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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Rolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lemieux is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sliwa. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Rolla!
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, Ron Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rolla is looking to control Lemieux's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rolla avoid being mounted?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lemieux lands strikes from half guard.
Lemieux thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rolla wants to control but Lemieux is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lemieux wants to control but Rolla is keeping him busy.
Lemieux has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rolla misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rolla looking for submissions off his back.
Lemieux looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rolla wants to improve his position but Lemieux is controlling well.
Lemieux scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux content to control rather than advance.
Lemieux drops an elbow to the side of Rolla's head.
Lemieux landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lemieux slips a nice elbow through Rolla's hands, connecting with Rolla's forehead.
Rolla won't allow Lemieux to pass to mount.
Lemieux working the head and body with strikes.
Lemieux is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lemieux not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lemieux seems to be working for a kimura but Rolla defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolla trying to control from the bottom.
Rolla won't allow Lemieux to pass to mount.
Rolla wants to control but Lemieux is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rolla avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lemieux.
Rolla is trying to stand up here but Lemieux is controlling him well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lemieux has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rolla taking shots to the head.
Lemieux tries to control but Rolla wriggling away.
Lemieux lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rolla taking shots to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lemieux avoids the attempt from Rolla to control.
Lemieux lands a big elbow.
Lemieux has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rolla's face.
Lemieux in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rolla is rocked!
Lemieux lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh Rolla is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemieux with shots to the head and body - Rolla looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lemieux lands a big elbow - Rolla is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Rolla is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ron Lemieux!
After winning the bout, Ron Lemieux thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Omar Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Valero (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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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Omar Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edwin Valero!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Mendes.
Valero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valero misses with a hook. Mendes ducked under it nicely.
Valero misses with a series of wild punches.
Valero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mendes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Valero is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mendes.
Valero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendes.
Mendes throws a series of punches but Valero avoids them all with ease.
Mendes misses with a double jab.
Mendes throws a nice looking combination but Valero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mendes swinging wildly here.
Valero misses with the combination.
Valero just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mendes scores with a nice right hand.
Mendes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mendes looks to score with a jab to the body but Valero is just out of range.
Valero fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendes dodges the punch combination from Valero.
Valero misses with a wild combination.
Valero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mendes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valero circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valero scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Valero.
Mendes throws a lazy uppercut
and Valero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendes takes one on the button.
Mendes stalks Valero and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Valero's face. Valero staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendes lunges at Valero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Valero's hand.
Mendes scores with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Valero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mendes is working the combinations to good effect here.
Valero misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Mendes does no damage.
Mendes throws a front kick that sends Valero stumbling back into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valero throws a right and a left that Mendes avoids nicely.
Mendes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mendes.
Mendes thuds his right hand into Valero's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Valero just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valero.
Mendes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Valero in his tracks.
Mendes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valero.
Valero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Omar Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valero sizes up Mendes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Valero pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mendes back to the ropes. Valero follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mendes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendes misses with an uppercut. Valero saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendes misses the target.
Valero throws a right and a left that Mendes avoids nicely.
Mendes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valero throws a series of punches but Mendes avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valero throws a right hand that misses
and Mendes counters with a two punch combo.
Mendes looks to land a combination but Valero avoids it well.
A big left from Valero misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Mendes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Mendes misses.
Valero looks to land a combination but Mendes avoids it well.
Mendes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valero.
Mendes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valero throws a lazy right hand but Mendes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mendes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mendes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Valero misses with a wild body shot.
Valero swinging wildly here.
Mendes misses with a wild combination.
Valero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mendes counters with a three punch combo that has Valero backing up. Valero nods at Mendes to acknowledge the strikes.
Valero missing with a left hand there. Mendes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valero connects with a right hand. Mendes shakes it off.
Mendes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Omar Mendes is winning the standup battle so far.
Valero misses with a wild body shot.
Valero misses with a series of wild punches.
Valero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Mendes counter with a right hand.
Mendes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendes throws a series of punches but Valero avoids them all with ease.
Valero takes a swing at Mendes's ribcage but misses.
Valero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendes.
Nice body punch from Valero.
Valero moves out of range as Mendes strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes looks to land a right hand but Valero moved out of range.
