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GAMMA: Contenders 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Deal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phoenix comes to the ring accompanied by Phoenix. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Deal!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Deal but Deal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Deal closes the distance and pushes Phoenix back into the ropes.
Deal wants a takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Deal.
Deal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Deal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Phoenix avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Paul Phoenix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Deal.
Phoenix tries to circle away but Deal has him pinned against the ropes.
Phoenix is looking to control Deal's arms but Deal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Phoenix has his back to the ropes.
Deal has Phoenix pressed against the ropes, preventing Phoenix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Phoenix has Deal pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Deal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Phoenix has Deal pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Deal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Deal missing with knees to the body.
Phoenix wants the takedown. Deal is fighting it off but Phoenix persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Deal's guard against the ropes.
Deal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Phoenix gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Deal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Phoenix stands and steps away. Deal gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix takes the fight into the clinch.
Phoenix goes for a takedown attempt but Deal pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Phoenix is trying hard to land a takedown here. Deal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Deal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paul Phoenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Phoenix tries to clinch up but Deal circles away and keeps his distance.
Phoenix pivots, looking for a leg kick but Deal is out of range and Phoenix settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Phoenix will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Phoenix shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Deal sprawls well. Deal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Phoenix gets slowly back to his feet.
Phoenix fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Phoenix is breathing heavily.
Deal has his takedown stuffed
and Phoenix counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Phoenix is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Deal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Phoenix manages to pull guard.
Deal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Deal wants to control from the top but Phoenix keeps moving.
Deal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deal slips nicely into half guard.
Deal looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Deal lands strikes from half guard.
Deal is trying to control. Phoenix wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Deal connects with a nice short shot to Phoenix's temple.
Deal wants to control but Phoenix is keeping him busy.
Deal prevents Phoenix from improving his position.
Deal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Deal scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Deal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Deal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Deal working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Phoenix has hold of Deal's hands but Deal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Deal trying to control from half guard but Phoenix is working away.
Deal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Phoenix taking some punishment here, with Deal in his half guard.
Still in half guard, Deal seems content to control.
Deal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deal thows a huge punch but Phoenix dodges it nicely.
Phoenix tries to roll over but Deal keeps him under control.
Deal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Deal dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Deal shoots in but no luck this time.
Phoenix with a lazy takedown attempt
and Deal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Al Deal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Deal thows a big elbow that misses.
Deal lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Phoenix tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Deal stands up over Phoenix, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Deal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Deal wants to control from the top but Phoenix keeps moving.
Phoenix might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Deal works over Phoenix with some ground and pound from guard.
Deal is in close to Phoenix's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deal connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Deal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Deal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Deal thows a big elbow that misses.
Phoenix punching to the body, from the bottom.
Phoenix keeping moving, preventing Deal from controlling successfully.
Phoenix on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Phoenix tries to get out of the position.
Deal thows a big elbow that misses.
Deal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phoenix works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Phoenix fails with the takedown
and Deal counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Phoenix!
Phoenix can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deal is landing with some decent strikes but Phoenix is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Phoenix wants to control but Deal is having none of it.
Deal dominating with strikes here.
Deal with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deal postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Phoenix looks a forlorn figure.
It looks like Paul Phoenix has been cut.
Deal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Paul Phoenix's cut is getting worse.
Deal with shots to the head and body - Phoenix looks very uncomfortable down there.
Phoenix is rocked!
Paul Phoenix's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paul Phoenix's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Al Deal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Barbee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Barbee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Hard!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barbee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hard backs up against the ropes.
Barbee throws a nice looking combination but Hard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hard tries to bum rush Barbee with a series of wild strikes but Barbee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barbee scores with a shot to the body.
Hard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barbee counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hard is not content to let Barbee control the position.
Barbee is just content to waste time from the top position. Hard takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hard keeping moving, preventing Barbee from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ricky Barbee just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Barbee throws a combination that misses
and Hard counters with a three punch combo that has Barbee backing up. Barbee nods at Hard to acknowledge the strikes.
