Jan way Lee but Yan starting to take control of this round two minutes [Applause] in Jean Way Lee has never seen Championship rounds y j has lived in those fourth and fifth rounds and in my eyes it looks like she’s coming coming on very strong here beautiful low kick there by waye oh front kick to the body that’s that’s what’s going to do well for Yana need start digging that kick in the middle sticks and moves yeah I mean wayy is looking to end it with each shot she throws but Moana is learning the timing and the distance that wayy presents and she’s managing to get away from a lot of these big shots now slicing elbow from Jean Way Lee unable to land it under two minutes in the round good defense here byana beautiful right back up to her feet though tripped again up to her feet one more time and this is going to fatigue wh even further but very I think it’s a very nice adjustment right it just gives Yan a different level of the fight to worry about it’s not going to be just a stand up fight you’re going to have to worry about glitching eventually and take down attempts but one thing Yana has shown in her career is Stellar takedown defense and an excellent ability to get up oh good kick to the body oh oh my goodness now zway lead drags Yan down but y j check right back up yanna’s got a big hematome on her forehead now folks and it looks nasty look at that oh man oh yeah and it’s swelling up as we speak yo y’s Corner wants more pace and pressure man they feel like way Leah is starting to fatigue bad I don’t think she’s at as tired as they think but they seem to be very animated wanting her to pressure [Applause] forward inside leg kick for the champion yeah she ate that looking to counter with the left high kick beautiful look at that swelling on her forehead that is nasty oh big Left Hand by Yana that one appeared to really stun Jean Way Lee you see the body strikes for the former [Applause] Champion oh my goodness well Yanna suggested this was going to be the greatest strawweight title fight in UFC history and I think it already is 15 minutes in for sure oh oh look at how Jean Way Lee plays with her feet what else can you say they’re laying it all out on the line man Championship rounds ooh good kick to the body by The Champ [Applause] oh oh oh my goodness they’re getting wild that was a clean L with the right by Jan way Lee I mean yanna’s chin has held up beautifully so you believe her when she say getting knocked out was due to the weight cut now that she’s got her weight under control she’s taking every shot she needs to oh my goodness oh my goodness that’s a big left hand from Yani jck now she gets [Applause] stumbled oh big Connection by yon J Che you get the sense that these two might face each other again after tonight about a minute gone by here round four this is a fantastic fight if they fight again I would watch it every single time I feel very honored to be able to watch her right now oh left hook oh my goodness both land [Applause] both oh I mean yanna’s forehead is swelling by the second how about the swelling on Le oh my god oh look at her forehead now this is crazy oh man that’s a tough visual right there and that right hand from John way Le not going to make it any better fight they are letting it go young J looks fresher yes she’s bouncing really well Way’s throwing harder still it’s just crazy well we got to realize wayy has never been in the fourth round she’s never fought in a championship round and definitely never fought a championship round against someone like Yanna well at this pace this pace has been insane oh oh nice combo beautiful to the body and mix it up with the head coming up on 600 total strikes thrown oh head kick big reset and deep breath from Jean Way Lee oh beautiful left hook beautiful check hook there by Yan Yanna is the fresher fighter right now we’s going to have to take chances because Johanna is bouncing and fighting well she has so much more experience in these Championship rounds way Le starting to fade here as we cross the midpoint round four and she has so much more experience in Wars I know she’s ever been in one like this though oh left hook by [Applause] waye yeah I don’t know if we’ve ever seen a war like this in the women’s strawweight division [Applause] nice overhand right oh my goodness woo man oh big shot by the champion no it was right on the it was right on the bubble it was right on that thing on her forehead it was right on the bub oh beautiful inside low kick to end that exchange by Yana Yana is not slowing down and Jan way Le perhaps getting a second win here yeah she seems to be picking it up a little bit I mean her strength and conditioning routine is legendary Ohana still hanging in that pocket oh jum I mean what a fight what a fight just incredible J way Lee fighting for the underhook here as we show you the numbers here in round four advant on jck in terms of lands and efficiency oh oh oh elbow left hook my goodness this is a fight I mean Y jck is not even recognizable [Applause] anym oh it just seems like they’re both Landing and they’re landing at the same time and Jong way Lee still trying to fight find that fight ending shot nice left by you [Applause] oh oh inches away from Landing that high kick every time you h a kicks we Le just counter with a right hand what a fight my goodness oh man and don’t forget I believe Israel arisna and yel Romero are waiting in the wings this happens every time oh these exchanges are so even they’re so good I mean I don’t even know how to judge this fight I’m watching the fight I’m thinking it’s two to2 and I think it’s want and I have no idea what what the score is I’d imagine on the live betting line that y J’s the favorite right now I think Young J check is landing more with volume but I think that it’s hard to say we look at you can’t score a fight and qualif fight at the same time and basically we’re professional fans right now yes absolutely I mean let’s be honest right and and the luckiest people on earth wayy just out of range with that offering one minute has gone by here in round five oh good right hand man power shots land Jean Way Lee doesn’t even Flinch oh my goodness left hook by we Lee yanna’s nose just went crooked with that shot oh man something’s going on with her nose now well she took that left hook bad yeah I think she took it right on the nose and it just twisted up so you want to be a fighter oh another left hook another one those left hooks are starting to land Yan is such a Savage yeah she’s so tough man big right from yon jck and a nice counter from Jean Way Lee [Music] [Applause] oh yeah touch that nose it’s all crooked it’s all beat up yeah it’s from that left hook but look at Yanna man not even deterred at all not at all she’s such an an oh oh backto back left hooks from The Young J oh oh little slip there from John way oh my godness this is so crazy this is insane oh oh my goodness that rearranged the mouthpiece in young J check’s mouth oh again that left hook hit on the tip of the chin that’s why you have jte clinched well Jon Jones and Alexander guson fight goes into the Hall of Fame this summer and this one eventually maybe a decade down the line but no doub 100% this is in the hall Fame to it has to this is an amazing fight it has everything Talent skills I mean toughness this is as good as it gets and it’s so evenly matched it’s such a well-matched [Applause] fight and finally in the fifth round the volume is tapered off a sco 90 seconds to go and right when you say that wild exchange again oh the toughness the heart many human beings out there just can’t relate to it it’s crazy because now it seems like jeanu Lee is the more fresh fighter yeah she’s the one that’s going forward she’s the one going first every time been a good round for the champion for sure DC it’s exactly what you want to see right in the champion you want get better as the fight goes on and right now wayy is answering the call now I don’t know what she lost in the middle rounds but she seems to be winning the last one yone and J has a Frankenstein forehead right now yeah it’s bad man it’s real bad and on paper she has slightly out landed Jan way Lee in this final round down the stretch we come what a fight [Applause] crowd watching with baited breath over these final 20 seconds oh my God final 10 seconds spinning back this Le forj check and a counter right from Johan waye ARA the greatest fight in women’s Mak Mar history as predicted by the former Champion Yana J she just looked over at Dana White made the money thing she made she made the money symol with her fingers oh my God look at her head man look at her head get some ice on her head or something what a fight holy smokes what a fight I think we can safely say that was the greatest title fight in women’s MMA history we go to the judges score cards for a decision Eric Cen scores the contest 4847 Yun J shock Derek clearly scores it 4847 Wy and Mike Bell scores the contest 4847 for the winner and still the Undisputed you FC strawweight champion of the world John manam [Music] way here we go Blue trunks for Cub Swanson white trunks for doho Choy and doo Choy immediately looking for that straight right hand he throws it like a piston nice knee to the body by Choy another one Choy said that Swanson will be the toughest fighter he’s ever faced Joe knee by Choy two of them in a row oh that was a hard one Cubs already taking some damage right away Doo Choy gets his way he has been on a meteoric rise in the last two years super stardom may be right in his neighborhood right now especially if he can dynamically finish a guy like Cub Swanson and Cub is standing right in front of him looking to Wing bombs Doo Choy throws perfect Precision strikes Mike no wasted movement in the way he uncorks these punches very sniper likee 11 of his 14 wins by knockout hasn’t lost since 2010 12 straight wins three of those in the UFC there’s a good right hand from Cub Swanson the Cubs already got some swelling around his right eye where he ate that knee to the Head from the clinch he’s got to be very careful that right hand you see Choy ready to unload it against the guy who arguably has the best boxing cracked him in the featherweight division you saw a little bit of it right there from Swanson well he he certainly has very good boxing and trains with world class boxers on a regular basis and he just connected with a very good punch as well look for a wheel kick there heavy but this is what we were talking about with Cub he’s very creative over the top dcks under moves around well this really weird movement that it’s hard to prepare for but Choy stays in the pocket then he lands another right hand nice slip slip rolled and connected oh good right hand big right