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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes has chosen Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Marsh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barnes. Barnes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Randy Marsh has been cut.
Marsh connects with a right hand. Barnes shakes it off.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsh.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Marsh was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Marsh tries to control but Barnes wriggling away.
Barnes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to get to half guard.
Barnes tries to lock up and control but Marsh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsh wants to take Barnes's back but he can't do it this time.
Marsh lands with some strikes.
Marsh looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Barnes tries to lock up and control but Marsh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Barnes is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Barnes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marsh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marsh takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Barnes is squirming around, avoiding Marsh's attempts to control the action.
Poor strikes thrown by Marsh there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Barnes manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Barnes wants to control but Marsh postures up.
Marsh wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Barnes, who protects the arm well.
Marsh passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Barnes!
Marsh tries to control but Barnes wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh working the ground and pound effectively.
Marsh looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Marsh seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Barnes is holding on tight.
Marsh looking to isolate an arm here. Barnes doesn't see it coming and as Marsh extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Marsh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Randy Marsh!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tenaka Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Natural (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takahashi comes to the cage accompanied by Get Down - Captain Tinrib. Natural comes into a darkened arena with his song building. back in black - ACDC kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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223 lbs
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tenaka Takahashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Natural!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natural looks to score with a jab to the body but Takahashi is just out of range.
Takahashi works Natural's body with a nice hook.
Natural misses with a straight right.
Natural lands a body shot.
Natural throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Natural fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Natural rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Takahashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Takahashi tries to bum rush Natural with a series of wild strikes but Natural uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Takahashi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Natural.
Natural clinches up with Takahashi and pushes him back against the cage.
Natural has a couple of punches blocked by Takahashi.
Takahashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takahashi misses with a body punch.
Natural lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natural lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Natural.
Takahashi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Natural tries to land a knee to the head but Takahashi blocks with his arms.
Takahashi blocks an elbow strike from Natural.
A bit of stalling here from Natural.
Natural escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Natural wants to clinch up but Takahashi keeps it at a distance.
Takahashi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Natural takes a swing at Takahashi's ribcage but misses.
Natural throws a lazy uppercut
and Takahashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Natural uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natural throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takahashi counters with a nice body kick.
Takahashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Natural is just out of range.
Natural rushes Takahashi and presses him up against the cage.
Natural taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Natural tries to land a knee to the head but Takahashi blocks with his arms.
Natural prevents Takahashi from breaking the clinch.
Natural tries a body shot but Takahashi blocks it.
Takahashi can't break the clinch.
Natural tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takahashi avoids it.
Takahashi avoiding damage as Natural throws knees to the body.
Natural scores with a nice hook to the head.
Natural tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natural breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takahashi lands with a nice body punch.
Natural throws a body kick that misses.
Natural swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takahashi thows a body shot but no joy.
Natural lands a jab to the nose.
Natural checks a leg kick.
Takahashi throws a lazy right hand but Natural sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Natural lands with an uppercut that bounces Takahashi off the cage and back into rage.
A left lands for Natural.
Natural sizes up Takahashi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi tried to score with a low kick but Natural checks it.
Takahashi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Natural throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takahashi blocks a low kick nicely.
Takahashi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Natural throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takahashi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Takahashi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Natural.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut
and Natural counters with a nice uppercut.
Takahashi throws a body punch but Natural moves out of range.
Takahashi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Natural's head.
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 Tenaka Takahashi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Natural takes a swing at Takahashi's ribcage but misses.
Natural checks a leg kick.
Natural throws a poor cross that misses
and Takahashi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Natural throws a poor cross that misses
and Takahashi counters with a body kick that stops Natural in his tracks momentarily.
Takahashi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Natural misses with a hook
and Takahashi counters with a nice uppercut.
Natural throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Natural lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tenaka Takahashi is winning the standup battle so far.
Natural clinches with his opponent.
Good body shot from Natural.
Natural using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takahashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Takahashi looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natural is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Takahashi can't fight it off and eventually Natural manages to take the fight to the floor. Takahashi looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Takahashi trying to keep a closed guard but Natural is proving a slippery customer.
Natural trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Natural not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Natural trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Natural accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Takahashi wants to sweep here but Natural controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Takahashi is on top in guard.
Takahashi wants to get up but he can't break Natural's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Natural throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Natural is proving hard to escape from.
Natural wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Takahashi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Natural is proving hard to escape from.
Takahashi looking to sit in guard and control but Natural gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Natural is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four 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.
Takahashi is pulling down on Natural's head. It's preventing any offense from Natural, at least for the moment.
Natural stays in close to Takahashi's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Natural feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takahashi's calf.
Takahashi is looking to wear down Natural with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice shot by Natural.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Natural 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!
Takahashi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Takahashi keeps Natural at a distance using the push kick.
Natural thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Takahashi if he has to take too many more of those.
Natural moves away from the strike by Takahashi.
Takahashi misses with the body kick
and Natural counters with a straight right hand.
Natural walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A shot to the body from Natural misses
and Takahashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Natural misses with a body kick.
Natural ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Natural tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Takahashi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Natural attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natural misses with a shot to the body
and Takahashi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Takahashi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Takahashi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Takahashi throws a hook but Natural blocks it.
Natural drives through and clinches with Takahashi against the cage.
Natural misses with the head strike.
Takahashi letting Natural take a breather here.
Takahashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takahashi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Natural backs up against the cage.
Takahashi throws a body kick that misses.
Natural fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natural misses the shot to the body.
Natural misses with a lunging right hand
and Takahashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Takahashi throws a shot from downtown. Natural moves away and avoids it.
