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Carnage 71: Escape to Nowhere PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diddy Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dickie Thon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayweather comes into the arena with Jay-Z - Dirt Off Your Shoulder blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diddy Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dickie Thon!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mayweather tries to escape but Thon is in control.
Thon throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Mayweather works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Thon throws a strike but Mayweather avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Thon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mayweather works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mayweather utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thon throws and elbow that misses. Mayweather uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thon's guard. Nice move by Mayweather!
Thon has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mayweather has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mayweather off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thon lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mayweather covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Mayweather covering up well and avoiding damage.
Mayweather avoids the strikes from Thon.
Thon throws strikes from the back but Mayweather rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Mayweather.
Thon thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thon throwing strikes from guard but Mayweather blocks nicely.
Thon throws a big right hand that misses.
Thon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Thon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mayweather is keeping the position for now.
Thon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mayweather preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mayweather is breathing heavily.
Thon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thon throwing strikes from guard but Mayweather blocks nicely.
Mayweather wants to stand and escape but Thon is having none of it.
Thon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Thon thows a big elbow that misses.
Thon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mayweather's guard.
Thon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mayweather avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dickie Thon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thon closes the distance and clinches up with Mayweather, looking for a takedown. Thon pushes Mayweather against the cage but Mayweather circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thon looks for a takedown but Mayweather sprawls well.
Thon cracks Mayweather with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mayweather pinned against the cage. Mayweather gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diddy Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dickie Thon.
Mayweather catches Thon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mayweather looks to land a combination but Thon avoids it well.
Thon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mayweather manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Thon won't allow Mayweather to get back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thon throwing strikes but missing.
Dickie Thon has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather wants to stand and escape but Thon is having none of it.
Thon thows a big elbow that misses.
Thon throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayweather working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thon.
Thon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thon throws a big right hand that misses.
Thon lands a couple of digs.
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.
Thon throwing strikes but missing.
Thon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thon scoring with some ground and pound.
Thon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mayweather utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thon is in close to Mayweather's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather wants to stand up but Thon is controlling him.
Thon throws a big right hand that misses.
Thon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thon throws a big right hand that misses.
Thon tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayweather is retaining full guard.
Thon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thon missing there with some ground and pound from the 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.
Thon throwing strikes from guard but Mayweather blocks nicely.
Thon is pushing down on Mayweather's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mayweather is fighting to maintain full guard but Thon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Thon winds up and cracks Mayweather with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mayweather is in trouble now - Thon has advanced to mount!
Thon misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Thon raining down shots from the mount!
Thon unloads with some shots from mount but Mayweather bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dickie Thon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Thon scores with a sloppy right hand. Mayweather should have avoided that one.
Nice takedown defense from Mayweather. No joy for Thon on that attempt.
Mayweather misses with a body shot.
Thon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mayweather circles away.
Thon has a takedown stuffed.
Diddy Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dickie Thon.
Mayweather tries to clinch but Thon moves out of range.
Mayweather lands a head shot.
Mayweather swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Mayweather. Those never looked like landing.
Thon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mayweather counters with a three punch combo that has Thon backing up. Thon nods at Mayweather to acknowledge the strikes.
Thon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thon shoots for a double leg takedown but Mayweather sprawls well. He's pushed Thon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thon shoots in looking for a takedown but Mayweather manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dickie Thon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather tries to clinch but Thon is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayweather moves into range and clinches up with Thon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather scores with a shot to the side of Thon's head.
Thon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mayweather lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mayweather lands a shot to the body.
Thon wants to break free but Mayweather has control.
Mayweather throws a punch but it's blocked by Thon.
Mayweather lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thon backwards.
Thon is trying to break the clinch but Mayweather is controlling him.
Mayweather lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Mayweather.
Mayweather scores with a hook to the body.
Thon takes a shot to the head.
Thon is trying to break free.
Mayweather scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Mayweather.
Mayweather misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mayweather digs a right hand into Thon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thon's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Mayweather.
Mayweather working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mayweather working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mayweather cracks Thon with a nice body shot.
Mayweather working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thon tries to break the clinch but Mayweather is controlling the position.
Mayweather lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mayweather lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thon.
Nice body punch from Mayweather - that landed with a thud.
The referee calls for Mayweather to work.
Mayweather scores with a shoulder strike.
Thon tries to circle away but Mayweather has him pinned against the cage.
Mayweather lands a body punch.
Mayweather pushes Thon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mayweather leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather scores with a shot to the side of Thon's head.
Mayweather goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Thon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mayweather digs a right hand underneath Thon's ribcage. Thon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mayweather doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mayweather tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diddy Mayweather has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thon being controlled against the cage.
Mayweather lands an elbow inside.
Mayweather lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thon backwards.
Thon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mayweather.
Thon shoots in looking for a takedown. Mayweather tries to sprawl out of it but Thon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mayweather manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thon misses with a body punch
and Mayweather counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Mayweather.
Thon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dickie Thon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mayweather misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayweather misses with a body shot.
Mayweather keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mayweather tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Thon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thon looking to sit in guard and control but Mayweather gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thon will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diddy Mayweather showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thon 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dickie Thon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kanye Kuma Kenya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Ray Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuma Kenya comes to the cage accompanied by RUN this town. Badass has chosen Of Ice and Movement by Gorgoroth as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Billy Ray Badass was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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150 lbs
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147 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kanye Kuma Kenya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Ray Badass!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass misses with a wild combination.
