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FKG 4 - Title SHOT 155 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sid Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shepard Pie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by Ruler of the World.. Pie has chosen Pie as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sid Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shepard Pie!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pie wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
Hall looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Pie shoots for a double leg takedown but Hall sprawls well. He's pushed Pie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pie misses with a head kick.
Hall shoots for a double leg takedown but Pie sprawls well. He's pushed Hall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hall!
Pie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hall can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pie looking to control but Hall is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hall is trying desperately to improve position.
Pie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hall has left one of his arms exposed and Pie doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Hall screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shepard Pie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean McNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McNamara has chosen Massive Attack - Teardrop (House M.D.) as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean McNamara!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McNamara.
Horrible takedown by McNamara or perhaps it was just good defense by Marsh which made him look bad.
Marsh slips a jab and a cross from McNamara.
McNamara throws a nice looking combination but Marsh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marsh digs a good hook to McNamara's body.
McNamara looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marsh drops his shoulder and cracks McNamara with a huge uppercut! McNamara goes down! Can Marsh finish him?
McNamara is rocked!
It looks like Sean McNamara has been cut.
McNamara keeping moving, preventing Marsh from controlling successfully.
Marsh is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McNamara is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Marsh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Marsh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marsh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Marsh's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Marsh throwing strikes but missing.
McNamara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marsh.
Marsh stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Marsh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McNamara circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marsh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marsh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A right-left combo lands from Marsh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsh lands a big uppercut and McNamara crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but McNamara looks OK. Marsh waves McNamara back to his feet!
McNamara is still on wobbly legs! Can Marsh finish him?
McNamara bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Marsh comes at him with an uppercut from hell! McNamara falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! McNamara was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stan Marsh!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DJ Peen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emund Den Gamle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peen comes to the cage accompanied by Fatman Scoop - Put Your Hands Up. Den Gamle is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Last Of The Wilds. DJ Peen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DJ Peen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emund Den Gamle !
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Den Gamle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Den Gamle lands a nice looking body shot.
Peen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Den Gamle to the mat! Den Gamle manages to get full guard.
Peen postures up.
Peen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Peen drops back looking for a leg! Den Gamle is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Den Gamle manages to kick Peen off! Peen jumps back into Den Gamle 's guard.
Peen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Peen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peen wants to control from the top but Den Gamle keeps moving.
Peen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Den Gamle keeping hold of Peen's head, controlling as best he can.
Den Gamle is staying active underneath Peen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Peen is working for a kimura but Den Gamle is defending it quite comfortably.
Den Gamle is defending against the submission attempts here by Peen.
Peen is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Peen seems to be looking for submissions.
Peen is looking to take a break and control but Den Gamle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Den Gamle gets full guard.
Peen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Den Gamle takes a swing at Peen's ribcage but misses.
Den Gamle throws a one two combo.
Den Gamle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peen dodges the punch combination from Den Gamle .
Den Gamle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Peen.
Den Gamle throws a hook but Peen blocks it.
Den Gamle stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emund Den Gamle dominated that round.
That's time! Peen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Den Gamle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like DJ Peen has been cut.
Peen shoots in looking for a takedown. Den Gamle tries to sprawl out of it but Peen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Den Gamle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Peen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Peen is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peen leaves his chin hanging out and Den Gamle seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Peen crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Emund Den Gamle !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Clowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Clowe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alistair Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Clowe!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Clowe tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
Clowe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
Drake looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Clowe wants to clinch.
Clowe lands with an uppercut that bounces Drake off the cage and back into rage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clowe throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Clowe.
Clowe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drake takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clowe connects with a solid leg kick.
Clowe lands with a right hand.
Drake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clowe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clowe scores with a leg kick.
Clowe throws a right hand that Drake ducks under and follows up with a left that Drake also avoids with ease.
Clowe swats away the attempt to clinch by Drake.
Drake shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Drake was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Drake jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Clowe is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Clowe and Drake has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clowe is trying to improve his position.
Drake is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Clowe has escaped the position, nice work there.
Drake tries for a kimura but Clowe is defending well.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Drake tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Drake has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Clowe has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Drake but great work by Clowe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clowe is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Drake will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Clowe wants to stand but Drake has his arm trapped.
Clowe tries to move into full mount but can't pass Drake's legs.
Clowe is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Drake is trying to escape and Clowe transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Drake is forced to tap! Nice work there by Clowe! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Clowe!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Palacios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Garrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garrison has chosen Merry FU(#IN Christmas as his entrance music. Mr Garrison will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Palacios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Garrison!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garrison has managed to clinch.