Takahashi misses with a low kick.
Natural throws a combination that misses
and Takahashi counters with a nice body shot.
Natural uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takahashi.
Takahashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Natural stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takahashi.
Natural throws a right hand that misses
and Takahashi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Natural takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Natural lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natural lands a leg kick that knocks Takahashi off balance momentarily.
Tenaka Takahashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Natural has taken the fight to the clinch.
Natural tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Natural misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Natural.
Takahashi breaks the clinch.
Natural throws a sloppy body shot
and Takahashi counters with a straight right hand.
Natural takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Natural misses with a jab to the body
and Takahashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Natural throws a leg kick
and Takahashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Natural throws a lazy uppercut
and Takahashi counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takahashi.
Takahashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takahashi looks to land a combination but Natural avoids it well.
Takahashi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Natural. That did some damage!
Natural rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takahashi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Takahashi throws a body punch but Natural moves out of range.
Natural misses with a right hand
and Takahashi counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takahashi feints and then cracks Natural's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Natural down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Takahashi!
Good exchange - Takahashi coming out on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tenaka Takahashi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Takahashi 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magus Arbenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - Back Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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179 lbs
16 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magus Arbenson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arbenson throws a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Arbenson counters with a nice leg kick.
Magus Arbenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson jabs Arbenson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab from Jackson.
Jackson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arbenson's sensitive parts.
Arbenson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson with a nice cross.
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Arbenson's head backwards.
Arbenson throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arbenson's knee momentarily.
Arbenson throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a good low kick that Arbenson was not able to check.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arbenson misses with a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arbenson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Arbenson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
Arbenson scores with a hook.
A low kick from Arbenson misses
and Jackson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arbenson's sensitive parts.
Arbenson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arbenson moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Arbenson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Arbenson misses with a head kick.
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Arbenson.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Arbenson swinging wildly here.
Arbenson misses with a hook to the body
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jackson.
Arbenson throws a sloppy head kick
and Jackson counters with a leg kick.
Arbenson tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Arbenson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Curtis Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Arbenson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arbenson. That did some damage!
Arbenson throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Arbenson only half commits.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson.
Jackson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jackson thows a leg kick but Arbenson checks it
and Arbenson counters with a low kick, right behind Jackson 's knee.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arbenson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arbenson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Arbenson throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson misses with a low kick as Arbenson jumps back.
A head kick by Arbenson misses
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arbenson swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson lands a leg kick that knocks Arbenson off balance momentarily.
Arbenson looks gassed!
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Arbenson down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arbenson throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Arbenson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson throws a front kick aimed at Arbenson's knee but Arbenson avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
Jackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arbenson counters with a good low kick that Jackson was not able to check.
Horrible takedown by Arbenson or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
Jackson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Arbenson if he has to take too many more of those.
Jackson connects with a looping right hand.
Jackson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arbenson blocks a leg kick.
Curtis Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Arbenson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Arbenson blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson sizes up Arbenson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Arbenson sees coming a mile off.
Jackson throws a chopping leg kick but Arbenson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arbenson ducks right into an uppercut from Jackson.
The crowd cheers as Jackson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arbenson doesn't seem phased though.
Arbenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jab, jab by Jackson - just one landing.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Arbenson didn't see that one coming.
Arbenson misses with a leg kick
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jackson throws a leg kick
enabling Arbenson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arbenson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Arbenson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jackson gets caught flat footed, as Arbenson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Arbenson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jackson dives on top into guard.
Arbenson controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.
Arbenson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jackson has passed into half guard!
Arbenson is breathing heavily.
Arbenson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jackson pulls his head out easily.
Jackson wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Arbenson uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
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.
Arbenson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Arbenson looking for a triangle here. Jackson is fighting it but it looks tight! Arbenson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Jackson is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Magus Arbenson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tymon Gorski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tymon Gorski has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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147 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tymon Gorski!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorski misses with a double jab
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Gorski throws a lazy uppercut
and Pacquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gorski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pacquiao throws out a loose jab but Gorski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gorski closes the distance but Pacquiao moves to the side
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pacquiao jabs at Gorski's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Gorski's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao avoids the head kick by Gorski.
Pacquiao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gorski's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorski moves out of range as Pacquiao strikes.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the side of Gorski's head but Gorski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gorski wants to clinch but Pacquiao slips to the side
and Pacquiao counters with a left and a right that stings Gorski.
Gorski ducks under a wild hook from Pacquiao.
Gorski tries to clinch up
and Pacquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pacquiao throws a looping overhand right but Gorski ducks down to avoid it.
Gorski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao misses with a straight right.
Gorski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Gorski.
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.
Gorski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gorski moves into the clinch successfully.
Gorski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pacquiao prevents a body shot from Gorski.
Gorski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao avoiding damage as Gorski throws knees to the body.
Gorski misses with an elbow strike.
Gorski misses with a body punch.
Gorski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pacquiao is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Gorski fails to land.
Gorski missing with knees to the body.
Pacquiao is trying to break free.
Pacquiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Gorski won't allow it.
Pacquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gorski tries to work over Pacquiao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gorski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch but Gorski keeps him there for the moment.
Gorski has Pacquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Pacquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pacquiao blocks a body shot from Gorski.
Gorski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gorski has Pacquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Pacquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gorski tries to land knees in the clinch but Pacquiao avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gorski.
Gorski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gorski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pacquiao.
Gorski missing with knees to the body.
Gorski lands a good knee to the midsection. Pacquiao won't want to take too many of those.
Gorski lands a body shot.
Gorski tries to land knees in the clinch but Pacquiao avoids the damage to the body.