hand lead uppercut yeah I mean that’s that kind of that you don’t don’t know where it’s coming from and that’s one of the things that makes Cub so dangerous Choy is the opposite Choy is very traditional in his movements like everything he’s doing it’s very precise and Technical he grabbed that clinch again let’s see if he goes back to that knee wow Doo Choy chant from the audience amazing what angered the nation of Canada Cub Swanson they clinch no surprise that Swanson willing to stand in the middle of the octagon and trade and Choy with Swanson oh nice knee by Swanson from the clinch attacking the calf with a heel that’s that tricky veteran stuff a pro since 20 9 Choy as we mentioned just 25 years old this is 16th professional MMA bout and the biggest one by far oh for sure huge upside and impact on his career if he can earn a victory right now against Cub Swanson yeah and a huge risk for Swanson who’s a top fighter in this division he gets dumped good right hand over the top by Swanson he goes for the head kick as well that right over the top is worked more than once for Cub Swanson Joe and he fakes with the kick or excuse me fakes with the punch and comes with the kick Swanson is just so creative and unusual in there with his movements he’s got outstanding head movement as well he’s one of those Fighters it’s so unusual with the way he moves that if you saw him fighting in a silhouette you’d say oh that’s Cub Swanson cuz just it’s so unusual o nice right hand to the body by Troy Troy’s got some snap at the end of those punches yeah there was a good kick by [Applause] Swanson again Swanson scores yeah and really unorthodox style [Applause] Southpaw looking for a hook kick [Applause] [Music] Swanson half of his camp with Y all Diaz half with the Jackson Wing team in Albuquerque final seconds of the round round two right away Troy delivered well right away what I’m seeing is what coach Winkle John and Greg Jackson were telling Cub Swanson this kid can’t fight going backwards so immediately Cubs Swanson assumes the center of the octagon and he’s trying to get the kid to back up trying to put pressure on him but you run the risk of getting cracked by counter shots there was something about a fish I didn’t quite understand it I didn’t hear that either yeah yeah Cub good good shots there landed by Cub good knee to the body good hard shots to the body here [Applause] early in round two good jab there by Troy oh beautiful left hook and in look at that inside leg kick by Swanson as he’s moving back oh heedo looking to finish him can he do it right here right now C Swanson’s teeing off on this kid all over to the body H CAU Cub Swanson in that exchange Cub Swanson got cracked in the jaw in that exchange and Cub comes back still looking for the Finish hey makers oh cup got hurt what a furry try looking now for a victory SW in trouble rip to the body C surviving he’s surviving he got tagged again what a fight plenty of time good is this plenty of time left in this round 3 minutes to go swansson takes to the ground and gets the mounts full Mount and the back Cubs got both hooks in can he choke them out scramble remember Cub Swanson though you rarely see it is a black felt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu very strong on the ground what a flurry back and forth now he’s going to use this probably to take a little bit of a break but now Troy is moving into full guard now cup pushes it back down half guard again Cub staying on top he should maintain top position though and good pressure right now he’s got no pressure and he’s allowing Hoy to kick up Cub was firing away looking for a finish well he’s got to be careful the up kick here very careful and Troy fired right back that’s a heavy elbow he let him up man good use of the tee by [Applause] Swanson there’s a lot of time left in this round [Applause] crazy SW with that swinging for the bleachers unbelievable he cartwheel kicked him Sanai style then stuck oh look at this oh my oh he’s playing with him now got to be careful this kid can [Applause] crack right hand over the top they are putting on a show went for the head kick [Applause] good jab by Troy and a right hand Cubs Swanson’s loading up and as you said earlier Choy so technically sound yeah it’s a completely different style absolutely Cub hands down gets low throws power shots over the top Choy is throwing everything with piston-like Precision Left Hand by Troy excuse me by Cub kick to the body another left hand he tagged him now he’s hurt now it’s Swanson again another right hand Cho’s in trouble spinning Back Spin backfish and a followup man this kid’s got a chin cuz CB Swanson can crack and he has caught this kid with bombs what an amazing round here in Toronto listen his crowd go nuts sellout crowd on their feet Cub’s taking a breather here but he’s letting this kid off the hook there’s still another round left there is crazy oh he got kicked KNE too the [Music] [Applause] knee what a fight oh another right hand and then an elbow behind it that’s the creativity of Cub swans yep again that right hand that overhand right is finding a home against Troy over the top just missed yep and now Troy throws it there it is again again Jo it’s amazing how well that kid takes a shot it really is beautiful jab by Choy oh onew body not even close to a take down there oh he got Tagg with the right hand there big right hand it’s crazy Cub Ducks under nice knee the body by Troy Swanson didn’t want to clinch there Joe coming again over the top now he’s trying to drag Swanson down he’s going to let him sink the hooks in Cub’s got to be careful CU SPS it around on top his back Cub on top and trying to hold onto that right leg he wants to step over that right [Applause] leg look at this Troy almost spun him around but now Cubs steps over almost got Mount Troy did a good job of using his butterflies got to watch the angle there those are legal shots from the Bottom by Choy yeah you’re seeing two exhausted Fighters that are fighting in a crazy War here folks Cub passing the guard now but he’s passing it very loose and he’s giving Choy the opportunity to get his feet back under him like this good shot to the body by Cub oh look at that ankle pick great back up very slip by over the top again oh CH he tagged him cup tagged him oh what a fight unbelievable this is crazy beautiful hip toss but he’s got to be careful he doesn’t give up his back here grounded opponent because he’s got two hands down yep one hand down now you can hit him in the head [Applause] just over two minutes remain absolute slug Fest good shot to the [Applause] body we’re going to talk about the willingness to stand and trade this is crazy magnificent who has more left Swanson good with that right hand and again Choy counters wow this is crazy don’t forget follow us UFC at Twitter fan voting we want you to tell us how you’re scoring the fights all night Swanson rolls winds up on top he’s just exhausted Mike both guys are he lands a right hand on the break and looked up at the clock a minute and 10 to go some people were calling this The Unofficial main event of the night some people were pretty much right what we knew was going to be a fun fight but man this is just a massive display of courage and [Applause] skill both men badly beaten but could broken look at that 9797 Joe significant strikes Crazy Beautiful shot by Cub Swanson Cub Swanson’s got him hurt again Superman punch uppercut final seconds of the fight this fight is dangerously close to being stopped he’s on top what a fight amazing fight absolutely amazing fight unlike anything maybe we’ve ever seen that’s a fight of the Year candidate folks and one of the last events of the year it’s a fight of the year the judges score the contest 3027 3027 and 2928 for the winner by unanimous decision cob [Applause] SW as we decide the UFC light heavyweight championship this Spike clock is brought to you by timx offis a timekeeper of UFC timx watches have taken a licking and keep on ticking since 1854 praska the Challenger in red to Sher in the black and gold be fitting a champion sorry praska has the Southpaw stance so go has to attack single if rasa goes conventual go will attack the high crotch heavy kick just landed for Glover one thing is evident when they squared up Yuri looked gigantic huge now you see see I talked about this a lot it’s very unusual you see the hands moving around a lot the chin is up in the air there’s not much trouble guard he’s the embodiment almost of a traditional martial artist oh nice body head with the left hook but as we’ve seen and I say this with respect we have seen flws in traditional martial arts Styles that’s why it became a mixture because no one St was perfect and of course hold on this is big big single there by gets him down so terer with a take down about a minute in with relative ease got to that single leg Beautiful Finish there by Clover terera elevated the leg kick the opposite leg that Yuri was hopping up and down on now what does Yuri have off his SP it’s going to be interesting to see right now close guard just considering what his next move going to be they see what Glover’s going to offer and give him GL will give him nothing GL going to just beat him up and Tak time I’m sure he’ll give him an elbow in the face Glover will take his time and he will just beat him up Yuri’s going to have to get away from him he will not make a mistake that allows for him to escape Yuri needs to wall walk but not give up his body and that was the first thing he said in our fighter meeting I cannot allow this man to operate off my back correct and it’s such a often and regular mistake that people make in the urgency to get back to the feet they give up their back and you cannot do that against a man like toar oh Yu’s controlling the hand so he’s giving him a chance nope now Glover’s back on top he’s looking for Aura potentially yeah but he’s going to now he’s out of the Guard right so now Glover’s out of the Guard so he’s even better he’s in an even better position he’s going to kick off the fence he needs to explode now here got to explode back into now under AE under two and a half to go round one not at all the start the praska was looking for you hear GL Corner tell him to pull him away from the cage because there will be a big explosion for proa there it is that’s that explosion I say TR pops this praska back to his feet two minutes to go in the round and you see the smile from here as if to say hey look at that you had me in your best spot and I got back up now he’s alive and he’s full of confidence some blood coming out of the nose or so it appears from Glo toare already good right hand from to Sher oh Yuri roll with that good shot by glob Yu did a good