Mendes throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Valero to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick there by Mendes.
Omar Mendes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mendes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valero throws a one two combo.
Mendes throws a series of punches but Valero avoids them all with ease.
Valero misses with a series of wild punches.
Valero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
Valero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throws out a loose jab but Valero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mendes works over Valero's head and body with a nice combination.
Valero slips under a jab.
Valero lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Valero getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Mendes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Mendes misses.
Valero misses with a two punch combination.
Valero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valero tries to move into range but Mendes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mendes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mendes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Valero takes a step back to recover.
Mendes swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valero goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Valero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mendes misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valero scores with a punch to the head.
Mendes 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.
Mendes connects with a right hand. Valero shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edwin Valero will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Valero throws a sloppy body shot
and Mendes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mendes fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendes misses with a double jab.
Valero with a jab.
Mendes throws a shot to the body.
Valero throws a big shot that misses.
Valero throws a lazy right hand but Mendes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valero looks to land a left hand but Mendes moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Mendes misses its intended target.
Mendes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mendes.
Mendes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valero.
Valero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mendes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Valero looks to land a left hand but Mendes moved out of range nicely.
Valero misses with a series of wild punches.
Valero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mendes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mendes throws a series of punches but Valero avoids them all with ease.
Valero connects with a single shot there.
Nice cross by Valero.
Mendes stalks Valero and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Valero's face. Valero staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valero misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Mendes misses.
Valero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendes throws a nice looking combination but Valero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valero throws a right and a left that Mendes avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Valero.
Valero misses with a wild combination.
Mendes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mendes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Valero.
Valero misses with a double jab
enabling Mendes to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valero misses with a straight right.
A punch lands to the side of Mendes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Valero lands a right hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Valero.
Mendes lands a two punch combo.
Valero throws a series of punches but Mendes avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Valero misses.
Valero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mendes misses with the combination.
Mendes misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throws a right hand that Valero ducks under and follows up with a left that Valero also avoids with ease.
Mendes throws a series of punches but Valero avoids them all with ease.
Valero is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mendes.
Valero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valero lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendes looks to land a combination. Valero sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A punch combination from Valero misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valero tries to bum rush Mendes with a series of wild strikes but Mendes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Valero misses.
Valero avoids a punch combination nicely.
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 Omar Mendes.
Well Mendes 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Mendes!
Omar Mendes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Mcgrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Cho (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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170 lbs
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Mcgrath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerry Cho!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cho slips under a jab from Mcgrath.
Cho looks to throw the jab but Mcgrath is out of range.
Cho misses with a double jab.
A nice combination there by Mcgrath.
It looks like Jerry Cho has been cut.
Mcgrath defending well as Cho loads up on a big left hand.
Mcgrath misses with a straight left.
Cho misses with a looping left.
Mcgrath misses with a straight left.
Mcgrath throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mcgrath showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cho.
Cho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mcgrath.
Cho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgrath tries to clinch up.
Cho ducks under a wild hook from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath throws a hook but Cho avoids it easily.
Mcgrath takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cho misses with a combination
and Mcgrath cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A low kick from Mcgrath misses
and Cho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big left from Mcgrath misses.
Nice shot lands for Mcgrath.
Jerry Cho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mcgrath moves away from the strike by Cho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cho.
Cho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mcgrath slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcgrath misses with the combination.
Cho avoids the body shot from Mcgrath.
Cho misses with a body shot.
Mcgrath misses with a low kick.
Mcgrath dodges the punch combination from Cho.
Cho takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cho misses with a series of wild punches.
Cho misses the shot to the body.
Cho defending well as Mcgrath loads up on a big left hand.
Cho looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcgrath is just out of range.
Cho misses with the combination.
Cho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho throws a nice looking combination but Mcgrath bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mcgrath avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mcgrath takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cho keeps the fight on the outside.
Cho swinging wildly here.
Mcgrath tries to clinch but Cho moves out of range.
Cho misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcgrath looks to throw the jab but Cho is out of range.
Cho thows a body shot but no joy.
Jerry Cho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Mcgrath dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Cho's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cho lands a jab to Mcgrath's midsection.
Cho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mcgrath circles away quickly and effectively.