Pacquiao tries to break the clinch but Gorski is controlling the position.
Pacquiao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gorski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pacquiao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gorski throws a head punch that misses.
Pacquiao can't break the clinch.
Pacquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gorski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pacquiao is defending well for now.
Gorski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gorski looks gassed!
Gorski trying to land knees to the body.
Gorski missing with knees to the body.
Pacquiao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gorski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pacquiao is trying to break free.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Gorski is controlling him.
Gorski tries to land knees in the clinch but Pacquiao avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gorski prevents Pacquiao from breaking the clinch.
Gorski pushes Pacquiao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gorski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pacquiao.
Gorski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao avoiding damage as Gorski throws knees to the body.
Pacquiao avoiding damage as Gorski throws knees to the body.
Pacquiao can't break the clinch.
Pacquiao working hard to break the clinch.
Gorski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pacquiao blocks a body shot from Gorski.
Gorski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pacquiao's elbow.
Pacquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pacquiao can't break the clinch.
Pacquiao blocks the elbow strike.
Pacquiao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pacquiao is trying to push Gorski away but Gorski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pacquiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Gorski won't allow it.
Gorski prevents Pacquiao from breaking the clinch.
Pacquiao avoiding damage as Gorski throws knees to the body.
Gorski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gorski missing with knees to the body.
Gorski prevents Pacquiao from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tymon Gorski dominated that round.
That's time! Pacquiao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gorski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gorski misses with a hook
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gorski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gorski moves to clinch but Pacquiao breaks away
and Pacquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pacquiao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gorski works Pacquiao's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorski moves to clinch but Pacquiao breaks away
and Pacquiao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pacquiao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gorski counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorski misses with a right hand
and Pacquiao counters with a right hand to the body.
Pacquiao throws a jab when Gorski was well out of range.
Gorski moves to clinch but Pacquiao breaks away
and Pacquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gorski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pacquiao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pacquiao throws out a loose jab but Gorski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorski.
Gorski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gorski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacquiao manages to avoid it.
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.
Gorski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pacquiao lands a nice hook to Gorski's body. Gorski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gorski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pacquiao manages to get to full guard.
Gorski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pacquiao manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gorski has Pacquiao in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao gets to his feet - Gorski follows without any prompting.
Gorski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pacquiao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gorski scrambles back to his feet.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gorski delivers a nice body kick.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gorski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pacquiao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorski tries to clinch
and Pacquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pacquiao!
Gorski misses with an uppercut
and Pacquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pacquiao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gorski.
Pacquiao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gorski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pacquiao connects with a body shot.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gorski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pacquiao rather than just go for the knockout.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gorski tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pacquiao missing with a left hand there. Gorski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the body from Pacquiao misses
and Gorski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Gorski.
Gorski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pacquiao blocks a head kick by Gorski.
Gorski defending well as Pacquiao loads up on a big left hand.
Pacquiao's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pacquiao duly obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gorski doesn't seem bothered though.
Pacquiao connects with a nice looking jab.
Pacquiao blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pacquiao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice combination there by Pacquiao.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gorski tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Pacquiao lands with a nice body punch.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut
and Gorski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gorski darts in trying to clinch
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Gorski dives in and grabs Pacquiao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pacquiao pushes down on Gorski's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice cross by Pacquiao.
Gorski looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacquiao is just out of range.
Pacquiao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gorski's hands.
Pacquiao loads up on a big right hand but Gorski slips the punch.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Gorski tries to clinch
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Gorski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Gorski moves out of range.
Pacquiao slips under a jab from Gorski.
Pacquiao works over Gorski's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorski moves out of range as Pacquiao strikes.
Pacquiao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Gorski with a series of wild strikes but Gorski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pacquiao sizes up Gorski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pacquiao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gorski. Gorski obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - Pacquiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gorski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gorski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pacquiao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
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.
Gorski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gorski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gorski avoids the attempt from Pacquiao to control.
Gorski working for a guillotine from mount but Pacquiao is in no mood to give up.
Pacquiao wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gorski.
Pacquiao manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gorski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pacquiao's head.
Gorski is working for a submission of some sort.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Pacquiao showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pacquiao 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Pacquiao!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Blast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graham's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Get Ready To Deal. Blast has chosen Goldfinger - Superman as his entrance music. Tim Blast is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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140 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Blast!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blast walks into a jab.
A jab from Graham misses.
Graham scores with a jab to the body.
Graham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Graham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Graham tries to clinch up but Blast circles away and keeps his distance.
Blast misses with a lunging right hand
and Graham counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Graham throws a combination that misses
and Graham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blast rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Graham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Billy Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blast dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Graham rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blast counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Graham misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blast counters with a right hand to the body.
Graham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blast.
Blast takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blast scores with a decent looking hook.
Blast is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Graham with a poor takedown
and Blast counters with a left and a right that stings Graham.
Graham misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Graham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Graham misses with a left hand
and Blast counters with a stiff right hand.
Graham lands with an uppercut that bounces Blast off the cage and back into rage.
Blast walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Graham throws a right hand that misses
and Blast counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Graham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blast counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham misses the body punch
and Blast counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Graham misses with a straight left.
Graham misses with an uppercut
and Blast counters with a straight right hand.
Graham takes a swing at Blast's ribcage but misses.
Tim Blast is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice combination there by Blast.
A big left from Graham misses.
Graham loads up on a big right hand but Blast slips the punch.
Graham defending well as Blast loads up on a big left hand.
Graham with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blast cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graham jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blast connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Graham momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blast throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Graham to counter with a crisp jab.
Graham thows a body shot but no joy.