Palacios wants a takedown.
Garrison is pressed up against the cage. Palacios has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Garrison down to the mat. Garrison avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Palacios fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Palacios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palacios closes the distance and clinches up with Garrison, looking for a takedown. Palacios pushes Garrison against the cage but Garrison circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garrison pushes Palacios up against the cage in a clinch.
Palacios has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Garrison avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Garrison lands with a left to the head.
Garrison is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Garrison lands a nice shot to the body.
Palacios is breathing heavily.
Garrison lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Steve Palacios has been cut.
Garrison gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Garrison connects with a nasty looking knee right to Palacios's face.
Garrison lands an elbow inside.
Steve Palacios's cut is getting worse.
Nice elbow from Garrison.
Garrison lands a knee to the head.
Garrison lands an elbow inside that Palacios shrugs off.
Steve Palacios's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Garrison lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Garrison.
Garrison gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jeez, Steve Palacios's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nice elbow from Garrison.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Steve Palacios's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mr Garrison!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramiz Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McQueen has chosen Limp BizkiT - Rollin' as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ramiz Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie McQueen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQueen keeps the fight on the outside.
Hassan moves out of range of the body kick from McQueen.
McQueen throws a right hand that Hassan ducks under and follows up with a left that Hassan also avoids with ease.
McQueen throws a head kick but Hassan moves out of range.
Hassan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hassan throws a left and a right that both miss
and McQueen counters with a series of strikes. Hassan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hassan looks to clinch
and McQueen counters with a takedown into side control.
McQueen lands a few punches from side control.
McQueen working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McQueen lands an elbow.
Hassan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McQueen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
McQueen scoring with punches from side control.
McQueen prevents Hassan from escaping the position.
McQueen is looking to take a break and control but Hassan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McQueen is putting a hurting on Hassan here, landing some big shots from side control.
McQueen tries to advance to mount but can't.
McQueen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hassan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McQueen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hassan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
McQueen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hassan down.
McQueen is looking to take a break and control but Hassan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McQueen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hassan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQueen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hassan's shoulder. That is not cool.
McQueen stands up and beckons Hassan to his feet.
Nice straight punches there by McQueen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McQueen.
McQueen thumps Hassan with a low kick.
Ramiz Hassan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hassan is breathing heavily.
McQueen misses with a kick to the body.
McQueen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McQueen showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McQueen is keen to just control but Hassan is a slippery customer.
McQueen working the head and body with strikes.
Hassan is in trouble now - McQueen has advanced to mount!
McQueen unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan is looking to improve his position but McQueen isn't that keen on the idea.
McQueen content just to control the position here.
McQueen with a couple of short strikes.
McQueen landing strikes from the mount.
McQueen with a couple of short strikes.
McQueen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McQueen looking to control and managing it successfully.
McQueen looking to finish Hassan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hassan!
McQueen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan trying desperately to get to his feet.
A nice elbow there by McQueen.
Hassan tries to reverse the position but McQueen maintains control.
McQueen is landing with some decent strikes but Hassan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McQueen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hassan is looking to get to half guard.
McQueen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hassan is trying to stand.
McQueen with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Hassan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McQueen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McQueen breaks from Hassan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McQueen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McQueen lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie McQueen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hassan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McQueen.
Hassan punishes McQueen's body with a nice straight punch.
Hassan misses with a double jab
and McQueen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McQueen controlling the action here.
McQueen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hassan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hassan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McQueen.
McQueen stops Hassan from getting back to his feet.
Hassan is trying to control but McQueen passes into side control!
McQueen working the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McQueen trying to control the position but Hassan is working away.
Hassan taking a bit of punishment here - McQueen scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hassan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hassan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hassan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hassan is trying to improve his position.
Hassan is trying to get back to his feet.
Hassan is not content to let McQueen control the position.
McQueen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
A lull in the action here.
Hassan wants to get back to his feet but McQueen drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McQueen is chipping away with strikes.
Check out the look on McQueen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
McQueen staying calm.
McQueen scoring with punches and elbows.
McQueen moves into full mount!
McQueen lands a nice shot to the head.
Eddie McQueen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hassan is trying to stand.
Hassan tries to lock up and control but McQueen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
McQueen unloading with bombs!
McQueen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McQueen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hassan?
McQueen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McQueen with the ground and pound from mount.
McQueen landing punches.
BOOM! McQueen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hassan wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hassan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from McQueen.
Hassan tries to buck McQueen off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQueen content just to control the position here.
McQueen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hassan taking shots to the head.