Badass misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuma Kenya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Badass swings widly with a right hand
and Kuma Kenya counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kuma Kenya rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Badass counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kuma Kenya stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Badass throws a sloppy body shot
and Kuma Kenya makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Badass really felt that one!
Badass throws a jab when Kuma Kenya was well out of range.
Badass misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuma Kenya counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuma Kenya misses with a body kick.
Badass slips under a jab.
Badass missing with a left hand there. Kuma Kenya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Badass throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuma Kenya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Badass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Badass throws an off balance right hand
and Kuma Kenya counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kuma Kenya moves away from the strike by Badass.
Badass slips under a jab from Kuma Kenya.
Badass swings widly with a right hand
and Kuma Kenya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Badass throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuma Kenya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Badass is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Badass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Badass throws a lazy right hand but Kuma Kenya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuma Kenya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuma Kenya thuds his right hand into Badass's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Badass fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kuma Kenya looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Badass slips a jab from Kuma Kenya.
Badass fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Badass throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuma Kenya counters with a low kick, right behind Badass 's knee.
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.
Kuma Kenya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Badass.
Kuma Kenya is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kuma Kenya scores with a hook.
Badass slips a jab from Kuma Kenya.
Badass throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Badass throws a left and a right that both miss
and Badass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badass misses with an uppercut
and Kuma Kenya counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanye Kuma Kenya dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Badass scores with a punch to the head.
Kuma Kenya throws a jab but it's blocked by Badass.
Kuma Kenya takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Badass misses with a two punch combination.
Badass throws a series of punches but Kuma Kenya avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuma Kenya ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Badass throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuma Kenya counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass misses with a right hand
and Kuma Kenya counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Badass throws an off balance right hand
and Kuma Kenya counters with a low kick, right behind Badass 's knee.
Badass steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuma Kenya.
Kuma Kenya misses with an uppercut. Badass saw that one coming.
Badass ducks under a wild hook from Kuma Kenya.
Badass stuns Kuma Kenya with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kuma Kenya misses with an uppercut
enabling Badass to counter with a crisp jab.
Billy Ray Badass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Badass does no damage.
A shot to the body from Badass misses
and Kuma Kenya counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuma Kenya feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Badasss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Badass throws a right hand that misses
and Kuma Kenya counters with a stiff right hand.
Badass misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuma Kenya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuma Kenya.
Badass misses with a body punch
and Kuma Kenya counters with a nice uppercut.
Badass throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuma Kenya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuma Kenya misses with a low kick.
Kuma Kenya connects with an inside leg kick.
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.
Kuma Kenya throws a hook but Badass avoids it easily.
Badass throws an off balance right hand
and Kuma Kenya counters with a nice body shot.
Badass misses with a jab to the body
and Kuma Kenya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuma Kenya misses the target.
Badass swings widly with a right hand
and Kuma Kenya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuma Kenya misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kanye Kuma Kenya will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kuma Kenya throws a push kick but Badass slaps the foot to one side.
Kuma Kenya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Badass.
Kuma Kenya lands a lovely overhand right.
Kuma Kenya misses with a right hand
and Badass counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Badass misses with a right hand
and Kuma Kenya counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Badass takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuma Kenya throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kuma Kenya misses with a hook to the body
and Badass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Badass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kuma Kenya finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Badass has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Badass there as he acknowledges the shot.
Badass bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kanye Kuma Kenya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kuma Kenya is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kuma Kenya misses with a left hand
and Badass counters with a left to the body.
Badass throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuma Kenya counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuma Kenya has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Badass finds it's way round the side to connect with Kuma Kenya's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badass. Kuma Kenya does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Badass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuma Kenya misses with a left hand
and Badass counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuma Kenya throws a jab but it's blocked by Badass.
Badass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuma Kenya counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuma Kenya lands a nice looking body kick.
Badass throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuma Kenya counters with a left to the body.
Badass scores with a jab.
Kanye Kuma Kenya is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuma Kenya throws an off balance right hand
and Badass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuma Kenya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kuma Kenya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Badass misses with a combination
and Kuma Kenya counters with a nice low kick that buckles Badass's knee momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Billy Ray Badass.
Well Kuma Kenya 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kanye Kuma Kenya!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Bitonti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bitonti might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ALL OF THE LIGHTS. McDonald has chosen EARTH CRISIS: DESTROY THE MACHINES as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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193 lbs
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Bitonti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronald McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald misses with a leg kick
and Bitonti decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McDonald's guard.
McDonald has control of Bitonti's left arm, preventing Bitonti from doing any damage.
McDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bitonti drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bitonti jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McDonald is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bitonti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McDonald utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bitonti wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.
McDonald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bitonti throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitonti trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
Bitonti throwing strikes but missing.
McDonald wants to sweep here but Bitonti controlling him for the moment.
Bitonti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bitonti won't allow McDonald to sweep him here.
Bitonti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bitonti forces his way into half guard.
Bitonti tries to pass to full mount but McDonald defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McDonald tries to roll over but Bitonti keeps him under control.
Bitonti not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bitonti wants to free his trapped foot but McDonald is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McDonald avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bitonti.
Bitonti wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDonald keeps working.
McDonald trying to control but Bitonti postures up.
McDonald regains full guard. Nicely done.
McDonald keeping full guard, as Bitonti tries to pass.
McDonald wants to sweep but no luck.
Bitonti is stalling in the full guard.
McDonald looking to control.