Graham misses with a lunging right hand
letting Blast counter with a right hand.
Graham misses with a wild body shot.
No luck for Graham with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blast misses with a double jab
and Graham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graham tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blast sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Graham somewhat.
Graham dives in and grabs Blast's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blast pushes down on Graham's head and hops out.
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.
Graham moves out of range of the strikes.
Graham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blast.
Graham has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blast finds it's way round the side to connect with Graham's head.
Blast throws a nice looking combination but Graham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Graham rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blast counters with a stiff right hand.
Graham takes one to the chin there.
Graham tries to clinch but Blast moves away
and Blast counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blast throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Graham.
Graham lands a nice looking body shot.
Graham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blast takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Blast dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Graham tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blast counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Blast misses.
Graham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Graham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Graham misses the shot to the body.
Blast misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blast swinging wildly here.
Graham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blast's waist but Blast gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Graham off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blast.
Graham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Graham throws a combination that misses
and Blast cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blast staying out of range there.
Blast swings for the body but Graham moves out of range.
Blast swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graham misses with an uppercut
and Blast connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blast showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Graham.
Graham throws a combination that misses
and Blast counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blast loads up on a big right hand but Graham slips the punch.
Blast misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graham.
Blast misses with a hook
and Graham counters with a right hand to the body.
Blast looks to land a right hand but Graham moved out of range.
Graham swings widly with a right hand
and Blast counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Graham closes the distance and clinches up with Blast, looking for a takedown. Graham pushes Blast against the cage but Blast circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Graham misses with a hook
and Blast counters with a straight right hand.
Graham misses with a hook
and Blast counters with a nice uppercut.
Graham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blast.
Graham connects with a crisp jab.
Graham misses with a left hand
letting Blast counter with a right hand.
Tim Blast seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham swings widly with a right hand
and Blast counters with a nice uppercut.
Graham looks to land a combination but Blast avoids it well.
Graham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blast counters with a straight right hand.
Graham misses the shot to the body.
Blast misses the body punch
and Graham counters with a straight right hand.
Graham falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Blast counter with a right hand.
Graham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice combination there by Blast.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blast takes a jab right on the kisser.
Graham throws a right hand that misses
and Blast counters with a right hand to the body.
Graham throws an off balance right hand
and Blast counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Graham thinking.
Blast tries to bum rush Graham with a series of wild strikes but Graham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blast just misses with a punch to the body.
Graham misses with a hook
and Blast counters with a straight right hand.
Blast misses with a right hand
and Graham counters with a nice body shot.
Graham connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A swing and a miss from Graham.
Graham throws a right hand that misses
and Graham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Graham looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Graham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Blast 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Graham throws an off balance right hand
and Blast counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graham closes the distance but Blast moves to the side
and Blast counters with a one-two to the body.
Blast swings away with a body shot that misses
and Graham counters with a right hand to the body.
Graham misses with an uppercut
and Blast counters with a straight right hand.
Graham misses with a hook.
Graham gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Graham tries to stall but Blast uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Graham has Blast pressed against the cage, preventing Blast from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blast is looking to break free of the clinch but Graham has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Graham as Blast tries to tie him up.
Graham misses with the head strike.
Graham struggles to land a body shot inside as Blast controls his hands.
Blast is trying to push Graham away but Graham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Graham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blast throws a lazy uppercut
and Graham counters with a nice body shot.
Graham throws out a loose jab but Blast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graham misses with a left hand
and Blast makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blast fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graham manages to avoid it.
Blast misses with a hook
and Graham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Graham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Graham lands a nice looking body shot.
Graham lands with an overhand left.
Blast showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Graham.
Graham misses with an uppercut
and Blast counters with a nice uppercut.
Blast takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blast slips a straight right by Graham.
Graham lands with a cross.
Blast moves forwards but Graham connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Graham rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blast counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blast misses with a hook
and Graham counters with a nice body shot.
Graham throws a poor cross that misses
and Blast counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graham misses with a hook
and Blast counters with a left and a right that stings Graham.
Graham shoots and misses
and Graham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Graham misses with a hook
and Blast connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blast throws a hook but Graham avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blast counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Graham finds it's way through Blast's defenses.
Blast misses with a left hand
and Graham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blast counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Graham!
Billy Graham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graham with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blast to score with a decent uppercut.
Blast scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blast blocks a jab.
Graham misses with an uppercut
and Graham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blast takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Graham slips under a jab from Blast.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Graham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Graham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Graham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graham rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Blast counter with a right hand.
Graham throws a poor cross that misses
and Blast counters with a two punch combo.
Graham misses with an uppercut
and Blast counters with a right hand to the body.
Graham takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blast keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Blast comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blast 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Blast!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fiyero Lermontov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hade Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lermontov comes to the cage accompanied by Mr Suicidal. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wood's choice of entrance music: Mama Said Knock You Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fiyero Lermontov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hade Wood!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lermontov dives in and grabs Wood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wood pushes down on Lermontov's head and hops out.
Lermontov swings widly with a right hand
and Wood counters with a nice uppercut.
Wood with a nice cross.
Lermontov swings widly with a right hand
and Wood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lermontov thinking.
Wood misses with an uppercut
and Lermontov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wood connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lermontov works over Wood's head and body with a nice combination.
Lermontov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lermontov is looking to take a break and control but Wood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lermontov taking a break here but Wood is having none of it and regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood trying to hold on to Lermontov's head to control him but Lermontov postures up.
Wood is refusing to be controlled, as Lermontov sits in half guard.
Wood manages to get to full guard.