Cho just misses with a punch to the body.
Cho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mcgrath. Mcgrath circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dylan Mcgrath is winning the standup battle so far.
Mcgrath throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcgrath misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dylan Mcgrath is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcgrath looks to clinch
and Cho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mcgrath thinking.
Cho ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mcgrath moves out of range of the strikes.
Cho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mcgrath takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cho has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cho there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho misses with a double jab.
Mcgrath fails with the takedown
and Mcgrath takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Cho. Those never looked like landing.
Cho slips under a jab.
Cho lands a nice looking body shot.
Cho throws a body punch but Mcgrath moves out of range.
Cho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcgrath was well out of range. Poor timing from Cho.
Mcgrath shoots in for a takedown but Cho shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Mcgrath. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cho slips a jab and a cross from Mcgrath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath scores with a leg kick.
Mcgrath lunges at Cho with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cho's hand.
Cho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mcgrath.
Cho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcgrath was well out of range. Poor timing from Cho.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mcgrath. Cho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Cho. Those never looked like landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Cho scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgrath fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cho avoids it really well and circles away.
Mcgrath shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Mcgrath misses.
Cho lands a nice shot that snaps Mcgrath's head back.
Cho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mcgrath at a distance.
Mcgrath misses with a few strikes there.
Cho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mcgrath rather than just go for the knockout.
Cho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mcgrath takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mcgrath uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cho.
Cho throws a right and a left that Mcgrath avoids nicely.
Cho lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho connects with a crisp jab.
Cho connects with a body shot that sends Mcgrath's belly button to the back.
Cho throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Mcgrath counter with a right hand.
Mcgrath bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That has opened up Jerry Cho's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cho lands with a nice combination. Mcgrath backs away looking to recover.
Cho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mcgrath's hands.
Mcgrath throws a hook to the side of Cho's head but Cho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcgrath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcgrath connects with a right hand. Cho shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Cho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jerry Cho'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. This is the final round!
Cho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mcgrath.
Cho dodges the punch combination from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cho's head.
Mcgrath gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cho tries to move into range but Mcgrath moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cho is rocked!
Cho throws a right and a left that Mcgrath avoids nicely.
Mcgrath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho moves out of range as Mcgrath strikes.
Mcgrath avoids the body shot from Cho.
Mcgrath changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cho looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mcgrath decides to stand back up.
Mcgrath throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cho throws a front kick that sends Mcgrath stumbling back into the ropes.
Mcgrath tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cho swivels and escapes.
Cho throws a nice looking combination but Mcgrath bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mcgrath uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cho.
Mcgrath lands a nice shot to the body.
Mcgrath uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho ducks under a wild hook from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cho.
Mcgrath ducks under a wild hook from Cho.
Mcgrath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mcgrath misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Cho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cho slaps away a takedown attempt from Mcgrath, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mcgrath shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Mcgrath. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cho pushes Mcgrath away with a front kick.
Cho's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cho duly obliges.
A leg kick checked by Cho.
Cho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cho misses the shot to the body.
Cho shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mcgrath eats them both and turns towards Cho to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mcgrath keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cho.
Cho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mcgrath sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Cho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cho stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mcgrath shoots in but no luck this time.
Mcgrath throws out a loose jab but Cho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cho misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mcgrath throws out a loose jab but Cho uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mcgrath throws a right and a left that Cho avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcgrath feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Mcgrath showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mcgrath has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Mcgrath!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elix Skipper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Blunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blunt has chosen Danzig - Mother as his entrance music. 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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198 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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elix Skipper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Blunt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skipper throws a body punch but Blunt moves out of range.
Blunt pushes Skipper away with a front kick.
Blunt closes the distance and clinches.
Skipper content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Blunt misses with a knee to the head.
Blunt looking to throw knees to the head but Skipper is blocking nicely.
Skipper trying to control the position but instead, Blunt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Skipper into the ropes.
Blunt tries to land a knee to the head but Skipper blocks with his arms.
Blunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Skipper gets control of Blunt's arms and successfully pulls guard. Skipper will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Skipper looking for a sweep. Not yet Skipper, not yet.
Skipper working a defensive guard here.