job of rolling with the punch there’s the signal again and look at that complet with these straight into this wow oh he’s going to he better not turn this hand gets through for glovera and again try to pick his poon here one minute 15 seconds in a terrible position head up against the fence full man from GL toer and this is where GL wants to be he has worked the entire training camp to establish this position 27- one ground stri and the physicality of tashera at 42 a sight to behold and that’s the thing right that’s the thing about the Shar when he’s beating you up like that when he’s on top of you you’re getting more and more tired he’s going to fall off the top though soar maybe working on a c potentially well he’s using the legs to make sure that he doesn’t lose position roll off and give Yuri Pras the advantage but it’s TT and go here potentially working on far as you say Joe that J proasus out all things considered he’s defended pretty well didn’t want to give up the back got mounted but got out and a big ground strike now from the Challenger not to Shar trying to control posture late in the round these are massive bombs these are M shots what a round what a St here we have have success at the end two unheralded head coaches forelli Fel Senor with Glover and Martin kavanov the head coach of Yuri praza Yuri did a good job of defending himself on the ground he did not allowing Glover to get too much damage done over I over there yri stay there over there stop stop stop stop looking me you okay you can see okay time in let’s go I to fight you’re annoying me am trying to annihilate my opponent get out of my way there’s a nice job he’s so long he’s long fight long he but he doesn’t utilize that to the best of his ability he’s looking to explore with a flying knee he’s lowering his base to explode nice head movement there by by praza Glover throws the right hand to the body and then the left hook he does it a lot the left Hook’s his best shot Yu’s looking good here yeah Yuri looks fresh he’s faster he’s much faster than glob he’s faster he’s younger of course and he’s just he really is just like a samurai warrior so the strikes don’t come from a normal noral place right he doesn’t play the game he doesn’t follow the rules like a boxing coach would say oh this guy leaves so many openings but you can still be effective because obviously there’s kicks there’s knees there’s elbows takedowns of course as well so therefore sometimes the rules don’t necessarily apply if you’re good enough fast enough and have the reflexes to get away with it pro haska last two wins have ended by round two nice jab there up here to partially stun to I think he might have hurt golden with the knee yes that hurt him s is wrestling for his life oh big hammer fists from [Applause] praza looking for anakonda Jo made a mistake I mean Yi is just rining with confidence right now he’s got to be careful though Glover’s known throw that left hook whenever he’s under attack has almost can’t miss though he’s Landing everything and they’re powerful wait for the knee a Shar able to land a right hand of his own under two and a half to go in the round the body language of corner over power two [Applause] much oh can he get it though can he get it hos is doing a good job of turning and kicking recognizing there’s nothing for Glover to hold on to on the bottom half y just had a big output though he’s taking some deep breaths right now Glover has to just try to survive this round yes praska mixing in some nice elbows now oh punches and punches I mean CL has a chin we’ve seen y just F people with these kind of shots oh look at this I told you that left hook comes from nowhere from toer you cannot get over excited you can’t get over zealous under 90 seconds to go in the round good opportunity here for the champ I’m telling you there heavy shots there was two or three in a row there is he under the chin no no he isn’t not yet a wild second round prosa for to defend [Applause] here bigger shots these are bigger shots landed by the sheriff and the output that Yuri put out in this round he going to start to get a little tired and this is so important right now for Glover because it wasn’t looking good a moment ago he took a lot of shots the body language the eyes he looked hurt now he’s going to take a little you know a little breath here compose himself gather his thought so to speak and just be like woo it feels good to have this Bast on the floor a minute yeah for sure for sure once you gain that control you’ve been searching for nothing better you can finally relax yep you can take a breath you can calm down and you can also realize that you’re investing you’re investing in wearing this kid out making him tired relying on the fact that he isn’t used to grappling as much as you are right and he’s going to position he’s defending well G’s got a high guard put to get him through now oh big elbow right through and he cut him back oh big another one for good measure wow St close to round two for the champ what a round resp to this yeah I don’t know if I’ll be smiling in this situation no way come on I got to go and do this again cuz for Yu it’s like stay up right for GL it’s like how can I get this down as easy as possible he doesn’t want to give Max effort to get these take Downs because they get harder and harder he wants to make a mistake so he can just kind of knock him down but the longer he waits for the perfect opportunity the more chance he’s got of getting clicked nicely defended by Yuri andas wise to welcome to back to his feet very smart there Yuri he had big success with the ground and pound when he got top position earlier potentially trying to avoid those transitions on the ground or even just using muscles right this guy’s a striker this guy doesn’t want to be grappling for 25 minutes tar moving his head well avoided most of those offerings there from praza a clean so much movement stance switches from prohaska gives you so many different things to look at and think about Yuri is a very difficult guy to prepare for just because the dangers come from everywhere but now they’re just dripping in sweat the takedowns aren’t going to be as easy now Yuri scrumble oh pretty good reaction by tar to try to get the take down unable to do so and there it is there’s the sweat that’s causing real issues now for G all blooded up go was all beaten bloody to Shar in trouble here or so it would appear certainly looks like he there’s a knee now from Yuri that’s the one the tree top that’s what he needs isolates the leg therefore the sweat doesn’t play a factor it’s just a good oldfashioned trip with the other leg well Yu is trying to roll away from him and that’s where he’s finding himself in trouble every time he kicks away Glover lets the let go and just follows him Yuri’s turning his hips though Yu’s doing a good job here trying to get back to his knees doing a great job he’s almost there he’s actually on his knees and now he’s about to be up nicely done by [Applause] praza beautiful job by Yuri there pushing the position staying and ring the underhook Yuri proska is a very well-rounded martial artist he understands defense when he gets taken down very well he got CL there though hka hands down the body there massive body shot but D takes [Applause] [Music] [Applause] it I mean come on the creativity oh St from all angles couple good body shots need to the body that forces to share it to the canvas I’m not sure how many more shots he can take I don’t think he can he’s going to be lucky to get out of this [Applause] round going to feel like a long two minutes half guard [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] big third round for Yuri praza toar unofficially now three for2 on his takedown attempts and that blood becoming a real Factor we thought the proska cut would be the issue but it’s becoming the cut of glob to sheriff if you’re Yuri you’re letting him up blover is not doing a good job of the Finish strikes on the feet he seems tired Dar CH well he needs to jump off to the other side I’m tringle that by Yuri oh my goodness nope look at that wow playing with fire a little bit correct and now toer back inside the crows guard of Yuri Prasco with 40 seconds to go on the round but you got to respect yui for even going for that going up against the guy with the Jiu-Jitsu credentials and trying to submit him even though it potentially a sacrifice move oh especially when he doesn’t need to it feels like he can finish this fight from the feet slicing elbow lands for tashera our bar attempt thought about it I mean this fight is just incredible it’s everything I mean this is just wow a wild title fight through 15 minutes we get here but round four is brought to you by manscape laow 4.0 the official electric trimmer of youf see visit manscape.com now new territory for Yuri prohaska well G toer just enjoyed a tremendous amount of damage and to hear him in the corner just saying to I’m going to beat him I’m going to beat him I’m going to beat him have you ever I mean how can you not be inspired by this m the determination so determined to be the champion and honestly I think he oh nice his Corner set right to the body let up high head kick for Tara not a ton on it when it got to the Target short left to the body for praza Yuri looking a little more labored in his movements now that was a good kick lot of mouth breathing going on for praza and toer oh come on I mean the impact you can hear it yeah you can hear it we got like soundproof in headphones ooh right hand from terer allows him to get inside got his hands locked yep he’s finish go for a ride that’s where Global feels that’s where the confidence came from knowing that he possibly won wrong one and he knows that he can go get take Downs late seei here with both arms what he’s trying to do is like shook him off of them he’s got to get but he’s got to get the left arm underneath left arm stuck he’s got to get them both around the body at the sheriff bridge and throw Glover forward over his head especially with the [Applause] sweat he’s abandoning that position now Yi I’m talking about solid sa control for Glover Yuri has to be very careful not to accept this position and definitely don’t let Glover move to the position which is the m we let a m again it’s going to be a problem and if you’re G to Sher you’re going to do everything you can to just make Beast does not get back to his feet hka is mounted [Applause] now oh arm two and a half minut arm triangle if Glover can get his body off to the side I it’s not there yet it’s not there the arm’s going to be over the other side when you’re hard as J is yeah correct that becomes a major factor that’s why it’s not stepping off to the side yet because