Wood can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lermontov controls the pace.
Wood has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lermontov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Lermontov trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wood manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lermontov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lermontov keeping moving, preventing Wood from controlling successfully.
Lermontov keeping full guard, as Wood tries to pass.
Lermontov controls Wood momentarily but Wood frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wood trying to control but Lermontov is working from the bottom.
Wood is looking to work some ground and pound but Lermontov has wrist control.
Wood sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wood thows a big elbow that misses.
Lermontov keeping moving, preventing Wood from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lermontov is adopting a defensive guard.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wood swings for the body but Lermontov moves out of range.
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Lermontov.
Wood shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wood showed some decent athleticism there.
Lermontov is defending against the submission attempts here by Wood.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lermontov is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hade Wood dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lermontov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wood.
Wood feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wood postures up.
Wood trying to control the position from guard on top but Lermontov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lermontov working a defensive guard here.
Lermontov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lermontov is trying to control the position but Wood postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fiyero Lermontov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wood displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lermontov.
Lermontov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lermontov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wood avoids the body shot from Lermontov.
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wood throws a series of punches but Lermontov avoids them all with ease.
Wood tries for a takedown but Lermontov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wood misses with a wild body shot.
Lermontov throws an overhand right that lands on Wood's shoulder, as Wood tries to avoid the shot.
Lermontov misses with a hook
and Wood counters with a three punch combo that has Lermontov backing up. Lermontov nods at Wood to acknowledge the strikes.
Wood throws a combination that misses
and Lermontov counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lermontov quickly recovers to half guard.
Lermontov makes his way to full guard, as Wood worked for a kimura.
Wood drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lermontov dives on top into guard.
Wood keeping moving, preventing Lermontov from controlling successfully.
Lermontov is pushing down on Wood's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wood is fighting to maintain full guard but Lermontov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lermontov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lermontov is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Wood reverses the position - he's now on top in Lermontov's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lermontov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wood puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lermontov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wood.
Lermontov is looking to improve his position.
Wood passes to full mount!
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.
Lermontov gets back to half guard.
Lermontov is trying to control but can't.
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. Wood connects with a nice short shot to Lermontov's temple.
Lermontov wants to control but Wood is keeping busy.
Wood wants to free his trapped foot but Lermontov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wood is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hade Wood 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wood misses with a hook
and Lermontov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wood's guard now.
Lermontov trying to control the position from guard on top but Wood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wood looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lermontov wants to control from the top but Wood keeps moving.
Lermontov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wood has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lermontov has managed to get both his arms back between Wood's legs - danger averted.
Lermontov stopping the sweep attempt from Wood.
Lermontov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wood is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lermontov is stalling in the full guard.
Lermontov being controlled here momentarily.
Wood keeping moving, preventing Lermontov from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fiyero Lermontov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lermontov misses with an uppercut
and Wood counters with a stiff right hand.
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.
Lermontov misses with an uppercut
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wood throws a right hand that misses
and Lermontov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Lermontov misses the target.
Wood slips a jab from Lermontov.
Wood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Lermontov - just one landing.
Lermontov throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Wood to counter with a crisp jab.
Lermontov throws an off balance right hand
and Wood counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lermontov won't be happy with that.
Wood working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hade Wood has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lermontov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lermontov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lermontov is looking to control Wood's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lermontov avoid being mounted?
Wood throwing shots but Lermontov is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wood is trying to control the action in half guard but Lermontov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wood thows a huge punch but Lermontov dodges it nicely.
Wood thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lermontov's head.
Lermontov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lermontov.
Hade Wood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lermontov keeping full guard, as Wood tries to pass.
Lermontov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hade Wood.
Well Wood 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hade Wood!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Guido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Guido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer wants to clinch up but Guido keeps it at a distance.
Boxer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Guido swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab lands there for Boxer.
Boxer throws a lazy body kick
and Guido counters by moving into the clinch.
Boxer pushes Guido back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guido lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boxer.
Guido lands a nice knee to the body.
Boxer connects with a knee to the head.
Guido with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guido swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Guido.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Guido can't find room to land a body shot as Boxer controls the action.
Guido lands a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Boxer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boxer stalling in the clinch but Guido improves position.
Boxer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxer.
Guido misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Guido throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boxer blocks it with crossed arms.
Boxer lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guido tries to work over Boxer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boxer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Boxer.
Guido doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boxer misses with a body punch.
Boxer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boxer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Guido misses with the head strike.
Boxer pushes off an throws an elbow but Guido leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Guido cracks Boxer with a nice body shot.
Boxer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guido with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boxer is trying to maintain a safe position but Guido gets an underhook and turns Boxer into the cage.
Boxer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Guido up against the cage.
Boxer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guido avoids a wild elbow strike from Boxer.
Boxer avoiding damage.
Guido is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guido swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guido presses Boxer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Guido using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boxer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guido softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Boxer.
Guido is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Guido working aggressively here.
Boxer is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guido creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boxer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guido blocks it with crossed arms.
Guido digs a right hand into Boxer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boxer's gas tank.
Boxer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Boxer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Guido is keeping busy.
Boxer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joe Boxer.
Guido gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guido swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Guido scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boxer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boxer with a knee to the head.
Guido connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boxer's face.
Guido lands a body punch.
Boxer looks gassed!
Guido pressing his opponent against the cage.
Boxer wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Guido fails to land.
Guido holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boxer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boxer looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guido lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Joe Boxer has been cut.
Boxer blocking some punches.
Guido tries a body shot but Boxer blocks it.
Boxer looking to throw knees to the head but Guido is blocking nicely.