Bitonti pushes down on McDonald's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bitonti is working away from the top position though.
Bitonti wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDonald keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. McDonald manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McDonald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McDonald is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bitonti forces his way into half guard.
McDonald is looking to improve his position.
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.
Bitonti throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McDonald is pressing down on Bitonti's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bitonti tries to free his leg and advance position but McDonald is retaining full guard.
McDonald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bitonti is one step ahead there.
Bitonti passes into half guard.
Bitonti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bitonti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McDonald is trying to maintain the position but Bitonti is very close to passing his half guard.
Bitonti not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bitonti is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McDonald has managed to free his arm - good work.
McDonald regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Bitonti dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McDonald gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bitonti counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bitonti wants to control but McDonald is keeping him busy.
McDonald is trying to maintain the position but Bitonti is very close to passing his half guard.
McDonald wants to get back to full guard.
McDonald is doing well to control the position and prevent Bitonti from advancing to side control.
Bitonti thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McDonald's head.
McDonald slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McDonald is adopting a defensive guard.
McDonald is trying to keep Bitonti in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald looking for a sweep. Not yet McDonald, not yet.
McDonald working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bitonti.
Bitonti passes McDonald's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bitonti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McDonald is staying active underneath Bitonti, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McDonald manages to get to full guard.
Bitonti 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.
McDonald has his hands on Bitonti's head, controlling the position.
Bitonti tries to free his leg and advance position but McDonald is retaining full guard.
McDonald looking for a sweep. Not yet McDonald, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bitonti looking to pass the guard.
Bitonti stopping the sweep attempt from McDonald.
Bitonti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bitonti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McDonald pulls Bitonti in close to prevent any damage.
Bitonti stopping the sweep attempt from McDonald.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ronald McDonald.
Bitonti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronald McDonald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McDonald delivers a nice body kick.
Bitonti swings away with a body shot that misses
and McDonald counters with a head kick. That will keep Bitonti thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
McDonald looks for the body kick but Bitonti saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ronald McDonald will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Bitonti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bitonti swings for the body but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald misses with a head kick.
McDonald thuds his shin into the meat of Bitonti's side.
Bitonti misses with a shot to the body
and McDonald counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bitonti counters with a leg kick.
Ronald McDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bitonti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McDonald moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bitonti misses with a body punch
and McDonald counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bitonti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bitonti avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti misses with a hook
and McDonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Anthony Bitonti has been cut.
Bitonti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as McDonald blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bitonti is trying hard to land a takedown here. McDonald sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bitonti takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
Bitonti misses with a right hand
and McDonald makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald McDonald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McDonald 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronald McDonald!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albino Leffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Vincent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent has chosen Master of Puppets as his entrance music. Michael Vincent is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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24
255 lbs
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28
243 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good in bed |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albino Leffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Vincent!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vincent wants to clinch up but Leffe keeps it at a distance.
Vincent throws a lazy uppercut
and Leffe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Leffe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Leffe trying to control the position from guard on top but Vincent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vincent had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Leffe defends it easily.
Leffe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Leffe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vincent keeping moving, preventing Leffe from controlling successfully.
Leffe pushing down on Vincent's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vincent is staying active underneath Leffe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Leffe misses with a head shot. Vincent uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent is trying to keep Leffe in close.
Leffe wants to control from the top but Vincent keeps moving.
Leffe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leffe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vincent trying to control the position.
Leffe trying to control the position from guard on top but Vincent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leffe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vincent works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leffe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leffe has gone for a leg lock! Vincent slips out almost immediately though and dives into Leffe's guard.
Leffe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vincent is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vincent trying to control the position from guard on top but Leffe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vincent trying to control the position from guard on top but Leffe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Michael Vincent hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Leffe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vincents jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leffe misses with a double jab
and Vincent counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leffe misses with a hook
and Vincent counters with a stiff right hand.
Leffe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vincent.
Leffe misses with a body punch
and Vincent counters with a left and a right that stings Leffe.
Leffe misses with a right hand
letting Vincent counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vincent clobbers Leffe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Leffe lands a body shot.
Vincent moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Vincent. No joy for Leffe on that attempt.
Leffe misses with a takedown attempt
and Vincent counters with a three punch combo that has Leffe backing up. Leffe nods at Vincent to acknowledge the strikes.
Leffe is breathing heavily.
Vincent throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leffe misses the body punch
and Vincent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leffe throws the left hand but Vincent avoids the punch easily.
Leffe shoots in but Vincent avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albino Leffe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vincent misses with a hook.
Leffe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vincent as he avoids it easily.
Vincent connects with a nice looking jab.
Vincent will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vincent has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leffe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vincent lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Vincent dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vincent tries to clinch there but Leffe circles away.
Vincent looks to land a right hand but Leffe moved out of range.
A shot to the body from Leffe misses
and Vincent counters with a stiff right hand.
Leffe throws a shot from downtown. Vincent moves away and avoids it.
Vincent throws a jab but it's blocked by Leffe.
Vincent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leffe manages to avoid it.
Leffe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leffe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Leffe. Those never looked like landing.
Leffe throws a body punch but Vincent moves out of range.
Leffe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Leffe wants to pass the guard but Vincent is defending well.
Leffe is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Leffe prevents Vincent from improving his position.
Leffe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vincent actively working from the bottom here.
Leffe thows a huge punch but Vincent dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leffe throws a strike but Vincent avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Leffe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leffe is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Vincent is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Vincent has escaped and now he's on top!