it the position isn’t secure and if he steps up to the side and he doesn’t get the position he’ll lose he doesn’t get the submission he’ll lose it very smart decision making by Glover there he was close to securing the submission attempt but it wasn’t there praz has only been submitted once in his career if memory serves it was about 10 years ago and he didn’t tap went up now it is right there is no no no move he took the down because it’s tight yeah but he he might watch his hands watch his hands oh it’s tight he is squirming and he is squeezing oh yeah he can take mount back tell you the position’s off now now that’s the problem yeah oh you’re incredible defensive look from proska 90 seconds to go round four one of slippy shots down there not them ones and this is it right round two look like this pahaska dominated Clover controlled the very end of the round round four clover dominates nice Yuri is now in position deep half for Clover toer tried to burst unable to do so oh perfectly takes the back I mean come on the skill of this man beautiful peek out there by GL with the Sher and a nice shot by praza to prevent the body lock he kept that leg inside trying to get that second hook in here is’s aware of it he’s got to be careful because while he’s using one hand to fight the foot off he can create the opportunity for the good defensive grappling man right oh very good really good he’s done his homework under 30 seconds to go now and Cheryl working off of his back again this fight has had it all this has been a great fight it’s been an amazing fight waning seconds round four big right hand on the ground for prosa [Music] the Undisputed UFC light heavyweight championship I mean I love this fight it’s been fantastic we have seen everything beautiful grappling by Glover fantastic striking by Yuri Yuri with some really good grappling and take down defense several occasions both men have nearly been finished yeah it’s it’s been [Music] tremendous that’s nice and this is just your oh massive from toer proa trying to survive big mistake why would you do that he had him Hur bad his opponent out on his feet almost just the instincts kick in hours of training thousands of hours where you lock H the guillotine and finish the fight in this situation a terrible move especially when you’re sweaty very close fight dude’s hurt that right hand look he looking for that right hand all night and he could not touch him because Yuri was too fast now that Yuri’s tired he’s able to touch him with his hands toer has got to find their way back to his feet he does because I and and now he does and perhaps in some part welcome there by praza y’s jab is true cobwebs may or may not have been cleared bl’s finding the mark though with frequency yes I’m telling you it’s because fras is tired now he’s not moving as well dude he was GL was catching win left hook bu was catching all win early but now he’s touching it he trying to take it down and get him again got switch to a single leg here he wants to finish his take down who would have thought that in the fifth round Global terer is now winning the Striking between him and Yuri proos unbelievable Yuri just slapping away at his face just to do something and DC single leg to Sher Corner call for him to switch to the single globis [Applause] T this is crazy it really is it’s just an epic bottle of Wills right now there’s a hard job and there’s a big Roy right on the ear praza shakes it off as if to say didn’t do too much the chain on y Braska is ridiculous has folded people and put them to sleep with [Applause] shots trying to hit the switch right leg [Applause] it is crazy to watch gold at this age the Finish Championship with this much and he’s got the M he’s in the fifth round in the championship round is where he went and did his thing he’s got two minutes though to go to work with for out and every time we’ve seen that he does do damage from here but Yuri has made it to the end of the round but 2 minutes is a long one 1 minute for is a long time and praza of course with all the heart to go with the skill set seconds to go he’s going to kick off the fence trying to walk Round walk [Applause] over well we’ve had a lot of great live events in 2022 none better than UFC 275 hka walking partially off the back here [Applause] wisely rolls looking for a leg now passes to side control does [Applause] Yuri I mean Yuri perhaps has proven to the world here tonight that he is not only a striker he can grapple he can hold his own on the ground with the best glob has made some technical mistakes tonight correct there’s been some opportuni some control oh it’s he’s gone that he he he got the hand down he got the hand he got the hand no but he still got it again got has done it near we at the gun there is a new L heavyweight champion the Czech Republic has got one G proar and then here it is Glover trying to fight the hands off here but he’s got it he had it locked in you can’t really see from that angle you see the to here it is locked in again no hooks non requ quiet you’re tired you’re in the fifth round you’ve had the crap kicked out of you and when you choking your neck you’re only human you’re only human the top CH ladies and gentlemen referee Mark Gard has called a stop to this contest at 4 minutes 32 seconds of round number five declaring the winner by submission due to a rear naked choke and no Undisputed UF C light heavyweight champion of the world Yuri go come on the Bell here we go tonight’s fight clock is brought to you by Bud Light the perfect beer for whatever happens L the Southpaw in the dark trunks white trunks for Rory McDonald good straight right by by Rory Rory fights long Mike and that’s one of the things that presents his opponents with a lot of problems he’s very good at closing distance and then getting away the chance of USA for Lawler good left hand both guys just measuring each other yep looking for openings fifth year as a professional for Laing so that goes back to when Rory mcdonal was 10 years old nice jab strong inside leg kick by Robbie Rory returns lot of mutual respect here Joe there’s that long right again didn’t quite make it though caught him on the end of it Rory the great athlete as both men are Jonathan schainberg has worked very closely over the years the strength and conditioning of Rory McDonald Robbie is showing patience in this fight Mike and that’s that might not be or that might not be anticipated by Rory we’re seeing a thinking Robbie la you’re seeing a guy who’s still growing and learning [Applause] Robbie says I’m good let’s go I mean Robbie even said the other day Joe that he’s grown as a fighter in the last seven months well they say that about a guy who becomes a champion when when a guy becomes a champion his confidence grows and you saw that from Robbie as he’s standing there being introduced he was loving it he was enjoying it much more animated than we’ve seen from him in the past absolutely it’s been quite a journey for Robbie Lawler amazingly to Joe the first champion from American top [Applause] team and he’s staying right out of Harm’s Way right at the end and then a little bit back of that right hand of Rory McDonald the Southpaw Orthodox matchup watch for those straight [Applause] punches both guys very cautious here they realize also this is a five round fight conserving the gas tank just the second five round fight for Rory McDonald there’s that right hand again Rory looking for the uppercut as well looking to get Robbie to open up and be aggressive which is his usual style but so far Robbie laying back being very patient Robbie said years ago if you were a baseball player he’d be a home run hitter Lawler always has that left hand ready to go Rory’s last five rounder was against Terk safine as most recent win in Halifax he finished that fight in the third Roy’s having some good success with that kick to the body from the back leg under 90 seconds there’s a shot stuck nice knee nice knee by Robbie as well Robbie’s been SP spending a lot of time working with King Mo lall was an outstanding wrestler a lot of training with him tightening up that wrestling defense as well as his takedowns and again it’s one of those things about having such an amazing gym like American top team so many great uppercut to the body by Lawler it was a hard shot to the body we listen into Lawler’s corner there’s the man you mentioned Joe there’s that kick again that one glanced off the cup on the way in and he was warned by John McCarthy Rob landed that y landed that right hand Joe there is Corner calling for the two3 with that straight left and a hook with the right up the middle like same shot it’s a front kick to the body 20 seconds nicely done good connection that was a 3-2 final seconds the only problem with a round like this they’re feeling each other out but who the hell knows who won that round you know I mean fighter will that be against potentially we do not know quite yet round two up the middle of that kick again Joe he keeps off the cup though he did it again you see there’s a red mark on the belly of Robbie Lawler where he’s Landing it though but several times he’s knocked off the cup on the way in just a trajectory of the kick 2002 Robbie Lawler considered the Mike Tyson of MMA and The champ is watching octagon side tonight Robbie’s having good success with that right jab lot of foot work significant strikes thus far Rory McDonald plus [Applause] [Music] [Applause] 10 Robbie trying to close in now just stuck the jab right in the face of Lawler there Robby looking to Parry that lead hand and deliver the left Robbie checked that leg kick from Rory well there’s a good straight left and answer by McDonald Rory opened up with that combination there well done the chin and you know what he’s been setting it up going low Joe he likes to throw that fake front and then turn into a roundhouse kick as well 11th time Lawler has been scheduled for five rounds again to the body me foras sahab me me beautiful beautiful you’re doing beautiful beautiful pick him apart baby TriStar knows a little something about Champions GSP one of the greatest ever and a true mentor to Rory McDonald he’s he mixed it up well there with a good straight to the body but Robbie caught him again with that [Applause] jab oh he went high with that very nicely done out of nowhere back to the center lead hook just missed y Roy’s doing a good job of stay just on the outside of that catching it on the very end that kick that he keeps going to Joe is starting to open up other options and as you mentioned you can see the redness on the stomach of Lawler yeah it will pay he will pay dividends if he keeps Landing it he did it again but Robbie starting to block it now he’s not letting it go