Skipper has an active guard here but Blunt has managed to pass into half guard.
Blunt is working for a kimura but Skipper is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Skipper does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Skipper gets back to full guard.
Skipper has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blunt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Skipper wants to control but Blunt passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunt moves nicely into side control.
Skipper gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Skipper won't allow Blunt to pass to mount.
Blunt is trying to control the action in half guard but Skipper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Blunt is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Skipper looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunt works his way into side control.
Skipper regains half guard.
Blunt frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Blunt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blunt with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunt controlling the position easily from mount.
Skipper prevents Blunt from taking his back.
Skipper working to try and regain half guard.
Blunt controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skipper wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Blunt dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Blunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Skipper throws a looping overhand right but Blunt ducks down to avoid it.
Blunt scores with a decent looking hook.
Blunt connects with a high kick.
It looks like Elix Skipper has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blunt. That's going to slow Skipper down.
Blunt clinches up against the ropes.
Blunt looking to throw knees to the head but Skipper is blocking nicely.
Skipper taking a breather.
Blunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blunt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blunt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Skipper managing to block the knees to the body from Blunt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skipper fails to pull guard.
A knee to the head by Blunt.
Blunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skipper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skipper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skipper is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Blunt fails to land.
Blunt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Skipper blocks the elbow strike.
Blunt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Skipper.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blunt as Skipper tries to tie him up.
Skipper misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Skipper.
Skipper tries a body shot but Blunt blocks it.
Blunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blunt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Skipper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunt lands a nice knee to the body.
Blunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blunt throws an elbow that misses.
Blunt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Skipper blocks it with crossed arms.
Skipper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blunt just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Blunt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skipper managing to block the knees to the body from Blunt.
Blunt trying to land knees to the body.
Skipper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blunt is breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Skipper as Blunt tries to tie him up.
Blunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skipper drags the fight down to the ground.
Skipper wants to sweep here but Blunt controlling him for the moment.
Skipper is looking to sinch up a triangle. Blunt throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Skipper's body to avoid the submission. Skipper has instead reached around Blunt's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Skipper arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Elix Skipper!
Our winner, Elix Skipper, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cael Sanderson Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Whipple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Whipple's choice of entrance music: Rack City . 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 Keith Whipple was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cael Sanderson Bot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Whipple!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whipple.
Whipple avoids the body shot from Bot.
Bot gets a double leg takedown into Whipple's guard.
Whipple wants to stand and escape but Bot is having none of it.
Whipple preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Whipple swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bot throws a big right hand that misses.
Bot working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Whipple's head.
Bot tries to free his leg and advance position but Whipple is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot pushing down on Whipple's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Whipple taking some punishment here, with Bot in his half guard.
Bot 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.
Bot thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Whipple keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Whipple defending well though.
Whipple keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whipple wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bot lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
It looks like Keith Whipple has been cut.
Whipple really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bot. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Whipple has hold of Bot's hands but Bot slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That has opened up Keith Whipple's cut even more.
Bot lands with a punch from half guard.
The cut above Keith Whipple's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Keith Whipple's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cael Sanderson Bot!
Cael Sanderson Bot managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q159, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heston Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Animal I Have Become as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
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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
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heston Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie throws a jab when Do was well out of range.
Do keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie throws a body punch but Do moves out of range.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Do misses with a body shot
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Daniel Do has been cut.
Good exchange - Gracie coming out on top.
Do ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Do throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Do throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Do shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Do was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
Gracie has given up his back here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Do scores with punches to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do keeps control of the position easily here as Gracie tries to buck him off.
Do tries to keep control of the position but Gracie is staying busy.
Gracie breaks Do's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Do wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie postures up in Do's guard and throws a big left but Do blocks it.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Do blocks nicely.
Gracie chips away with some ground and pound.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Do has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up in Do's guard and throws a big left but Do blocks it.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Do has wrist control.
Do is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Do is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie throws a strike but Do rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Do from controlling successfully.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Do defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Do pushes his legs off easily.
Do scoring with some ground and pound.
Do trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Do is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Do missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Do has picked Gracie up and slammed him! Gracie can't keep hold of the triangle and Do manages to pass to side control!
