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400:World Series WW/LW RND 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tdk Spark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BJ Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tdk Spark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lunges at Spark with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spark's hand.
It looks like Tdk Spark has been cut.
Spark looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva avoids the head kick by Spark.
Spark lands a high kick!
Spark is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Spark.
Silva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silva lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Spark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stands and throws Spark's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Spark manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Silva holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva wants to improve his position but Spark is controlling well.
Silva controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. BJ Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva scores a takedown into full mount!
Spark tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva looking to finish Spark with some ground and pound. This is bad for Spark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spark really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Spark is rocked!
Silva connects with a bit shot that sees Spark covering up! More strikes from Silva and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Silva is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BJ Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Alfedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Liddell!
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, Trent Alfedo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell works Alfedo's body with a nice hook.
Alfedo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liddell circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alfedo is defended easily by Liddell.
Liddell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alfedo.
Alfedo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Liddell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Liddell wants to control but Alfedo is keeping him busy.
Liddell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfedo is staying active underneath Liddell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Liddell 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.
Liddell is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alfedo is just riding it out for now. Liddell eventually gives up the hold.
Liddell is stalling here. Alfedo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Liddell seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Alfedo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Liddell regains half guard.
Liddell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Liddell is looking to control Alfedo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Liddell avoid being mounted?
Liddell is looking for a sweep. Alfedo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alfedo is working for a kimura but Liddell is defending it quite comfortably.
Alfedo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Liddell is just riding it out for now. Alfedo eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Liddell wants to clinch up but Alfedo keeps it at a distance.
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.
Liddell doesn't manage to clinch there - Alfedo circles away.
Liddell tries to clinch but Alfedo moves out of range.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Alfedo avoids them all with ease.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alfedo.
Liddell is looking for a sweep.
Liddell can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell is trying to buck Alfedo off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell dominated that round.
That's time! Liddell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No luck for Alfedo with that takedown attempt.
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liddell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Liddell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alfedo avoids it really well and circles away.
Alfedo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Alfedo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell is positioning himself well to prevent Alfedo advancing to mount.
Liddell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Liddell is trying to stand.
Trent Alfedo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liddell is staying active underneath Alfedo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Liddell wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Alfedo is thwarting Liddell's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alfedo wants to take a breather but Liddell is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alfedo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Alfedo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Liddell has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Alfedo but great work by Liddell.
Alfedo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Liddell's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is trying to work for a kimura but Alfedo is defending well.
Alfedo is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alfedo is staying active underneath Liddell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Liddell is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Alfedo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Liddell tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Liddell is looking to advance position but Alfedo won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Trent Alfedo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Liddell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alfedo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Liddell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Alfedo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Liddell, who protects the arm well.
Alfedo working the strikes but Liddell uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Liddell throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Liddell is trying to maintain the position but Alfedo is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfedo decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liddell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alfedo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Liddell!
Alfedo stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alfedo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alfedo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Liddell - that will leave a mark!
Alfedo shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trent Alfedo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alfedo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liddell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alfedo, pushing him back against the cage.
Liddell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfedo has Liddell pressed against the cage, preventing Liddell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Liddell is trying to push Alfedo away but Alfedo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alfedo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liddell tries to pull guard but Alfedo won't allow it.
Liddell wants a takedown but no success here.
Alfedo has a couple of punches blocked by Liddell.
Alfedo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alfedo working aggressively here.
Alfedo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alfedo misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alfedo throws a head punch that misses.
Alfedo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liddell's efforts to push away.
Liddell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Liddell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alfedo misses with a punch on the inside.
Liddell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alfedo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alfedo misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell tries to pull guard but Alfedo won't allow it.
Liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alfedo throws a punch but it's blocked by Liddell.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Alfedo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alfedo 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Alfedo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carter Beauford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Cadile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Carter Beauford has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Carter Beauford seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Beauford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Cadile!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cadile throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Beauford on the side of the head.
Beauford misses with a double jab
and Cadile counters with a nice right hand that sends Beauford toppling to the canvas! Beauford scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cadile finish him?!
Beauford is rocked!
Cadile lands a head shot.
Oh Beauford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cadile lands with a big right hook that stumbles Beauford - he's out on his feet here! Cadile follows up with another monster hook that separates Beauford from consciousness! Beauford falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Cadile stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Corey Cadile!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glory Of The Golden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Bomom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glory Of The Golden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Bomom!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Bomom.