through partly because he anticipates it is coming but also because it’s doing damage let’s see if Rob there with the punch in blocking it leaves an opening for Rory though well as Robbie is getting more aggressive to try to pay Rory back now Rory’s having a better success countering but that was a beautiful onew by [Applause] Robbie such great footwork oh nice combination little slip and rip Roy’s busted up a bit Joe that was that one and [Applause] again Lawler feeling it you can tell by the way he’s moving right now feels the momentum and Roar with a nice combination oh again and again good counters by McDonald big Left Hand by by Robbie they’re opening up Robbie pushing forward the rematch for the title there’s a lot of blood yeah it’s pouring out of Rory’s nose Robbie’s busted him up and we’re just in the second [Applause] round Rob good one two again with a combination that scores with now just 30 seconds on the clock he is such a much more polished striker in this most recent run in the UFC he’s just a completely different fighter it’s amazing isn’t it it’s incredible that after all these years he’s still learning and growing again he connects Rory though again on the counter final seconds Robbie tagged with another left hand in that exchange and that is his big Power Shot he throws that sweeping hook too to set up the straight left let’s see what Des fite a good round for Robbie Lain Faraz Zab said he’s getting a little anxious in there forcing it too much well Robbie has been so patient so uncharacteristically patient and this is again a part of the maturing process that we’ve recognized from him he just getting better Robbie has finished 20 of his 25 wins with 19 by strikes five of those kicks and knees [Applause] Rory looking to find the range take the momentum back it’s a good second round for the champion that was one of very few kicks that Robbie’s thrown in this fight making sure he doesn’t get taken down oh good left hand rolled underneath it and boom snapped his head back Robbie again steps in Rory looks to answer Lawler keeping McDonald at the end of that jab beautiful straight jab again a stinging jab by Robbie Lawler the jab the significant difference here in this fight and they’re few better than George St Pierre with the utilization of the jab Robbie’s doing it against Rory so far can he get a take down he’s looking for it wow beautiful sprawl by Lawler beautiful outstanding and punishes him Rory’s taken down eight of the nine opponents he’s attempted to get to the ground he hasn’t done it yet against Robbie Rory’s face is a mess he’s bleeding from several Cuts now yeah he’s by far taking more damage tonight than in any fight in his career Vancouver he was 7 seconds in what many believed away from Victory Carlos condet turned it up in 2010 then the previously mentioned meeting with Robbie [Applause] Lawler 18 wins despite those two [Applause] fights you can see how the momentum is Chang changing towards the champion well clearly from the second round on it’s been Robbie Lawler getting the better of the exchanges and definitely doing the most damage and this round even more impressive I mean Rory is really busted up he is a mask of blood and Robbie looks good Robbie looks well he took that one Robbie looks like he hasn’t taken much damage at all Joe even when Rory that was a nice shot by Rory even when Rory is landing these shots Robbie’s managing to get just just out of the way of them so they slide off of him or catches him on the end right there oh he caught him with a nice short right hook yeah he [Applause] did just over a minute and a half on the clock here in round three [Music] [Applause] Rory also can’t breathe out of his nose right now so he’s forced to fight with his mouth open you heard fasah Hobby in the corner saying don’t clear the nose watch as he went in after that round to get attended to also makes you susceptible to The Knockout a big cut on the forehead over the right eye of Rory as well and even though Robbie’s had Rory hurt has damaged him considerably he’s still very patient and that’s the new Robbie [Applause] Lawler sometimes it’s your second or third trip around the track which is your best so he’s catching them on the very end of these which really doesn’t have a significant impact right it’s like the power area Robbie oh blocked out but oh he might have hurt him staggered Rory closing in now Robbie staggered by that kick he’s hit again McDonald again with the head kick Robbie’s in big trouble Mike Rory Fields fly knee elbow 20 seconds McDonald pouring it on 15 seconds elbows Robie trying to get out of the way looking to survive wow and Robie Rory McDonald he’s badly hurt he is wobbled back to his Corner Mike this is a wild fight Championship rounds first time ever for Rory McDonald there’s that hand kick again Kick’s in trouble he is in trouble for sahab said you are figuring him out that front k what a combination nice elbows McDonald with a knee looking to finish it right here and become the champion kick to the body that front kick he says he’s fine top he’s talking to him and Robbie turns to him he keeps saying I’m fine leave me alone those kicks to the body hurt La the head again this is a whole different fight this is incredible beautiful elbows by Rory Rory trying to break him down now round four Robbie fires back some swelling on the right eye of Lawler again with the head kick Robbie getting Rob out there completely different fight here Rory is is picking him apart from here one head kick and boom everything turned [Applause] Joe and Robbie still looks like he’s on wobbly legs absolutely he doesn’t look like he’s penetrating with his punches Rory staying careful staying disciplined all of a sudden the momentum on his side and that’s got to give this kid confidence and Robbie’s not offering any threat right now either Rory was confident of course coming in Robbie was very good early Rory frustrated now he’s getting the better of Robbie Lawler two minutes into round four again he masked it with the punch fasah Hab talked about that Joe in the corner Superman punch Superman [Applause] landed look at the blood bow still from Rory McDonald good right look by Robbie Robbie back on the board what a fight good combination by Lawler Lawler seems to be [Applause] recovering they meet uppercut landed by McDonald they work in the [Music] clinch Robbie with the kick to the Body Beautiful elbow by Robbie nice jab yeah stiff jab connects again Roy’s getting a little reckless here Mike and that’s what zahab said don’t do be patient you’re starting to figure him out Lawler’s starting to work his way back answered that head kick with a combination nice one twoo by [Applause] Rory Robbie was in a beauti look at that by Lawler out after him again Robbie was in trouble John McCarthy watch Robbie work his way into this round that now has 90 seconds [Applause] remaining Robbie the dominant Striker rounds one and two Rory amazing in round three again that front kick to the [Applause] body Joe their last fight was very even until the last minute or two that was a three round battle good right hand over the top for Rory lot of blood coming out of Robbie’s mouth now yeah so you want to be a mixed martial artist [Applause] Rory just showing so much determination working through very deep water early now Robbie looking to connect again 20 seconds remain in round four both guys are standing much more flat-footed in these exchanges Mike as they fatigue they’re having a harder time getting out of the way of these shots and it makes these exchanges much more dangerous and both of them having a tough time breathing again he goes to that head kick wow how good is this Fifth and Final [Applause] Round their first fight a Split Decision Lawler took over late can Robbie do so here and defend or will we have a new Champion Superman punch nice jab by Robbie yep it may very well come down to these five minutes partner nicely done again by Lawler and again wild exchanges oh he tagged him with that left oh look at how ferocious Lawler is here in the 21st minute lands it he’s hurt this may be it that’s it that’s it it is all over Robbie ller Remains the welterweight champion wow what a fight what a fight watch it he’ll grab his nose it just shattered on him yeah and he just couldn’t take the paint anymore covered up and that was it I mean it was already a shattered nose but that one punch was the straw that broke the camels back what what an incredible fight and a fight where both men were really pushed to the Limit but Robbie Lawler like Champions do found a way to win ladies and gentlemen referee John McCarthy has called a stop to this contest at one minute of round number five declaring the winner by TKO and still the Undisputed UFC Walter weight champion of the world ruthless Robbie L this Ral kin you know exactly what I expect I need you to fight hard fight clean when I say stop please stop if you want to touch gloves Now’s the Time God bless oh man here we go Kelvin gum Israel both fighting for a piece of UFC gold for the first time in their respective careers don’t get a whole lot bigger or better than this here we go with the difference in height gastam is going to have to go through some stuff to close the distance on Israel right here in this range though is not safe for him told us he’s got to overwhelm him certainly to your point DC can’t stay at distance it’s interesting cuz Israel fights differently as a mixed martial arts fighter than he did as a kickboxer in terms of his stance selection and he almost fights like he’s in a karate movie sometimes he does things differently but he’s constantly learning and adding to his Arsenal and one of the more interesting things he said he said I’m a better version of me than I was when I fought Anderson Silva and that was just a few months ago right yeah I mean you see guys fighting like that now Henry ajudo since he’s become so successful as in that type of stance hard kick to the body by the last style Bender elusive avoids the shots by [Applause] gastam that left hook landed a little bit by gastam there as he looped Kelvin is throwing that right hand and the left hook is coming behind it cuz he knows Israel is going to dip off to that side I guess both guys just so cool and collected So Good Under Pressure yeah Gastelum whips on the right hand able to land to the [Applause] body they both look so relaxed in here if you’ve never been to a UFC live event there is an Indescribable tension when there is a belt on the line yes comfort both Fighters with five round experience aagna had a epic performance in the main event against Brad tarez Gastelum a main event at altitude against Neil magy in Mexico Oh to gum and aagna Retreats