Do landing a few strikes.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Do keeps moving and retains side control.
Do tries to advance to mount but can't.
Do tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
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 Daniel Do will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Do'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.
A jab from Do misses.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Do avoids them all with ease.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Do.
Do closes the distance and clinches.
Do is stalling here.
Do pushes Gracie back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Do's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Do with a nice cross.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie scores with a nice body kick.
Do misses with a hook.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Do as he avoids it easily.
Do misses with a body punch
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Do misses with a low kick.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie throws a shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gracie.
Do darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Do seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Daniel Do overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Do looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Do seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Do looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nice strikes from Do there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Do gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie looking for subs off his back but Do has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Do sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Do is very close to passing his half guard.
Do is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gracie!
Gracie takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gracie tries to hold on but Do pushes him away.
Gracie is looking to get to half guard.
Gracie wants to hold on but Do pushes him away.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do lands a heavy elbow.
Do can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Do raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie is looking to get to half guard.
Do with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Do dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Do's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Do tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie swings for the body but Do moves out of range.
Do tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heston Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Do's head but Do sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Do, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Do against the ropes but Do circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Do checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Do doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Do steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Do closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Gracie working for a triangle but Do defends it easily.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Do is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Do escapes and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Gracie is not content to let Do control the position.
Gracie throws a few strikes from the bottom but Do takes advantage and mounts!
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Heston Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Do avoids the attempt from Gracie to control.
Gracie takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Do trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Do wants to take his opponent's back but Gracie doesn't allow it.
Gracie is trying to reverse the position but instead Do has taken his back - oops!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie breaks Do's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Do keeps moving.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses. Do uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Do!
Do trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Do can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Do can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Do gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Do controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Do gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie working for submissions but it's allowed Do to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Heston Gracie.
I think Do has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Heston Gracie!
An out of breath and clearly excited Heston Gracie thanked Hellbent for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ming Xin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xin comes to the ring accompanied by Jiào tiānxià 教天下. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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215 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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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
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ming Xin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xin gets a takedown into half guard.
Xin throwing shots but Joseph is blocking nicely.
Xin throwing shots but Joseph is blocking nicely.
Xin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Joseph is just riding it out for now. Xin eventually gives up the hold.
Joseph wants to control but Xin is keeping busy.
Xin is keen to just control but Joseph is a slippery customer.
Joseph trying to control but Xin postures up.
Xin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph tries to roll over but Xin keeps him under control.
Joseph is pressing down on Xin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Joseph seems keen to control Xin's posture.
Joseph working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anthony Joseph was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Joseph misses with a wild combination.
Xin fails with a takedown attempt.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throws a nice looking combination but Xin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joseph throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joseph misses with a straight right.
Xin misses with the combination.
Joseph misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice jab there from Xin.
A lazy left from Joseph finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Xin. That snapped Joseph's head back.
Xin misses with a low kick.
Xin tries to score with a low kick but Joseph moves his leg out of the way.
Joseph scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Xin thumps Joseph with a low kick.
Joseph misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Xin scores with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Xin checks a leg kick.
Xin moves into the clinch.
Joseph misses with a punch on the inside.
Joseph tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xin lands a hook that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
Joseph lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Xin backwards.
Xin blocking some punches.
Xin wants a takedown.
A right handed body shot lands from Joseph.
Joseph lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Joseph obliges.
Joseph landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Joseph has a couple of punches blocked by Xin.
Joseph can't find room to land a body shot as Xin controls the action.
Joseph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xin's elbow.
Joseph missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Xin.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Joseph throws an elbow but misses.
Joseph lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Xin dodges an elbow strike from Joseph.
A head punch on the inside from Xin fails to land.
Xin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Xin tries to clinch there but Joseph circles away.
Xin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Joseph looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joseph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xin.
Xin throws out a powerful jab.
Ming Xin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xin ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
Xin throws a right hand that misses
so Joseph counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Xin 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Joseph doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Joseph manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Xin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Joseph is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Joseph dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Joseph showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xin.
Xin misses with an uppercut
and Joseph counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Joseph goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Xin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Joseph waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xin.
Joseph walks into a left hand.
Xin lands with a nice combination. Joseph backs away looking to recover.