Guido tries a knee to the head but Boxer blocks it.
Guido landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guido digs a right hand into Boxer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boxer's gas tank.
Boxer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Guido.
Guido scores with a shoulder strike.
Guido pushes Boxer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Guido stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short left from Guido.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guido is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Guido with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guido lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boxer or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Guido dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Boxer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Guido throws the left hand but Boxer avoids the punch easily.
Boxer walks into a jab.
Boxer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boxer wants to clinch up but Guido keeps it at a distance.
Guido throws a lazy right hand but Boxer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Guido 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boxer throws a head kick but Guido moves out of range.
Boxer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guido counters with a low kick, right behind Boxer 's knee.
Guido avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boxer connects with a jab.
Boxer misses with a left hand
and Guido counters with a nice uppercut.
Boxer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Guido counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boxer is breathing heavily.
Guido misses with a wild combination.
Boxer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guido wants to clinch up but Boxer keeps it at a distance.
Boxer tries to clinch up.
Boxer misses with a head kick.
Boxer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guido counters with a nice body shot.
Guido fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boxer, pushing him back against the cage.
Boxer stalling in the clinch but Guido improves position.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the head but Guido blocks with his arms.
Boxer trying to control the position but instead, Guido has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boxer into the cage.
Boxer lands with a right to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guido lands a body punch in the clinch.
Guido has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Boxer blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Guido.
Guido throws a punch but it's blocked by Boxer.
Guido misses with some punches.
Guido softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Guido lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Guido.
Guido scores with a shot to the side of Boxer's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guido misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guido is working Boxer over against the cage.
Guido effectively controlling the action here.
Paulo Guido has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Guido lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boxer backwards.
Guido throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boxer blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guido.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the head but Guido blocks with his arms.
Guido lands a body punch.
Guido lands a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guido.
Guido scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guido is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boxer can do to turn this around?
Guido stalling against the cage.
Guido pushes Boxer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guido is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Guido pushes Boxer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boxer works on Guido's body with a couple of short punches.
Boxer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boxer blocks an uppercut.
Boxer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Guido misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guido blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guido.
Guido stalling in the clinch.
Boxer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boxer pushes Guido back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boxer tries a body shot but Guido blocks it.
Guido scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boxer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guido lands a shot to the body.
Boxer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Guido fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxer.
Guido misses with a knee strike.
Guido is leaning against Boxer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Guido leaning his opponent against the cage.
Boxer trying to stall but Guido improves his position.
Guido makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Guido.
Guido scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guido lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Guido.
Boxer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Guido is keeping busy.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guido digs a right hand into Boxer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boxer's gas tank.
Guido lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Guido.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guido tries to land a knee to the head but Boxer blocks with his arms.
Guido lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Guido.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Guido dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Boxer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Guido jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guido throws a lazy body kick
enabling Boxer to counter with a crisp jab.
Boxer lands with a slapping head kick.
Jab by Guido.
Guido throws a right hand that misses
and Boxer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guido works Boxer's body with a nice hook.
Boxer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Guido.
Boxer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boxer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boxer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Guido throws a head kick that misses.
Boxer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boxer jabs Guido to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boxer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boxer misses with a leg kick.
Boxer tries to close the distance and clinch but Guido swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guido misses with a combination
and Boxer counters with a right hand to the body.
Boxer misses with a body kick.
Boxer moves into the clinch.
Guido has Boxer pressed against the cage.
Boxer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Guido is keeping busy.
Guido looking to throw knees to the head but Boxer is blocking nicely.
Guido lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guido.
Boxer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guido blocks it with crossed arms.
Boxer taking a breather.
Guido with a knee to the head.
Boxer takes a shot to the head.
Guido misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer cracks Guido with a nice body shot.
Guido missing with knees to the body.
Guido effectively controlling the action here.
Boxer is trying to maintain a safe position but Guido gets an underhook and turns Boxer into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Guido.
Boxer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guido has him pressed against the cage.
Boxer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Guido is trying to stall.
Boxer blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Guido lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boxer slowing the pace effectively.
Guido trying to control the position but instead, Boxer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Guido into the cage.
Boxer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guido tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boxer's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guido tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guido is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Guido.
Boxer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boxer swings wildly with an uppercut but Guido uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Guido.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Guido.
Guido looking to throw knees to the head but Boxer is blocking nicely.
Guido softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joe Boxer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guido scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guido lands with a left to the head.
Guido misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boxer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Guido is stalling here.
Boxer misses with a knee strike.
Guido lands a right hand.
Guido stalling.
Guido doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guido leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guido tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guido lands a shot to the body.
Guido trying to land knees to the body.
Boxer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Guido - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boxer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Guido is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Guido lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boxer backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guido.
Guido fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guido working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guido misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guido takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guido tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boxer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guido takes a shot to the head.
Boxer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Guido showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guido has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Guido!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Samba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Jurgen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samba comes to the cage accompanied by Bezerker by Love Among Freaks. Christopher Samba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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283 lbs
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245 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Samba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Jurgen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jurgen manages to avoid it.
Jurgen throws a poor cross that misses
and Samba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paul Jurgen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jurgen is looking to clinch.
Jurgen misses with a lunging right hand
and Jurgen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jurgen misses with a lunging right hand
and Samba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jurgen misses with a lunging right hand
and Samba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jurgen tries to clinch
enabling Samba to counter with a crisp jab.
Jurgen with a poor takedown
and Samba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good exchange - Jurgen coming out on top.
Samba misses with a low kick.
Jurgen doesn't manage to clinch there - Samba circles away.