Leffe throws his legs up looking for a submission but Vincent uses it to pass to side control.
Leffe managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vincent.
Vincent wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leffe keeps working.
Vincent content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leffe manages to get back to half guard.
Leffe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vincent is trying to control the action in half guard but Leffe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Leffe 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.
Vincent is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Vincent was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Vincent lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Leffe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vincent misses with a hook
letting Leffe counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Vincent, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leffe throws a lazy right hand but Vincent sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vincent swings for the body but Leffe moves out of range.
Leffe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vincent dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vincent is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Vincent ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vincent misses with a two punch combination.
Leffe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vincent on the side of the head.
Leffe scores with a nice right hand.
Vincent looks to land a right hand but Leffe moved out of range.
Vincent lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leffe dodges the punch combination from Vincent.
Vincent dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Vincent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Leffe misses with a takedown attempt - Vincent sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vincent misses with a series of wild punches.
Leffe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vincent.
Leffe throws an off balance right hand
and Vincent counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Leffe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vincent throws a combination. Leffe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vincent defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leffe.
Vincent throws a jab when Leffe was well out of range.
Vincent takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vincent fails to land with a series of punches.
Leffe throws a looping overhand right but Vincent ducks down to avoid it.
Michael Vincent seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leffe slips under a jab from Vincent.
Vincent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leffe moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vincent scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leffe doesn't seem bothered though.
Leffe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vincent.
Michael Vincent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leffe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leffe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Leffe throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Leffe working the ground and pound but Vincent is defending the strikes.
Leffe fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Vincent taking punishment in the form of punches.
Vincent struggling a bit here.
Vincent dodges the ground and pound from Leffe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leffe controlling the position from side mount.
Leffe postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Leffe is staying tight to Vincent's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Vincent manages to work his way to half guard, despite Leffe's best efforts.
Leffe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vincent blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leffe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leffe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vincent is trying to maintain the position but Leffe is very close to passing his half guard.
Leffe with the ground and pound but Vincent uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Leffe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leffe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leffe throwing strikes but missing.
Leffe won't allow Vincent to sweep him here.
Leffe postures up in Vincent's guard and throws a big left but Vincent blocks it.
Leffe content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Leffe throws a big right hand that misses.
Leffe trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Vincent manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Vincent trying to control the position from guard on top but Leffe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leffe is trying to keep Vincent in close.
Leffe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Vincent.
I've got Vincent 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Vincent!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Whitepride Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve McGarrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McGarrett's choice of entrance music: the theme from Hawaii 5-0. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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21
278 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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21
165 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Whitepride Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve McGarrett!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGarrett avoids the body shot from Velasquez.
McGarrett closes the distance and clinches.
McGarrett turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and McGarrett manages to end up in side control.
Velasquez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Velasquez regains half guard, as McGarrett was trying to land strikes.
Velasquez blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGarrett.
McGarrett is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McGarrett wants to take a breather but Velasquez is having none of it.
Velasquez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McGarrett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McGarrett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Velasquez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McGarrett scores with a couple of nice shots.
McGarrett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Velasquez has hold of McGarrett's hands but McGarrett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McGarrett is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McGarrett working over Velasquez with some ground and pound. Velasquez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrett is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McGarrett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McGarrett lands a nice short elbow.
McGarrett working Velasquez over with strikes.
Velasquez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McGarrett passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Velasquez!
McGarrett swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Velasquez is now in McGarrett's guard. A big mistake from McGarrett there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez advances to half guard.
McGarrett desperately trying to maintain half guard.
McGarrett manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGarrett looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Velasquez!
Velasquez regains half guard.
McGarrett wants to pass the guard but Velasquez is defending well.
Velasquez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McGarrett scores with a couple of nice shots.
McGarrett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Velasquez keeps working.
McGarrett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McGarrett winds up and cracks Velasquez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve McGarrett dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Velasquez throws a lazy right hand but McGarrett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Velasquez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McGarrett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Velasquez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGarrett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McGarrett stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Velasquez has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! McGarrett manages to get his head free but now Velasquez has transitioned to an armbar! McGarrett grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Velasquez! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Whitepride Velasquez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josef Dietrich (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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182 lbs
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175 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josef Dietrich!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dietrich counters with a nice double leg into side control. Anthony won't be happy with that.
Anthony sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Well, if Dietrich is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dietrich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anthony wants to get back to his feet.
Dietrich trying to pass the guard but Anthony defending well.
Anthony is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dietrich scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dietrich wants to work for an arm triangle but Anthony is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dietrich seems to be working for a kimura but Anthony defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Anthony trying to hold on to Dietrich's head to control him but Dietrich postures up.
Dietrich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anthony is trying is best to control the position here.
Dietrich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anthony is trying is best to control the position here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dietrich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Anthony works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dietrich slips nicely into half guard.
Dietrich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anthony keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Anthony is looking to control Dietrich's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anthony avoid being mounted?
Anthony is looking for a sweep. Dietrich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich stalling away here and it's allowed Anthony to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Anthony utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anthony keeping moving, preventing Dietrich from controlling successfully.
Anthony lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dietrich!
Anthony tries to control but Dietrich wriggling away.
Dietrich tries to reverse the position but Anthony maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony controlling his opponent.
Anthony is looking to work his way around to Dietrich's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
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.
Dietrich is looking to improve his position but Anthony isn't that keen on the idea.
Anthony controlling his opponent.