Hard stuffs the takedown attempt from Barbee. Barbee gets slowly back to his feet.
Hard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dan Hard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barbee moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard wants to get back to striking at distance but Barbee won't allow it.
Hard working hard to break the clinch.
Hard is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Barbee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Barbee wants to break free but Hard has control.
Barbee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Ricky Barbee has been cut.
Barbee is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Hard.
Hard misses with a double jab
and Barbee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hard tries to avoid it but Barbee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hard to the ground. Hard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Barbee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barbee is out of range and Hard settles back down.
Hard misses with a combination
and Barbee counters by clinching up.
Hard has had enough of the clinch but Barbee keeps him there for the moment.
Barbee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hard.
Barbee wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard tries to break the clinch but Barbee is controlling the position.
Knees to the body from Barbee.
Hard has Barbee pressed against the ropes, preventing Barbee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hard tries to pull guard but Barbee holds him up against the ropes and eventually Hard drops back down to his feet.
Hard working hard to break the clinch.
Barbee misses with some punches.
Hard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hard manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barbee tries to work over Hard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hard tries to break the clinch but Barbee is controlling the position.
Hard breaks the clinch.
Barbee clinches with his opponent.
Barbee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hard misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hard fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Hard misses.
Barbee gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barbee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hard defending well though.
Barbee trying to control from half guard but Hard is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barbee is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ricky Barbee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricky Barbee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Barbee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbee tries to clinch
and Hard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barbee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hard as he avoids it easily.
Dan Hard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hard.
Hard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barbee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hard trying to stall but Barbee improves his position.
Hard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barbee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hard tries to break the clinch but Barbee is controlling the position.
Barbee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hard tries to break the clinch but Barbee is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Hard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barbee smiles and moves away.
Ricky Barbee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hard.
Barbee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hard was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barbee.
Barbee clinches but Hard breaks the clinch
and Hard counters with a right hand to the body.
Hard throws a nice head kick!
Barbee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hard as he jumps to the side.
Hard throws a right and a left that Barbee avoids nicely.
Hard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hard stuffs the takedown attempt from Barbee. Barbee gets slowly back to his feet.
Barbee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hard but Hard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hard swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hard throws a head kick that misses.
Barbee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hard circles away.
No joy there for Hard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hard.
Hard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hard as he jumps to the side.
Hard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barbee.
Barbee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hard defends it nicely.
Hard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard misses with a double jab.
Hard stuffs the takedown attempt from Barbee. Barbee gets slowly back to his feet.
Hard cracks Barbee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A head kick misses from Hard.
Barbee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hard misses with a two punch combination.
Hard stuffs the takedown.
Barbee avoids the head kick by Hard.
Hard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hard misses with a series of wild punches.
Hard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four 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.
Hard fails with the takedown
and Barbee counters with a takedown into side control.
Barbee throws a strike aimed at the side of Hard's head but Hard avoids it well.
Hard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barbee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barbee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Barbee working the ground and pound but Hard is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dan Hard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ricky Barbee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barbee is defended easily by Hard.
Barbee just misses with a punch to the body.
Hard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barbee looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Barbee thows a big elbow that misses.
Hard is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard keeping moving, preventing Barbee from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Barbee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hard wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hard tries to clinch but Barbee is having none of it.
Hard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hard slips a jab from Barbee.
Hard misses with a combination
and Barbee counters with a single leg into guard. Hard didn't expect that.
Barbee trying to control but Hard is working from the bottom.
Barbee drops back looking for a leg! Hard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hard manages to kick Barbee off! Barbee jumps back into Hard's guard.
Hard wants to stand up but Barbee is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbee trying to control the position from guard on top but Hard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hard seems keen to control Barbee's posture.
That's four 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.
Barbee wants to control from the top but Hard keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hard holds on and takes a little breather.
Hard keeping moving, preventing Barbee from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barbee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ricky Barbee.
I think Barbee 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Barbee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukaz Vai Touro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic comes into the arena with Duran Duran blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lukaz Vai Touro!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Filipovic stuffs the takedown.