Joseph waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xin.
Ming Xin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joseph fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joseph slips a jab and a cross from Xin.
Xin swings widly with a right hand
and Joseph counters with a nice kick to the body.
Joseph connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph throws a looping overhand right but Xin ducks down to avoid it.
Xin moves out of range of the leg kick from Joseph.
Joseph tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Xin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xin throws a series of punches but Joseph avoids them all with ease.
Xin stuffs the takedown.
Xin looks to land a combination but Joseph avoids it well.
Joseph throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joseph throws a shot from downtown. Xin moves away and avoids it.
Joseph looks to throw the jab but Xin is out of range.
Xin punishes Joseph's body with a nice straight punch.
Anthony Joseph seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joseph.
Xin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joseph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xin.
Xin ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
Joseph swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Xin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Joseph is trying to control the position but Xin postures up.
Ming Xin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Joseph works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joseph trying to keep a closed guard but Xin is proving a slippery customer.
Joseph wants to sweep but no luck.
Joseph looking to control.
Xin being controlled here momentarily.
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!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anthony Joseph was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Xin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Joseph counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Joseph lands a lovely overhand right.
Xin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Xin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Joseph sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph blocking the ground and pound attempt from Xin.
Xin is pressing down on Joseph's thigh, looking to free his foot. Joseph is holding on for now.
Joseph gets back to full guard.
Xin trying to move into half guard but instead Joseph has managed to sweep!
Joseph chips away with some ground and pound.
Joseph trying to control the position from guard on top but Xin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joseph distracts Xin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Xin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Joseph lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Joseph must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Xin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Joseph gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Xin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Joseph throwing strikes from guard but Xin blocks nicely.
Joseph distracts Xin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Joseph trying to control the position from guard on top but Xin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joseph pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Xin is keeping the position for now.
Joseph throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Xin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anthony Joseph will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Xin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Joseph walks into a stiff left hand from Xin.
Xin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Joseph throws a shot from downtown. Xin moves away and avoids it.
Xin scores with a decent looking hook.
Joseph jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joseph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xin was well out of range. Poor timing from Joseph.
Xin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joseph. Xin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joseph throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joseph lands a high kick!
Xin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joseph.
Joseph avoids the body shot from Xin.
Xin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Xin misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph throws a leg kick but Xin moved away.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
Joseph on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Xin. Xin obviously looking to wear him down.
Xin lands a jab to the head.
Joseph swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Xin dips to his left and cracks Joseph with an uppercut!
Xin motions for Joseph to come forward. Xin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joseph ducks under a wild hook from Xin.
Xin throws a right and a left that Joseph avoids nicely.
Xin shoots in looking for a takedown but Joseph manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Xin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Xin lands with a cross.
Xin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Joseph is able to avoid easily.
Xin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Xin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Ming Xin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xin moves out of range as Joseph strikes.
Xin avoids the body shot from Joseph.
Joseph looks to land a left hand but Xin moved out of range nicely.
Joseph throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Joseph misses.
Xin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xin throws an overhand right that lands on Joseph's shoulder, as Joseph tries to avoid the shot.
Joseph thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph thuds a left hand into Xin's body.
Xin tries to clinch up but Joseph circles away and keeps his distance.
Xin with a poor takedown
and Joseph counters with a series of strikes. Xin will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ming Xin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joseph sizes up Xin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Joseph misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Joseph.
Joseph takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joseph looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Anthony Joseph has been cut.
Joseph connects with a jab.
A jab from Xin does it's job there.
Xin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joseph misses with a wild combination.
Xin misses with a hook. Joseph ducked under it nicely.
Joseph takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joseph thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xin throws a body punch but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xin. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Xin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Joseph avoids the body shot from Xin.
Xin misses with a straight left.
Xin tries to move into range but Joseph moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Xin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Joseph pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joseph throws a hook but Xin blocks it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Xin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joseph misses with a body shot.
Joseph misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anthony Joseph is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Xin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 Ming Xin.
Well Joseph has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Joseph!
A relieved looking Anthony Joseph thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Faure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonel Lutsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Faure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonel Lutsky!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lutsky throws a shot from downtown. Faure moves away and avoids it.