Anthony is stalling here but it's allowed Dietrich to get half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josef Dietrich dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dietrich blocks a leg kick.
Dietrich moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Anthony on the inside.
Dietrich misses with a punch on the inside.
Dietrich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anthony blocking some punches.
Dietrich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anthony backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dietrich working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Anthony.
Dietrich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dietrich tries to land knees in the clinch but Anthony avoids the damage to the body.
Anthony is trying to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anthony as Dietrich tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anthony.
Dietrich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dietrich being controlled against the cage.
Dietrich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anthony throws a leg kick
and Dietrich counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dietrich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anthony trying to hold on to Dietrich's head to control him but Dietrich postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich prevents Anthony from improving his position.
Anthony is staying active underneath Dietrich, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dietrich thows a huge punch but Anthony dodges it nicely.
Anthony wants to get back to full guard.
Anthony has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dietrich is working away from the top position though.
Dietrich trying to control from half guard but Anthony is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dietrich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dietrich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anthony's head.
Anthony regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dietrich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dietrich postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dietrich stopping the sweep attempt from Anthony.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich throwing strikes from guard but Anthony blocks nicely.
Dietrich is working Anthony over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anthony keeping full guard, as Dietrich tries to pass.
Dietrich trying to control but Anthony is working from the bottom.
Dietrich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dietrich wants to control from the top but Anthony keeps moving.
Dietrich won't allow Anthony to sweep him here.
Dietrich looking to pass the guard.
Dietrich prevents Anthony from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anthony keeping moving, preventing Dietrich from controlling successfully.
Anthony avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anthony has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Josef Dietrich wasn't active enough on the ground.
A low kick from Dietrich misses
and Anthony counters with a two punch combo.
Dietrich misses with a hook
letting Anthony counter with a right hand.
Anthony slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josef Dietrich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A low kick from Anthony is predictable there
and Dietrich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dietrich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dietrich walks into a straight right hand from Anthony.
Anthony takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony swings widly with a right hand
and Dietrich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dietrich misses with a right hand
and Anthony counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dietrich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dietrich misses with a hook
and Anthony counters with a low kick, right behind Dietrich 's knee.
Josef Dietrich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony connects with a nice looking jab.
Dietrich darts in and clinches Anthony up against the cage.
Dietrich avoiding damage.
Anthony can't find room to land a body shot as Dietrich controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anthony stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Justin Anthony has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony lands with a right to the head.
Anthony stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anthony blocks an uppercut.
Anthony tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anthony misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dietrich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dietrich swings wildly with an uppercut but Anthony uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anthony stops a takedown attempt from Dietrich.
Anthony blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anthony can't find room to land a body shot as Dietrich controls the action.
Anthony misses with a body punch.
Dietrich gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Anthony regains guard.
Dietrich pushes down on Anthony's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Justin Anthony.
I think Dietrich 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josef Dietrich!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Fraser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammy Miller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sammy Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Fraser!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Miller.
Fraser swings widly with a right hand
and Miller counters with an inside leg kick.
Fraser misses the body punch
and Miller counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fraser just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miller.
Fraser throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Fraser misses.
Fraser missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tim Fraser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fraser fails with the takedown
and Miller counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Miller throws a low kick, looking for Fraser's leg but Fraser calmly moves out of range.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Fraser misses the body punch
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Fraser with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fraser gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miller counters with an outside leg kick.
Sammy Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Fraser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraser swings widly with a right hand
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller throws a leg kick which misses Fraser's front leg but catches the back leg as Fraser tries to avoid it.
Fraser throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fraser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miller darts in and clinches Fraser up against the cage.
Miller scores with a shoulder strike.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Fraser.
Miller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Miller stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraser tries to pull guard but Miller holds him up against the cage and eventually Fraser drops back down to his feet.
A short body shot lands from Miller as the two fighters clinch.
Miller digs a right hand into Fraser's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fraser's gas tank.
Fraser turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Fraser manages to end up in side control.
Fraser trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fraser wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fraser throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fraser misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Fraser seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fraser has hold of Miller's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Miller tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Fraser cranks the arm and Miller screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Miller, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tim Fraser!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Svenstroem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gruffo Muffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Svenstroem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gruffo Muffo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muffo moves into range and clinches up with Svenstroem.
Svenstroem takes a knee right on the jaw!
Muffo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Svenstroem in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Svenstroem managing to block the knees to the body from Muffo.
Muffo landing knees to the head.
Muffo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Svenstroem blocks it with crossed arms.
Svenstroem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Svenstroem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Muffo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Svenstroem's efforts to push away.
Svenstroem avoiding damage as Muffo throws knees to the body.
Muffo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Svenstroem's face.
Muffo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Svenstroem is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Svenstroem's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Svenstroem looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Muffo lands a knee to the body.
Muffo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Muffo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Svenstroem avoids it.
Muffo tries to land knees in the clinch but Svenstroem avoids the damage to the body.
Svenstroem wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muffo has him pressed against the cage.
Svenstroem tries to break free but Muffo pushes him back against the cage.
Muffo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Svenstroem.
Muffo tries to land knees in the clinch but Svenstroem avoids the damage to the body.
Svenstroem is trying to push Muffo away but Muffo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Muffo prevents Svenstroem from breaking the clinch.
Svenstroem manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muffo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Muffo leaves Svenstroem with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Svenstroem is breathing heavily.
Muffo connects with a leg kick. Svenstroem looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Svenstroem moves out of range as Muffo throws a body kick.