Vai Touro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Filipovic sprawls well. Filipovic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vai Touro gets slowly back to his feet.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Filipovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vai Touro shoots in but no luck this time.
Mirko Filipovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukaz Vai Touro.
A combination from Filipovic does no damage.
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Filipovic!
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Vai Touro tries for a takedown but Filipovic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vai Touro changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Filipovic looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vai Touro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vai Touro tries for a kimura but Filipovic is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic prevents Vai Touro from improving position.
Filipovic is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Vai Touro is controlling him well.
Vai Touro trying to control the position but Filipovic is working away.
Vai Touro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vai Touro looks gassed!
Vai Touro tries for a kimura but Filipovic is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vai Touro tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Filipovic is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Vai Touro asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vai Touro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vai Touro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Filipovic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet but Vai Touro drags him back down.
Vai Touro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vai Touro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Filipovic is trying to buck Vai Touro off.
Vai Touro slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Filipovic.
Vai Touro is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Filipovic is surviving well by controlling Vai Touro's body position as best he can.
Vai Touro has control of Filipovic's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Filipovic regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic really wants to buck Vai Touro off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vai Touro is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Filipovic is surviving well by controlling Vai Touro's body position as best he can.
Filipovic tries to lock up and control but Vai Touro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vai Touro working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Filipovic is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukaz Vai Touro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vai Touro fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Vai Touro with that takedown attempt.
Filipovic slaps away a takedown attempt from Vai Touro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mirko Filipovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukaz Vai Touro.
Vai Touro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Vai Touro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vai Touro is breathing heavily.
Filipovic throws a head kick but Vai Touro moves out of range.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Vai Touro moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vai Touro looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Filipovic!
Filipovic tries to buck Vai Touro off but he can't manage it.
Vai Touro jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Filipovic is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Filipovic and Vai Touro has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Filipovic is trying to get back to half guard.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet.
Vai Touro has hold of Filipovic's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Filipovic tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Vai Touro cranks the arm and Filipovic screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Filipovic, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lukaz Vai Touro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stuey Griffen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Blanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, This Is War. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stuey Griffen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Blanco!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Griffen sprawls well. Griffen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blanco gets slowly back to his feet.
Blanco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Griffen sprawls well. Griffen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blanco gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson Blanco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Jackson Blanco has been cut.
Griffen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blanco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stuey Griffen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Blanco.
Griffen cracks a nice hook into Blanco's ribs.
Blanco looks gassed!
Griffen lands with a big left! Blanco is wobbled badly! Griffen comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Blanco to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Stuey Griffen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keven Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain has chosen Step Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keven Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Pain!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain misses with a hook.
Pain lands a jab to Sanchez's midsection.
Pain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pain's sensitive parts.
Sanchez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Max Pain has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Pain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanchez swinging wilding here.
Pain scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Keven Sanchez has been cut.
Pain throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Pain ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pain changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanchez tries to avoid it but Pain manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanchez to the ground. Sanchez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain scores with a nice right hand.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the body
and Pain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pain swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pain.
Pain working the body and head with strikes.
Pain in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pain working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pain tries to score with some ground and pound. Sanchez controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep.
Sanchez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sanchez dodges the ground and pound from Pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain trying to control the position but Sanchez is working away.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Pain lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ground and pound from Pain seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pain lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sanchez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sanchez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pain misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sanchez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sanchez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws Pain to one side and escapes!
Sanchez swinging wilding here.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Pain stalks Sanchez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanchez's face. Sanchez staggers backwards, shaken.
Pain throws a combination. Sanchez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pain lands with a nice body punch.
Pain lands with a right and another and another! Sanchez is in big trouble! Pain lands again and this time it's lights out for Sanchez! A quality knockout there for Pain.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Max Pain!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Culli Cello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and muhammad ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Culli Cello has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Culli Cello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, muhammad ali!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cello looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
ali throws a head kick that misses.
Cello tries for a takedown but ali sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from ali.