Jurgen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Samba takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurgen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jurgen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Samba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Samba is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jurgen with a poor takedown
so Samba counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba stands up over Jurgen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jurgen looking for a sweep. Not yet Jurgen, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jurgen working a defensive guard but Samba manages to pass into side control anyway.
Jurgen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Samba off and has taken his back!
Jurgen scores with strikes from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jurgen tries to keep control of the position but Samba is staying busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurgen throwing strikes and Samba squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Jurgen looking to ground and pound but Samba is blocking nicely.
Jurgen landing strikes from the mount and Samba is in trouble!
Jurgen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jurgen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Samba because Jurgen loaded up on that one.
Jurgen throwing strikes but Samba bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Jurgen wants to control from the top but Samba keeps moving.
Jurgen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jurgen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Samba is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jurgen, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Samba trying to control the position from guard on top but Jurgen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samba stopping the sweep attempt from Jurgen.
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.
Samba looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Samba trying to control the position from guard on top but Jurgen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jurgen wants to sweep here but Samba controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christopher Samba has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jurgen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Jurgen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jurgen looks to land a combination but Samba avoids it well.
Jurgen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samba.
Samba thuds a left hand into Jurgen's body.
Samba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jurgen tries to clinch there but Samba circles away.
Samba throws a lazy uppercut
and Jurgen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Samba.
Samba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Samba misses the shot to the body.
Paul Jurgen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Samba misses its intended target.
Samba lands with an overhand left.
Samba lands a really nice looking cross but Jurgen seems unphased.
Samba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Samba misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgen tries to clinch
and Samba counters with a right hand to the body.
Jurgen tries to clinch
and Samba counters with a thumping low kick.
Jurgen thows a leg kick but Samba checks it
and Samba counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Samba has managed to clinch.
Jurgen lands an uppercut.
Samba prevents a body shot from Jurgen.
Samba swings wildly with an uppercut but Jurgen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samba tries a body shot but Jurgen blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Samba.
Nice body punch from Samba - that landed with a thud.
Jurgen is breathing heavily.
Samba lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samba misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Samba - that landed with a thud.
Samba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Samba has a couple of punches blocked by Jurgen.
Samba is leaning against Jurgen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Samba.
Samba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jurgens head.
Samba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Samba scores with a shot to the side of Jurgen's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Samba.
Samba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jurgen backwards.
Samba manages to break the clinch.
Samba moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba connects with a right hand. Jurgen shakes it off.
Samba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Samba as he connects with a hook.
Samba throws a shot to the body.
Jurgen darts in trying to clinch
and Samba counters with a nice uppercut.
Jurgen throws a lazy uppercut
and Samba makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Samba scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jurgen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab lands there for Samba.
Jurgen misses with a body shot
and Samba counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Samba misses.
Jurgen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Samba jabs at Jurgen's body.
Jurgen throws a combination that misses
and Samba counters with a straight right hand.
Jurgen throws a lazy uppercut
and Samba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jurgen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Samba makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jurgen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Samba.
Jurgen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Samba thows a body shot but no joy.
Samba lands a jab to Jurgen's midsection.
Jurgen lands a jab to the nose.
Jurgen stuns Samba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Jurgen misses
and Samba counters with a nice uppercut.
Samba forces Jurgen back against the cage and clinches.
Jurgen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Samba gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Samba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jurgen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Samba - that landed with a thud.
Christopher Samba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Samba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Samba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Samba lands with a light punch inside.
Samba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jurgen backwards.
Samba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Samba lands a left hand.
Samba lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Samba.
Samba lands a hook that snaps the head of Jurgen backwards.
Samba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Samba lands a body shot.
Samba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jurgen backwards.
Samba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jurgen can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Samba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jurgen misses with a body punch.
Jurgen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jurgen tries to throw a body punch but Samba avoids it by throwing Jurgen back against the cage.
Jurgen tries to throw a body punch but Samba avoids it by throwing Jurgen back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Samba dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Samba scores with a jab. Jurgen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Samba throws a shot to the body.
Samba takes a swing at Jurgen's ribcage but misses.
Samba scores with a head kick.
Jurgen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jurgen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Samba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Samba throws a jab when Jurgen was well out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Samba. That snapped Jurgen's head back.
Jurgen misses with a low kick as Samba jumps back.
Jurgen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jurgen throws a hook to the side of Samba's head but Samba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Samba circles away from the clinch attempt
and Samba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jurgen thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba lands a right hook to the body.
Samba tries to land a front kick but Jurgen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jurgen gets the takedown into side control.
Samba regains half guard, as Jurgen was trying to land strikes.
Samba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jurgen.
Jurgen 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Jurgen throwing shots but Samba is blocking nicely.
Jurgen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Still in half guard, Jurgen seems content to control.
Jurgen is nestled in close to Samba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Samba is looking to improve his position.
Jurgen working Samba over with strikes.
Jurgen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Paul Jurgen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jurgen thows a huge punch but Samba dodges it nicely.
Jurgen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jurgen is looking for a kimura here.
Samba is refusing to be controlled, as Jurgen sits in half guard.
Samba trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Jurgen is trying to control the action in half guard but Samba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Samba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jurgen.
Jurgen wants to free his trapped foot but Samba is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jurgen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Samba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jurgen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Jurgen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jurgen 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Headden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Castle told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Headden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Headden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Headden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Headden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Headden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Castles head.
It looks like Frank Castle has been cut.
Castle throws a head punch that misses.
Castle lands a shoulder strike.
Headden is trying to drag Castle to the mat but Castle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Headden drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A body shot lands from Headden.
Castle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Headden pushes Castle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Headden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castle backwards.
Headden with a knee to the head.