Muffo tries a head kick but it misses.
Svenstroem moves out of range of the body kick from Muffo.
Muffo tries to clinch but Svenstroem moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muffo stuffs the takedown attempt from Svenstroem. Svenstroem gets slowly back to his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Muffo!
Muffo scores with a leg kick.
Svenstroem tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Muffo swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Svenstroem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muffo thumps Svenstroem with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svenstroem takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muffo thumps Svenstroem with a low kick.
Muffo lands with a nice body kick.
Muffo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Muffo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Svenstroem has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Magnus Svenstroem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muffo throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Magnus Svenstroem has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muffo is looking to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Muffo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muffo tries a head kick but it misses.
Muffo slaps away a takedown attempt from Svenstroem, before circling back to the center of the mat.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Svenstroem. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A solid leg kick lands there for Muffo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Muffo.
Muffo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muffo tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Muffo. No joy for Svenstroem on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gruffo Muffo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Svenstroem's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Muffo tries to close the distance and clinch but Svenstroem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muffo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Svenstroem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muffo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Svenstroem fails with the takedown
and Muffo counters with a leg kick.
Muffo throws a jab but it's blocked by Svenstroem.
Svenstroem moves out of range of the body kick from Muffo.
Svenstroem will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muffo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muffo moves in looking to clinch but Svenstroem pushes him off.
Muffo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Muffo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Muffo tries a head kick but it misses.
Muffo feints and then cracks Svenstroem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Svenstroem down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svenstroem closes the distance and clinches up with Muffo, looking for a takedown. Svenstroem pushes Muffo against the cage but Muffo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Svenstroem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svenstroem keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muffo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Muffo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Svenstroem.
Muffo is looking to clinch.
Svenstroem avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Svenstroem shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick from Muffo lands but Svenstroem takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Svenstroem is defended easily by Muffo.
Svenstroem tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muffo lands a big head kick that sends Svenstroem tumbling to the mat! Muffo takes a step backwards and waves Svenstroem back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Muffo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muffo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Svenstroem if he has to take too many more of those.
Muffo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Svenstroem's calf.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svenstroem gets tackled into the cage by Muffo. Muffo maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muffo tries to land knees in the clinch but Svenstroem avoids the damage to the body.
Muffo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Svenstroem in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Svenstroem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Svenstroem wants to break the clinch but can't.
Muffo tries a knee to the head but Svenstroem blocks it.
Svenstroem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Svenstroem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Muffo misses with a knee to the head.
Muffo looking to throw knees to the head but Svenstroem is blocking nicely.
Svenstroem has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Svenstroem wants a takedown.
Svenstroem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Svenstroem shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Muffo as he avoids it easily.
Muffo misses with a low kick as Svenstroem jumps back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svenstroem drops his hands momentarily and Muffo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gruffo Muffo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Magnus Svenstroem's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Svenstroem blocks the body kick.
Muffo closes the distance and clinches.
Svenstroem managing to block the knees to the body from Muffo.
Muffo trying to land knees to the body.
Muffo tries to land knees in the clinch but Svenstroem avoids the damage to the body.
Svenstroem wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muffo has him pressed against the cage.
Muffo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Muffo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Svenstroem is defending well for now.
Svenstroem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Muffo keeps control of Svenstroem as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Muffo trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svenstroem on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muffo trying to land knees to the body.
Svenstroem drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Muffo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Svenstroem wants to break the clinch but can't.
Svenstroem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Muffo misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muffo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Svenstroem's efforts to push away.
Svenstroem breaks from the clinch.
Svenstroem is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Muffo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Svenstroem if he has to take too many more of those.
Svenstroem closes the distance and clinches up with Muffo, looking for a takedown. Svenstroem pushes Muffo against the cage but Muffo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gruffo Muffo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Svenstroem throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Muffo's waist but Muffo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Svenstroem off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Svenstroem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Svenstroem takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Svenstroem takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Svenstroem will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Muffo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Muffo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Svenstroem crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Muffo - the referee stops the clock and Svenstroem gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Muffo. Svenstroem manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muffo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Svenstroem takes a kick to the side of the head.
Svenstroem on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Muffo.
Muffo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Svenstroem with a poor takedown
and Muffo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Muffo is looking to clinch.
Magnus Svenstroem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body kick there by Muffo.
Svenstroem takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Muffo throws the kick towards the body but Svenstroem avoids it.
Gruffo Muffo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muffo misses with a head kick.
Muffo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Muffo is looking to clinch but Svenstroem is avoiding it.
Muffo throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svenstroem shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Muffo as he jumps to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muffo throws a low kick but Svenstroem avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gruffo Muffo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Muffo 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 24:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gruffo Muffo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Dole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dole's choice of entrance music: Don't Speak by Eagles of Death Metal. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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219 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Dole!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dole swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Norton counters with a nice body shot.
Dole misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Norton to counter with a crisp jab.
Dole misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Norton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dole tries to clinch but Norton moves away
and Norton counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dole misses with a body shot
and Norton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dole looks gassed!
Norton takes the fight into the clinch.
Dole tries to throw a body punch but Norton avoids it by throwing Dole back against the cage.
Dole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norton.
Norton lands a body punch.
Norton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dole or not.
Norton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Norton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Norton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Norton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doles head.
Norton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Norton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dole up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Norton.
Norton digs a right hand into Dole's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dole's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Norton.
Norton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Norton.
Norton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dole backwards.