Cello with a lazy takedown attempt
and ali counters with a shoot takedown. Cello fights it but they end up in guard.
Cello is breathing heavily.
ali trying to control the position from guard on top but Cello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ali showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
ali wants to control from the top but Cello keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ali is looking to stand up but Cello won't let him.
Cello keeping moving, preventing ali from controlling successfully.
Cello knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for ali on the ground.
ali slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
ali looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cello wants to improve his position but instead ali has moved into half guard.
ali perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Despite being in the dominant position, muhammad ali just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cello doesn't succeed with the takedown
and ali holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Culli Cello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ali jumps guard and drags Cello to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ali looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
ali lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cello!
ali lands a big shot there that rocks Cello but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
ali is working for a guillotine from mount but Cello frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
ali stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ali throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cello's waist but Cello gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing ali off to one side.
ali moves into the clinch successfully.
ali drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cello pulls his leg out and moves away.
ali closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - ali lands in his opponent's guard.
ali slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
muhammad ali dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Cello lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but ali circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck for ali with that takedown attempt.
ali lands with a slapping head kick.
Cello with a poor takedown
and ali counters with a single leg into guard. Cello didn't expect that.
Cello is working an open guard so ali takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
ali shoots in but Cello avoids the takedown attempt easily.
ali wants to clinch up but Cello keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cello doesn't succeed with the takedown
and ali moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ali drags the fight down to the ground.
ali is controlling Cello's posture.
Cello has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cello prevents ali from getting back to his feet.
ali is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
ali has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cello can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cello stopping the sweep attempt from ali.
Cello wants to stand but ali is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ali wants to stand and escape but Cello is having none of it.
Cello stopping the sweep attempt from ali.
ali throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
ali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cello is one step ahead there.
ali controls Cello momentarily but Cello frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
muhammad ali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
ali tries to clinch but Cello moves out of range.
Cello lands a nice looking body shot.
ali rushes Cello and presses him up against the ropes.
Cello prevents a body shot from ali.
ali tries to score a body lock takedown but Cello shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
ali drags the fight down to the ground.
ali has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cello prevents ali from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cello wants to control from the top but ali keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cello looking to sit in guard and control but ali gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
ali looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Let's hope that ali has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cello wants to sweep but no luck.
ali sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
ali gets to his feet. Cello looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ali shoots in and drives through. Cello sprawls well.
Cello clinches up with ali and pushes him back against the ropes.
ali manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
ali pulls Cello in close to his closed guard and prevents Cello from doing any damage or advancing position.
ali preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Culli Cello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cello wants to control from the top but ali keeps moving.
ali is pulling down on Cello's head. It's preventing any offense from Cello, at least for the moment.
ali has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cello can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
muhammad ali is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cello missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
muhammad ali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got ali winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... muhammad ali!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between gerard mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmed Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahmed Johnson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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200 lbs
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Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, gerard mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ahmed Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by mousasi.
mousasi fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. mousasi didn't expect that.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but mousasi is keeping the position.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and mousasi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between mousasi's legs - danger averted.
mousasi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
mousasi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
mousasi wants to control the position but Johnson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mousasi gets full guard.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with mousasi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
mousasi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson is pushing down on mousasi's leg trying to pass to half guard. mousasi is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but mousasi is working away.
mousasi is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Johnson won't allow mousasi to sweep him here.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Johnson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johnson trying to control the action but mousasi is working from the bottom.
mousasi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mousasi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson is looking to stand up but mousasi won't let him.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. mousasi is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
mousasi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but mousasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mousasi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
mousasi is adopting a defensive guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now mousasi is on top in guard.
mousasi trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mousasi working some strikes from top position.
mousasi trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
mousasi is really struggling to control Johnson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
mousasi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and mousasi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing mousasi from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
mousasi keeps the fight on the outside.
mousasi with a poor takedown
so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ahmed Johnson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and mousasi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
mousasi drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick mousasi off! mousasi jumps back into Johnson's guard.
mousasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
mousasi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and mousasi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing mousasi from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mousasi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Johnson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now mousasi has Johnson in his guard.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but mousasi is retaining full guard.
mousasi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
mousasi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
mousasi keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson won't allow mousasi to sweep him here.