Golden feints and as Bomom raises his hands in defense, Golden changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bomom wants to stand but Golden is controlling the position.
Golden stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bomom throws a series of punches but Golden avoids them all with ease.
Bomom throws a series of punches but Golden avoids them all with ease.
Golden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Golden slips a jab and a cross from Bomom.
Bomom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Golden.
Bomom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Golden circles away quickly and effectively.
Bomom looks gassed!
Golden lands a big head kick that sends Bomom tumbling to the mat! Golden takes a step backwards and waves Bomom back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Stefan Bomom has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golden clinches up with Bomom and pushes him back against the cage.
Bomom is trying to push Golden away but Golden has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Golden gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golden wants to pass the guard but Bomom is defending well.
Golden throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Golden postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bomom to stand up.
Bomom misses with a combination
and Golden counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Golden breaks from the clinch.
Golden is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bomom's half guard.
Golden not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bomom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Golden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golden is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bomom really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Golden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Golden throwing shots but Bomom is blocking nicely.
Golden takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Golden throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Golden postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bomom to stand up.
Stefan Bomom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bomom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Golden decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Golden slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glory Of The Golden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Bomom's cut.
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.
Golden darts in and clinches Bomom up against the cage.
Bomom tries to break free but Golden pushes him back against the cage.
Bomom is trying to force a seperation but Golden has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Bomom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bomom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bomom can't break the clinch.
Golden pulls guard.
Glory Of The Golden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Golden escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bomom gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bomom got a little sloppy there for a moment and Golden has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bomom has managed to get both his arms back between Golden's legs - danger averted.
Golden is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Golden is on top in guard.
Bomom keeping moving, preventing Golden from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golden showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Golden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Golden content to stall in guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bomom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Golden counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Golden working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bomom's head.
Bomom is breathing heavily.
Golden stays in close to Bomom's body and controls the position.
Golden decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bomom throws a left and a right that both miss
and Golden counters with a head kick that drops Bomom to the mat! Bomom scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Bomom is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Bomom. Those never looked like landing.
Bomom is still on wobbly legs! Can Golden finish him?
Bomom gets caught flat footed, as Golden shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golden pushes down on Bomom's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Golden is controlling the pace.
Bomom seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Glory Of The Golden wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Golden darts in and clinches Bomom up against the cage.
Golden drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bomom pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bomom looks to land a combination but Golden avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glory Of The Golden dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Bomom's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Golden closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Golden is controlling the pace.
Golden wants to free his trapped foot but Bomom is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Golden slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bomom on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Golden is controlling the pace.
Glory Of The Golden has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bomom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Golden finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bomom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Golden is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bomom's half guard.
Well, if Golden 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golden is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bomom defends it well.
Golden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bomom can do to turn this around?
Golden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomom is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Golden scores with a couple of nice shots.
Well, if Golden 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.
Bomom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Golden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golden is working for a submission of some sort.
Golden controlling the action here.
Stefan Bomom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glory Of The Golden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Golden 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glory Of The Golden!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piston Hurricane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piston Hurricane!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurricane instigates a clinch.
Hurricane gets control of Gomi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hurricane will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gomi being controlled here momentarily.
Hurricane is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hurricane manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gomi manages to get himself to full guard.
Hurricane drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Hurricane as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Gomi screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Hurricane! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Piston Hurricane!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Perkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Nagasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry Perkins has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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179 lbs
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179 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Perkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshi Nagasaki!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkins misses with a takedown
and Nagasaki counters by clinching up.
Nagasaki has Perkins pressed against the cage.
Nagasaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nagasaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Nagasaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nagasaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nagasaki controlling the action here for a moment.
Nagasaki trying to land knees to the body.
Nagasaki leaning against his opponent.
Nagasaki should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nagasaki tries a knee to the head but Perkins blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki prevents the takedown attempt.
Nagasaki tries a body shot but Perkins blocks it.
Nagasaki tries to throw a body punch but Perkins avoids it by throwing Nagasaki back against the cage.
Perkins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nagasaki taking a breather.
Perkins wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Perkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagasaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkins's elbow.
Perkins avoiding damage as Nagasaki throws knees to the body.
Nagasaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Perkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nagasaki has Perkins pushed against the cage.
Nagasaki receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nagasaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki stalls.
Perkins tries to score a body lock takedown but Nagasaki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nagasaki throws an elbow but it misses.
Come on Nagasaki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yoshi Nagasaki.