that’s that left hook that gasum throwing off of that right hand he must have seen it in the videoa is dipping on that side he has some serious power in that left hand oh and he goes to the body [Applause] too and that’s as much adversity that we’ seen at asagna have to this point in his career certainly in a striking realm yeah he’s got he’s been taking some big deep breaths his mouth’s open a little bit he got [Music] stung gas stor some heat he’s throwing heat gastam is throwing some heat and he blocked that left high kick that left hand just Graz the chin that last one he [Applause] threw under two minutes here to go in round [Applause] one we have to remember that Kelvin Gastelum is trained by one of the best striking coaches in the world in hael Cordo and ha has formulated a plan to deal with the style and reach of aagna gastam almost squares up when he starts to enter watch he starts to square move his his his head throws that right hand as a feeder really trying to land the left Edna is not committing to any of his techniques right now woo Kelvin that that left hand is a b arm aagna continues to move that head an inch out of Harm’s Way one minute to go round one well what we’ve learned is that Kelvin Gastelum is very capable of knocking out a Sonia right he connected with some serious bombs and adna knows that now too he also knows that Kelvin is drawn First Blood right and by and large adisan is trying to touch you gason is trying to kill you with everything he throws gum with some faints here on the feet and this has all been striking we have to remember that if there’s an advantage that we expected from Kelvin it would be in his grappling yes we haven’t seen any of that yet Israel is just out here making reads though he sees K of starting to get a little bit closer on some of his shots now and he’s committing to him again Kelvin touched him with that right hand though he touched him with a lead right right hook the hand speed of Kelvin gasin is not to be underestimated he’s very fast and that first round knockdown of Israel adani the sixth consecutive opponent that Kelvin Gastelum has knocked down good kick to the body by Israel his coaches call for that they say you only threw one body kick want more there’s another quick left hand from adna he talked a lot about work in the body of Gastelum which he described as soft land the right kick there that was that one landed that was clean Calvin with a whipping left hand to the body GM has a big gas tank too as big as that head is he’s got a big gas tank man he does especially at 85 when he’s not compromising his body to make the weight lands the left hand there over the top he’s been in a lot of UFC Main Events you mentioned Magny wadman Bisping nice jab by Kelvin and while gum did acknowledge this as the toughest fight of his career when you’ve been in there with the likes of Tim Kennedy Chris Weidman Jac sza he fought the best man not going to be intimidated and again at only 27 years of age and the Mixed Martial Arts experience difference is really off the charts that head kick partially beautiful jab Ed starting to get off a little bit more now but gastam lands that big right jab and don’t think that’s a normal jab that’s a power jab the intent on that one is to hurt you Mna touch Gaston there with the left handoo [Applause] [Music] aagna born in Nigeria trying to bring New Zealand to UFC Championship pressure by Kelvin it’s almost like Israel can’t engage him because kelvin’s so powerful yeah he has to evade stay at bace and Kelvin is making reads of Israel’s Head movement and he’s forcing Israel to move and he’s not throwing the punches and he’s looking to read o oh knocked out for anos so some adversity now for Kelvin gam two minutes to go round two big big right hand by Anna perfectly placed big reset from Gastelum inside leg kick adna finding that range now right before gastam got hit he stumbled on a misstep so it put him out of position and Israel landed watch [Applause] this he stumbles out of position Israel Landing you cannot make a mistake with a striker that’s a sharp as Israel assign there’s no room for error gastam getting a little bit sloppy here 90 seconds to go on the round [Music] oh beautiful Oh’s getting going now oo you can’t be Reckless if you’re gastam you can’t be Reckless edisa will snipe you yeah he can’t get careless and he can’t overcommit oh beautiful he stung him that lead right hand is nasty it’s so nasty and it’s not telegraphed at all and it’s coming from low it’s hard to read no wind up nothing oh back oh kelvin’s in real trouble real trouble and look at him instead of taking the step he’s still trying to go forward he’s going to get himself knocked out you got to take a moment he’s going to get knocked out if he doesn’t take a break that was a beautiful elbow by adna that’s the thing about his Arsenal it’s so deep he can do so many things question mark kick just barely blocked he land the left hand osani appeared to eat that pretty [Applause] well look at this there’s the grappling good take down defend by Isel take down defense oh and he tagged him but if I’m gassing him I’m still shooting I’m just making him defend taked down after taked down try to wear on it wow wow indeed ladies and Gentlemen let’s take a look at some of this now here’s a body kick early on in the white left hand to the body by Kelvin there’s a beautiful jab by Kelvin look how it snaps the head back of VNA there’s that spinning back elbow things are getting interesting folks we’ll see how Kelvin gastam responds here he takes the center of the Octagon he is in green Israel adna is in Black third round and both of them been down wo osna starting to find his Groove now and now you see Kelvin with a different style that up on the feet light on his feet style we’ve seen that many times in the past from him before and I believe he fights better when he fights like that what he can’t do is just stay on the edge letting osna dictate early in the fight he was the one dictating the engagements second round Israel dictated everything and he had all that success because of it well in DC you can speak to being on the wrong end of a reach situation when you’re giving up eight and a half inches you got to be precise you got to just get close [Applause] man and Kelvin keeps his hands way low he’s got great vision when Israel throws that fight hand he’s moving out just a little bit of the way but it’s when it lands when he mistimes it a little bit is when he’s getting really stung yeah both guys are keeping their hands very low in this fight lot of faints here from Gastelum eats the body kick from [Applause] aagna all these subtle shifts and [Applause] footwork just like Joe said he’s got an encyclopedia of knowledge in terms of striking and right now he’s got Kelvin just [Applause] guessing kelvin’s got to be careful as he engages like that that that spinning elbow is there for him oh beautiful stab Kelvin oh high kick wow tremendous exchange on both sides under three minutes here round three got some doing what coach cardo said he said don’t stop in front of him he’s touching you because you’re stopping Kelvin don’t stop in front of [Music] him head strike numbers slight Advantage for the last dial Bender 21 to 19 adds to that total there oh nice knee to the body there by Adisa El’s nice right hand I mean those right hands are landing so clean for is real yeah they’re just so crisp the timing look at [Applause] that you cannot against a good Striker like that you can’t be looping punches you got to be down the middle just like him GM’s looping too much and look at that now he’s out of position and Edis sign he’s countering yeah he’s having a hard time with his [Applause] reach Gast him down to 29% in terms of these strikes [Music] [Applause] landed good head movement from Gastelum and then lands a shot of his own when he is able to evade and he’s in position to counter he’s got to just let everything go like right here good big that’s big he gets the Tak down beautiful oh but he did a good job of keeping osna from getting to the fence with his back oh nice push off by Israel and that is big for Israel out of Sonia gastam unable to do much with that Tak down [Applause] the upper body defensive movement from aagna just narrowly evading these shots from and hands so low too John it’s so dangerous because you’re one in away from getting slipped but he’s so comfortable and confident in there and GM doing the same thing kelvin’s punches seem more labored and slower towards the end of this round that was the first takedown landed for gasum since November 20 15 against Neil magney hasn’t needed to lean on the offensive wrestling but G doing okay in this round it’s not a wi he’s not getting washed out this is a good round to CL very [Music] close Championship rounds beckan down to the final 10 minutes Israel aagna and Kelvin Gastelum one man becomes the UFC interim middleweight champion and sets up a date later in 2019 with the Undisputed King of the 85ers the reaper Robert Whitaker round four is upon us Rafael cord looking for more volume out of his pupil Kelvin Gastelum Kelvin picking up the pace he has to that slow pace where to just trade technique technique is too slow Israel will always win that he’s got to just make it ugly make it dirty and then he can get in tight to go attack some takedowns this is the type of fight he needs to make [Applause] it oag’s take down defense near 90% it’s held up tonight [Applause] oh beautiful knee to the [Applause] body keep it closed Israel keep it closed both of [Applause] [Music] [Applause] you significant strikes landed 56 osna 35 for Gastelum oh woo gastam didn’t even Flinch he ducked his head into that one he got hit on the top of the head instead of the chin ni jab by [Applause] gastl some swelling around that left eye for [Applause] adna just rolls with the punches to prevent unnecessary [Music] damage gastl there on the way in kelvin just keeps coming up short great Movement by adna kelvin’s in on him in the clinch [Music] [Applause] he has certainly been the busier offensive fighter here through two and a half minutes in round four gum’s fighting with a lot of pressure right now good inside low kick by gastam lot of forward pressure in round four looks like adisan is now cut I believe I believe so at the right eye yeah that forward pressure is going to be very important for gastam in these last couple rounds he’s catching him on the end of these but he is touching them he’s oh o and he caught him there oh oh nice straight right from aagna wow what a fight what a fight both Landing too gastam has landed a lot of Jabs at ass’s landed some really good right hands this is a great fight nice inside leg kick by