Headden is trying to drag Castle to the mat but Castle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Headden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Headden obliges.
Headden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castle backwards.
Castle pushes Headden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castle.
Castle takes a shot to the head.
Castle has a couple of punches blocked by Headden.
Castle misses with a body punch.
Headden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Headden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Castle prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle tries a body shot but Headden blocks it.
Headden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Castle.
Headden is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Castle can't fight it off and eventually Headden manages to take the fight to the floor. Castle looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Headden preventing the sweep.
Castle looks gassed!
Castle wants to control but Headden passes easily into half guard.
Castle controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Castle trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Headden working Castle over with strikes.
Headden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Headden thows a huge punch but Castle dodges it nicely.
Castle is trying to maintain the position but Headden is very close to passing his half guard.
Headden trying to mount his opponent but Castle defends it.
Headden is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Headden slips a nice elbow through Castle's hands, connecting with Castle's forehead.
Headden working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Headden wants to take a breather but Castle is having none of it.
Headden is looking for a kimura here.
Headden is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Headden has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Castle defend it? Headden steps over the head and cranks it - Castle is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Headden!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steve Headden!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tin Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunn's entrance music is Diary of a Madman. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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135 lbs
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tin Lau!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dunn lands in his opponent's guard.
Lau keeping moving, preventing Dunn from controlling successfully.
Lau manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dunn wants to clinch.
Dunn gets a takedown into half guard.
Lau won't allow Dunn to pass to mount.
Dunn looks to land a strike but Lau avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Lau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lau is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dunn drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lau manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dunn has Lau in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lau wants to control from the top but Dunn keeps moving.
Lau pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dunn is keeping the position for now.
Lau has gone for a leg lock! Dunn slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lau's guard.
Dunn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dunn chips away with some ground and pound.
Dunn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lau swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Lau scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dunn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lau sprawls well initially but Dunn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dunn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dunn working Lau over with strikes.
Dunn wants to free his trapped foot but Lau is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dunn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dunn stops Lau from getting back to his feet.
Lau avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dunn.
Dunn throwing shots but Lau is blocking nicely.
Dunn stops Lau from getting back to his feet.
Dunn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lau's head.
Lau is not content to let Dunn control the position.
Dunn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dunn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn is trying to control the action in half guard but Lau is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dunn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dunn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lau moves into full guard.
Dunn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lau wants to stand up but Dunn is controlling him.
Lau uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A big right from Lau misses.
Dunn shoots in for a takedown but Lau shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dunn shoots in for a takedown but Lau shows good takedown defense.
Dunn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dunn trying to control the action but Lau is working from the bottom.
Lau keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dunn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dunn stops Lau from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lau's head.
Dunn controlling the action here.
Dunn is trying to control the action in half guard but Lau is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lau is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dunn scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dunn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dunn throws a leg kick that misses.
Lau misses with the combination.
A jab lands there for Lau.
Dunn fails with a takedown attempt.
Dunn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dunn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Lau keeps moving.
Lau lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dunn!
Lau moves to back control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Dunn staying busy and making it hard for Lau to control.
Lau looking to break Dunn's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Dunn remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Lau will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Lau looking for the choke but no joy.
Dunn just trying to survive but Lau is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Dunn is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Lau has got his arm under Dunn's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Dunn has spun round into Lau's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau keeping moving, preventing Dunn from controlling successfully.
Mark Dunn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dunn prevents Lau from getting back to his feet.
Lau avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lau is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dunn is controlling him.
Dunn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Lau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau is looking to stand up but Dunn isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lau keeping moving, preventing Dunn from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Dunn wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dunn tries to keep at a distance but Lau has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lau jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dunn walks away with a smile on his face. Lau gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dunn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lau manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lau moves into the clinch.
Dunn is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lau can't fight it off and eventually Dunn manages to take the fight to the floor. Lau looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Lau keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lau wants to stand and escape but Dunn is having none of it.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Lau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dunn throws and elbow that misses. Lau uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dunn's guard. Nice move by Lau!
Lau wants to pass the guard but Dunn is keeping the position.
Dunn is pulling down on Lau's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tin Lau will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dunn instigates a clinch.
Dunn looking for a takedown.
Dunn looking for a takedown.
Lau tries to pull guard but Dunn won't allow it.
Dunn is trying to break the clinch but Lau has him pressed against the cage.
Dunn can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lau prevents it.
Dunn has Lau pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lau manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lau scores with a jab. Dunn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lau misses the body punch
and Dunn counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lau's guard now.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Lau keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dunn off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lau throws a hook but Dunn avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Lau. No joy for Dunn on that attempt.
Lau clinches up against the cage.
Lau manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dunn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lau working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dunn.
Dunn prevents Lau from getting back to his feet.
Dunn stands and throws Lau's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dunn wants to control but Lau is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn lands some shots froms side control.
Lau bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Lau takes the fight into the clinch.
Dunn is working for takedown but Lau is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lau stops a takedown attempt from Dunn.
Lau tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dunn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lau gets underhooks to prevent Dunn's takedown attempt.
Dunn wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dunn tries to score a body lock takedown but Lau shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau successfully pulls guard.
Dunn prevents Lau from getting back to his feet.
Dunn thows a big elbow that misses.
Lau is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dunn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dunn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dunn prevents Lau from getting back to his feet.
Dunn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lau keeping moving, preventing Dunn from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lau gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau is looking to stand up but Dunn isn't so interested in that idea.
Lau manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lau takes the fight into the clinch.
Dunn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lau prevents it.
Dunn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lau fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dunn fails with the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tin Lau.
I think Lau 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tin Lau!
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