Norton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Norton blocks an uppercut.
Norton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dole backwards.
Norton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dole or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Norton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Norton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dole or not.
A nice left hand lands by Norton.
Norton lands a body shot.
Norton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Norton breaks from the clinch.
Dole misses with an uppercut
and Norton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Norton sends Dole crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Norton is motioning to the referee to let Dole up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Norton throws a looping overhand right but Dole ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton clinches.
Norton lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Norton.
Norton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dole fails to land.
Norton lands a hook that snaps the head of Dole backwards.
A short body shot lands from Norton as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Norton.
Norton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norton throws out the jab.
Norton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dole.
Bob Dole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dole takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dole wants to clinch but Norton slips to the side
and Norton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dole misses with a shot to the body
and Norton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Norton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dole gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A lazy left from Norton finds it's target.
Norton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A shot to the body from Dole misses
and Norton counters with a good low kick that Dole was not able to check.
Dole keeps the fight on the outside.
Dole misses with a jab to the body
and Norton counters by moving into the clinch.
Norton lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norton digs a right hand underneath Dole's ribcage. Dole let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Norton.
Norton breaks the clinch.
Norton is looking to slow Dole down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dole on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Norton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dole slips under a jab.
Norton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Norton misses with an uppercut. Dole saw that one coming.
Norton drives through and clinches with Dole against the cage.
Norton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Norton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dole misses with a hook to the body
and Norton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dole's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dole misses with a right hand
and Norton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Norton misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Norton dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dole misses with a lunging right hand
and Norton counters with a right hand to the body.
Norton moves into the clinch successfully.
Norton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doles head.
Nice body punch from Norton.
Dole wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taylor Norton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Norton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Norton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dole can do to turn this around?
Norton digs a right hand underneath Dole's ribcage. Dole let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Norton.
Norton presses Dole against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Norton lands a left hand.
Dole takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Norton - that landed with a thud.
Norton lands a hook that snaps the head of Dole backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Norton.
Nice body punch from Norton.
Dole is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dole is trying to force a seperation but Norton has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Norton.
Norton scores with a shot to the side of Dole's head.
Norton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dole backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norton.
Norton lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton digs a right hand into Dole's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dole's gas tank.
Norton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Norton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dole backwards.
Norton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doles head.
Dole's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norton lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Norton.
Norton lands with a light punch inside.
Norton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dole backwards.
Norton is working Dole over against the cage.
Good body shot from Norton.
Nice body punch from Norton.
Nice body punch from Norton.
Norton lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dole backwards.
Norton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dole's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Norton stalling the fight.
Norton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Norton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Norton lands a right hand.
Dole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Norton digs a right hand underneath Dole's ribcage. Dole let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dole.
Norton is leaning against Dole and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Norton lands with a light punch inside.
Norton is leaning against Dole and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Norton.
Norton lands with a left to the head.
Norton scores with a shot to the side of Dole's head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norton.
Norton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Norton.
Norton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Norton.
Good body shot from Norton.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Norton.
Norton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Norton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dole backwards.
Norton digs a right hand underneath Dole's ribcage. Dole let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Norton breaks the clinch.
Dole misses with a lunging right hand
and Norton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Norton has closed the distance and engaged Dole in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dole takes a shot to the head.
Norton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norton.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norton.
A hook to the body from Norton.
A nice left hand lands by Norton.
Good body shot from Norton.
Good body shot from Norton.
Dole takes a shot to the head.
Norton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dole is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Norton rather than just go for the knockout.
Norton scores with a nice right hand.
Norton closes the distance and pushes Dole back into the cage.
Norton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dole or not.
Norton lands with a left to the head.
Dole's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Norton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dole backwards.
Norton lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norton pushes Dole back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norton lands a hook that snaps the head of Dole backwards.
Norton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Norton gets through Dole's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dole has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Norton digs a right hand into Dole's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dole's gas tank.
Norton is leaning against Dole and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Norton.
Nice body punch from Norton.
Norton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Norton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Norton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Norton lands a shoulder strike.
Norton blocks a body shot from Dole.
Norton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dole backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Dole's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norton stalling the fight.
Dole working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Norton.
Dole is looking to break free of the clinch but Norton has double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Norton.
A body shot lands from Norton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Norton dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Norton scores with the left hand. Dole knows he should have avoided that one.
Norton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dole defending well as Norton loads up on a big left hand.
Dole misses with a jab to the body
and Norton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dole wants to get back to striking at distance but Norton won't allow it.
Dole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norton's elbow.
Norton lands with a right to the head.
Dole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Norton.
Norton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Norton lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Norton.
Dole misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Norton as the two fighters clinch.
Dole takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Norton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dole looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Norton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Norton.
Dole sizes up Norton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dole misses with a jab to the body
and Norton counters with a thumping low kick.
Norton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Doles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Norton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Norton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Norton pushes Dole away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norton scores with a jab to the head.
Norton clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Norton - that landed with a thud.
Dole working hard to break the clinch.
Norton works on Dole's body with a couple of short punches.
Norton scores with a shot to the side of Dole's head.
A short body shot lands from Norton as the two fighters clinch.
Norton lands with a right to the head.
Norton pushes Dole back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Norton.
Norton digs a right hand underneath Dole's ribcage. Dole let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Norton scores with a shot to the side of Dole's head.
Norton digs a right hand into Dole's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dole's gas tank.
A short right from Norton on the inside.
Dole has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Norton digs a right hand into Dole's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dole's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norton.