Hassan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
McQueen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McQueen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McQueen won't let Hassan get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McQueen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hassan is looking to get to half guard.
McQueen cracks Hassan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hassan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie McQueen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hassan misses with a series of wild punches.
McQueen throws a leg kick but Hassan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A slow jab from Hassan misses its intended target.
Hassan misses with a body kick.
Hassan wants to clinch
and McQueen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McQueen misses with a kick to the body.
Hassan moves out of range as McQueen throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hassan misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hassan throws a shot from downtown. McQueen moves away and avoids it.
McQueen connects with a jab.
McQueen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hassan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hassan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McQueen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hassan is trying to improve his position.
McQueen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hassan wants to control but McQueen postures up.
Hassan is trying to buck McQueen off.
McQueen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hassan!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McQueen is landing with some decent strikes but Hassan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McQueen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McQueen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hassan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hassan trying desperately to get to his feet.
McQueen lands a heavy elbow.
McQueen is working for a guillotine from mount but Hassan frees his head quite easily.
Hassan is desperately trying to improve his position but McQueen has a good base and remains in mount.
McQueen is landing with some decent strikes but Hassan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McQueen controlling his opponent.
Hassan really wants to buck McQueen off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McQueen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hassan is wriggling around trying to escape.
McQueen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hassan hang on?
Hassan really wants to buck McQueen off and get back to his feet.
McQueen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McQueen working Hassan over with strikes here.
BOOM! McQueen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hassan is trying to stand up.
McQueen lands a heavy elbow.
Hassan is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
McQueen has control of Hassan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hassan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Eddie McQueen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McQueen trying to control but Hassan is having none of it.
McQueen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hassan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McQueen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hassan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
McQueen working for a guillotine from mount but Hassan is in no mood to give up.
Ramiz Hassan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McQueen lands a big shot there that rocks Hassan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie McQueen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McQueen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie McQueen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vingh Lee Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Say goodbye. Vingh Lee Tran has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vingh Lee Tran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lee Tran has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Morgan has passed into side control.
Morgan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lee Tran can't do much from the bottom here.
Morgan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Morgan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Morgan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lee Tran to his feet.
Lee Tran is looking to clinch.
Lee Tran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morgan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morgan showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee Tran wants to improve his position but Morgan is controlling well.
Morgan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Well, if Morgan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Morgan drops an elbow to the side of Lee Tran's head.
Lee Tran tries to roll over but Morgan keeps him under control.
Morgan is working for a kimura but Lee Tran is defending it quite comfortably.
Lee Tran is trying to get back to full guard.
Lee Tran is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Morgan in particular looking to stall.
Morgan seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lee Tran is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dexter Morgan!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Poo Ping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Figgs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ping comes to the cage accompanied by rollerz on dre - mac dre. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Poo Ping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankie Figgs!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ping closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Figgs to the mat! Figgs manages to get full guard.
Ping looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Figgs is trying to keep Ping in close.
Figgs keeping moving, preventing Ping from controlling successfully.
Figgs thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Figgs trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Figgs trying to strike off his back.
Ping preventing the sweep.
Figgs pushes Ping off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figgs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ping blocks a head kick by Figgs.
Figgs throws a head kick that misses.
Figgs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ping counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Figgs wants to land a leg kick but Ping is out of range.
Figgs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Figgs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Figgs.
Figgs takes the fight into the clinch.
Figgs has had enough of the clinch but Ping keeps him there for the moment.
Figgs pulls guard.
Ping could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ping trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figgs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ping manages to get himself to full guard.
Ping wants to get back to his feet but Figgs is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ping working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Figgs.
Figgs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ping looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Figgs puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ping might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figgs passes to full mount!
Ping taking shots to the head.
Figgs takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ping is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Figgs working Ping over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ping in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ping is trying desperately to improve position.
Figgs punishing his opponent with strikes.
Figgs is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ping can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ping is trying desperately to improve position.
Figgs raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Figgs dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Figgs doesn't manage to clinch there - Ping circles away.
Figgs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Figgs throws a head kick but Ping moves out of range.
Ping pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Figgs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ping.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ping looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Figgs throws a lazy head kick
and Ping counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ping wants to pass the guard but Figgs is keeping the position.
Ping looking to sit in guard and control but Figgs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ping keeping moving, preventing Figgs from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figgs is standing up over Ping. Ping looks to escape but Figgs dives into side control.
Ping tries to buck Figgs off but Figgs is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Figgs scoring with punches and elbows.
Ping is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Figgs looks up at the clock and then as Ping takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Figgs smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Figgs working the body and head with strikes.