Israel gum partially lands that left hand you see he’s Advanced 37% of the time in this fourth round yeah he does better inside the exchanges because when he’s on the outside his attack is just a little bit too predictable a it’s a a looping right hand to set it up and then a left hand yes [Applause] nice see in these wild exchanges that’s when kelvin’s at his best yes he’s doing well there oh he goes High look at that oh that one got he hurt he is in trouble oh man he’s hurt gam needs to pour it on instead he chooses to change levels he had him hurt I think he still got him hurt now osna throws some offense oh under 30 seconds here round four ois really starting to wear it swelling in the lips under both eyes oh he tried to look down and kick high with that question mark kick oh caught him again Israel may be getting tired if edisan you want the first round I feel like this may be gum’s round we could be two2 going into the fifth 20 minutes down wow wow gum raises his hands that is the most hurt we’ve ever seen Israel adna for short in a fight the most adversity he’s ever felt he’s been hurt twice this fight yes it’s the power kill the gasta but really hurt in that round yes he’s hurt [Applause] bad right here you see Kelvin Gaston pursuing the jab that little hook straight left barely misses but he’s touching Israel right here again look at the sty Bender boom right hand down the middle then again barely missing gastam just look at this Exchange by these two men head kick coming boom lands right on the side of the neck and is hurt very badly that is crazy gers pursuing pursuing pursuing straight left down the pipe I mean what a round of fighting Gaston fired up feeling good head it to round five we may be two2 boys wow it all comes down to this the final five minutes to determine the UFC’s interim middleweight champion both guys known for having tremendous cardio and both ready to go here to try to secure a UFC title coach cardo was so animated in between rounds telling him now go get this belt champ Israel is going to have to stop him from pressuring him early in this round he’s got to take the momentum back from Kelvin Gaston the addition of the kicks particularly that high kick was a real shocker yeah for Kelvin I mean he’s been throwing those low kicks but landed on the neck of Israel at aagna that that being a changing moment in this [Applause] fight wo nice handywork there from matna but huge volume from gastam in round four oh nice right kick to the face by Israel oh left hand landed Kelvin takes a punch as good as any man that ever lived cuz he rolls it a little bit right it barely hits him it doesn’t hit him clean both of them they don’t land clean on each other these guys have tremendous head movement everything’s skiing them instead of Landing straight on that land huge right for aagna adna with a G jum spins out of it oh he the position he’s on top this is good for Kelvin Adia looking to try to set up a triangle very slippery he’s got to use it the sweep oh he’s got it got it it’s not quite on folks G him out wow back to the feet wow woo just over 3 minutes now to go wow what a fight get the bonus checks ready oh my goodness oh my goodness at a is showing Championship heart right now both of these gentlemen are put it on the line oh man this just crazy this is crazy but Israel’s been more active this round he’s done exactly what he needed to do took the momentum back now now the earnest is on gastl him to try to build back in this last two and A2 minutes beautiful right oh he hurt him he sted hurt he snapped his neck back with that [Applause] one so a huge response from the Kiwi here in this Fifth and Final Round he can’t miss with that right hand in real trouble he’s in real trouble he keeps getting stung with that right hand yep and now style Bender’s got his [Applause] [Music] number gum chasing Kelvin pressures [Applause] him well this is how you want to go about winning a UFC title this is going to be hugely satisfying for whoever has their hand raised if we get there [Applause] under 90 seconds now to go oh Adis Sonia has really fought well in his fifth round yeah he’s risen to the occasion y kelvin’s a stabed behind right now in round five oh my goodness huge knock forna now he’s fighting as he was earlier he stood on the Edge and Edis started to piece him up how about the hearts beating inside these two gentlemen incredible big elbows there by adna big round by Israel adna when you’re chase the championship and it’s round five this is how you got to fight we have had some epic middleweight title fights and another one here oh kelvin’s in trouble he’s in real trouble we might get a stoppage here big elbow from adna oh man what a performance by asagna what a performance by gastam gum’s exhausted he’s very hurt he’s barely there anymore oh my God the spray of blood oh they can stop this fight final 10 seconds Gastelum goes down stop it Kevin still fighting Israel trying to finish what wow wow one of the greatest title fights you will see as Israel adagia and Kelvin gastam Go the 25-minute Distance just incredible the heart of Kelvin gum the will to keep going me he’s exhausted and battered and then Israel out of Sonia rising to the occasion in the fifth and Final Round putting it together what a fight my goodness when you’re going into the fifth round of a tide fight maybe a 108 to finish I mean oh yeah what a way to finish a fight TR championship for sure 108 in this with the new rules for sure that’s a 108 you don’t even have to largely dominate the round under the new scoring my goodness here we go fifth round boom right hand Adis Anna’s accuracy and precision and how about this they go to the ground adna throws up a triangle almost cinches it if it wasn’t so sweaty and slippery and if Kelvin didn’t have such good defense Bing look at that left hand Bing over the top I mean this could be a 10- s round folks this could be the Clincher and this could be what wins adna the title his ability to stay accurate and Technical in the fifth and Final Round And what Heart by Calvin guest amazing just incredible so much respect for these athletes tonight as they give us one for the ages with the official decision here now is Bruce Buffer ladies and gentlemen after five rounds we go to the judges score cars for a decision all three judges score this contest 4846 for the winner by unanimous decision and new interim UFC middleweight champion of the world Israel the last style [Applause] Bender Forest Griffin against Stephen boner for a six- figure contract as the light heavyweight divisions Ultimate Fighter who will reign supreme at 205 will it be Bonner from Chicago or Forest Griffin from Athens Georgia you ready to fight we are anticipating the slugfest and here we go here we go six figure contract on the the line Bo big right hand by Forest Bon gets out of the way these guys are swinging inside leg kick by boner I thought forest was supposed to wait to get punched first oh trying that overhead nice fake with the kick and then the overhand by by uh Griffin yeah you think he learned that from Chuck Liddell Chuck does that with the left all the time absolutely this is these are two men who never switched tamps during the show Griff Liddell boner Couture and Griffin loves the [Applause] competition both have really good reach here nice left and oh right nice right by Griffin he rocked him there and the kick good jab by Bon but good counters by Forest in and out for Stephan boner I think when somebody gets the better of the Striking then it may go to the ground until then I think these guys are going to go Toe to Toe So Far Forest is getting the better of these exchanges he’s landed a couple of really nice right hands Stephan hasn’t really landed anything of note yet again nice step in but good counter by boner he stayed in the pocket and counter oh oh Toe to Toe they go here in round number one scheduled for three five-minute rounds at this pace couldn’t last that long for is taking the center of the octagon and continuously Stephan Bonner circling on the outside Bonner in the green trimmed Trunks and Griffin in the blue trimmed trunks couple wild Shots by Forest nice turn side kick back kick oh kick with a knee oh step Bonner staying in the pocket boner T off and here we go wow big right hand what a war between these two guys oh just missed with the right ohau there this is a brutal battle here these guys are swinging so you want to be an ultimate fighter wow what a fight big oh big right hand by Ste rocked just missed with the knee he’s rocked though he is rocked over he still stays in there what hard another nice right hand by Forest oh uppercut C Steph B’s taking some shots Forest Tak to the ground rolls him over reveral by this match up Forest has got him in half guard working for full guard here what he’s trying to do is get his left leg out from in between Stefan’s two legs and either stand up or get him into full guard he’s up there he goes they are back on their feet what a battle of [Applause] wills good right hand by Forest and a good counter by Stephan Bonner Forest turns away here we go again Bonner with that long jab good right hand by boner s Bon’s got a lot of courage in these exchanges this really stays in the pocket Boris gri with a smile yep he’s got a little cut under his right eye Joe and then when they clinch again Forest trying to go with the uppercut comes over the top with the right nothing happened to that though how long can they stay at this pace both these guys have been rocked this is this is incredible round this is exactly what they told us all this week during our time with them at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino our Host Hotel that they would fight in this fashion it’s really kind of unfortunate that someone’s going to lose this bout it’s so entertaining oh KN right [Applause] by oh good right hand by and another one drop good left t and a knee what a would hate to have to score this fight and they hold on with 50 seconds remaining in round one eight light heavy weights with down to two it will soon be one nice elbow by Forest Stephen Bon working off his back again he wants to rain guard wants to either get to full guard or again get back up to his feet or possibly work for a sweep right now he’s in half guard he wants to get his left leg from out in between the two legs of forest and get himself in a better defensive position uh-oh he’s up Ste for get his back time is going to be’s got his back 15 seconds Joe 15 seconds too but he can still land he’s out he’s snuck out the back but he’s got an arm Forest still has an arm Chuck Liddell looking on at this incredible first round we will be back with round two in a moment wow what a round