A right handed body shot lands from Norton.
Dole is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Norton gets through Dole's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Norton pushes Dole back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Norton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Norton lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dole takes a shot to the head.
Norton lands with a right to the head.
Norton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Norton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dole is rocked!
Norton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dole is still on wobbly legs! Can Norton finish him?
A body shot lands from Norton.
Bob Dole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dole seems to have recovered his senses.
Norton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Norton.
Norton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Norton digs a right hand underneath Dole's ribcage. Dole let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Norton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Norton.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norton.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Norton.
A short body shot lands from Norton as the two fighters clinch.
Norton scores with a hook to the body.
Norton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dole backwards.
Norton breaks the clinch.
Dole slips under a jab from Norton.
Dole ducks under a wild hook from Norton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dole connects with a nice looking jab.
Norton works the jab nicely.
Dole swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Norton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Norton blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Norton.
Norton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Norton.
Norton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Norton lands a left hand.
Norton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norton lands with a left to the head.
Norton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dole or not.
Norton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dole looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norton lands a jab to the nose.
Dole walks into a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Norton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Norton 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Norton!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turo Vatanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Potatos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vatanen comes into the arena with Justice blaring out of the sound system. Potatos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Just Another Victim by Helmet&House of Pain. Turo Vatanen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Turo Vatanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Potatos!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vatanen connects with a solid leg kick.
Vatanen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Potatos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No luck for Potatos with that takedown attempt.
Vatanen slips a straight right by Potatos.
Vatanen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Potatos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vatanen's guard.
Vatanen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Potatos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vatanen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vatanen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Potatos stopping the sweep attempt from Vatanen.
Vatanen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potatos distracts Vatanen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vatanen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potatos throws a big right hand that misses.
Vatanen is adopting a defensive guard.
Vatanen is trying to control the position but Potatos postures up.
Potatos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Potatos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Potatos postures up.
Potatos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Potatos stopping the sweep attempt from Vatanen.
Vatanen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Potatos postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Vatanen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Potatos, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potatos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vatanen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Potatos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vatanen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vatanen stands up over Potatos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vatanen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Potatos's head.
Vatanen trying to control but Potatos is working from the bottom.
Potatos looking for a guillotine here but Vatanen defends easily.
Potatos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vatanen defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potatos is looking for a triangle but Vatanen pushes his legs off easily.
Vatanen wants to control from the top but Potatos keeps moving.
Vatanen is in close to Potatos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Potatos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Potatos wants to sweep here but Vatanen controlling him for the moment.
Vatanen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Potatos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Potatos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vatanen defends it easily.
Potatos looks gassed!
Vatanen wants to control from the top but Potatos keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vatanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vatanen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vatanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vatanen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Potatos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Potatos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vatanen works over Potatos with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vatanen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Potatos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Potatos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vatanen trying to control but Potatos is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vatanen wants to pass the guard but Potatos is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vatanen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Potatos looking for a guillotine here but Vatanen defends easily.
Potatos looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turo Vatanen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vatanen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Potatos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Potatos misses the jab.
Potatos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vatanen.
Vatanen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Potatos is out of range.
Nice cross by Vatanen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vatanen moves in looking to clinch but Potatos pushes him off.
Vatanen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Potatos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potatos ducks under a wild hook from Vatanen.
Vatanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potatos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Potatos looks to land a right hand but Vatanen moved out of range.
Vatanen tries for a takedown but Potatos circles away easily
and Potatos counters with a single leg into guard. Vatanen didn't expect that.
Vatanen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Potatos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vatanen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Potatos is working Vatanen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Potatos won't allow Vatanen to sweep him here.
Vatanen lands a decent shot there.
Vatanen 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.
Vatanen is trying to control the position but Potatos postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Potatos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Potatos thows a big elbow that misses.
Potatos connects with a couple of short punches.
Potatos trying to control the position from guard on top but Vatanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vatanen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Potatos wants to control from the top but Vatanen keeps moving.
Potatos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vatanen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Potatos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vatanen has momentary wrist control but Potatos slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potatos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vatanen is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Potatos is aware though and is defending well.
Vatanen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Potatos.
Potatos looking to pass the guard.
Vatanen controlling the position.
Potatos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Potatos is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Potatos trying to control the position from guard on top but Vatanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vatanen is pulling down on Potatos's head to control his posture.
Potatos wants to control from the top but Vatanen keeps moving.
Vatanen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Potatos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Potatos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Potatos trying to control but Vatanen is working from the bottom.
Vatanen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vatanen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Vatanen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Potatos looks a forlorn figure.
Potatos is bucking up trying to escape but Vatanen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Potatos is working to get back to half guard.
Vatanen with good strikes from the mount here!
Vatanen looking to finish Potatos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Potatos!
Potatos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Potatos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vatanen wants to clinch up but Potatos keeps it at a distance.
Vatanen fails with a takedown attempt.
Vatanen misses with an uppercut
and Potatos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Potatos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vatanen.
Vatanen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potatos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vatanen is looking to chop away at Potatos's legs.
Potatos with a nice cross.
Turo Vatanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatanen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vatanen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Potatos dips to his left and cracks Vatanen with an uppercut!
Potatos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Potatos as he checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Vatanen misses
and Potatos counters with a single leg into guard. Vatanen didn't expect that.
Potatos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vatanen wants to sweep here but Potatos controlling him for the moment.
Vatanen is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Potatos has his hands clasped together but Vatanen extends an breaks Potatos's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Vatanen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Turo Vatanen!
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