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.
mousasi being controlled here, momentarily.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson wants to get up but he can't break mousasi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
mousasi tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ahmed Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
mousasi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but mousasi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
mousasi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johnson wants to control from the top but mousasi keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now mousasi is on top in guard.
Johnson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to stand up but mousasi isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson wants to sweep here but mousasi controlling him for the moment.
mousasi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and mousasi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
mousasi postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
mousasi wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
mousasi chips away with some ground and pound.
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.
Johnson controls mousasi momentarily but mousasi frees himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for mousasi on that attempt.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and mousasi counters with a takedown into side control.
mousasi trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
mousasi has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Johnson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
gerard mousasi dominated that second round.
That's time! mousasi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johnson is looking to clinch but mousasi is avoiding it.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and mousasi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
mousasi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
mousasi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
mousasi is working hard here to advance position.
mousasi is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
mousasi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is doing well to control the position and prevent mousasi from advancing to side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson shoots and misses
and mousasi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing mousasi from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mousasi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Johnson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
mousasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
mousasi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johnson did well to prevent mousasi getting side control.
mousasi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
mousasi is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mousasi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Johnson!
mousasi fails to take his opponent's back.
Johnson wants to hold on but mousasi pushes him away.
mousasi works his way to his opponent's back.
mousasi lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
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.
mousasi is persistently looking for the submission but Johnson is defending it well.
Johnson trying to control the hands but mousasi breaks the grip.
mousasi is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Johnson won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips mousasi off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). gerard mousasi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justice Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almeida comes to the ring accompanied by Inner Circle - Bad Boys. Jones has chosen Oh Lets Do it as his entrance music. Justice Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Matheus Almeida's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matheus Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justice Jones!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Almeida's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Almeida could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Almeida looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Almeida shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Almeida throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Almeida off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matheus Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Almeida's ribs.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones rushes Almeida and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Jones works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Almeida keeps moving.
Almeida has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones cracks Almeida with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones trying to control but Almeida is working from the bottom.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Almeida's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones distracts Almeida with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones is in close to Almeida's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almeida had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jones is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Almeida Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jones's back instead.
Jones turns into Almeida and is now in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stands up over Almeida, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Almeida working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Almeida is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones wants to control from the top but Almeida keeps moving.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Almeida's head.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Almeida's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Almeida is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Almeida's head.
Jones cracks Almeida with a solid left hand.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones is in close to Almeida's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones stands up over Almeida, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Almeida's brow.
Jones distracts Almeida with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Almeida has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Almeida's brow.
Almeida keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jones postures up in Almeida's guard and throws a big left but Almeida blocks it.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Almeida gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones rushes Almeida and presses him up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justice Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Almeida shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Almeida shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Almeida.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matheus Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Almeida fails with a takedown attempt.
Almeida fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones working Almeida over with strikes.
Jones working over Almeida with some ground and pound. Almeida looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but Almeida is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Almeida's temple.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ground and pound from Jones.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Almeida's temple.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Almeida's hands, connecting with Almeida's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones winds up and cracks Almeida with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Almeida has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Almeida is trying to control but can't.
Almeida is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Almeida has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Almeida wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Almeida's half guard.
Almeida is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Almeida misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Almeida tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Almeida is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Almeida wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
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.
Jones blocks the strikes from Almeida.
Almeida has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Almeida looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Almeida with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jones trying to control but Almeida is working from the bottom.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Almeida's brow.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Almeida's brow.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Justice Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Almeida is looking to sinch up a triangle. Jones throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Almeida's body to avoid the submission. Almeida has instead reached around Jones's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Almeida arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Matheus Almeida!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedrp do Amaral Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedrp do Amaral Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Pedrp do Amaral Souza has been cut.
do Amaral Souza shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
do Amaral Souza drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva!
do Amaral Souza is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
do Amaral Souza gets back to half guard.
do Amaral Souza wants to get back to full guard.
do Amaral Souza has a hand on Silva's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Silva takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
do Amaral Souza is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
do Amaral Souza is working hard here to advance position.