Perkins shoots in and drives through. Nagasaki sprawls well.
Perkins misses with a takedown attempt
and Nagasaki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagasaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Nagasaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Nagasaki misses with an elbow over the top.
Perkins tries to score a body lock takedown but Nagasaki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Perkins is breathing heavily.
Nagasaki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Perkins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Perkins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nagasaki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Perkins avoids a wild elbow strike from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Perkins wants a takedown.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins blocks an elbow strike.
Nagasaki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yoshi Nagasaki.
Nagasaki clinches up with Perkins and pushes him back against the cage.
Nagasaki stops a takedown attempt from Perkins.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nagasaki stops a takedown attempt from Perkins.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nagasaki leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nagasaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perkins is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Nagasaki dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Perkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nagasaki thumps Perkins with a low kick.
Nagasaki has Perkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Nagasaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nagasaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perkins looking for a takedown.
Good body shot from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki stalling in the clinch.
Perkins looking for a takedown.
Perkins tries for a takedown but Nagasaki manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Perkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagasaki controlling the action here for a moment.
Perkins blocks an elbow strike.
Nagasaki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nagasaki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nagasaki lands a good knee to the midsection. Perkins won't want to take too many of those.
Perkins can't get the takedown.
Nagasaki misses with a knee strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Nagasaki.
Good body shot from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki trying to land knees to the body.
Nagasaki just leaning against Perkins, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yoshi Nagasaki.
Perkins shoots in and gets a takedown into Nagasaki's guard.
Perkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nagasaki is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki pulls Perkins in to control the position.
Perkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nagasaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nagasaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Perkins drops back looking for a leg! Nagasaki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nagasaki manages to kick Perkins off! Perkins jumps back into Nagasaki's guard.
Perkins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Perkins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Perkins preventing the sweep.
Perkins trying to control but Nagasaki is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nagasaki is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins drops back looking for a leg! Nagasaki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nagasaki manages to kick Perkins off! Perkins jumps back into Nagasaki's guard.
Nagasaki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagasaki keeping moving, preventing Perkins from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Nagasaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Perkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nagasaki lands a body shot.
Nagasaki forces Perkins back against the cage and clinches.
Nagasaki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Perkins.
Nagasaki has Perkins pushed against the cage.
Perkins managing to block the knees to the body from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nagasaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nagasaki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nagasaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nagasaki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nagasaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A bit of stalling here from Nagasaki.
The crowd are getting on Nagasaki's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Nagasaki lands a good knee to the midsection. Perkins won't want to take too many of those.
Perkins letting Nagasaki take a breather here.
Perkins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nagasaki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Perkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Nagasaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki has Perkins pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yoshi Nagasaki.
Nagasaki rushes Perkins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nagasaki stalling against the cage.
Perkins tries to score a body lock takedown but Nagasaki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nagasaki crunches a lovely knee into Perkins's ribcage.
Yoshi Nagasaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nagasaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nagasaki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Perkins up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagasaki missing with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nagasaki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Perkins avoiding damage as Nagasaki throws knees to the body.
Perkins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nagasaki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Perkins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nagasaki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nagasaki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Perkins up against the cage.
Yoshi Nagasaki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Perkins has Nagasaki pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nagasaki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki tries a knee to the head but Perkins blocks it.
Terry Perkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nagasaki is pushing Perkins up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshi Nagasaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nagasaki 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshi Nagasaki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clams Casino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Trump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clams Casino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Trump!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trump misses with a looping right.
Trump bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Casino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trump misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trump checks a leg kick nicely.
Casino misses with a two punch combination.
Trump wants to clinch.
Trump fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trump tries to clinch there but Casino circles away.
Trump moves in looking to clinch but Casino pushes him off.
Casino misses with a wild body shot.
Casino wants to slow Trump down by chopping away at his legs.
Casino takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Trump tries to clinch up
and Casino counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump tries to clinch there but Casino circles away.
Nice shot lands for Trump.
Casino looks to score with a jab to the body but Trump is just out of range.
Casino scores with a shot to the body.
Casino misses with an uppercut.
Casino misses with a straight left.
Trump tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Casino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trump uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Casino.
An inside leg kick from Casino misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Casino as he connects with a hook.
Trump tries to clinch there but Casino circles away.
Trump misses with the combination.
Trump fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump lands the left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Casino. That's going to slow Trump down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trump takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Casino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trump moves away.