Figgs gets to mount! Ping was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Ping tries to lock up and control but Figgs gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ping is desperately trying to improve his position but Figgs has a good base and remains in mount.
Figgs lands with some strikes.
Ping keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Figgs avoids the attempt from Ping to control.
Ping is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Figgs working Ping over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poo Ping dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Figgs lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ping has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ping and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Figgs throws a head kick but Ping moves out of range.
Figgs throws out a loose jab but Ping uses good head movement to avoid it.
Figgs throws a head kick that misses.
Ping circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ping fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Figgs misses with a takedown
and Ping counters with a single leg into guard. Figgs didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ping stopping the sweep attempt from Figgs.
Figgs doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ping stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Figgs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ping trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ping wants to control from the top but Figgs keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ping is stalling in the full guard.
Figgs trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Figgs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Figgs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ping changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Figgs looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figgs regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ping's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Ping is keen to just control but Figgs is a slippery customer.
Figgs trying to control from the bottom.
Ping trying to advance position but Figgs counters by regaining guard.
Ping sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ping stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ping tries for a takedown but Figgs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ping fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Poo Ping. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Figgs tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Poo Ping showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ping has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poo Ping!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tupac Fashur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thales Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tupac Fashur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thales Silva!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fashur scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Fashur.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fashur avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fashur ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fashur no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Fashur manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fashur tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Fashur in a clinch.
Fashur jumps guard.
Silva trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Fashur manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Fashur stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fashur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Silva lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fashur counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fashur has managed to clinch.
Fashur taking a breather.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Fashur is blocking nicely.
A short body shot lands from Fashur as the two fighters clinch.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fashur wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fashur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Fashur tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva pulls guard.
Silva wants to sweep here but Fashur controlling him for the moment.
Fashur postures up.
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Silva is looking for a triangle here but Fashur uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fashur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fashur stands up.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Fashur counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fashur.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Fashur's head.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Fashur is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fashur keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva trying to control but Fashur is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wanted to stand there but Fashur had control of the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fashur pushes Silva off and scrambles back to his feet.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Fashur.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Fashur counters with a nice uppercut.
Fashur drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Fashur tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Fashur lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fashur is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fashur taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fashur can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tupac Fashur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fashur tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fashur shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fashur cracks Silva with a good jab.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Fashur.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fashur counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Fashur to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Silva trying to control the action but Fashur is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thales Silva will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fashur has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Fashur avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fashur blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fashur drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fashur gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fashur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Fashur.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fashur is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Fashur persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but instead Fashur has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fashur with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fashur tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Fashur stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Silva to get to his feet.
Thales Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Fashur changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva tries to bench press Fashur off him but Fashur keeps the position.
Silva is pushing Fashur's head away, looking to escape. Fashur manages to hold on to the position though.
Fashur controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fashur tries to stand and escape but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fashur's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fashur's back!
Silva punches the canvas rather than the man.
Silva avoiding Fashur 's attempts to control his hands.
Fashur holding both Silva 's hands and preventing any damage.
Silva is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Fashur hold on?
Silva throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Silva missing with strikes.
Silva is trying to stick to Fashur's back but Fashur is turning into Silva. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Silva's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Fashur.
Fashur postures up.
Fashur stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Fashur seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fashur's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fashur duly obliges.
Silva wants to clinch.
Fashur tries to clinch up.
Fashur circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fashur counters with a takedown into side control.
Fashur stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tupac Fashur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Fashur counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tupac Fashur dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fashur as he avoids it easily.
Fashur wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fashur slips under a jab.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Fashur shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fashur gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Fashur gets a clinch.
Fashur tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fashur is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fashur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva throws a right and a left that Fashur avoids nicely.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Fashur throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Fashur counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Fashur shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tupac Fashur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva throws a series of punches but Fashur moves out of range.
Fashur rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fashur wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Fashur is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva decides to pull guard.
Fashur wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Fashur won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fashur sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Silva looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fashur puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fashur's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fashur's back!
Silva struggling to keep hold of the position.
Silva not allowing Fashur to control his hands.
Silva looking for the choke from the back.
Silva misses with an elbow to the head.
Silva trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fashur is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Silva scores with strikes from the back.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Silva is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Silva gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Silva gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Silva apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Fashur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fashur shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Fashur is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fashur is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fashur has his hands clasped together around Silva's back. He's all about the action.
Silva is keen to just control but Fashur is a slippery customer.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Fashur's head.
Fashur on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Silva passes to side control.
Fashur tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thales Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!
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