Faure looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lutsky is fending him off so far but Faure persists. Nope, Lutsky circles away and we're back to standing.
Lutsky swinging wildly here.
Faure ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lutsky tries to clinch but Faure moves away
and Faure counters with a one-two to the body.
Faure misses with a two punch combination.
Lutsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faure shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Faure is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lutsky defends it well.
Lutsky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutsky is looking to improve his position.
Faure passes to side control.
Faure goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lutsky rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Faure's guard! Nice work there by Lutsky!
Faure looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lutsky puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Faure wants to improve his position but Lutsky is controlling well.
Lutsky is keen to just control but Faure is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Faure.
Faure wants to improve his position but Lutsky is controlling well.
Lutsky trying to control the action but Faure is working from the bottom.
Lutsky is stalling here. Faure is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lutsky seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Faure has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky regains half guard, as Faure was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Faure is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lutsky has managed to free his arm - good work.
Faure is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lutsky!
Faure is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Lutsky has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Lutsky!
Lutsky would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faure punching from the bottom.
Lutsky wants to get up but he can't break Faure's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lutsky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Faure keeping moving, preventing Lutsky from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Faure dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lutsky misses with a body shot.
Faure shoots in for a double leg but Lutsky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lutsky throws a head kick that misses.
Lutsky takes a swing at Faure's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Lutsky.
Lutsky lunges at Faure with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Faure's hand.
Lutsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Lutsky slaps away a takedown attempt from Faure, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Faure fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Faure. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutsky connects with a leg kick. Faure looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Faure takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lutsky scores with a hook.
Lutsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faure.
Lutsky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Faure, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lutsky scores with a shoulder strike.
Lutsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Faure backwards.
A short left from Lutsky.
Lutsky misses with the head strike.
Lutsky is leaning against Faure and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lutsky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lutsky manages to break the clinch.
Lutsky lands with an overhand left.
Lutsky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lutsky tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Faure manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lutsky wants to clinch.
Lutsky tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Lutsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lutsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faure.
Faure waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lutsky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faure walks into a stiff left hand from Lutsky.
Faure thows a body shot but no joy.
Leonel Lutsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faure dives in and grabs Lutsky's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lutsky pushes down on Faure's head and hops out.
Lutsky ducks under a wild hook from Faure.
Lutsky misses with a kick to the body.
Lutsky lands a lovely overhand right.
Faure avoids the head kick by Lutsky.
Lutsky swings for the body but Faure moves out of range.
Lutsky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Faure. That did some damage!
Lutsky throws a lazy uppercut
and Faure counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Faure fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Faure takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faure avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Faure dives in and scores a takedown into Lutsky's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lutsky is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lutsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Faure lands a couple of elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faure advances position into side control!
Faure is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lutsky is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonel Lutsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Faure's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lutsky throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Faure.
Faure misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lutsky.
Faure shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lutsky pinned against the ropes. Lutsky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lutsky looks for the body kick but Faure saw that one coming.
Faure on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lutsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Faure gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faure misses with the ground and pound.
Faure working the strikes but Lutsky uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lutsky wants to control but Faure is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Faure missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Faure throws a strike but Lutsky avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Travis Faure overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Faure accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Faure throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lutsky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Faure stops Lutsky from standing up.
Lutsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Leonel Lutsky.
Lutsky digs a good hook to Faure's body.
Nice body kick there by Lutsky.
Faure throws a right and a left that Lutsky avoids nicely.
Nice shot lands for Lutsky.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faure tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lutsky sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Faure somewhat.
Faure keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky lands a jab.
Travis Faure is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A leg kick checked by Faure.
Faure ducks under a wild hook from Lutsky.
Lutsky moves into the clinch.
Lutsky lands with a right to the head.
Lutsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Lutsky.
Lutsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lutsky presses Faure against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short left from Lutsky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lutsky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lutsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lutsky works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lutsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Faure.
Lutsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lutsky lands with a right to the head.
Lutsky has a couple of punches blocked by Faure.
Lutsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Faure is rocked!
Faure blocks a body shot from Lutsky.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lutsky creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Faure's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Faure drops to his knees and Lutsky pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonel Lutsky!
Leonel Lutsky thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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