Casino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trump avoids a punch combination nicely.
Casino lands with a shot to the body.
Trump fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Casino misses with an uppercut
and Trump connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Casino swinging wildly here.
Casino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trump.
Casino thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Trump blocks the leg kick.
Casino moves forwards but Trump connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Casino cracks Trump with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Trump keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trump tries to clinch
and Casino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Trump darts in trying to clinch
and Casino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Trump avoids the head kick by Casino.
Casino fails to land with a series of punches.
Casino keeps the fight on the outside.
Trump tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Casino finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Trump is looking to clinch but Casino is avoiding it.
Casino swings widly with a right hand
and Trump counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Casino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Casino on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Casino throws a series of punches but Trump moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Casino.
Trump takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch but Casino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Casino attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Casino misses with a series of wild punches.
Casino is breathing heavily.
Trump scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Casino takes a jab right on the kisser.
Casino circles away from the clinch attempt
and Casino counters with a left and a right that stings Trump.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Clams Casino will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Trump slips a jab and a cross from Casino.
Trump moves into range and connects with a jab.
Casino looks to score with a jab to the body but Trump is just out of range.
Trump is looking to clinch but Casino is avoiding it.
Trump tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Casino counters with a big head kick but Trump shrugs it off.
Trump takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trump looks to land a combination but Casino avoids it well.
Casino misses with a body shot.
Casino has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Trump throws a right hand that Casino ducks under and follows up with a left that Casino also avoids with ease.
Trump wants to clinch up but Casino keeps it at a distance.
Casino swats away the attempt to clinch by Trump.
Casino takes a swing at Trump's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trump counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kyle Trump seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trump is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trump wants to clinch.
Trump is looking to clinch.
Trump moves to clinch but Casino breaks away
and Casino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trump lands a lovely overhand right.
Casino is rocked!
Casino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oh Casino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trump wobbles Casino with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Trump dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Casino to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kyle Trump!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jenson Crowder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slater Lowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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154 lbs
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165 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jenson Crowder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slater Lowman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crowder scores with a takedown into Lowman's guard.
Lowman is pulling down on Crowder's head. It's preventing any offense from Crowder, at least for the moment.
Crowder looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lowman pulls Crowder in close to prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Slater Lowman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Crowder shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowder is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lowman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Crowder stalling.
Crowder wants to work for an arm triangle but Lowman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lowman tries to kick Crowder off but Crowder keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Crowder is keen to just control but Lowman is a slippery customer.
Lowman pushes Crowder off looking to stand but Crowder dives back in and keeps control.
Crowder looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Crowder is thwarting Lowman's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowder with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fighters circling - Lowman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crowder misses with a takedown attempt
and Lowman counters with a thumping low kick.
Crowder shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lowman pinned against the cage. Lowman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenson Crowder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lowman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Crowder or perhaps it was just good defense by Lowman which made him look bad.
Lowman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crowder's hands.
It looks like Jenson Crowder has been cut.
Crowder has his takedown stuffed
and Lowman counters with a straight that turns Crowder's legs to rubber! Lowman pushes forward with more strikes and Crowder goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slater Lowman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Casio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunder's entrance music is Wu Tang Clan Ain't Nuthin' To F*ck With . A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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172 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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171 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Casio!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casio misses with an uppercut.
Thunder scores with the left hand. Casio knows he should have avoided that one.
Thunder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Thunder. Those never looked like landing.
Casio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thunder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Casio.
Thunder throws a body punch but Casio moves out of range.
Casio lands an overhand right.
Thunder avoids a kick to the body.
Thunder fakes the leg kick and cracks Casio in the body.
Thunder lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thunder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thunder throws a right hand that Casio ducks under and follows up with a left that Casio also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunder pushes Casio away with a front kick.
Thunder goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thunder lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Casio misses with a low kick as Thunder jumps back.
Sloppy strikes from Thunder. Those never looked like landing.
Thunder connects with an inside leg kick.
Casio misses with a wild combination.
Casio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Casio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thunder lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Casio backs up against the cage.
Thunder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Casio circles away quickly and effectively.
Casio tries a head kick but it misses.
Casio just misses with a punch to the body.
Thunder throws a shot from downtown. Casio moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thunder.
Casio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thunder.
Thunder swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Thunder. Those never looked like landing.
Thunder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Casio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Casio misses with a series of wild punches.
Thunder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thunder misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Casio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thunder throws a hook but Casio avoids it easily.