wow Stephan Bonner gave Forest what he wanted he punched him in the mouth so Forest could figure out his game plan you know they both punched each other in the mouth that was probably one that’s the most exciting round I think I’ve ever seen Ultimate Fighting Championship history tonight that was the Haggler hearn’s first round of Ultimate Fighting Championship history shaking out the [Applause] arms some somebody’s going to get knocked out partner this this is incredible fight somebody is going to get rocked so evenly matched you know that’s the the incredible thing about it Forest beat Shau and hoger boner beats Southworth and swick light heavyweights matching up here let’s see if the pace can continue to be as Torrid as it was in the first 5 minutes he faked the kick and went for a spin there good jab Stephen B rocked him Forest Griffin ties him up against the fence and gets him down him down and looks for the mount Stephen B keeps him in half guard now remember I said in the first round when somebody starts to get the better of the Striking I think there’ll be a take down it looks like Forest is bleeding bad y this might be the cut that he had on the show I can’t tell at this point remember it was a cut over his left eye it looks like it’s in his nose actually on the show and he almost wasn’t able to fight in the finals this looks like a badal against Sam hog referee her’s going to get a doctor to look at it he’s got a huge gash on his nose it’s his nose so it’s not the cut over his eye and that has had a lot of time to heal and look still Forest Griffin just smiling and Stephen Bonner going toet to Toe with Forest Griffin I would really hate to see the fight stop because of this [Applause] it doesn’t look like they’re going to stop it because it’s not in any danger of going into his eyes and here we go they go [Applause] again this has got to be an advantage for Bon right now though this place is erupting the crowd in here is just on its feet oh uppercut just missed Toe to Toe they go oh and a left hand right hand by B and for St to take down this ladies and gentlemen is the Ultimate Fighting [Applause] Championship the by [Applause] the nice Jabs by boner boner trying to close in now now it’s boner taking the center of the Octagon he’s Landing some pretty good punches here Forest comes over the top forest is swing wide at this point though fatigue might be setting in he’s looking for the Tak down see if Bon can stay up he reaches for Kamura with the knee Bonner doing a good job of deflecting the knees he’s blocking him oh Forest looks very weary Forest looks very weary looked up with the hit the big screen to see the time yeah Forest is running out of gas Joe 217 remaining here in the second round mu Tha CL a big knee by B for isck Forest is in big trouble see deliver the knee again he’s very tired and he’s rocked but still what courage and he takes him down fighting towards exhaustion this is just an unbelievable Battle of attrition here these guys they’re not leaving anything in the tank welcome to the Ultimate Fighting Championship World they are on their feet what a here is the Cox Pavilion listen to the crowd react nice knee by Forest looks like he’s catching a second wind and they break away B with the right hand B Relentless another right hand forest with a counter duck under the right hand swinging oh a jab that connects Randy Couture loving the action Stephen Bonner’s coach nice jab by Forest tried to go high under a minute remains in round two nice inside [Music] knee oh my goodness nice jab by Forest you good left H by nice jab lighing him up Bon’s going to step away now and land some shots another good right hand listen to this crowd nice Name by for I mean literally everything he has both of these guys they are giving it everything they have could we be blessed with a third round this is amazing these guys are on the ver verge of complete exhaustion this is a complete Sprint This truly is one of the greatest moments in UFC history Stephan boner just looked up at the big screen before to get his shot at the time right before that round ended these guys are really really exhausted and that is a nasty cut on Forest Griffin’s nose the doctor’s coming in look at it [Applause] [Music] again I can’t say enough about how impressed I am by the heart the Courage the determination being shown by these two guys what an incredible War keep your hands up hey all you got to do is keep your hands up there might be three contracts given out tonight not two buddy I’m with you I’m with you I want to see both these guys again no matter what I mean talk about heart oh [Applause] [Music] [Applause] my boner and Griffin going toe-to-toe in a fashion in my over 40 events that I’ve done in the Ultimate Fighting Championship that I never remember two men going Toe to Toe so diligently for 10 straight minutes these guys want that contract so bad I mean this is their dream it’s in front of them but what what they’re both saying these are two walls colliding with each other and looking for a weakness and it’s just this is just an incredible display of courage and skill oh my Priceless look on the face of forest Griffin here we [Applause] go who will become the ultimate fighter nice leg kick by Forest leg [Applause] kick nice counter by boner Forest lands a good leg kick to finish that exchange hates is slowed at least at the start of this third and final round [Applause] this may very well just boil down to who wants it more and who trained harder slight little differences in their training regime might might decide this fight both have tried the Muay thae pull down the head of your opponent try to deliver the knee now they’re so slippery Joe it’s tough to get that clinch isn’t it absolutely and you know what I would not be oh nice jumping knee by Forest I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw fourth round I wouldn’t be surprised if we had to go to a sudden death keep in mind that here tonight because everything is on stake here on the ultimate fighter in the light heavyweight finals finale if we have a draw after three rounds we would go to a thre minute sudden Victory round four so we should keep that in mind if indeed this fight is considered a draw if it lasts another 3 minutes and 24 seconds absolutely and you know what I think these are both thinking about that right now too like wow I might have to do this again nice exchange good punches by B inside Forest he’s got the tie clinch B shrugs him off good Left Hand by B look at a [Applause] counter I mean Forest said I didn’t want to lose the battle of wits to this guy who’s going to win the Battle of attrition cuz that is what this has come down to nice right hand right there by Forest I mean this is the culmination of The Ultimate Fighter this is what ultimate fighting is all about 2 minutes and 45 seconds to go and in my opinion it’s anybody’s fight nice leg [Applause] kick and oh by the way Ken Shamrock and Rich Franklin still the fight here by Lane nice Jabs by [Applause] B oh looks to counter B’s looking to counter here B has slow the pace here though in this third and final round as you said looking for the counter Forest I think is thinking the same thing has some good success with those leg [Applause] kicks you know what when the when it’s coming down to the last couple minutes these guys are swinging for the fences no question about it Joe who’s going to knock one out of the park oh my Barner closing wow that’s just exhausted right there that wasn’t even from a these guys are literally giving it everything they have here 145 remains in the third and perhaps final round they’re just looking to meet each other as soon as one moves forward they’re looking to meet and counter I mean this is just nice right hand by Bon beautiful counter excuse me right hand by Forest and a beautiful counter by Bon Toe to Toe for going on almost 14 [Applause] minutes oh good right hand by force and over the top what is keeping these guys going bloodied battered but neither can be beaten and they are on their feet again here at the C crowd is going nuts 50 seconds left and what it’s got to been the craziest War I think I’ve ever seen you want sudden Victory don’t you I no I don’t know I don’t even know I just I’m in awe I’m just honored to be here watching this Dana White UFC president the vision that the Ultimate Fighting Championship leaders excuse me B goes with the wheel kick that it could come down to something like this straight right they are exhausted 15 seconds counters some good punches inside oh wild forest 5 Seconds oh what a finish what what a finish I say hand out two contracts w how do you call a winner in that that’s there’s two winners in that fight period that’s not even a draw wow I mean I’m sure if you went over it with a fine to comb during the replay hindsight being 2020 you might find the one person who landed a few more blows maybe a small percentage did a little bit more damage but wow how do you call anybody a winner in that fight phenomenal call them both the winers both winners without a doubt you call them both winners and both Champions let’s take a look at the replay here’s the the wheel kick that Stefan boner attempted I mean that’s after you know 8 minutes of excuse me 15 minutes of War to throw a kick like that no there’s no overtime on this oh there there might there might just be there might just be baby three KCK this this easily can go overtime I mean I almost hate to see it these guys put out such an incredible display I would almost Stephen Bonner Forest Griffin battle toe to- toe for 15 minutes Forest Griffin that’s Stephan Bonner 15 minutes Toe to Toe who will become the ultimate fighter official decision is in here’s Bruce Buffer ladies and gentlemen in attendance here tonight and the millions of UFC fans watching around the world you have just witnessed three rounds of the greatest action seen inside the Octagon in the history of the UFC let’s have a big hand for this UFC light heavyweight Warriors and now we go to the judges score cards for for the decision Jeff Mullen scores the bout 2928 Tony Weeks scores the bout 2928 and Dolby Shirley scores the bout 2928 for the winner by unanimous decision [Music] Forest r [Applause] let’s have a big hand for Steven B these are the men other the reason why the UFC has the greatest fighting athletes in the world unanimous decision Victory to 26-year-old Forest Griffin he is The Ultimate Fighter forest was outstanding as was Stephanie Bonner but first of off one more second here Frank Lorenzo and I have gotten together and we’ve decided there is no loser in this fight and we’re going to offer Stephen Bonner a six-figure contract with the UFC congratulations what a war wooo