Silva wants to stand but do Amaral Souza is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
do Amaral Souza can't escape the position.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Silva gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
do Amaral Souza shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
do Amaral Souza closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - do Amaral Souza lands in his opponent's guard.
Silva wants to stand and escape but do Amaral Souza is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
do Amaral Souza is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top!
do Amaral Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
do Amaral Souza is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but do Amaral Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and do Amaral Souza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between do Amaral Souza's legs - danger averted.
Silva won't allow do Amaral Souza to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
do Amaral Souza looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Silva has picked do Amaral Souza up and slammed him! do Amaral Souza can't keep hold of the triangle and Silva manages to pass to side control!
do Amaral Souza manages to get back to half guard.
do Amaral Souza wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
do Amaral Souza is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
do Amaral Souza wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva decides to stand and escape the position.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
do Amaral Souza scores a takedown into full mount!
do Amaral Souza goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Silva turns into him and now he's in do Amaral Souza's guard.
do Amaral Souza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
do Amaral Souza keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
do Amaral Souza throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Silva escapes and throws do Amaral Souza's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedrp do Amaral Souza's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
do Amaral Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
do Amaral Souza with a poor takedown
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Silva decides to pull guard.
do Amaral Souza trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from do Amaral Souza's guard.
do Amaral Souza working for submissions but it's allowed Silva to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
do Amaral Souza is looking to improve his position.
Silva is keen to just control but do Amaral Souza is a slippery customer.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
do Amaral Souza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva trying to control the action but do Amaral Souza is working from the bottom.
do Amaral Souza works his way to full guard. Good work.
do Amaral Souza has an active guard here but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.
Silva tries to stand but his hand is stuck under do Amaral Souza.
do Amaral Souza actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
do Amaral Souza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but do Amaral Souza is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
do Amaral Souza has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Silva ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
do Amaral Souza won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
do Amaral Souza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
do Amaral Souza drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva!
Silva decides to stand back up.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but do Amaral Souza shows good takedown defense.
do Amaral Souza closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Silva prevents do Amaral Souza from improving position.
do Amaral Souza is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
do Amaral Souza tries to advance to mount but Silva denies him.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
do Amaral Souza swings around for an armbar but Silva sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into do Amaral Souza's guard.
do Amaral Souza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pedrp do Amaral Souza's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. do Amaral Souza manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
do Amaral Souza has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but do Amaral Souza is retaining full guard.
do Amaral Souza is looking for a triangle here but Silva uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
do Amaral Souza prevents Silva from improving position.
do Amaral Souza tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
do Amaral Souza is trying to work for a sweep but Silva has mounted him!
Silva prevents do Amaral Souza from getting the reversal.
Silva stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
do Amaral Souza wants to hit a switch here but Silva passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for do Amaral Souza there!
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as do Amaral Souza is looking to escape.
do Amaral Souza is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva is looking to stand but Silva has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
do Amaral Souza working to try and regain half guard.
do Amaral Souza slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
do Amaral Souza wants to get back to full guard.
do Amaral Souza actively working from the bottom here.
Silva moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from do Amaral Souza.
do Amaral Souza tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a decent elbow from side control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
do Amaral Souza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to do Amaral Souza's face.
do Amaral Souza goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva lands a high kick!
do Amaral Souza avoids the head kick by Silva.
do Amaral Souza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedrp do Amaral Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
do Amaral Souza tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
do Amaral Souza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent do Amaral Souza's takedown attempt.
Silva pulls guard successfully.
do Amaral Souza trying to move into half guard but instead Silva has managed to sweep!
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but do Amaral Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
do Amaral Souza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
do Amaral Souza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
do Amaral Souza is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pedrp do Amaral Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antonio Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
do Amaral Souza wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Silva!
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