Thunder throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casio wants to slow Thunder down by chopping away at his legs.
Thunder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Casio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thunder.
A slow jab from Thunder misses its intended target.
Thunder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Casio throws a shot from downtown. Thunder moves away and avoids it.
Casio looks to score with a jab to the body but Thunder is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Casio. Thunder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thunder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Casio throws a series of punches but Thunder moves out of range.
Casio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Casio lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thunder cracks Casio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thunder checks a leg kick.
Thunder throws a lazy right hand but Casio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thunder looks to land a combination but Casio avoids it well.
Dan Thunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Thunder misses.
Thunder checks the leg kick.
Casio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thunder.
Thunder avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Casio moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Casio. Those never looked like landing.
Thunder stuns Casio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Thunder dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thunder works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Thunder finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thunder misses with a wild body shot.
Thunder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Casio.
Thunder thows a body kick. Casio tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Casio ducks under a wild hook from Thunder.
Thunder looks to land a combination but Casio avoids it well.
Casio feints and then cracks Thunder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thunder down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Casio.
Thunder misses with an uppercut. Casio saw that one coming.
Thunder is looking to slow Casio down with leg kicks.
Casio takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Casio tries to bum rush Thunder with a series of wild strikes but Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Casio is breathing heavily.
Thunder misses with a two punch combination.
Thunder defending well as Casio loads up on a big left hand.
Thunder throws a shot to the body.
Thunder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thunder connects with a body shot that sends Casio's belly button to the back.
Thunder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunder throws a nice looking combination but Casio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Casio misses with a body kick.
Thunder looks to score with a jab to the body but Casio is just out of range.
Thunder scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Casio doesn't seem bothered though.
Thunder lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Casio backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Casio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thunder looks to land a combination but Casio avoids it well.
Thunder fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thunder, right into the meat.
Thunder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thunder connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dan Thunder is winning the standup battle so far.
Casio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thunder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Casio might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Thunder has got the better of the exchanges.
Thunder stuns Casio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thunder tries to bum rush Casio with a series of wild strikes but Casio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder misses with a double jab.
Casio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thunder throws a series of punches but Casio moves out of range.
Thunder cracks Casio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Casio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Casio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Casio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thunder getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Casio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Thunder.
Thunder lands a jab to Casio's midsection.
Dan Thunder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thunder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thunder checks a low kick from Casio.
Thunder connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thunder lands a nice shot to the body.
Thunder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thunder connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thunder lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Casio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thunder.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunder throws a right and a left that Casio avoids nicely.
Casio looks to land a left hand but Thunder moved out of range nicely.
Thunder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Casio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Thunder dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Casio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thunder lands a jab to the nose.
Thunder misses with a body shot
and Casio counters with a low kick, right behind Thunder 's knee.
Casio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Casio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Casio looks to land a right hand but Thunder moved out of range.
Thunder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Casio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Casio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thunder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Casio can do to turn this around?
Casio is looking to chop away at Thunder's legs.
Casio throws a series of punches but Thunder avoids them all with ease.
Casio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thunder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Casio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thunder momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder lands a jab to the head.
Casio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thunder to score with a decent uppercut.
Thunder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Casio moves away.
Casio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Casio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Casio dodges the punch combination from Thunder.
Casio misses with a wild body shot.
Casio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thunder counters with a leg kick.
Casio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thunder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A combination from Thunder does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thunder.
Thunder moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Casio dodges the punch combination from Thunder.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Casio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thunder.
Good leg kick by Thunder there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thunder lands a slapping body shot.
Thunder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thunder stuns Casio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Casio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Casio throws a right hand that Thunder ducks under and follows up with a left that Thunder also avoids with ease.
Thunder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thunder scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thunder scores with a body shot.
A jab from Thunder does it's job there.
Thunder with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thunder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dan Thunder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thunder looks to land a combination but Casio avoids it well.
Thunder is looking to wear down Casio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Casio moves out of range as Thunder strikes.
Thunder scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Casio blocks a leg kick.
Casio throws the kick towards the body but Thunder avoids it.
Casio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Casio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thunder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Casio.
Casio just misses with a punch to the body.
Casio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thunder's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thunder duly obliges.
Frank Casio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thunder lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Casio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thunder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Casio throws a right hand that Thunder ducks under and follows up with a left that Thunder also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from Thunder both land. Nice combination.
Thunder works Casio's body with a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Thunder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thunder 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Thunder!
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